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"The Ladykillers" (1955) Trivia Quiz

This was a 1955 comedy about 5 criminals and their attempts to kill an old lady who had witnessed their crime. You might have seen the remake, but how well do you know the original?

A multiple-choice quiz by Murataku. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Murataku

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
320,081

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
311

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. When 'Professor' Marcus is introducing the rest of his gang to Mrs. Wilberforce, he of course does not call them by their real names. By what names does he call them? Hint

Major Courtney, Mr. Harvey, Mr. Lawson and Mr. Robinson

Mr. Elliot, Mr. Hanks, Major Hudson and Mr. Parker

Mr. Rose, Mr. Johns, Mr. Parsons and Major McKay

Mr. Dennis, Major Warner, Mr. Patrick and Mr. Robins

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Question 2 of 10

2. Speaking of names, the criminals come up with their own nickname for the old lady, Mrs. Wilberforce. What do they call her? Hint

Mrs. Lopsided

Mrs. Parrot

Mrs. Scatterbrain

Mrs. Wonky

3. After Mrs. Wilberforce finds out about the bank heist, the gang decide that she must be killed, but can't agree on who should do it. Eventually they draw straws. But who comes up with this idea? Hint

Harry

Marcus

Louis

One-Round

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Question 4 of 10

4. After the straws are drawn, the Major is given the task of killing Mrs. Wilberforce. Unable to kill the harmless old lady he takes the money and makes a run for it, but is caught and killed by another gang member. Who catches him and how is he killed? Hint

Marcus shoots him

Harry strangles him

One-Round hits him with a club

Louis pushes him off a roof

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Question 5 of 10

5. The next person to be killed is Harry, who also finds himself unable to kill Mrs. Wilberforce. He is killed as he runs down an alley to escape. But by whom? Hint

Marcus

No-one, he trips and dies accidentally

Louis

One-Round

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Question 6 of 10

6. With all of these people dying, the remaining gang members come up with a way to dispose of the bodies of their fallen friends to stop people from getting suspicious. How do they do it? Hint

Drop them from the bridge over the train tracks as the trains pass

Drop them on a garbage barge as it passes underneath

Bury them

Burn them

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Question 7 of 10

7. While Louis and Marcus are disposing of Harry's body, they are confronted my One-Round, who does not want Mrs. Wilberforce to die. He attempts to shoot them, but the gun does not fire and Louis stabs him as the smoke from a passing train surrounds them. What is wrong with the gun? Hint

The safety is on

It is old and doesn't work

It isn't loaded

It is a fake gun

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Question 8 of 10

8. After One-Round is killed and his body disposed of, Louis says something to Marcus that angers him, leading to a long chase through the train yard as Louis flees for his life. Marcus eventually catches him and pushes him onto a train. What does he say to annoy Marcus in the first place? Hint

He wants to leave Mrs. Wilberforce alive

He wants most of the money for himself

He calls Marcus crazy

He threatens Marcus

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Question 9 of 10

9. After Louis is killed, Marcus is left standing on a platform, the only gang member left alive. But he is then himself killed when something falls on his head. What was it? Hint

A tree branch

A brick

A railway signal arm

A gargoyle

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Question 10 of 10

10. As Mrs. Wilberforce now has all the stolen money to herself, she attempts to give it to the police. They do not believe her, and jokingly tell her to keep the money. As she leaves the police station, a policeman holds out one of her possessions that she had forgotten. She tells him to keep it, and that she can now buy more. What has she forgotten? Hint

Her umbrella

Her hat

Her gloves

Her handbag

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When 'Professor' Marcus is introducing the rest of his gang to Mrs. Wilberforce, he of course does not call them by their real names. By what names does he call them?

Answer: Major Courtney, Mr. Harvey, Mr. Lawson and Mr. Robinson

The gang comprised of gentlemanly 'Major Courtney', known as Claude or simply the Major, vicious and nervous 'Mr. Harvey', also known as Louis, strong but stupid 'Mr. Lawson', also known as One-Round and young 'Mr. Robinson', also known as Harry.

They use Mrs. Wilberforce's house as a meeting place to plan their robbery of a nearby bank. As a cover, they say they are members of a string quartet and use a classical record to give the illusion that they are practicing.

2. Speaking of names, the criminals come up with their own nickname for the old lady, Mrs. Wilberforce. What do they call her?

Answer: Mrs. Lopsided

One-Round comes up with this name, due to the fact that everything in her house is on an angle, even the house itself. He calls her by this name throughtout most of the movie, and has to catch himself when he almost says it to her face. Parrot, Scatterbrain and Wonky are all names that would apply to her just as well as this one, but they are never used.

Answer: Louis

While the criminals agree that Mrs. Wilberforce must be killed, it turns out none of them are eager to do it and they begin to argue. While the others fight, Louis simply draws his switchblade and cuts a match, offering it and four others to his fellows. The fact that he does this suddenly and in complete silence scares his fellow criminals more than a little!

Answer: Louis pushes him off a roof

He runs onto the roof of the house to escape, Louis climbing after him. While we see him back away as Louis advances on him, we never see him fall. We simply hear a thud while Marcus and Harry are inside trying to distract Mrs. Wilberforce from the commotion.

5. The next person to be killed is Harry, who also finds himself unable to kill Mrs. Wilberforce. He is killed as he runs down an alley to escape. But by whom?

Answer: One-Round

Again, we never see Harry die. He runs down an alley and turns a corner, pursued by One-Round, who believes that Harry HAS actually killed Mrs. Wilberforce. One-Round is angry, as he likes her and wants her to live. As One-Round turns the corner, we see him raise a plank, a clang is heard and that is all we see of Harry's death.

6. With all of these people dying, the remaining gang members come up with a way to dispose of the bodies of their fallen friends to stop people from getting suspicious. How do they do it?

Answer: Drop them from the bridge over the train tracks as the trains pass

The bridge over the train station is located right behind Mrs. Wilberforce's house, so it is ideal for their needs. They use a wheelbarrow to transport the bodies to the bridge. Every gang member's body ends up in the train station one way or another. The garbage barge was used as a method of body disposal in the remake, made in 2004.

Answer: The safety is on

One-Round becomes the most attached to Mrs. Wilberforce, and so he does not want her killed. But he is also the least intelligent, and he leaves the safety on which gives Louis a chance to kill him. One-Round's death is hidden by the cloud of smoke that surrounds them after the gun fails to work. When the smoke clears, all that can be seen is Louis rising and putting his knife away.

Answer: He calls Marcus crazy

After One-Round is gone, Marcus and Louis begin to talk about who should kill Mrs. Wilberforce. During their conversation, Louis becomes more and more worried as Marcus begins to sound more and more insane as he talks. When Louis mentions this, Marcus finally flips totally, leading to the chase. Even before this scene, Marcus was not the picture of mental health. Throughout the movie Marcus had become more and more stressed and his original plan was pointed out as being 'crazy'.

9. After Louis is killed, Marcus is left standing on a platform, the only gang member left alive. But he is then himself killed when something falls on his head. What was it?

Answer: A railway signal arm

A railway signal arm falls and hits him on the head as he stands still, killing him instantly and knocking him off the platform. His death is the only one that is actually seen; all of the others were killed off camera. Even Louis had fallen out of shot by the time he hit the train.

Answer: Her umbrella

This scene parallels a similar one that occured very early on in the movie, but with her accepting her umbrella instead of telling the policeman to keep it. The police not believing her and telling her to keep the money also refers to an earlier scene when the criminals tell her that it would be better if the money was not given back, and even the police would think so.

Source: Author Murataku

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