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I Didn't Know They Were British Quiz

This quiz is about ten movies that I didn't know were British movies.

A multiple-choice quiz by pennie1478. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
pennie1478
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
373,865
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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563
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Question 1 of 10
1. What was the main setting of the 1965 Roman Polanski movie, "Repulsion"? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. Based on the novel by English author Anthony Burgess, who directed the movie, "A Clockwork Orange"?

Answer: (Two words, or surname only)

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Question 3 of 10
3. Dripping with suspense, "Blackmail" tells the tale of a detective pinning a murder on a convict for a crime the detective's girlfriend committed. Who directed this suspenseful thriller? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. The 1999 drama "Wonderland" takes place in a five day period over what observed British day? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. What 1986 biopic was also the first film role for British-born Tilda Swinton? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. What was the name of the river under the bridge that Alec Guinness blew up in the 1957 war movie taken from a book by Pierre Boulle? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. In the 1929 crime drama "Piccadilly", where is Shosho, the London night club dancer, from originally? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. In 1979, Monty Python's "Life of Brian" played out in the same time line of what Biblical figure? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. What was the correct title of the 1943 British war movie, "The Life and Death of _______ Blimp"? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. The 1973 British horror classic "The Wicker Man" centers around a group of pagan worshipers on the island of Jamaica.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What was the main setting of the 1965 Roman Polanski movie, "Repulsion"?

Answer: Apartment

 Shot in London primarily in an apartment, "Repulsion" tells the story of a woman named Carol who slowly loses her mind while staying at her sister's apartment alone, even causing the death of two men. "Repulsion" is the second movie directed by Roman Polanski and his first English language movie. "Repulsion" is the first movie in Polanski's apartment trilogy, followed by "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Tenant".
2. Based on the novel by English author Anthony Burgess, who directed the movie, "A Clockwork Orange"?

Answer: Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick was an American director who worked mainly in the United Kingdom. "A Clockwork Orange" was released in the United Kingdom in 1972. The movie premise follows a young man and his gang as they commit felonies and murder around the city of London.

As Alex is captured and sent to an institution to be "cured", the movie asks the question, "Can a criminal be cured?" Stanley Kubrick filmed "A Clockwork Orange" on a budget of over two million dollars. The movie made ten times Kubrick's budget in the United States.
3. Dripping with suspense, "Blackmail" tells the tale of a detective pinning a murder on a convict for a crime the detective's girlfriend committed. Who directed this suspenseful thriller?

Answer: Alfred Hitchcock

 "Blackmail" is just one of many Hitchcock films directed in 1929. "Blackmail" was distributed by British International Pictures as a silent film, but was found to be more suspenseful as a sound picture. A few theaters without sound capabilities showed "Blackmail". Alfred Hitchcock's first "talkie" was considered to be "Blackmail".
4. The 1999 drama "Wonderland" takes place in a five day period over what observed British day?

Answer: Guy Fawkes Day

 "Wonderland" takes place over five days in November during Guy Fawkes Day. The movie tells the story of three sisters--Nadia, Molly and Debbie--who are all having personal crises in different stages of their lives. "Wonderland" was directed by Michael Winterbottom.
5. What 1986 biopic was also the first film role for British-born Tilda Swinton?

Answer: Caravaggio

 "Caravaggio" tells the story (often fictional) of Michelangelo Merisi de Caravaggio. The movie was directed by Derek Jarman. Tilda Swinton played his muse, Lena.
6. What was the name of the river under the bridge that Alec Guinness blew up in the 1957 war movie taken from a book by Pierre Boulle?

Answer: Kwai

 Japanese forces used British POWs to build a bridge across the River Kwai so Japanese forces could go by train across the river. As Colonel of the British POWs, Nicholson (Alec Guinness) worked with his men to build the bridge, unaware that their people were going to destroy it upon completion. The movie ended with Nicholson blowing up the bridge as he died from a mortar wound.
7. In the 1929 crime drama "Piccadilly", where is Shosho, the London night club dancer, from originally?

Answer: China

 Shosho worked in the kitchen of a London night club where she would dance for the kitchen workers. When it was revealed by the owners that she could dance, Shosho was made a lead dancer at the London night club. Shosho was murdered by one of the former London night club dancers. "Piccadilly" is a silent film produced by British International Productions.
8. In 1979, Monty Python's "Life of Brian" played out in the same time line of what Biblical figure?

Answer: Jesus

 Monty Python's "Life of Brian" was directed by Terry Jones, a member of Monty Python. The making of the movie was funded by Beatles guitarist George Harrison. "Life of Brian" was given the distinction of being the fourth highest grossing British film in 1979.
9. What was the correct title of the 1943 British war movie, "The Life and Death of _______ Blimp"?

Answer: Colonel

 "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" is a British war movie starring Roger Livesay as Clive Candy. The movie moves through the Boer War in 1902 to World War II in 1939. "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" is based loosely on the Colonel Blimp comic strip written by David Low in 1930.
10. The 1973 British horror classic "The Wicker Man" centers around a group of pagan worshipers on the island of Jamaica.

Answer: False

"The Wicker Man" places Christianity against pagan worship in a movie that became a cult classic. The movie takes place on a fictional island off the coast of Scotland. It centers around a Christian police detective named Howie who questions a group of pagan worshipers about the disappearance of an island native. Howie is sacrificed at movie's end to bring a bountiful harvest to the island.
Source: Author pennie1478

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