The Big Sleep (1946 Film) Quizzes

The Big Sleep (1946 Film) Quiz 1

1 Who wrote the novel on which the film is based?
Dorothy B. Hughes

Dashiell Hammett

Raymond Carver

Raymond Chandler
2 Who directed the film?
John Huston

Fritz Lang

Otto Preminger

Howard Hawks
3 Who plays Philip Marlowe?
Cary Grant

Gary Cooper

Humphrey Bogart

Clark Gable
4 When was the film released?
1935

1946

1949

1940
5 What is the name of the Sternwood's butler?
Norris

Jeeves

Max

Jarvis
6 Whom does Marlowe first meet in the foyer of the Sternwood residence?
Eddie Mars

Carmen

General Sternwood

Vivian
7 Who wrote the score?
Alfred Newman

Cy Feuer

Bernard Herrmann

Max Steiner
8 What does Marlowe tell Carmen his name is?
Mr. Answers

Doghouse Reilly

Your Worst Nightmare

Mad Max
9 What is a shamus?
A private detective

A red herring

A clue

A kind of flower
10 Where does Marlowe find General Sternwood?
In a very hot greenhouse

Gardening outside

In a sick bed

In a smoking room
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?
Poppy

Lily

Iris

Orchid
13 Where does Marlowe tell Sternwood he used to work?
District Attorney's Office

The C.I.A.

Vaudeville

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

$500

$5,000

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

Transporting bootlegged alcohol across the border

Selling drugs

A gambling ring
16 Who plays Vivian?
Ava Gardner

Betty Grable

Katharine Hepburn

Lauren Bacall
17 Who plays Carmen?
Rita Hayworth

Dorothy Malone

Marilyn Monroe

Martha Vickers
18 What book does Marlowe ask to see at Geiger's bookstore?
Early Shakespeare folios

Beowulf

Middlemarch

Ben Hur
19 How does Marlowe know that Geiger's bookstore is a front?
Geiger himself admits it

Marlowe sees a gun in Agnes's desk at Geiger's

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?
Give him a massage

Read poetry to him aloud

Call him when Geiger leaves

Take off her glasses and let her hair down
21 Who is accompanying Geiger?
Joe Brody

Canino

Owen Taylor

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

A lascivious conversation between Geiger and Carmen

Carmen arguing with Geiger about Eddie Mars

Carmen singing a jazz song
23 What is Carmen's state at the time Geiger is killed?
She is nervous and trying to make a run for it

She is higher than a kite

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

Vivian's cigarette case

A note from Carmen to Sean Regan

A code
25 How much does it cost to employ Philip Marlowe for a day?
$50 plus expenses

$150 plus expenses

$30 plus expenses

$25 plus expenses

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