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Seven Years in Tibet Multiple Choice Quiz | Movies

'Seven Years in Tibet' is an exceptional movie about a mountaineer who spent many years in this beautiful country and became a friend of its spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.

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

Author
beatka

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
110,709

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
412

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Question 1 of 10

1. Frenchman Jean-Jacques Annaud, who directed this film, is also the maker of another exceptional movie, based on a best-seller by a famous Italian writer Umberto Eco. What is the title of that other movie? Hint

The Name of the Tulip

The Name of the Violet

The Name of the Orchid

The Name of the Rose

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Question 2 of 10

2. The film 'Seven Years in Tibet' is based on the best-selling book by a mountaineer Heinrich Harrer. What nationality is he? Hint

Austrian

Belgian

German

Luxembourger

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which famous American actor portrays Heinrich Harrer in this movie? Hint

Tom Cruise

Brad Pitt

Rob Lowe

Ben Affleck

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Question 4 of 10

4. Harrer's goal was to climb which Himalayan peak? Hint

Nanga Parbat

Lhotse

Kanchenjunga

Everest

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Question 5 of 10

5. Did he manage to reach the summit?

Yes

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Question 6 of 10

6. In which country were the mountain-climbing scenes shot? Hint

Chile

Tibet

Argentina

India

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Question 7 of 10

7. Harrer found shelter in which city? Hint

Delhi

Lhasa

Katmandu

Jammu

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Question 8 of 10

8. What does the Dalai Lama call Harrer? Hint

White Head

Grey Head

Yellow Head

Black Head

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Question 9 of 10

9. What does the Dalai Lama ask Harrer to build for him? Hint

a car

a movie theater

a balloon

a boat

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which country invaded Tibet while Harrer lived there? Hint

India

China

Mongolia

Nepal

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: The Name of the Rose

'The Name of the Rose', released in 1986, starring Sean Connery and Christian Slater, tells the story of a medieval abbey in Italy, where mysterious deaths occur.

2. The film 'Seven Years in Tibet' is based on the best-selling book by a mountaineer Heinrich Harrer. What nationality is he?

Answer: Austrian

After Germany took control of Austria in 1938, Harrer joined the Nazi party. He was also in the infamous SS (Nazi party's police). But, after the war, Harrer redeemed his past by dedicating his life to fight for human rights and independence of Tibet.

3. Which famous American actor portrays Heinrich Harrer in this movie?

Answer: Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt speaks with a pretty good Austrian accent. Because of his role in 'Seven Years in Tibet', Pitt has been banned from entering China forever.

4. Harrer's goal was to climb which Himalayan peak?

Answer: Nanga Parbat

Nanga Parbat is the ninth tallest mountain in the world. It was not conquered yet at that time. Harrer was a member of the German expedition to reach the summit.

5. Did he manage to reach the summit?

Answer: No

The expedition didn't reach the summit because the mountaineers were arrested when the war broke out, and ended up in a British POW camp.

6. In which country were the mountain-climbing scenes shot?

Answer: Argentina

'Seven Years in Tibet' had to be filmed in Argentine Andes for political reasons (China occupies Tibet, and the movie takes a pro-Tibetan stand).

7. Harrer found shelter in which city?

Answer: Lhasa

Harrer and his colleague (the climber Peter Aufschnaiter, played by David Thewlis) escaped from the POW camp and found refuge in Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet, where few Westerners had been allowed to stay (that's why it was called the Forbidden City).

8. What does the Dalai Lama call Harrer?

Answer: Yellow Head

The 14-year-old Dalai Lama calls Harrer 'yellow head' because of his blond hair of course. Brad Pitt fits this description perfectly.

9. What does the Dalai Lama ask Harrer to build for him?

Answer: a movie theater

The young Dalai Lama is fascinated by the Western culture and wants to learn about it as much as possible, so he asks Harrer to build a movie theater for him. The Austrian becomes his tutor and best friend.

10. Which country invaded Tibet while Harrer lived there?

Answer: China

China invaded peace-loving Tibet in 1950. A brutal repression, depicted in the movie, followed. Harrer decides to return to Austria and the film ends. In 1959 the Dalai Lama escaped to India, where he still lives in exile, but that is another story.

Source: Author beatka

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