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Tough Hitch Trivia Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about the Master of Suspense. Most are multiple choice so take your pick. Some of these questions require having seen the particular film.

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

Author
andycapp

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
7,492

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
13 / 20

Plays
2225

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 20

1. What was Hitchcock's first American film? Hint

Foreign Correspondent

Stage Fright

Psycho

Rebecca

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Question 2 of 20

2. Which of Hitchcock's films ended without 'The End'? Hint

Saboteur

Vertigo

Stage Fright

The Birds

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Question 3 of 20

3. Where was 'Shadow of a Doubt' set? Hint

Phoenix

Santa Rosa

San Jose

Portland

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Question 4 of 20

4. What are the names of the two leading characters in 'To Catch a Thief'? Hint

Lisa Freemont, Guy Haines

Eve Kendall, Johnny Aysgarth

Frances Stevens, John Robie

Melanie Daniels, Tony Wendice

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Question 5 of 20

5. In 'Vertigo', what colour dress does Madeleine Elster wear when Scottie first sees her? Hint

Blue

Red

Black

White

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Question 6 of 20

6. In what country was 'Under Capricorn' mainly set? Hint

Ireland

Australia

United States

England

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Question 7 of 20

7. What weapon was Captain Lesgate killed with in 'Dial M for Murder'? Hint

scissors

golf club

screwdriver

revolver

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Question 8 of 20

8. In which film was Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) killed in the shower?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 9 of 20

9. Helen Mirren played Hitchcock's wife in the 2012 biopic "Hitchcock". What was his wife's name? Hint

Alma Reville

Madeleine Carroll

Marion Crane

Margaret Lockwood

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who from 'Goodbye Mr Chips' had earlier starred in 'The 39 Steps'? Hint

John Mills

Terry Kilburn

Robert Donat

Greer Garson

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Question 11 of 20

11. What is Hitch's cameo in 'North By Northwest'? Hint

Walks his own dogs out of a pet shop

Sits next to Cary Grant on a bus

Boards a train carrying a double bass

Misses a bus at the end of the opening credits

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Question 12 of 20

12. How many Hitchcock films did Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart act in, in total? Hint

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Question 13 of 20

13. What was Hitch's first thriller? Hint

Murder!

Easy Virtue

The Lodger

Foreign Correspondant

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Question 14 of 20

14. Which of these films were not based on a story by Daphne du Maurier? Hint

Rebecca

I Confess

The Birds

Jamaica Inn

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Question 15 of 20

15. Who is not a character from 'Rebecca'? Hint

Maxim de Winter

Lina McLaidlaw

Mrs Danvers

Jack Favell

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Question 16 of 20

16. Bernard Herrmann did NOT compose the music for which film? Hint

Vertigo

The Wrong Man

Foreign Correspondent

Citizen Kane

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Question 17 of 20

17. Who starred in 'Rear Window'? Hint

Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren

Gregory Peck, Ingrid Bergman

Jimmy Stewart, Grace Kelly

Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll

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Question 18 of 20

18. Which James Bond starred in 'Marnie' with Tippi Hedren? Hint

Timothy Dalton

Roger Moore

Pierce Brosnan

Sean Connery

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Question 19 of 20

19. What non-existent spy does Phillip Vandamm (James Mason) think Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) is in 'North by Northwest'? Hint

Mark Halliday

Dr. Ben McKenna

George Kaplan

Prof. Michael Armstrong

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which producer did Hitch feel was too interfering? Hint

Louis.B Mayer

Norman Bates

Irving.G Thalberg

David.O Selznick

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Hitchcock's first American film?

Answer: Rebecca

This was his only film to win the Best Picture Academy Award.

2. Which of Hitchcock's films ended without 'The End'?

Answer: The Birds

This was to give the impression of unending terror.

3. Where was 'Shadow of a Doubt' set?

Answer: Santa Rosa

4. What are the names of the two leading characters in 'To Catch a Thief'?

Answer: Frances Stevens, John Robie

Eve Kendall ('North by Northwest'), Johnny Aysgarth ('Suspicion'), Melanie Daniels ('The Birds'), Tony Wendice ('Dial M for Murder'), Lisa Freemont ('Rear Window'), Guy Haines ('Strangers on a Train').

5. In 'Vertigo', what colour dress does Madeleine Elster wear when Scottie first sees her?

Answer: Black

The dress is black but she is wearing a green wrap. Green is used largely throughout the film.

6. In what country was 'Under Capricorn' mainly set?

Answer: Australia

Joseph Cotten, Michael Wilding and Ingrid Bergman starred in this 1949 movie.

7. What weapon was Captain Lesgate killed with in 'Dial M for Murder'?

Answer: scissors

Ray Milland, Grace Kelly and Robert Cummings starred. Anthony Dawson portrayed the unfortunate Captain Lesgate.

8. In which film was Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) killed in the shower?

Answer: Psycho

The blood in this scene was chocolate sauce.

9. Helen Mirren played Hitchcock's wife in the 2012 biopic "Hitchcock". What was his wife's name?

Answer: Alma Reville

Hitch met Alma Reville at his first studio in England. The 2012 movie starred Anthony Hopkins as Hitch and Helen Mirren as Alma.

10. Who from 'Goodbye Mr Chips' had earlier starred in 'The 39 Steps'?

Answer: Robert Donat

Donat portrayed Richard Hannay in 'Steps', and Chips himself in 'Mr. Chips'.

11. What is Hitch's cameo in 'North By Northwest'?

Answer: Misses a bus at the end of the opening credits

He boards the train with a double bass in 'Strangers on a Train',sits next to Cary Grant on a bus in 'To Catch a Thief' and walks his dogs out of a pet shop in 'The Birds'.

12. How many Hitchcock films did Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart act in, in total?

Answer: 8

Each appeared in four of Hitch's films. Cary: 'Suspicion', 'Notorious', 'To Catch a Thief' and 'North by Northwest'. Jimmy: 'Rope', 'Rear Window', 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' and 'Vertigo'.

13. What was Hitch's first thriller?

Answer: The Lodger

'The Lodger' (1927) starred Ivor Novello as Jonathan Drew, the eponymous lodger.

14. Which of these films were not based on a story by Daphne du Maurier?

Answer: I Confess

'I Confess', starring Montgomery Clift, and set in Quebec, was based on a play by Paul Anthelme.

15. Who is not a character from 'Rebecca'?

Answer: Lina McLaidlaw

Lina McLaidlaw, from 'Suspicion', won Joan Fontaine an Oscar after she missed out the year before for 'Rebecca'.

16. Bernard Herrmann did NOT compose the music for which film?

Answer: Foreign Correspondent

He was also seen as the conductor in 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'.

17. Who starred in 'Rear Window'?

Answer: Jimmy Stewart, Grace Kelly

Donat and Carroll were in 'The 39 Steps'. 'The Birds' starred Taylor and Hedren. Peck and Bergman were in 'Spellbound' together.

18. Which James Bond starred in 'Marnie' with Tippi Hedren?

Answer: Sean Connery

19. What non-existent spy does Phillip Vandamm (James Mason) think Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) is in 'North by Northwest'?

Answer: George Kaplan

Dr. Ben McKenna: 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
Prof. Michael Armstrong: 'Torn Curtain' and
Mark Halliday: 'Dial M for Murder'

20. Which producer did Hitch feel was too interfering?

Answer: David.O Selznick

Selznick gave Hitchcock his first American contract.

Source: Author andycapp

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