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Quiz about The Shawshank Redemption Quotes and Questions

'The Shawshank Redemption' Quotes and Questions Quiz

This quiz is about the great movie 'The Shawshank Redemption' starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. Most of the questions refer to quotes that were said in the movie. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by gumnutgirl16. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
gumnutgirl16

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
176,008

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
7202

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (8/15), Guest 63 (13/15), Guest 206 (9/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. When Andy's being questioned in the courtroom, how did he describe the confrontation he had with his wife? Hint

Bitter

Forceful

Calm

Emotional

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Question 2 of 15

2. Finish this quote: 'I'll see you in hell, before I see you in _________.'
Hint

Reno

Chicago

Las Vegas

New York

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Question 3 of 15

3. Where did Andy state he threw his gun? Hint

Royal River

Mystic River

Queens Lake

York River

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Question 4 of 15

4. When Red goes in for his first parole hearing, what do they stamp on the piece of paper?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 15

5. What was Andy's position at the bank where he used to work? Hint

Vice President

Manager

President

Assistant Manager

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Question 6 of 15

6. 'They send you here for life and that's exactly what they take.' Who says this quote? Hint

Heywood

Andy

Red

Brooks

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Question 7 of 15

7. What game does Red say that he hates? Hint

Snakes and Ladders

Checkers

Chess

Drafts

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Question 8 of 15

8. What do the inmates start chanting when the first new inmate breaks down?

Answer: (Two words)

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Question 9 of 15

9. What was Andy's response when Brooks asked if he was going to eat the maggot that was in his breakfast? Hint

I hadn't planned on it

Not anymore

Maybe later

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Question 10 of 15

10. 'Hard to get. I like that.' Who says this quote? Hint

Rooster

Boggs

Heywood

Red

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Question 11 of 15

11. Finish this quote: 'It wasn't until a _______ went by before he opened his mouth to say more than two words to somebody.' Hint

Fortnight

Year

Month

Week

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Question 12 of 15

12. Why was Tommy sent to Shawshank? Hint

Sexual harassment

Murder

Breaking and entering

Armed robbery

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Question 13 of 15

13. How much money did Hadley inherit from his dead brother-in-law? Hint

$35,000

$45,000

$50,000

$25,000

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Question 14 of 15

14. Why does Red think Andy asked for the beers on the rooftop? Hint

Get in favour with the guards

So he'd get out of working in the laundry

Make new friends

To feel normal again

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Question 15 of 15

15. Finish this quote: 'Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man _________.'

Answer: (One word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When Andy's being questioned in the courtroom, how did he describe the confrontation he had with his wife?

Answer: Bitter

Andy: 'It was very bitter'.
This argument played a large factor in Andy being convicted of shooting his wife and her lover.

2. Finish this quote: 'I'll see you in hell, before I see you in _________.'

Answer: Reno

This is what Andy supposedly said to his wife during the confrontation he had with his wife, when he caught her with another man.

3. Where did Andy state he threw his gun?

Answer: Royal River

Andy says that after deciding not to go ahead with the crime, he drove away and threw his gun in the Royal River, never to be found again. Since the gun wasn't found again, it was considered a major factor in prosecuting Andy.

4. When Red goes in for his first parole hearing, what do they stamp on the piece of paper?

Answer: Rejected

Red has been rejected parole several times. He is finally granted parole at the end of the movie, when he fulfils a promise he made to Andy.

5. What was Andy's position at the bank where he used to work?

Answer: Vice President

Red said that he worked in a Portland Bank as Vice President, which is considered very good work for a man his age. Andy's experience and education proved very useful in his time at Shawshank.

6. 'They send you here for life and that's exactly what they take.' Who says this quote?

Answer: Red

Red says this when they are talking about Brooks and how he became institutionalized. Red says the quote about how being sent to prison for so long makes you become dependent on the walls that surround you.

7. What game does Red say that he hates?

Answer: Chess

Andy and Red are playing checkers and Andy says that chess is the game of kings, but Red says he hates it. Andy decides to carve his own chess pieces.

8. What do the inmates start chanting when the first new inmate breaks down?

Answer: Fresh fish

The inmate that Heywood bet on was the first to break down and Heywood lead all the inmates in the chant.

9. What was Andy's response when Brooks asked if he was going to eat the maggot that was in his breakfast?

Answer: I hadn't planned on it

Andy was about to eat his breakfast when he spots a maggot in his food. Brooks wanted the maggot so he could give it to his baby bird, Jake, that he was looking after.

10. 'Hard to get. I like that.' Who says this quote?

Answer: Boggs

Boggs says this when he first talks to Andy in the showers. Boggs and his friends later begin to bash, and sexually abuse Andy.

11. Finish this quote: 'It wasn't until a _______ went by before he opened his mouth to say more than two words to somebody.'

Answer: Month

Red says this when Andy finally spoke to him. Andy wanted Red to get him a rock hammer. Red says that some of the other inmates took Andy as being snobby as he didn't speak to anybody, but Red said that he liked Andy right away.

12. Why was Tommy sent to Shawshank?

Answer: Breaking and entering

Tommy had been in and out of prison since he was 13. He was sent to Shawshank for two years, in which time he asked Andy to help him achieve his high school equivalency.

13. How much money did Hadley inherit from his dead brother-in-law?

Answer: $35,000

Hadley was worried about how much tax he was going to have to pay. Andy risked his life to give advice to Hadley so he'd be able to get some beers for the other inmates who he was working with.

14. Why does Red think Andy asked for the beers on the rooftop?

Answer: To feel normal again

Not only did Andy get to feel normal again, he got in favour with the guards by helping them with financial advice, and he also made some new friends with the other inmates.

15. Finish this quote: 'Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man _________.'

Answer: insane

When Andy finally gets out of the hole, Andy begins to talk about how hope got him through the days and nights, but Red has given up on hope and does not trust it.

Source: Author gumnutgirl16

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