The Shape of Water Quizzes

The Shape of Water Quiz

1 What is Hoffstetler's real first name?
Vladmir

Fyodor

Boris

Dimitri
2 Which famous Mexican filmmaker is Guillermo del Toro's close friend and early collaborator?
Alejandro González Iñárritu

Gael García Bernal

Alfonso Cuarón

Alejandro Jodorwosky
3 During which war does this film take place?
The Korean War

World War II

Vietnam

The Cold War
4 What popular self-help book do we see Strickland read?
Think and Grow Rich

How to Win Friends and Influence People

The Power of Positive Thinking

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
5 Where does Elisa have prominent scars?
Face

Arms

Breasts

Neck
6 What is Zelda's husband's name?
Fuller

Brewster

Wilson

Benjamin
7 Which of the following films served as an inspiration for the monster in this film?
The Thing

The Creature from the Black Lagoon

Aquaman

Frankenstein
8 Which of del Toro's films earned a Best Foreign Language Film nomination at the Academy Awards in 2007?
Cronos

Mimic

Pan's Labyrinth

The Shape of Water
9 What actor frequently appears in prosthetics in Del Toro's films?
Idris Elba

Michael Shannon

Doug Jones

Richard Jenkins
10 Where does Elisa place Strickland's fingers?
A sandwich bag

In her pocket

On ice

On the edge of the creature's pool
11 What kind of pie do Elisa and Giles get from the pie shop?
Key Lime

Apple

Banana Cream

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

Pie shop

Cadillac dealership

Movie theater
13 What filmmaker did Guillermo del Toro write a book-length essay about early in his career?
Luis Buñuel

Jean Renoir

John Carpenter

Alfred Hitchcock
14 What is the name of the city where The Shape of Water takes place?
Baltimore

Providence

San Francisco

Washington D.C.
15 What food does Elisa feed the creature?
Fish food

Steaks

Fish

Eggs
16 How does Giles's cat die?
Drowns in the creature's bathtub

Eaten by the creature

Eats the creature's bath supplement

The cat doesn't die
17 What was this film's budget?
$100 million

$20 million

$50 million

$10 million
18 Which of the following films has Richard Jenkins NOT appeared in?
Step Brothers

Burn After Reading

Anchorman

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

Spain

Argentina

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

Send it into space

Move it to a zoo

Return it to the Amazon
21 What does Hoffstetler offer the Russians who show up at his apartment?
Cookies

Butter cake

Tea

Crumb cake
22 What product does Giles attempt to draw an advertisement for?
Jello

Coca Cola

Key lime pie

Cornflakes
23 Where is the creature from?
The Amazon

The Galapagos Islands

Mariana Trench

Antarctica
24 Who is Hoffstetler a spy for?
China

Britain

The Soviets

Mexico
25 What was Guillermo del Toro's first feature-length film?
The Devil's Backbone

Blade II

Mimic

Cronos

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