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Polanski's 'Chinatown' Trivia Quiz

Roman Polanski's 'Chinatown' is one of my all-time favorites. Test how much you know of this Watergate-era gem set in the Thirties.

A multiple-choice quiz by tjoebigham. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
tjoebigham

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
25,722

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
579

Last 3 plays: Guest 23 (0/10), Guest 66 (7/10), Guest 68 (1/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who wrote 'Chinatown'? Hint

Ben Hecht

Joe Eszterhas

Quentin Tarantino

Robert Towne

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Question 2 of 10

2. What animal invades the Los Angeles City Hall? Hint

sheep

pigs

cows

chickens

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Question 3 of 10

3. Complete the quote: 'Politicians, like_________and________ get respectable if they last long enough'. Hint

whores, old buildings

gigolos, art museums

taxi drivers, banks

bank robbers,brothels

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Question 4 of 10

4. What body part of Jake Gittes gets cut? Hint

His left nostril

His right eye

His left earlobe

His tongue

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who played the slasher? Hint

James Woods

Samuel Fuller

Roman Polanski

Anthony Perkins

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of the yachting club that proved an important clue? Hint

Starfish

Dolphin

Marlin

Albacore

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where does Jake find the most crucial clue of all? Hint

In a saltwater pool on the Mulwray estate

In a fortune cookie factory

In a Chinese laundry

In an aquarium

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Question 8 of 10

8. What crimes was Noah Cross guilty of? Hint

littering, extortion

loitering, larceny

speeding, indecent exposure

murder, incest

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who played Curley, who aided Gittes? Hint

Burt Young

Damon Wayans

Jerome Howard

Yul Byrnner

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Question 10 of 10

10. True or false: 'Chinatown' is based on real events.

Answer: (one word)

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Nov 11 2024 : Guest 23: 0/10
Nov 11 2024 : Guest 66: 7/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote 'Chinatown'?

Answer: Robert Towne

Towne won the Best Screenplay Oscar.

2. What animal invades the Los Angeles City Hall?

Answer: sheep

An angry farmer brings his sheep in to protest the diverting of water from the farmlands.

3. Complete the quote: 'Politicians, like_________and________ get respectable if they last long enough'.

Answer: whores, old buildings

Spoken by John Huston's Noah Cross, this is one of the Seventies' most memorable movie quotes.

4. What body part of Jake Gittes gets cut?

Answer: His left nostril

One of the film's few scenes of outright violence. And for an trivia extra...

5. Who played the slasher?

Answer: Roman Polanski

Polanski has often acted in his own films, e.g., 'The Fearless Vampire Killers' and 'The Tenant'.

6. What was the name of the yachting club that proved an important clue?

Answer: Albacore

Quite appropriate, seeing the film revolves around water!

7. Where does Jake find the most crucial clue of all?

Answer: In a saltwater pool on the Mulwray estate

A gardener points out something shiny to Jake, which turns out to be a pair of bifocals belonging to Noah Cross, who murdered his son-in-law there.

8. What crimes was Noah Cross guilty of?

Answer: murder, incest

He murdered his son-in-law because the latter found out about his scheme of water diversion, and fathered a daughter with his own daughter.

9. Who played Curley, who aided Gittes?

Answer: Burt Young

Young is best known for his role in the 'Rocky' {series;} he played Curley whose wife's infidelity Gittes discovered, and later helped him spirit Evelyn Mulwray and her sister-daughter away.

10. True or false: 'Chinatown' is based on real events.

Answer: True

It is based on the mechanations of real-life water commissioner William Mulholland, for whom Mulholland Drive was named.

Source: Author tjoebigham

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