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Quiz about Dr Zhivago
Quiz about Dr Zhivago

Dr. Zhivago Trivia Quiz


These questions are about the classic 1965 movie, "Dr. Zhivago".

A multiple-choice quiz by kabeeb. Estimated time: 2 mins.
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Author
kabeeb
Time
2 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
352,211
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
567
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Beth8847 (7/10), Guest 174 (9/10), Guest 136 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who directed the 1965 movie "Dr. Zhivago"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The narration in the movie "Dr. Zhivago" was done by which character/s? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Lara marries Pasha. Who does Pasha later become? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What is the wedding gift Victor Ipolitovich Komarovsky offers Dr. Yuri Zhivago? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which actress played the role of the school girl turned nurse/teacher? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who plays the the character of the orphaned poet? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Where does Yuri Zhivago last see Lara, after they leave Varikino? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who wrote the novel upon which the "Dr. Zhivago" movie is based? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which war is the backdrop for the story of "Dr. Zhivago"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What was the popular song composed by Maurice Jarre for "Dr. Zhivago"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who directed the 1965 movie "Dr. Zhivago"?

Answer: David Lean

David Lean also directed "Ryan's Daughter", "Lawrence of Arabia", and "The Bridge on the River Kwai".
2. The narration in the movie "Dr. Zhivago" was done by which character/s?

Answer: Dr. Zhivago's brother, Yevgrav

Most of the narration in the movie is done by Alec Guinness as Yevgrav, who is a Soviet official looking for his niece.
3. Lara marries Pasha. Who does Pasha later become?

Answer: Strelnikov

Pavel Pavlovich ("Pasha") Antipov, is a young political activist. He later is missing in action in war, and re-emerges as the powerful Strelnikov.
Strelnikov captures Yuri as he and his wealthy family escape the Soviet redistribution of wealth, but later releases him.
4. What is the wedding gift Victor Ipolitovich Komarovsky offers Dr. Yuri Zhivago?

Answer: his girlfriend

Dr. Zhivago asks Komarovsky what happens to young women when men like Komarovsky are finished with them. Komarovsky then offers Lara to Dr. Zhivago as a wedding present.
5. Which actress played the role of the school girl turned nurse/teacher?

Answer: Julie Christie

David Lean said that producer Carlo Ponti's wife, Sophia Loren, was too tall for the part. Geraldine Chaplin played the role of Dr. Zhivago's wife and adoptive sister, Tonya. Julie Christie was cast as Lara in "Dr. Zhivago" and was later cast in "Shampoo".
6. Who plays the the character of the orphaned poet?

Answer: Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif had worked with director, David Lean, in "Lawrence of Arabia", and thought he might be right for the part of Yuri's brother in "Dr. Zhivago". David Lean offered Sharif the title role. Lean advised Sharif not to become typecast as "the desert fox" type character. The Dr. Zhivago character later became a poet and, of course, a doctor.
7. Where does Yuri Zhivago last see Lara, after they leave Varikino?

Answer: He sees her on the street.

Dr. Yuri Zhivago practices medicine again, although he is quite ill himself.
He sees Lara as she is walking on the street and the trolley in which he is riding passes her.
8. Who wrote the novel upon which the "Dr. Zhivago" movie is based?

Answer: Boris Pasternak

Boris Pasternak's book, "Dr. Zhivago", was banned in the U.S.S.R. at the time the 1965 film was in production. Pasternak was not permitted by the Soviet Union to accept the Nobel Prize for "Doctor Zhivago".
9. Which war is the backdrop for the story of "Dr. Zhivago"?

Answer: The Russian Revolution

World War I, the Russian Revolution, and the Russian Civil War together create the backdrop for the movie. These conflicts and the challenges that they create for the characters add complexity to the story.
10. What was the popular song composed by Maurice Jarre for "Dr. Zhivago"?

Answer: Lara's Theme

Maurice Jarre's score won an Academy Award. "Lara's Theme" from that score became one of the most well-known popular songs from a film. Sunflowers losing their petals were used in the scene in which Yuri and Lara are leaving the field hospital. A balilaika was inherited by Yuri from his mother.
Source: Author kabeeb

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