Classic Cinema quiz

More questions about Classic Cinema

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1. 1 Easy

   What type of animal is Asta in the Thin Man film series?

   Answer: Dog

   Why: In Dashiell Hammett's novel Asta is a female schnauzer; the films used a wire fox terrier named Skippy.

2. 2 Medium

   Which landmark was recreated as a studio set for North by Northwest?

   Answer: Mount Rushmore

   Why: The Interior Department called the planned chase desecration and pulled Hitchcock's permit, so MGM rebuilt the presidents' faces in Culver City.

3. 3 Hard

   In The Maltese Falcon, which monarch was the jeweled bird made for?

   Answer: Charles V of Spain

   Why: Real history: Charles V granted Malta to the Knights in 1530 for a yearly tribute of one live falcon, paid every All Saints' Day.

4. 4 Easy

   What word does Charles Foster Kane say on his deathbed in Citizen Kane?

   Answer: Rosebud

   Why: Citizen Kane took nine Oscar nominations and won just one, for its screenplay, while Hearst banned any mention of the film from his newspapers.

5. 5 Medium

   How many minutes into Psycho does the main character Marion Crane die?

   Answer: 47 minutes

   Why: Hitchcock spent a full week in December 1959 on the shower sequence and boasted of seventy camera setups for forty-five seconds of film.

6. 6 Hard

   What San Francisco shop do Mitch and Melanie meet at in The Birds?

   Answer: Davidson's Pet Shop

   Why: Mitch is buying lovebirds for his sister Cathy's 11th birthday; Melanie buys them and drives them to Bodega Bay, where the attacks begin.