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Quiz about Remo Williams The Quiz Begins
Quiz about Remo Williams The Quiz Begins

"Remo Williams": The Quiz Begins


I've been on an 80s movie kick with my quizzes lately, so here's one on a "guilty pleasure" flick that's always fun to watch (and ridicule): 1985's "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins" (and, thankfully, ends).

A multiple-choice quiz by enfranklopedia. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
125,034
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
13 / 25
Plays
401
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Question 1 of 25
1. "Remo Williams" is actually an alias given to the main character (played by Fred Ward). What was his real first name before he was "killed" and "reborn" as Remo? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. Conn "Mac" MacCleary (J.A. Preston) is the person who gives Remo his new name. Mac comes up with the name on the spot after seeing the words "Remo" and "Williams" somewhere in the hospital room where Fred Ward's character is recovering. What provided Mac with his sudden inspiration for the new name? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. "Remo," according to what Mac reads, is actually the name of a city. In what state would one find it? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. What does Mac bring as a gift to the newly-named Remo in his hospital room? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. Mac tells Remo that the organization to which he belongs -- and into which Remo has just been recruited, whether he likes it or not -- follow a credo Mac refers to as "the eleventh commandment." Finish it: "Thou shalt not ________________________."

Answer: (Four Words -- no punctuation, please)
Question 6 of 25
6. What is the name of the top-secret organization that Remo now finds himself a member of? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. Mac personally escorts Remo to the headquarters of their organization. What kind of company does it use as a "cover"? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. Mac introduces Remo to the head of their organization, Harold Smith (Wilford Brimley). What is Smith's middle initial? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. According to Smith, exactly how many people are there in this top-secret organization?

Answer: (One Word or Number (it's fewer than ten))
Question 10 of 25
10. When Remo first lays eyes on Chiun (Joel Grey), the man who will become his mentor, what is Chiun doing? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. From what country does Chiun hail?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 12 of 25
12. Chiun, quite the verbally abusive taskmaster, compares his new student Remo to more than one kind of animal at certain times in the film. Which is not one of them? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. Chiun and Remo go to Coney Island in one scene, and Chiun masterfully wins a ring toss game, earning a giant stuffed animal as his prize. What animated character does it strongly resemble? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. Chiun tells Remo that the soap opera is the United States' only significant contribution to culture. What is the name of the (fictional) soap that he is obsessed with watching? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. Chiun explains to Remo that among his martial arts "tricks" is a technique that, if applied properly, can bring a woman to "total ecstasy." This unusual technique involves touching what part of a woman's body? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. When Remo first meets Major Rayner Fleming (Kate Mulgrew), he compliments her on her uniform. He then comments on a particular part of said uniform. Finish the line: "Great ___________." Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. Remo is disturbed to learn that the organization to which he now belongs is *so* secret that, if a serious threat of exposure were to arise, specific contingency plans to end the lives of all agents would be enacted immediately. Which of the following plans is NOT accurate? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. Mac's left arm is artificial, as he lost his real arm after getting too close to an anti-personnel mine. Where did this happen? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. What is the eventual fate of Mac's artificial arm? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. Who kills Conn MacCleary? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. The finale of this film takes place at a U.S. Army weapons testing facility. What is it called? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. George Grove's primary assassin, known only as Stone, has a distinctive physical characteristic. What is it? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. Remo steals a truck late in the film in order to speed up the trip across the weapons testing facility that he, Chiun, and Fleming need to make in order to save the day. What's the major problem with the truck that Remo steals? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. True or False: By the end of this film, Remo and Chiun are the only members of their organization left alive.


Question 25 of 25
25. Who speaks the last line of dialogue in this film? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Remo Williams" is actually an alias given to the main character (played by Fred Ward). What was his real first name before he was "killed" and "reborn" as Remo?

Answer: Samuel

Officer Samuel Edward Macon -- whose name we learn at his funeral -- is targeted for recruitment by the mysterious organization CURE. His death is faked, and he is given plastic surgery to alter his appearance.
2. Conn "Mac" MacCleary (J.A. Preston) is the person who gives Remo his new name. Mac comes up with the name on the spot after seeing the words "Remo" and "Williams" somewhere in the hospital room where Fred Ward's character is recovering. What provided Mac with his sudden inspiration for the new name?

Answer: a bedpan

An imprint on the bottom of a bedpan Mac examines states that the name of the company that manufactured it is "Williams." The company is apparently headquartered in Remo, Arkansas.
3. "Remo," according to what Mac reads, is actually the name of a city. In what state would one find it?

Answer: Arkansas

Again, the words "Remo, ARK" are imprinted on the bottom of the bedpan. (Anyone know if this is a real city? I can't find any reference to it online...)
4. What does Mac bring as a gift to the newly-named Remo in his hospital room?

Answer: a fruit basket

As Mac is leaving the room, he even says to Remo, "Enjoy the fruit."
5. Mac tells Remo that the organization to which he belongs -- and into which Remo has just been recruited, whether he likes it or not -- follow a credo Mac refers to as "the eleventh commandment." Finish it: "Thou shalt not ________________________."

Answer: get away with it

I found that line pretty funny.
6. What is the name of the top-secret organization that Remo now finds himself a member of?

Answer: CURE

Harold Smith mentions the name of the organization several times throughout the film. Oddly enough, even though the word is written in all capital letters, it's not actually an acronym. As anyone who's read the "Destroyer" novels (on which this film was based) could tell you, CURE doesn't "stand for" anything. (HARP, by the way, is the name of the satellite that CURE investigates throughout most of the film.)
7. Mac personally escorts Remo to the headquarters of their organization. What kind of company does it use as a "cover"?

Answer: a bank

The building in which CURE resides is emblazoned with a sign reading "National Bank of the United States."
8. Mac introduces Remo to the head of their organization, Harold Smith (Wilford Brimley). What is Smith's middle initial?

Answer: W

On both the door to his office and the nameplate on his desk, we see the name "Harold W. Smith."
9. According to Smith, exactly how many people are there in this top-secret organization?

Answer: three

Smith states that he, Mac, and Remo make up the whole of CURE. I wonder, though -- why doesn't he count Chiun? Or the three punks who were obviously hired by Mac to set up Officer Macon in the first place? Are these people just considered freelance? Hmmm...
10. When Remo first lays eyes on Chiun (Joel Grey), the man who will become his mentor, what is Chiun doing?

Answer: writing calligraphy

Chiun is holding a small paint brush; on the floor in front of him is a large piece of parchment containing calligraphic symbols.
11. From what country does Chiun hail?

Answer: Korea

Chiun says this at *least* five times throughout the film -- he's extremely proud of his heritage.
12. Chiun, quite the verbally abusive taskmaster, compares his new student Remo to more than one kind of animal at certain times in the film. Which is not one of them?

Answer: He compares Remo to all of these animals

After Chiun's initial assessment of Remo's fighting skills, he tells Mac that Remo "moves like a baboon." Later, once Remo begins his official training, Chiun states that he "moves like a pregnant yak." Near the end of the film, after a serious automotive accident, Chiun says that Remo "drives like a monkey in heat"...whatever that means.
13. Chiun and Remo go to Coney Island in one scene, and Chiun masterfully wins a ring toss game, earning a giant stuffed animal as his prize. What animated character does it strongly resemble?

Answer: The Pink Panther

Remo and Chiun then step onto the boardwalk, carrying the enormous Pink Panther between them. Chiun is quick to warn Remo, "Remember: I won it. It's mine." Heh.
14. Chiun tells Remo that the soap opera is the United States' only significant contribution to culture. What is the name of the (fictional) soap that he is obsessed with watching?

Answer: Beyond the Night

At the very end of the film, Chiun is in a desperate hurry -- not just to evade the enemy, but to get home in time to watch his favorite show!
15. Chiun explains to Remo that among his martial arts "tricks" is a technique that, if applied properly, can bring a woman to "total ecstasy." This unusual technique involves touching what part of a woman's body?

Answer: her wrist

Chiun says something about tapping the inside of a woman's wrist in time with her pulse...but he neglects to give Remo any further details. Later in the film, though, he taps Major Fleming's wrist a couple of times, and she collapses into near-catatonia after a surprisingly euphoric gasp. Guess he knows what he's talking about. =)
16. When Remo first meets Major Rayner Fleming (Kate Mulgrew), he compliments her on her uniform. He then comments on a particular part of said uniform. Finish the line: "Great ___________."

Answer: buttons

Major Fleming finds this quite amusing. Captain Janeway ("Star Trek: Voyager") probably would have flattened him where he stood, though. =)
17. Remo is disturbed to learn that the organization to which he now belongs is *so* secret that, if a serious threat of exposure were to arise, specific contingency plans to end the lives of all agents would be enacted immediately. Which of the following plans is NOT accurate?

Answer: They are all accurate

Smith and Mac are prepared to kill themselves at a moment's notice if necessary. And, as Smith says to Remo rather coldly, "Your slanty-eyed pal? Chiun? He's got your number." Chiun later confirms, with sadness, that this is true -- he would kill Remo if ordered to do so.
18. Mac's left arm is artificial, as he lost his real arm after getting too close to an anti-personnel mine. Where did this happen?

Answer: Korea

Mac tells Remo this as they are breaking into the Grove Industries complex. (Was this during the Korean Conflict? Or, did it have something to do with Chiun, who is from Korea? No further details are given.)
19. What is the eventual fate of Mac's artificial arm?

Answer: He loses it to a guard dog

Mac covers Remo's escape from Grove Industries by letting a doberman pinscher viciously attack his artificial arm. Eventually, Mac detaches the arm, and the dog seems content to lay down and rip up the arm some more, leaving a one-armed Mac to face a newly-arrived cadre of armed security guards.
20. Who kills Conn MacCleary?

Answer: He kills himself

Mac is shot in the back by a Grove Industries guard, but he is not killed. The Grove personnel actually set Mac up in a hospital bed of sorts -- keeping him alive, presumably, to torture him for information. The moment that Mac is first left alone, though, he uses a scalpel to sever his life support tubes, choosing to commit suicide rather than risk exposing CURE.
21. The finale of this film takes place at a U.S. Army weapons testing facility. What is it called?

Answer: Mount Promise

Harold Smith says this to Remo, and we even see the sign at the entrance to the facility.
22. George Grove's primary assassin, known only as Stone, has a distinctive physical characteristic. What is it?

Answer: a diamond-studded front tooth

Remo, ever resourceful, uses this diamond to his advantage in the gas chamber scene.
23. Remo steals a truck late in the film in order to speed up the trip across the weapons testing facility that he, Chiun, and Fleming need to make in order to save the day. What's the major problem with the truck that Remo steals?

Answer: It has no brakes

Remo quickly learns that the brakes don't work, resulting in a major crash down the side of Mount Promise.
24. True or False: By the end of this film, Remo and Chiun are the only members of their organization left alive.

Answer: False

This is false for two reasons. For one thing, according to Harold Smith's dialogue, Chiun isn't even technically a member of CURE; and secondly, while Conn MacCleary dies at Grove Industries, Harold Smith is alive and well at film's end.
25. Who speaks the last line of dialogue in this film?

Answer: Chiun

Here's the final exchange:

REMO: Chiun, you're amazing.
CHIUN: No -- I am better than that.

Hope you enjoyed the quiz. More 80's movie quizzes to come, if anyone's interested!
Source: Author enfranklopedia

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