The Shape of Water Quizzes

The Shape of Water Quiz

1 What is Hoffstetler's real first name?
Dimitri

Fyodor

Vladmir

Boris
2 Which famous Mexican filmmaker is Guillermo del Toro's close friend and early collaborator?
Alfonso Cuarón

Alejandro González Iñárritu

Alejandro Jodorwosky

Gael García Bernal
3 During which war does this film take place?
Vietnam

The Cold War

World War II

The Korean War
4 What popular self-help book do we see Strickland read?
The Power of Positive Thinking

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Think and Grow Rich

How to Win Friends and Influence People
5 Where does Elisa have prominent scars?
Neck

Breasts

Face

Arms
6 What is Zelda's husband's name?
Brewster

Benjamin

Wilson

Fuller
7 Which of the following films served as an inspiration for the monster in this film?
Aquaman

Frankenstein

The Creature from the Black Lagoon

The Thing
8 Which of del Toro's films earned a Best Foreign Language Film nomination at the Academy Awards in 2007?
The Shape of Water

Mimic

Pan's Labyrinth

Cronos
9 What actor frequently appears in prosthetics in Del Toro's films?
Doug Jones

Michael Shannon

Richard Jenkins

Idris Elba
10 Where does Elisa place Strickland's fingers?
In her pocket

On ice

On the edge of the creature's pool

A sandwich bag
11 What kind of pie do Elisa and Giles get from the pie shop?
Banana Cream

Key Lime

Lemon Meringue

Apple
12 What kind of business do Elisa and Giles live above?
Shoe store

Cadillac dealership

Movie theater

Pie shop
13 What filmmaker did Guillermo del Toro write a book-length essay about early in his career?
Alfred Hitchcock

Luis Buñuel

Jean Renoir

John Carpenter
14 What is the name of the city where The Shape of Water takes place?
Washington D.C.

Providence

Baltimore

San Francisco
15 What food does Elisa feed the creature?
Steaks

Fish

Fish food

Eggs
16 How does Giles's cat die?
Eaten by the creature

Drowns in the creature's bathtub

The cat doesn't die

Eats the creature's bath supplement
17 What was this film's budget?
$50 million

$10 million

$100 million

$20 million
18 Which of the following films has Richard Jenkins NOT appeared in?
Burn After Reading

Anchorman

Step Brothers

The Cabin in the Woods
19 What country was Guillermo del Toro born and raised in?
Venezuela

Argentina

Spain

Mexico
20 What does General Hoyt order Strickland to do with the creature?
Vivisect it

Return it to the Amazon

Send it into space

Move it to a zoo
21 What does Hoffstetler offer the Russians who show up at his apartment?
Butter cake

Tea

Crumb cake

Cookies
22 What product does Giles attempt to draw an advertisement for?
Key lime pie

Cornflakes

Coca Cola

Jello
23 Where is the creature from?
Antarctica

The Galapagos Islands

The Amazon

Mariana Trench
24 Who is Hoffstetler a spy for?
Mexico

China

Britain

The Soviets
25 What was Guillermo del Toro's first feature-length film?
Mimic

The Devil's Backbone

Cronos

Blade II

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