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How much do you know about White Heat? | Quiz

Who didn't root for the bad guy of the Great Gangster Films? Here's your chance to relive the classics and if you don't score high here, get outta town G-man. Here is one of my favorites, "White Heat".

A multiple-choice quiz by justicejoe49. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
justicejoe49

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
166,064

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
409

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. In "White Heat", when Virginia Mayo tells Cody Jarrett, played by James Cagney, that she doesn't have anything to wear, he says that she'd look good in, what? Hint

a trench coat

a towel

a sheet

a shower curtain

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Question 2 of 10

2. After the train heist in "White Heat", Big Ed, can't figure why the gang is waiting around in the hideout. He tells Cody that he feels cooped up like, what? Hint

some scared chickens

a bunch of gophers

a kettle of fish

a couple of housecats

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Question 3 of 10

3. In "White Heat", how did Cody say Big Ed got his name? Hint

He's a big guy.

He has big ideas.

He only pulls big jobs.

He's got a big following.

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Question 4 of 10

4. In "White Heat", Ma left the new hideout, against his wishes, to go get Cody his favorite fruit. What was that? Hint

peaches

strawberries

oranges

prunes

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Question 5 of 10

5. In "White Heat", Cody turned himself in for what other crime, so the Feds couldn't pin the mail train robbery & murder on him? Hint

museum robbery

gas station stick-up

hotel heist

forgery

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Question 6 of 10

6. In "White Heat", what city did Cody do his short stretch before breaking out? Hint

Albany, NY

Sacramento, CA

Carson City, NV

Springfield, IL

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Question 7 of 10

7. In "White Heat", how did Big Ed try to knock off Cody in prison? Hint

get him stabbed

have a machine part drop on him

have him tossed into the printer

have him run over by a forklift

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Question 8 of 10

8. In "White Heat", what causes Cody to have a tantrum in the prison mess hall? Hint

He finds out that his wife is dead.

He finds out that his new buddy is a Fed.

He finds out that his gang was caught.

He finds out that his mother is dead.

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Question 9 of 10

9. In "White Heat", what's Cody eating when he shoots Parker, a fellow prison escapee, through the trunk of a car? Hint

a sandwich

a piece of cake

an ice cream cone

a chicken leg

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Question 10 of 10

10. In "White Heat", how does the gang get inside the oil refinery to rob the payroll? Hint

They're hidden in a gas truck.

They cut a hole in the fence.

They're disguised as cops.

They breakdown the front gate.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In "White Heat", when Virginia Mayo tells Cody Jarrett, played by James Cagney, that she doesn't have anything to wear, he says that she'd look good in, what?

Answer: a shower curtain

Even though his character was supposed to be "nuts", Cagney, in "White Heat", ruled the roost and had his gang on pins & needles. Mayo would rather have run out on the rest of the gang so she could have spent all the loot.

2. After the train heist in "White Heat", Big Ed, can't figure why the gang is waiting around in the hideout. He tells Cody that he feels cooped up like, what?

Answer: a bunch of gophers

Soon, a storm blows in, road blocks ease and the Gang gets on the move.

3. In "White Heat", how did Cody say Big Ed got his name?

Answer: He has big ideas.

Cody says that one day, Big Ed is going to get big ideas about him and they will be his last.

4. In "White Heat", Ma left the new hideout, against his wishes, to go get Cody his favorite fruit. What was that?

Answer: strawberries

The coppers were on the lookout and tailed her back to the gang.

5. In "White Heat", Cody turned himself in for what other crime, so the Feds couldn't pin the mail train robbery & murder on him?

Answer: hotel heist

Cody figured he'd be off the hook after a short stretch. They couldn't get him for the federal charges because he couldn't be in two places at the same time.

6. In "White Heat", what city did Cody do his short stretch before breaking out?

Answer: Springfield, IL

He was going to miss his Ma because she was always there to keep him calm and boost his ego.

7. In "White Heat", how did Big Ed try to knock off Cody in prison?

Answer: have a machine part drop on him

An undercover Fed pushed him out of the way and the heavy machine part barely missed Cody.

8. In "White Heat", what causes Cody to have a tantrum in the prison mess hall?

Answer: He finds out that his mother is dead.

With Ma dead, Cody plans a breakout to catch Big Ed, see his sweety and pull another job.

9. In "White Heat", what's Cody eating when he shoots Parker, a fellow prison escapee, through the trunk of a car?

Answer: a chicken leg

After giving Parker some air holes, Cody's new gang goes off looking for Big Ed.

10. In "White Heat", how does the gang get inside the oil refinery to rob the payroll?

Answer: They're hidden in a gas truck.

After failing at his final job, Cody blows himself up on top of a gas holding tank. In a huge ball of fire, Cody yells to his Ma that he finally made it to the "top of the world".

Hope you enjoyed this one. Look for more Gangster Classics coming soon.

Source: Author justicejoe49

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