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Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock quiz

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Question 1 of 3Easy

Which Doris Day hit was written for a Hitchcock film?

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  1. 1 Easy

    What did Hitchcock place under a table to explain suspense?

    Answer: A bomb

    Why: Seen in advance, the bomb turns a dull chat into fifteen minutes of suspense; unseen, it gives just fifteen seconds of surprise.

  2. 2 Medium

    What food did Hitchcock say frightened him?

    Answer: Eggs

    Why: His film To Catch a Thief even shows a woman stubbing out a cigarette in a fried egg's yolk.

  3. 3 Hard

    In which city's studios did Hitchcock shoot his first finished feature?

    Answer: Munich

    Why: The Pleasure Garden, his first finished feature, was a co-production of London's Gainsborough and Munich's Emelka.

  4. 4 Easy

    Which drawing by Hitchcock opened his TV show?

    Answer: His profile

    Why: Next, his real silhouette walked in from the right and stopped at center screen to cover the drawing.

  5. 5 Medium

    Which Hitchcock film won the Best Picture Oscar?

    Answer: Rebecca

    Why: Best Picture honors a film's producer, so the statuette went to David O. Selznick rather than to Hitchcock.

  6. 6 Hard

    What film did Vertigo dethrone in the 2012 Sight and Sound poll?

    Answer: Citizen Kane

    Why: Citizen Kane had topped the once-a-decade poll five times running, from 1962 to 2002.

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