The Big Sleep (1946 Film) Quizzes

The Big Sleep (1946 Film) Quiz 1

1 Who wrote the novel on which the film is based?
Dorothy B. Hughes

Raymond Carver

Raymond Chandler

Dashiell Hammett
2 Who directed the film?
Howard Hawks

John Huston

Otto Preminger

Fritz Lang
3 Who plays Philip Marlowe?
Humphrey Bogart

Gary Cooper

Cary Grant

Clark Gable
4 When was the film released?
1940

1946

1949

1935
5 What is the name of the Sternwood's butler?
Jeeves

Norris

Jarvis

Max
6 Whom does Marlowe first meet in the foyer of the Sternwood residence?
Eddie Mars

General Sternwood

Carmen

Vivian
7 Who wrote the score?
Bernard Herrmann

Max Steiner

Cy Feuer

Alfred Newman
8 What does Marlowe tell Carmen his name is?
Mad Max

Doghouse Reilly

Mr. Answers

Your Worst Nightmare
9 What is a shamus?
A kind of flower

A private detective

A clue

A red herring
10 Where does Marlowe find General Sternwood?
Gardening outside

In a very hot greenhouse

In a sick bed

In a smoking room
11 What kind of beverage does Marlowe drink in the greenhouse?
Brandy

Aperol

Whiskey

Gin
12 What kind of flower does Sternwood draw Marlowe's attention to?
Lily

Orchid

Iris

Poppy
13 Where does Marlowe tell Sternwood he used to work?
The Army

The C.I.A.

District Attorney's Office

Vaudeville
14 How much did Sternwood pay Joe Brody to stay quiet about Carmen a year ago?
$10,000

$500

$1,000

$5,000
15 What nefarious business did Sean Regan used to be involved in?
Pornography

A gambling ring

Selling drugs

Transporting bootlegged alcohol across the border
16 Who plays Vivian?
Ava Gardner

Katharine Hepburn

Lauren Bacall

Betty Grable
17 Who plays Carmen?
Rita Hayworth

Martha Vickers

Dorothy Malone

Marilyn Monroe
18 What book does Marlowe ask to see at Geiger's bookstore?
Beowulf

Ben Hur

Early Shakespeare folios

Middlemarch
19 How does Marlowe know that Geiger's bookstore is a front?
The woman at ACME across the street tells him that Geiger is a crook

Marlowe sees a gun in Agnes's desk at Geiger's

Geiger himself admits it

The books that he asked for don't exist, and Agnes could not tell him as much
20 What does Geiger instruct the girl at ACME to do?
Call him when Geiger leaves

Give him a massage

Take off her glasses and let her hair down

Read poetry to him aloud
21 Who is accompanying Geiger?
Owen Taylor

Joe Brody

Carol Lundgren

Canino
22 What does Marlowe hear at Geiger's house?
Carmen arguing with Geiger about Eddie Mars

Carmen singing a jazz song

A gunshot

A lascivious conversation between Geiger and Carmen
23 What is Carmen's state at the time Geiger is killed?
She is laughing and not taking anything seriously

She is distraught and inconsolable

She is nervous and trying to make a run for it

She is higher than a kite
24 What does Marlowe find at Geiger's house on the night of Geiger's murder?
A code

Vivian's cigarette case

A note from Carmen to Sean Regan

A gun belonging to Eddie Mars
25 How much does it cost to employ Philip Marlowe for a day?
$50 plus expenses

$30 plus expenses

$150 plus expenses

$25 plus expenses

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