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Movies Quiz: Sneakers | 10 Questions

Here is my 'Sneakers' quiz about a very underrated movie.

A multiple-choice quiz by joesmoke25. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
joesmoke25

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
267,652

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Why has Martin Bishop been on the run for so many years? Hint

For having pictures of high ranking government officials selling secrets to enemies

For sharing government secrets with enemies

For hacking into and stealing money from the government

For uncovering top secret government information

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is different about Erwin Emory, the team member known as 'Whistler'? Hint

He has a photographic memory.

He is blind.

He can crack complex codes in his head.

He can mimic any voice he hears.

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Question 3 of 10

3. What branch of government law enforcement did team member Donald Crease work for? Hint

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Secret Service

National Security Agency (NSA)

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is Carl Arbegast caught doing that impresses Martin Bishop enough to recruit him for his team? Hint

Hacking into school computer to change his grades

Hacking into Bishop's bank account

Defeating ATM security with a library card

Bypassing security at a computer security company

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Question 5 of 10

5. What ends up happening to Martin Bishop's best friend Cosmo after he goes to prison? Hint

He dies in prison

He is still in prison.

He gets out of prison early and becomes part of the mob.

He gets out of prison and dies mysteriously the next day.

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Question 6 of 10

6. What does Martin Bishop say to the two NSA agents who ask him to do a job for them? Hint

"NSA, huh? I though you only listened to our phone conversations. What's with the house call?"

'Oh, great...the numb skull agency."

'You know I could have been in the NSA, but they found out my parents were married."

"What can I do for the Unites States government today? Does it involve firebombing?"

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Question 7 of 10

7. How do the two NSA agents leverage Martin Bishop to do their bidding? Hint

They know about his outstanding warrant.

They tell him that his friend Cosmo is alive.

They threaten to shut down his business.

They tell him they will arrest two of his team members.

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Question 8 of 10

8. The team is forced to accept the job proposed by the two NSA agents in order to protect Martin Bishop from prison. What is the job? Hint

To hack into a Russian government computer undetected

To steal a black box that can break unbreakable codes

To defeat the security system at the Russian Embassy

To steal microfilm from the Russian Embassy that shows government officials selling weapons

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of the character that Dan Aykroyd plays? Hint

Father

Paranoid

Elwood

Mother

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Question 10 of 10

10. What does NSA Agent Abbott say when Whistler asks for 'peace on earth and goodwill toward men'? Hint

"Do you know what that's going to cost this government?"

"Is that all,? When do you need it?"

"We're the United States Government, we don't deal with that sort of thing!"

"Don't ask for things that put us out of business!"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Why has Martin Bishop been on the run for so many years?

Answer: For hacking into and stealing money from the government

The movie opens with a college aged Martin Bishop and his best friend Cosmo hacking into government computers for the purpose of stealing money and putting it into the accounts of several different charities and causes. Cosmo gets caught but Bishop is out getting pizza and is forced to spend years moving and changing his name. The character is played by Robert Redford.

2. What is different about Erwin Emory, the team member known as 'Whistler'?

Answer: He is blind.

Erwin 'Whistler' Emory is blind. While he cannot see, he does have a highly developed sense of hearing which proves very valuable to the team. The character of 'Whistler' is played by David Strathairn.

3. What branch of government law enforcement did team member Donald Crease work for?

Answer: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Donald Crease is a retired CIA agent. He reveals that he was forced to leave the CIA because of his temper. The character of Donald Crease is played by screen legend Sidney Poitier.

4. What is Carl Arbegast caught doing that impresses Martin Bishop enough to recruit him for his team?

Answer: Hacking into school computer to change his grades

Carl Arbegast is recruited by Martin Bishop when his team catches him changing his grades in the school computer system. The character of Carl Arbegast is played by the late River Phoenix. This was one of his last films.

5. What ends up happening to Martin Bishop's best friend Cosmo after he goes to prison?

Answer: He gets out of prison early and becomes part of the mob.

While telling the story of his friend Cosmo, Martin Bishop tells his team that Cosmo died in prison. It is later revealed that Cosmo not only survives prison, but gets out early with the help of some incarcerated mob friends he makes. He becomes a successful criminal with mob ties. The character of Cosmo is played by Ben Kingsley.

6. What does Martin Bishop say to the two NSA agents who ask him to do a job for them?

Answer: 'You know I could have been in the NSA, but they found out my parents were married."

When Bishop learns that the two men are from the NSA, he tries and succeeds in getting a rise out of one of the agents with this line.

7. How do the two NSA agents leverage Martin Bishop to do their bidding?

Answer: They know about his outstanding warrant.

The two NSA agents produce a copy of Martin Bishop's outstanding warrant. This forces Martin to reveal his past to his team and he convinces them to take the job proposed by the NSA agents. Later it is revealed that the two NSA agents are not really with the NSA, but employees of Martin Bishop's old friend Cosmo who is now in organized crime.

8. The team is forced to accept the job proposed by the two NSA agents in order to protect Martin Bishop from prison. What is the job?

Answer: To steal a black box that can break unbreakable codes

The team is to break into a scientist's office and steal a black box. Inside the black box is a microchip that can be used to break unbreakable codes. Once the team learns of the box's full capabilities, they know it can't fall into the wrong hands.

9. What is the name of the character that Dan Aykroyd plays?

Answer: Mother

Dan Aykroyd plays Mother, the overly paranoid conspiracy theorist.

10. What does NSA Agent Abbott say when Whistler asks for 'peace on earth and goodwill toward men'?

Answer: "We're the United States Government, we don't deal with that sort of thing!"

NSA Agent Abbott, played by James Earl Jones, is pressured into giving all of Bishop's team members rewards for turning over the black box. This is what he says when he hears Whistler's request.

Source: Author joesmoke25

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