The Big Sleep (1946 Film) Quizzes

The Big Sleep (1946 Film) Quiz 1

1 Who wrote the novel on which the film is based?
Dashiell Hammett

Raymond Carver

Dorothy B. Hughes

Raymond Chandler
2 Who directed the film?
John Huston

Otto Preminger

Fritz Lang

Howard Hawks
3 Who plays Philip Marlowe?
Gary Cooper

Humphrey Bogart

Cary Grant

Clark Gable
4 When was the film released?
1935

1940

1946

1949
5 What is the name of the Sternwood's butler?
Norris

Jarvis

Jeeves

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

Carmen

Vivian

Eddie Mars
7 Who wrote the score?
Cy Feuer

Alfred Newman

Bernard Herrmann

Max Steiner
8 What does Marlowe tell Carmen his name is?
Your Worst Nightmare

Mad Max

Mr. Answers

Doghouse Reilly
9 What is a shamus?
A clue

A private detective

A kind of flower

A red herring
10 Where does Marlowe find General Sternwood?
In a sick bed

In a smoking room

Gardening outside

In a very hot greenhouse
11 What kind of beverage does Marlowe drink in the greenhouse?
Whiskey

Aperol

Gin

Brandy
12 What kind of flower does Sternwood draw Marlowe's attention to?
Iris

Poppy

Lily

Orchid
13 Where does Marlowe tell Sternwood he used to work?
Vaudeville

The Army

District Attorney's Office

The C.I.A.
14 How much did Sternwood pay Joe Brody to stay quiet about Carmen a year ago?
$1,000

$5,000

$500

$10,000
15 What nefarious business did Sean Regan used to be involved in?
A gambling ring

Transporting bootlegged alcohol across the border

Pornography

Selling drugs
16 Who plays Vivian?
Lauren Bacall

Katharine Hepburn

Betty Grable

Ava Gardner
17 Who plays Carmen?
Dorothy Malone

Marilyn Monroe

Martha Vickers

Rita Hayworth
18 What book does Marlowe ask to see at Geiger's bookstore?
Beowulf

Early Shakespeare folios

Ben Hur

Middlemarch
19 How does Marlowe know that Geiger's bookstore is a front?
Marlowe sees a gun in Agnes's desk at Geiger's

Geiger himself admits it

The woman at ACME across the street tells him that Geiger is a crook

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?
Read poetry to him aloud

Call him when Geiger leaves

Take off her glasses and let her hair down

Give him a massage
21 Who is accompanying Geiger?
Joe Brody

Owen Taylor

Canino

Carol Lundgren
22 What does Marlowe hear at Geiger's house?
A gunshot

Carmen arguing with Geiger about Eddie Mars

Carmen singing a jazz song

A lascivious conversation between Geiger and Carmen
23 What is Carmen's state at the time Geiger is killed?
She is higher than a kite

She is nervous and trying to make a run for it

She is distraught and inconsolable

She is laughing and not taking anything seriously
24 What does Marlowe find at Geiger's house on the night of Geiger's murder?
A gun belonging to Eddie Mars

A code

A note from Carmen to Sean Regan

Vivian's cigarette case
25 How much does it cost to employ Philip Marlowe for a day?
$50 plus expenses

$30 plus expenses

$25 plus expenses

$150 plus expenses

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