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Jacob's Ladder Trivia Quiz

How well do you know the movie "Jacob's Ladder"?

A multiple-choice quiz by horror-fan123. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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horror-fan123

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5 mins

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329,494

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. During the infamous hospital scene, Jacob sees something which causes him to scream out his dead son Gabe's name. What does he see?
Hint

A broken bike

An item of Gabe's clothing

A teddy bear

His dead son Gabe standing in a room

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Question 2 of 10

2. After the nightmare scene at the start which depicts the war, Jacob wakes up startled. Where does he wake up? Hint

In his bed

A bus

A train

At work

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Question 3 of 10

3. Jacob's chiropractor tells him that dying from which injury would be a first? Hint

Side strain

Broken back

Slipped disc

Shattered kneecap

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Question 4 of 10

4. During the course of the movie, Jacob goes to see a doctor who he claims to have been seeing for years, but the hospital has no record of this doctor. What is the doctor's name? Hint

Dr Hammet

Dr Welham

Dr Kennedy

Dr Carlson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who directs the movie "Jacob's Ladder"? Hint

David Cronenberg

Adrian Lyne

Martin Scorsese

Stanley Kubrick

6. Complete this quote from this movie: "The part of you that burns in hell is the part that won't let go of your life; your memories, your attachments, they burn them all away, but they're not punishing you - they're freeing your soul. If you're afraid of dying and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. If you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels..." Hint

"... taking you to paradise."

"... preparing you for heaven."

"... So don't worry about dying."

"... freeing you from the Earth."

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Question 7 of 10

7. While walking home from work, Jacob encounters a group of teenage girls who start singing to him. Which song made famous by the Marvelettes do they sing? Hint

You're the One

Twisting Postman

Mr Postman

Beech Wood

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which famous screenwriter wrote the screenplay for "Jacob's Ladder"? Hint

Oliver Stone

Bruce Joel Rubin

Shane Black

Frank Darabont

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Question 9 of 10

9. Before the end credits start, we are told that "the U.S. Army allegedly experimented with a hallucinogenic drug". What is the name of this drug? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. During the party scene, Jacob has his palm read. The palm-reader tells him he has three lines - a heartline, a lifeline and a headline. Which order does she read these lines out? Hint

Heart-line, head-line and life-line

Headline, lifeline and heartline

Lifeline, heartline and headline

Jacob never has his palm read

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. During the infamous hospital scene, Jacob sees something which causes him to scream out his dead son Gabe's name. What does he see?

Answer: A broken bike

The hospital is supposed to be Jacob's own hell in which all of the attachments he has on Earth are presented, including the guilt he felt over Gabe's death. This is presented by the destroyed bike which Gabe was riding when he was killed.

2. After the nightmare scene at the start which depicts the war, Jacob wakes up startled. Where does he wake up?

Answer: A train

He wakes up on a train and finds himself trapped in a subway after seeing a man with a tail and almost getting hit by a train filled with eerie people.

3. Jacob's chiropractor tells him that dying from which injury would be a first?

Answer: Slipped disc

Jacob goes to see Lou after he hurts his back at work. During this scene Jacob, who has been having hallucinations all day, asks if he is dying, to which Lou responds, "From a slipped disc - that would be a first." This foreshadows the ending to the movie which reveals Jacob's fate.

4. During the course of the movie, Jacob goes to see a doctor who he claims to have been seeing for years, but the hospital has no record of this doctor. What is the doctor's name?

Answer: Dr Carlson

Dr Carlson represents a person from Jacob's life before the war. He is someone who Jacob believes he has been seeing for years, but the hospital has no record of a Dr Carlson or Jacob. In a panic, Jacob runs to Carlson's office only to find out he was killed in a car explosion. This is all in Jacob's mind and is actually Jacob letting go of one more attachment so he can get to heaven.

5. Who directs the movie "Jacob's Ladder"?

Answer: Adrian Lyne

Both Kubrick and Cronenberg are famous for horror movies such as "The Shining" and "The Fly". Adrian Lynne is most famous for directing "Flashdance" and "Fatal Attraction", as well as "Jacob's Ladder".

Answer: "... freeing you from the Earth."

It is this line which sets up Jacob's ascent to heaven at the end of the movie as he has let go of all the attachments holding him on Earth. This was written by Eckhart, a famous German philosopher.

7. While walking home from work, Jacob encounters a group of teenage girls who start singing to him. Which song made famous by the Marvelettes do they sing?

Answer: Mr Postman

All of the above songs are sung by the Marvelettes but it is "Mr Postman" which appears in the movie. This scene is one of the last normal scenes before Jacob really begins to lose his mind, and his hallucinations become really bizarre.

8. Which famous screenwriter wrote the screenplay for "Jacob's Ladder"?

Answer: Bruce Joel Rubin

Oliver Stone was responsible for "Platoon"; Shane Black wrote "Lethal Weapon"; and Frank Darabont is famous for adapting many Stephen King novels for film, including "The Green Mile" and "The Shawshank Redemption". Bruce Joel Rubin wrote "Ghost" - another film which deals with the afterlife, however in a very different way.

9. Before the end credits start, we are told that "the U.S. Army allegedly experimented with a hallucinogenic drug". What is the name of this drug?

Answer: BZ

In the movie, Jacob's squad are given small amounts of a drug which is designed to heighten aggression. However this backfires when Jacob's squad turn on each other instead of fighting the enemy.

10. During the party scene, Jacob has his palm read. The palm-reader tells him he has three lines - a heartline, a lifeline and a headline. Which order does she read these lines out?

Answer: Heart-line, head-line and life-line

The palm-reader gets it right that Jacob was married but is now divorced. She then discovers that the lifeline running across Jacob's palm is too short, meaning he is already dead.

Source: Author horror-fan123

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