Pleasantville Quizzes

Pleasantville Quiz 1

1 When was the film released?
1998

1992

2001

1995
2 Who directed the film?
Gary Ross

Rob Reiner

Sofia Coppola

Christopher Columbus
3 Who wrote the film?
Gary Ross

Steven Spielberg

Penny Marshall

Steven Soderbergh
4 Who wrote the score?
Rachel Portman

John Williams

Danny Elfman

Randy Newman
5 Who plays David?
Tobey Maguire

Matt Damon

Leonardo DiCaprio

Ben Affleck
6 Where does the film take place?
Long Island

California

Connecticut

Maine
7 Who plays Jennifer?
Kirsten Dunst

Gwyneth Paltrow

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Reese Witherspoon
8 Which Academy Award was the film NOT nominated for?
Best Original Screenplay

Best Costume Design

Best Music

Best Art Direction
9 What term does a teacher at David's high school ask the class to define?
Drought

Conformity

Expression

Famine
10 What is David's favorite show?
Friends

MTV Cribs

Seinfeld

Pleasantville
11 Who plays David's mother?
Mary Louise Parker

Jane Kaczmarek

Allison Janney

Catherine Keener
12 What is the prize amount for the Pleasantville marathon trivia contest?
$2000

$2500

$500

$1000
13 What does Jennifer want to watch on television?
Dawson's Creek

MTV

A documentary about TLC

Titanic
14 Who is David's best friend?
Matt

Roger

Clarence

Howard
15 Where is David's mother going for the weekend?
A meditation retreat

On a cruise with her ex-husband

To visit her mother

On a trip with her younger boyfriend
16 What color dress does Jennifer want to wear for her date?
Pale blue

Pink

Red

Orange
17 What do Jennifer and David fight over?
The car

The microwave

The phone

The remote control
18 Who does Jennifer have a date with?
Sam

Rick

Matt

Mark
19 Who plays the television repairman?
Andy Griffith

Don Knotts

Mickey Rooney

Ron Howard
20 When does the Pleasantville marathon start?
6

9

7

6:30
21 What is David's name in Pleasantville?
Skip

Bud

Beaver

Eddie
22 What is Jennifer's name in Pleasantville?
Debbie Ann

Mary Sue

Betty Margaret

Linda
23 Who plays George?
William H. Macy

Jeff Daniels

Ron Howard

John C. Reilly
24 Who plays Betty?
Joan Allen

Annette Bening

Glenn Close

Laurie Metcalf
25 Who is their neighbor in Pleasantville?
Mr. Pilkes

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Duke

Mr. Simpson

List 10 elements of Art Direction (set design, props, costumes, make-up, etc) that you notice throughout the movie. Then, choose 5 and explain their significance or symbolism.

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Setting

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Pleasantville

While Pleasantville is an idyllic town in many ways, a place where everything is pleasant and no one is ever dissatisfied, its "pleasantness" is held together by repression. The citizens of the town are satisfied precisely because they repress any...

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Pleasantville Jennifer and Betty

Through Jennifer, Betty learns about desire and the physical nature of relationships. The residents of Pleasantville are described as repressed. Betty is expected to have her work done and have dinner on the table, but she has no ability to make...

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