The Shawshank Redemption Quizzes

The Shawshank Redemption Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Stephen Spielberg

Frank Darabont

Christopher Columbus

Stanley Kubrick
2 What is the film based on?
A play

A novel

A song

A novella
3 Who wrote the material on which the film is based?
Raymond Carver

Anne Tyler

Howard Hughes

Stephen King
4 When was the film released?
1992

1990

1994

1993
5 Who wrote the screenplay?
Frank Darabont

Stephen King

Niki Marvin

Rob Reiner
6 Who originally wanted to direct the film?
Stephen Spielberg

Nora Ephron

Rob Reiner

George Lucas
7 Who composed the music?
Randy Newman

John Williams

Rachel Portman

Thomas Newman
8 In which state does the film take place?
Ohio

Massachusetts

Maine

Texas
9 What is Andy convicted of?
Killing his wife and her lover

Assisted suicide

Embezzling money

Robbing a bank
10 Who plays Andy?
James Woods

Christopher Walken

Tim Robbins

Tom Cruise
11 What is Andy's profession?
Small-town lawyer

Failed novelist

Vice president of a bank

Hockey coach
12 In what year does the film begin?
1950

1962

1947

1941
13 "I'll see you in hell before I see you in _________"
Shawshank

Reno

Jail

Court
14 With whom was Andy's wife having an affair?
An actor

A golf player

Andy's best friend

A construction worker
15 Where does Andy allege that he threw his gun?
In the river

In a ditch behind the house

Off a cliff

Off the side of the road
16 Which of the following is not a Tim Robbins movie?
Bull Durham

Raising Arizona

Mystic River

The Player
17 How many years has Red served in prison at the start of the film?
10

30

20

2
18 Who plays Red?
Denzel Washington

Morgan Freeman

Harrison Ford

Samuel L. Jackson
19 What is Red's role at the prison?
He can intimidate someone who's giving you a hard time

He teaches people to read

He settles disputes as a mediator

He can get things for you
20 Who does Red place his bet on when the new arrivals come into the prison?
Charley

Fat Ass

Andy

Heywood
21 Who plays Norton?
Clancy Brown

Bob Gunton

Tim Robbins

William Sadler
22 What does Andy find in his meal on his first day at Shawshank?
A special key

A coin

A hair

A maggot
23 Who gladly accepts the maggot?
Heywood

Brooks

Red

Bogs
24 What item does Andy ask Red to get him?
A book by Charles Dickens

A knife

Dynamite

A rock hammer
25 What do the Sisters want to do to Andy?
Befriend him

Rape him

Seduce him

Get financial advice from him