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The Ultimate The Wicker Man Quiz | Movies

The infamous British horror-mystery classic is finally widely available in the U.S. on gorgeous new DVDs. Care to test what you know?

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

Author
GeekBob

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
62,361

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
14 / 20

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Question 1 of 20

1. To what national identity did the island of Summerisle belong? Hint

Welsh

Italian

Scottish

Irish

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Question 2 of 20

2. What was the name of Rowan Morrison's mother? Hint

May

June

April

Sally

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Question 3 of 20

3. Lord Summerisle is one of the most memorable villians to be played by genre-veteran Christopher Lee. As of 2001, what was Lee's most-recent film appearance as a villian? Hint

'The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring'

'Gremlins 2: The New Batch'

'Star Wars Episode II: Attack of The Clones'

'Sleepy Hollow'

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Question 4 of 20

4. What animal is buried in place of Rowan Morrison's body? Hint

Pig

Hare

Duck

Goat

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Question 5 of 20

5. Shortly after presenting the lovely innkeeper's daughter with a young man to 'enjoy' for the evening, Lord Summerisle compares her to a specific pagan deity. Which one? Hint

Persephone

Hera

Aphrodite

Athena

6. Finish this portion of the song being chanted by the Summerisle schoolchildren during their dance around the Maypole: '...and on that bed there was a girl. And on that girl there was a _____...' Hint

Cross

Dress

Man

Seed

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Question 7 of 20

7. According to the schoolteacher, what is the only circumstance under which the students are taught anything of Christianity? Hint

'As a comparitive religion'

'As a change of pace'

'As a joke'

'As a secondary option'

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Question 8 of 20

8. En route to Lord Summerisle's estate, the British investigator catches a glimpse of some local girls leaping over a fire while nude. What ritual is he told they are performing? Hint

A rain dance

A May Day ritual

A fertility rite

An equinox dance

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Question 9 of 20

9. When the film opens, what is Summerisle best known as a producer of? Hint

Bread

Meat

Apples

Paganism

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Question 10 of 20

10. During a scene in the Summerisle pharmacy, we get a look at an example of neo-pagan medicine when a small child is told to hold a small animal in its mouth to help a sore throat. What is the animal? Hint

Frog

Beetle

Bat

Mouse

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Question 11 of 20

11. What is the innkeeper's daughter wearing during the famous 'dance sequence'? Hint

A black cloak

Blue facepaint

Goat horns

Nothing

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Question 12 of 20

12. During the May Day parade, the performers cross their swords into a specific symbolic shape. What is it? Hint

Crescent Moon

Pentacle Star

Hexagram Star

Pentagram Star

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Question 13 of 20

13. What does Lord Summerisle wear during the May Day parade? Hint

Armor

Women's clothing

A crown

A cape

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Question 14 of 20

14. Finish this line from one of the film's Celtic-style folk tunes: 'One time I had a hundred...' Hint

Goats

Sheep

Pence

Girls

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Question 15 of 20

15. How many generations of Summerisle lords have reigned over the island? Hint

five

one

three

four

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Question 16 of 20

16. The British investigator probing Rowan Morrison's death eventually finds himself taking an unwitting role in the May Day celebration. What 'role' is given him? Hint

Man-Animal

Minstrel

Dragon

King For a Day

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Question 17 of 20

17. Horrified by the paganistic burial practices he observes around Rowan Morrison's supposed grave, the deeply religious investigator does something to try to make the area more pious. What does he do? Hint

Says the Lord's prayer

Smashes a box into a crucifix shape

Sprinkles holy water

Genuflects

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Question 18 of 20

18. What item of clothing does Rowan Morrison throw into a pool in the cave as she and the investigator are being 'pursued' by the locals on May Day? Hint

Shirt

Veil

Pants

Shoe

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Question 19 of 20

19. What aspect of their lives do the Summerisle natives hope to improve by their May Day sacrifice? Hint

Sex

Harvest

Longevity

Health

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Question 20 of 20

20. What is 'The Wicker Man'? Hint

Lord Summerisle's true identity

A giant plant monster

A giant sacrificial altar in the shape of a wooden giant

A man in wooden armor

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. To what national identity did the island of Summerisle belong?

Answer: Scottish

Summerisle was Scottish, geographically speaking, which of course still put it under the jurisdiction of British law officials.

2. What was the name of Rowan Morrison's mother?

Answer: May

The mother of the missing Rowan was May Morrison, who never DID seem too concerned about her daughter's disappearance.

3. Lord Summerisle is one of the most memorable villians to be played by genre-veteran Christopher Lee. As of 2001, what was Lee's most-recent film appearance as a villian?

Answer: 'The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring'

Lee was a memorable mad-scientist in 'Gremlins 2,' and he made a cameo as a judge in Tim Burton's 'Sleepy Hollow,' but his most recent turn as a baddie was his scene-stealing performance as Saruman the White in 'Fellowship of The Ring.' 'Attack of The Clones' won't be out until early 2002.

4. What animal is buried in place of Rowan Morrison's body?

Answer: Hare

5. Shortly after presenting the lovely innkeeper's daughter with a young man to 'enjoy' for the evening, Lord Summerisle compares her to a specific pagan deity. Which one?

Answer: Aphrodite

Though all four are Greek goddesses renowned for beauty, only Aphrodite is mentioned specifically in the scene.

Answer: Man

The eerie Maypole song charts the course of time, in accordance with the 'circle of life' beliefs of the neo-Pagan religion on Summerisle.

7. According to the schoolteacher, what is the only circumstance under which the students are taught anything of Christianity?

Answer: 'As a comparitive religion'

The children of Summerisle are primarily schooled in the island's neo-pagan beliefs, but apparently learn the basics of Christianity for comparison. Ironically, I have to wonder if most Christian schools would extend the same courtesy to the kind of neo-Paganism practiced on Summerisle (that whole human-sacrifice thing would be kind of a stumbling block, of course).

8. En route to Lord Summerisle's estate, the British investigator catches a glimpse of some local girls leaping over a fire while nude. What ritual is he told they are performing?

Answer: A fertility rite

Exactly how leaping nude over an open flame is supposed to make one fertile is never quite 'fleshed out,' pardon the pun.

9. When the film opens, what is Summerisle best known as a producer of?

Answer: Apples

At the start of the film, the most anyone on the British mainland seems to know of Summerisle is that the locals farmed some very nice apples.

Answer: Frog

Yummy!

11. What is the innkeeper's daughter wearing during the famous 'dance sequence'?

Answer: Nothing

And what a scene it is!

12. During the May Day parade, the performers cross their swords into a specific symbolic shape. What is it?

Answer: Hexagram Star

The blades cross to form a 'Hexagram,' or six-sided star. This was apparently a major pagan symbol (similar to the more well-known Pentagram) of the ancient world. It is the same structure as a Hebrew 'Star of David,' and it has been speculated that the Jews may have adopted and adapted the icon as their own during the Babylonian Captivity.

A Pentacle is an inverted Pentagram, and is typically a Satanic symbol as opposed to a Pagan one.

13. What does Lord Summerisle wear during the May Day parade?

Answer: Women's clothing

In accordance to ritual, Summerisle leads the procession as the 'man-woman.'

14. Finish this line from one of the film's Celtic-style folk tunes: 'One time I had a hundred...'

Answer: Sheep

The tune is a ballad in which the singer describes having fallen from great wealth into poverty.

15. How many generations of Summerisle lords have reigned over the island?

Answer: three

Lord Summerisle claims to be the second generation of lords, the tradition having been started by his father.

16. The British investigator probing Rowan Morrison's death eventually finds himself taking an unwitting role in the May Day celebration. What 'role' is given him?

Answer: King For a Day

He becomes 'The Fool' and is thus made 'King For a Day' at the parade's conclusion.

Answer: Smashes a box into a crucifix shape

18. What item of clothing does Rowan Morrison throw into a pool in the cave as she and the investigator are being 'pursued' by the locals on May Day?

Answer: Veil

And if he'd SEEN that, he'd...well...he'd probably have gotten caught, anyway.

19. What aspect of their lives do the Summerisle natives hope to improve by their May Day sacrifice?

Answer: Harvest

Apparently the previous year's apple crop had performed below expectations, and drastic measures were in order.

20. What is 'The Wicker Man'?

Answer: A giant sacrificial altar in the shape of a wooden giant

We aren't told or shown the titular creation until the film's final moments, but it is indeed a massive wicker-style structure shaped like a man and filled with animals, plants and possibly the most easily-bamboozled police investigator in British history.

Source: Author GeekBob

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