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Early Hitchcock Movies Trivia Quiz

Hitchcock is best known - deservedly so - for his fine movies with James Stewart and Cary Grant (and one with Rod Taylor). Before those films, however, there were some earlier - and less impressive (in my opinion) - efforts.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
104,672

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. In "Sabotage", who does the enemy agent use to deliver the bomb to the intended target? Hint

A young boy

A taxicab driver

An animal

A servant

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Question 2 of 10

2. In "Sabotage", who is the female star? Hint

Sylvia Sidney

Margaret Lockwood

Madeleine Carroll

Edna Best

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Question 3 of 10

3. In "Secret Agent", a man who is believed to be a spy is killed. How does he die? Hint

He is pushed from a height

He is stabbed

He is shot

He is poisoned

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who plays a villain in the movie, "Secret Agent"? Hint

Robert Young

Leslie Banks

Robert Donat

Michael Redgrave

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where does the lady vanish from in "The Lady Vanishes"? Hint

A hotel room

A train

A ship

A restaurant

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is unusual about how the code is delivered in "The Lady Vanishes"? Hint

It's in musical form

It's in the form of a poem

It's concealed in a painting

It's in hieroglyphics

7. The Peter Lorre version of "The Man Who Knew Too Much" differs from the later version with James Stewart in various ways. In the Stewart version, the kidnapped child is a young boy. How is Lorre's version different? Hint

The victim is an infant

The victim is a girl

The victim is an adult

There are two victims: a boy and a girl

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who performs the heroic rescue (in the Lorre version of "The Man Who Knew Too Much") with some nifty sharpshooting? Hint

The father (The James Stewart character)

The mother (The Doris Day character)

The police officer

The kidnap victim

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Question 9 of 10

9. In "The 39 Steps", the protagonist is wrongfully accused of a crime. What crime? Hint

Murder

Espionage

Arson

Robbery

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Question 10 of 10

10. In "The 39 Steps", the villain possesses what unusual physical feature? Hint

He has a limp

He has a scar

He has a speech impediment

He's missing part of a finger

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In "Sabotage", who does the enemy agent use to deliver the bomb to the intended target?

Answer: A young boy

The young boy dallies and is delayed, however. The bomb goes off on a bus. (Not to be confused with the Robert Cummings movie "Saboteur".)

2. In "Sabotage", who is the female star?

Answer: Sylvia Sidney

The others are stars in some of the other movies named in this quiz.

3. In "Secret Agent", a man who is believed to be a spy is killed. How does he die?

Answer: He is pushed from a height

He's pushed off of a mountain. Turns out - he's not really a spy. (Oops!)

4. Who plays a villain in the movie, "Secret Agent"?

Answer: Robert Young

The others star in some of the other movies named in this quiz.

5. Where does the lady vanish from in "The Lady Vanishes"?

Answer: A train

She's on the train, then she's not. Where did she go?

6. What is unusual about how the code is delivered in "The Lady Vanishes"?

Answer: It's in musical form

It's a tune. (I still find that rather curious.)

Answer: The victim is a girl

In this version the victim is a girl.

8. Who performs the heroic rescue (in the Lorre version of "The Man Who Knew Too Much") with some nifty sharpshooting?

Answer: The mother (The Doris Day character)

The opening of the movie shows her skill at skeet shooting.

9. In "The 39 Steps", the protagonist is wrongfully accused of a crime. What crime?

Answer: Murder

A woman is found dead in his flat. Hitch enjoyed wrongfully accused" stories: "Saboteur" and "The Wrong Man" are examples of this.

10. In "The 39 Steps", the villain possesses what unusual physical feature?

Answer: He's missing part of a finger

He's missing the top part of one "pinkie".

Source: Author robert362

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