The Apartment Quizzes

The Apartment Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?

George Cukor

Frank Capra

Alfred Hitchcock

Billy Wilder
2 What year was it released?

1960

1965

1959

1940
3 What other Billy Wilder film had come out the year before?

Sunset Boulevard

Double Indemnity

Some Like it Hot

Psycho
4 Who plays Baxter?

Jack Lemmon

Walter Matthau

Tony Curtis

Tom Cruise
5 Where does the film take place?

Rome

Boston

New York City

Chicago
6 What was the population of New York in 1959?

7 million

8 million

10 million

5 million
7 What business is Baxter in?

Banking

Insurance

Publishing

Advertising
8 How much does Baxter make a week?

$94.70

$200.00

$100.00

$85.00
9 When is closing time?

5:30

5:20

6:30

5:10
10 Where is Baxter's apartment?

Harlem

West Village

West 60s

East Village
11 What does Baxter let executives use his apartment for?

Taking naps

Ordering dinner

Getting changed

Affairs
12 With whom is Kirkeby having an affair?

Mrs. Sheldrake

Fran

Sylvia

Mrs. Dreyfuss
13 What does Baxter's neighbor do for work?

Lawyer

Doctor

Banker

Tailor
14 Who plays Dr. Dreyfuss?

Jack Kruschen

Peter Falk

Ray Walston

Edgar Buchanan
15 Who plays Kirkeby?

Walter Matthau

Tony Curtis

David Lewis

John Ingle
16 What food item does Kirkeby ask Baxter to keep in his apartment?

Maraschino cherries

Cheese crackers

Cake

Olives
17 What is Baxter's reputation in his building?

Narc

Sad sack

Quiet nerd

Party boy/sex addict
18 What movie does Baxter watch at home?

Grand Hotel

Wild Orchids

The Painted Veil

Anna Christie
19 What frustrates Baxter about watching television?

It's not like going to the movies

Too many commercials

Not enough channels

The signal is bad
20 Who does Dobisch's date look like?

Greta Garbo

Marilyn Monroe

Myrna Loy

Rita Hayworth
21 How does Dobisch threaten Baxter when he doesn't want to give up his apartment?

Beating him up

Telling his landlord

Giving him a bad efficiency report

Firing him
22 To whom does the Marilyn Monroe lookalike think the apartment belongs?

Dorothy Parker

Dobisch's mother

Sheldrake

Dobisch
23 What does Baxter come in to work with the day after lending out his apartment to Dobisch?

A cold

A stomach flu

A black eye

A new job
24 Who plays Fran Kubelik?

Shirley MacLaine

Jane Fonda

Elizabeth Taylor

Faye Dunaway
25 What is Fran's job?

Operator

Secretary

Elevator girl

Barista

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