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Quiz about Love Triangle Tragedies
Quiz about Love Triangle Tragedies

Love Triangle Tragedies Trivia Quiz


What's the point of love, if you don't die from it, get killed for it, or feel incredibly broken hearted for a lifetime? Guess the film from the character names and brief summary - and no, "Titanic" was not selected.

A multiple-choice quiz by play_dead. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
play_dead
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
272,202
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Edward and Connie Sumner were a happily married couple with a son. One day Connie got swept away - literally by a younger handsome male named Paul Martel during a windstorm. What film was this that ended up with the lover being murdered by the husband?

Answer: (one word-ten letters)
Question 2 of 10
2. Undercover cop William Costigan Jr. and Staff Sergeant Colin Sullivan were both officers of the law. However, one's loyalty was to the Irish mob. Another thing they had in common was a woman named Madolyn Madden. What was the name of this film? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Charles Schine was in a mundane marriage and had a daughter who suffered from type one diabetes. One day Charles met a woman on a train named Lucinda Harris. Later, what was supposed to have been an adulterous intimate encounter, turned into a game of blackmail by a menacing thief named LaRoche. What film was this?

Answer: (one word-eight letters)
Question 4 of 10
4. Sam 'Ace' Rothstein fell in love with Ginger McKenna and married her. His friend Nicky Santoro was infatuated with Ginger and they began an affair. This film was about love, in a Vegas-mafia style kind of way. What was the film called? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Gary had a major crush on Karen. Karen was in love and dating Gary's womanizing best friend Rick. This film was set in a high school. However, it had a lot of adult situations and serious teen problems. What was the name of this flick? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Cecilia 'Ceci' Williams was a little girl who became friends with another little girl named Natasha Rimsky. Poor abandoned Natasha was a ghost who wanted Ceci's mom Dahlia to be her mom. What was the name of this 2005 film? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Matthew and his beautiful dancer girlfriend Lisa were madly in love with one another. Unfortunately, there was Lisa's close female friend named Alex, who had already been in love with Matthew for a long time. Through lack of integrity and selfishness, when she got an opportunity to sabotage their relationship, she did. What was the film? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Sporty outdoor enthusiast Sarah and her gal pals loved just about any outdoor adventure. One day after white water rafting, Sarah lost her husband Paul and their daughter in a car crash. Paul's mistress was Sarah's most athletic friend, Juno. What was the name of this movie? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Rough and edgy Officer Wendell White fell in love with a high-class prostitute named Lynn Bracken and they became a low-key couple. However, she slept with Wendell's rival, the nerdy yet fierce Det. Lt. Edmund Exley. They just had to add more carnage to the mayhem and conspiracies that were already going down. What film was this? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Ellen and Dorothy Carlsson were wealthy identical twins. Jonathan Corliss secretly dated Dorothy, then murdered her because she became pregnant. He got involved with Ellen and married her. Ellen always thought something was strange about her sister's apparent suicide. What was the film? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Edward and Connie Sumner were a happily married couple with a son. One day Connie got swept away - literally by a younger handsome male named Paul Martel during a windstorm. What film was this that ended up with the lover being murdered by the husband?

Answer: Unfaithful

Paul Martel was bashed in the head with a snow globe. The film ended with Connie and Edward in their SUV, talking about running away to Mexico. Edward was parked right in front of the police station. They never showed Edward walk into the police station, but after he killed his wife's lover, he was overwhelmed with a lot of guilt. This 2002 film was directed by Adrian Lyne.
2. Undercover cop William Costigan Jr. and Staff Sergeant Colin Sullivan were both officers of the law. However, one's loyalty was to the Irish mob. Another thing they had in common was a woman named Madolyn Madden. What was the name of this film?

Answer: None of these

The movie in question was called "The Departed". Dr. Madden was William 'Billy' Costigan Jr.'s therapist. Somewhere between all those emotional therapy sessions, they fell in love. However, Madolyn was living with Colin. An intricate plot unraveled itself and both men ended up shot to death.

This 2006 film won four Oscars and was directed by Martin Scorsese. Scorsese finally won his first Oscar for best director.
3. Charles Schine was in a mundane marriage and had a daughter who suffered from type one diabetes. One day Charles met a woman on a train named Lucinda Harris. Later, what was supposed to have been an adulterous intimate encounter, turned into a game of blackmail by a menacing thief named LaRoche. What film was this?

Answer: Derailed

Lucinda and LaRoche were lovers and partners in crime. In the end, Lucinda was shot by a guy they were going to extort money from, and LaRoche was stabbed and killed by Charles. Charles returned home to his wife Deanna with the $100,000 LaRoche and Lucinda black-mailed him for. This 2005 film was directed by Mikael Hafstrom. Mr. Hafstrom also directed the 2007 thriller "1408".
4. Sam 'Ace' Rothstein fell in love with Ginger McKenna and married her. His friend Nicky Santoro was infatuated with Ginger and they began an affair. This film was about love, in a Vegas-mafia style kind of way. What was the film called?

Answer: Casino

Ginger's only true loves were drugs and a low-life named Lester Diamond. Ginger left Sam and later overdosed on drugs. Nicky was beaten and buried in the desert by mobsters. Sam lived the rest of his life picking winners for the mafia. This film was directed by Martin Scorsese.
5. Gary had a major crush on Karen. Karen was in love and dating Gary's womanizing best friend Rick. This film was set in a high school. However, it had a lot of adult situations and serious teen problems. What was the name of this flick?

Answer: The Last American Virgin

Rick dumped Karen when she told him she was pregnant. While Rick was on a high school skiing trip with another girl, Gary helped Karen. Gary scraped up the money and paid for Karen to get an abortion. In the end, his heart was broken at Karen's birthday party.

She went right back to Rick. Gary drove away with the saddest expression on his face. This 1982 film was directed by Boaz Davidson. Mr. Davidson became a producer and an executive producer of many films.
6. Cecilia 'Ceci' Williams was a little girl who became friends with another little girl named Natasha Rimsky. Poor abandoned Natasha was a ghost who wanted Ceci's mom Dahlia to be her mom. What was the name of this 2005 film?

Answer: Dark Water

Ceci's parents were going through a bitter divorce and because of that, everyone thought Ceci had made up an imaginary friend named Natasha. In the end, Natasha held Ceci underwater in the bathtub until Dahlia agreed to be Natasha's mother forever. This was a remake of the 2002 Japanese film of the same name. Walter Salles was the director of the 2005 version of "Dark Water" and the 2004 film "Motorcycle Diaries".
7. Matthew and his beautiful dancer girlfriend Lisa were madly in love with one another. Unfortunately, there was Lisa's close female friend named Alex, who had already been in love with Matthew for a long time. Through lack of integrity and selfishness, when she got an opportunity to sabotage their relationship, she did. What was the film?

Answer: Wicker Park

"The Apartment" was the original movie from 1996. "Wicker Park" was a 2004 remake. In the film "The Apartment", the characters' names were Max, Alice, and the name Lisa stayed the same. In the film "Wicker Park", Matthew wanted Lisa to move with him to New York. Lisa didn't answer him right away.

When Matthew came back to her place for her decision, she was gone and he thought that was her way of breaking up with him. Lisa had left the country to go on a dance tour and trusted Alex to give Matthew the message she would go with him. For two years, Alex kept the lovebirds apart through manipulation and deceit.

In the end, she confessed to both Matthew and then to Lisa, what she had done. Lisa and Matthew were together again and Alex felt the most deepest pain she tried desperately to avoid.

The film was directed by Paul McGuigan.
8. Sporty outdoor enthusiast Sarah and her gal pals loved just about any outdoor adventure. One day after white water rafting, Sarah lost her husband Paul and their daughter in a car crash. Paul's mistress was Sarah's most athletic friend, Juno. What was the name of this movie?

Answer: The Descent

A year later, her friends invited Sarah to explore a cave with them. Deep inside the cave, was a nightmare none of them could have ever imagined. In the end, Sarah realized just how shady her friend Juno was and severely wounded her and left her there for dead. This 2005 movie was filmed in England and was directed by Neil Marshall.
9. Rough and edgy Officer Wendell White fell in love with a high-class prostitute named Lynn Bracken and they became a low-key couple. However, she slept with Wendell's rival, the nerdy yet fierce Det. Lt. Edmund Exley. They just had to add more carnage to the mayhem and conspiracies that were already going down. What film was this?

Answer: L. A. Confidential

Officer Wendell 'Bud' White had beaten up Det. Lt. Edmund Jennings 'Ed' Exley. He took the beating because he knew he was wrong. Wendell also smacked Lynn a few times across her face and felt very bad about that. In the end, Bud and Ed worked together to take down all the crooked cops in their police department. Bud White was badly injured but got the girl in the end. Ed Exley was left alone with only his police accolades.

This 1997 film was directed by Curtis Hanson. Mr. Hanson also directed "8 Mile " and "In Her Shoes".
10. Ellen and Dorothy Carlsson were wealthy identical twins. Jonathan Corliss secretly dated Dorothy, then murdered her because she became pregnant. He got involved with Ellen and married her. Ellen always thought something was strange about her sister's apparent suicide. What was the film?

Answer: None of these

The 1991 remake shared the same name as the 1956 original. It was called "A Kiss Before Dying". When Jonathan was a young boy, he would watch a certain train pass by. The name on the train was Carlsson. The Carlsson dynasty was something he obsessed over all his life.

In the end, when he was chasing Ellen to kill her too for uncovering all his dark secrets, he was struck by a Carlsson train. This film was directed by James Dearden.
Source: Author play_dead

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