The Apartment Quizzes

The Apartment Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?

George Cukor

Alfred Hitchcock

Frank Capra

Billy Wilder
2 What year was it released?

1965

1940

1959

1960
3 What other Billy Wilder film had come out the year before?

Psycho

Double Indemnity

Sunset Boulevard

Some Like it Hot
4 Who plays Baxter?

Walter Matthau

Jack Lemmon

Tom Cruise

Tony Curtis
5 Where does the film take place?

Chicago

Boston

New York City

Rome
6 What was the population of New York in 1959?

10 million

8 million

7 million

5 million
7 What business is Baxter in?

Advertising

Publishing

Banking

Insurance
8 How much does Baxter make a week?

$94.70

$200.00

$85.00

$100.00
9 When is closing time?

5:10

6:30

5:20

5:30
10 Where is Baxter's apartment?

East Village

Harlem

West Village

West 60s
11 What does Baxter let executives use his apartment for?

Taking naps

Getting changed

Ordering dinner

Affairs
12 With whom is Kirkeby having an affair?

Mrs. Sheldrake

Fran

Mrs. Dreyfuss

Sylvia
13 What does Baxter's neighbor do for work?

Tailor

Banker

Lawyer

Doctor
14 Who plays Dr. Dreyfuss?

Jack Kruschen

Ray Walston

Peter Falk

Edgar Buchanan
15 Who plays Kirkeby?

John Ingle

Walter Matthau

Tony Curtis

David Lewis
16 What food item does Kirkeby ask Baxter to keep in his apartment?

Cake

Cheese crackers

Olives

Maraschino cherries
17 What is Baxter's reputation in his building?

Party boy/sex addict

Sad sack

Narc

Quiet nerd
18 What movie does Baxter watch at home?

Grand Hotel

Anna Christie

Wild Orchids

The Painted Veil
19 What frustrates Baxter about watching television?

It's not like going to the movies

Not enough channels

Too many commercials

The signal is bad
20 Who does Dobisch's date look like?

Rita Hayworth

Greta Garbo

Myrna Loy

Marilyn Monroe
21 How does Dobisch threaten Baxter when he doesn't want to give up his apartment?

Giving him a bad efficiency report

Telling his landlord

Beating him up

Firing him
22 To whom does the Marilyn Monroe lookalike think the apartment belongs?

Dorothy Parker

Sheldrake

Dobisch's mother

Dobisch
23 What does Baxter come in to work with the day after lending out his apartment to Dobisch?

A stomach flu

A black eye

A new job

A cold
24 Who plays Fran Kubelik?

Faye Dunaway

Jane Fonda

Elizabeth Taylor

Shirley MacLaine
25 What is Fran's job?

Elevator girl

Barista

Secretary

Operator

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