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Deathtrap Quiz Challenge - How Much Do You Know? | Movies

Questions about the 1982 plot twisting movie mystery.

A multiple-choice quiz by GRIMMGENIE. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
GRIMMGENIE

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
34,825

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
538

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. What character did Michael Caine play? Hint

Sidney Bull

Sidney Bree

Sidney Bruhl

Sidney Bruise

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Question 2 of 15

2. Dyan Cannon played Sidney's wife, what was her name? Hint

Nida

Tara

Myra

Mia

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Question 3 of 15

3. How did Sidney's wife die? Hint

She was shot

She drowned

She was poisoned

She had a heart attack

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Question 4 of 15

4. What character did Christopher Reeve play? Hint

Clifford Alexander

Clifford Anderson

Clifford Patterson

Clifford Peterson

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Question 5 of 15

5. What weapon was finally used to kill Clifford? Hint

An axe

A knife

Crossbow and arrow

A gun

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Question 6 of 15

6. What character actor played lawyer Porter Milgrim? Hint

Henry Jones

Buck Henry

Henry Morgan

Henry Fonda

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Question 7 of 15

7. What was the name of the next door neighbor psychic? Hint

Helga Tear Drop

Helga Four Doors

Helga Two Dorks

Helga Ten Dorp

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Question 8 of 15

8. What actress played the psychic? Hint

Irene Worth

Irene Dailey

Irene Ryan

Irene Hervey

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Question 9 of 15

9. What was the name of Sidney's most successful play? Hint

The Murder Plot

The Murder Plan

The Murder Way

The Murder Game

10. Sidney lied to Clifford when he talked to him on the phone and told him that he too was busy writing a play. What was the title he first gave his made up play after seeing how his wife was reacting? Hint

The Unhappy Wife

The Screaming Wife

The Frowning Wife

The Depressed Wife

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Question 11 of 15

11. How many main characters are in the play 'Deathtrap'? Hint

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Question 12 of 15

12. Sidney's first fantasy of killing Clifford was with what weapon? Hint

Mace

Knife

Gun

Axe

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who directed 'Deathtrap'? Hint

Sydney Pollack

Sidney Lumet

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Gilliat

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Question 14 of 15

14. Jeffery Lyons and Joel Siegel both appeared in the film?

True

False

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Question 15 of 15

15. Dyan Cannon was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress?

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What character did Michael Caine play?

Answer: Sidney Bruhl

2. Dyan Cannon played Sidney's wife, what was her name?

Answer: Myra

3. How did Sidney's wife die?

Answer: She had a heart attack

4. What character did Christopher Reeve play?

Answer: Clifford Anderson

5. What weapon was finally used to kill Clifford?

Answer: Crossbow and arrow

6. What character actor played lawyer Porter Milgrim?

Answer: Henry Jones

He is best known for playing LeRoy in The Bad Seed but has also appeared in '9 to 5', 'Arachnophobia' and 'The Grifters'.

7. What was the name of the next door neighbor psychic?

Answer: Helga Ten Dorp

8. What actress played the psychic?

Answer: Irene Worth

Best known for playing Grandma Kurnitz in 'Lost in Yonkers'.

9. What was the name of Sidney's most successful play?

Answer: The Murder Game

Answer: The Frowning Wife

Later on when Clifford was in the house, Sidney changed it after calling it 'The Drowning Wife' by mistake.

11. How many main characters are in the play 'Deathtrap'?

Answer: 5

12. Sidney's first fantasy of killing Clifford was with what weapon?

Answer: Mace

13. Who directed 'Deathtrap'?

Answer: Sidney Lumet

Before 'Deathtrap' he directed such classics as 'Murder on the Orient Express', 'Serpico', 'Network', 'Equus' and 'Dog Day Afternoon' and after, 'Gloria', 'The Verdict' and 'Q and A'.

14. Jeffery Lyons and Joel Siegel both appeared in the film?

Answer: True

They played themselves reviewing Sidney's newest play.

15. Dyan Cannon was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress?

Answer: False

Actually she was nominated for a Razzie, losing to Aileen Quinn for 'Annie'.

Source: Author GRIMMGENIE

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