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The Ultimate The Untouchables Quiz | Movies

This ranks as one of my top three favorite movies, as I tend to flock toward buddy movies, with guys uniting in adverse situations. See how you do.

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

Author
spaudrey

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
304,961

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2125

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

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Question 1 of 10

1. The film, "The Untouchables", was released in 1987, and was directed by whom? Hint

Darren Aronofsky

Johnathan Demme

Brian De Palma

Ted Demme

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Question 2 of 10

2. A bomb goes off in the opening scene of the movie. Who is holding it when it goes off? Hint

A direct competitior of Al Capone

A tavern owner

A little girl

A policeman

3. Andy Garcia plays George Stone, a police trainee with an eagle eye behind a gun, and a cool, even temper. Only once does he completely lose his cool when Malone milks out his real name in an emotional test of wills (he passes). What is George Stone's real last name? Hint

Puglisi

Petri

Comaco

Bonazzi

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Question 4 of 10

4. Al Capone does murder one person somewhere in the movie. During this scene, what is his weapon of choice? Hint

Baseball bat

Knife

Revolver

Wire used for choking

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Question 5 of 10

5. There is a classic picture in the movie of the four "untouchable" do-gooders, taken for posterity's sake. Three of the actors are Connery, Costner, and Garcia. Who is the fourth actor in the picture, the one who plays Oscar Wallace? Hint

Dann Florek

Stephen Tobolowsky

Charles Martin Smith

Bob Balaban

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Question 6 of 10

6. Frank Nitti, Al Capone's evil right hand man, was played gloriously by Billy Drago. Eliot Ness discovers Nitti is the man who killed Malone in Malone's apartment, while doing what seemingly mundane act? Hint

Paying for a cup of coffee

Dumping out a hip flask

Lighting a cigarette

Picking up a piece of litter

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Question 7 of 10

7. What animal does Frank Nitti compare Sean Connery's character to, when describing his death? Hint

snake

weasel

rat

pig

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Question 8 of 10

8. In Eliot Ness' introspective moment near the end of the movie, he sits at his desk staring at news clippings and pictures, and ponders the happenings of the past weeks. He sums it up to himself with what simple phrase? Hint

"It'll never be enough."

"Never again."

"So much violence."

"What we give..."

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the end result in the courtroom, of the tax evasion trial of Al Capone? Hint

The jury, after implying they would vote Not Guilty, is threatened with a civil suit if they don't submit a guilty verdict.

The jury, after deliberating only 30 minutes, comes back with a guilty verdict.

The first jury comes back with a hung verdict, to the chagrin of Ness.

The defense changes their plea to guilty midtrial.

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Question 10 of 10

10. There is fantastic dialogue throughout this movie. What Academy Award-nominated playwright wrote the screen play for "The Untouchables"? Hint

Sam Shepard

David Mamet

Barry Levinson

Peter Weir

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The film, "The Untouchables", was released in 1987, and was directed by whom?

Answer: Brian De Palma

De Palma has also directed "Scarface", "Carrie", and "Mission: Impossible". He has been active in directing movies since 1966, most notably in suspense and horror.

2. A bomb goes off in the opening scene of the movie. Who is holding it when it goes off?

Answer: A little girl

An unidentified man comes into an establishment and leaves a briefcase at the foot of the bar. Upon promptly leaving, a little girl notices the briefcase, picks it up, yells for the "mister" to come back, and unfortunately meets her demise at the door of the location.

Answer: Petri

Giuseppe Petri is his full given name. We learn this from Malone's goading and bullying in the Academy, in Connery's attempt to see if Stone has the spirit needed to go the distance in their future endeavours. After Stone pulls a gun on him, Malone thinks he'd be perfect for the team.

4. Al Capone does murder one person somewhere in the movie. During this scene, what is his weapon of choice?

Answer: Baseball bat

He uses the bat as a prop for a motivational speech to his cronies on teamwork. When finished, he uses the bat to dispose of one of his own, who was in charge of a liquor warehouse that got successfully raided.

Answer: Charles Martin Smith

Smith plays Oscar Wallace, who does the investigating of Capone's shady tax filings. Smith got his big acting break playing "The Toad" in "American Graffiti". He now does a fair amount of directing as well.

Answer: Lighting a cigarette

Ness uses a matchbook, one of the items confiscated from Nitti's pockets outside of the courtroom, to light a cigarette. He finds Malone's address written on the inside of the matchbook, which has no business being written there.
Drago has made a very good living playing evil incarnate, starring as demons in the TV dramas "Charmed" and "Supernatural", and movie villains in "The Hills Have Eyes", and "El Muerto". His facial structure lends to minimal acting, as he can just stand there and look evil.

7. What animal does Frank Nitti compare Sean Connery's character to, when describing his death?

Answer: pig

Ness decides not to shoot Nitti in cold blood, while he is hanging on a rope over the edge of a building. Ness pulls him back up to arrest him. But Nitti, not knowing when to shut up, delivers the comment that sends Ness over the edge emotionally, and Nitti over the edge literally.

Answer: "So much violence."

Clearly this much violence was not what Eliot Ness signed up for. But in respect to Malone's spirit, he follows through to the end, and does what he has to do to get Capone. During the rest of the scene, Ness gives Malone's call box key and Saint Jude medallion to George Stone, saying "He'd have wanted a COP to have it." Stone is visibly moved at this gesture.

9. What is the end result in the courtroom, of the tax evasion trial of Al Capone?

Answer: The defense changes their plea to guilty midtrial.

When the judge switches the juries, the defense lawyer takes it upon himself to change the plea to guilty. This enrages Capone, and causes a small riot in the courtroom.

10. There is fantastic dialogue throughout this movie. What Academy Award-nominated playwright wrote the screen play for "The Untouchables"?

Answer: David Mamet

Mamet has been nominated multiple times for Tonys and Oscars. While he was not nominated for "Untouchables", he has been nominated for "The Verdict" starring the late Paul Newman, and "Wag the Dog" which starred Dustin Hoffman and Robert DeNiro. His Tony nominations were for "Speed the Plow" and "Glengarry Glen Ross", the latter of which was made into a wonderful "actor's" movie.

Source: Author spaudrey

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