The Big Sleep (1946 Film) Quizzes

The Big Sleep (1946 Film) Quiz 1

1 Who wrote the novel on which the film is based?
Dashiell Hammett

Raymond Chandler

Raymond Carver

Dorothy B. Hughes
2 Who directed the film?
Howard Hawks

John Huston

Fritz Lang

Otto Preminger
3 Who plays Philip Marlowe?
Clark Gable

Humphrey Bogart

Cary Grant

Gary Cooper
4 When was the film released?
1949

1940

1935

1946
5 What is the name of the Sternwood's butler?
Jeeves

Jarvis

Norris

Max
6 Whom does Marlowe first meet in the foyer of the Sternwood residence?
Vivian

Carmen

Eddie Mars

General Sternwood
7 Who wrote the score?
Bernard Herrmann

Max Steiner

Cy Feuer

Alfred Newman
8 What does Marlowe tell Carmen his name is?
Your Worst Nightmare

Mad Max

Mr. Answers

Doghouse Reilly
9 What is a shamus?
A clue

A kind of flower

A private detective

A red herring
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

Brandy

Gin
12 What kind of flower does Sternwood draw Marlowe's attention to?
Orchid

Iris

Lily

Poppy
13 Where does Marlowe tell Sternwood he used to work?
The C.I.A.

Vaudeville

The Army

District Attorney's Office
14 How much did Sternwood pay Joe Brody to stay quiet about Carmen a year ago?
$1,000

$500

$10,000

$5,000
15 What nefarious business did Sean Regan used to be involved in?
Pornography

A gambling ring

Transporting bootlegged alcohol across the border

Selling drugs
16 Who plays Vivian?
Betty Grable

Lauren Bacall

Katharine Hepburn

Ava Gardner
17 Who plays Carmen?
Rita Hayworth

Marilyn Monroe

Dorothy Malone

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?
The books that he asked for don't exist, and Agnes could not tell him as much

The woman at ACME across the street tells him that Geiger is a crook

Geiger himself admits it

Marlowe sees a gun in Agnes's desk at Geiger's
20 What does Geiger instruct the girl at ACME to do?
Read poetry to him aloud

Call him when Geiger leaves

Take off her glasses and let her hair down

Give him a massage
21 Who is accompanying Geiger?
Owen Taylor

Canino

Joe Brody

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

Carmen arguing with Geiger about Eddie Mars

Carmen singing a jazz song

A lascivious conversation between Geiger and Carmen
23 What is Carmen's state at the time Geiger is killed?
She is laughing and not taking anything seriously

She is higher than a kite

She is distraught and inconsolable

She is nervous and trying to make a run for it
24 What does Marlowe find at Geiger's house on the night of Geiger's murder?
A gun belonging to Eddie Mars

A note from Carmen to Sean Regan

A code

Vivian's cigarette case
25 How much does it cost to employ Philip Marlowe for a day?
$150 plus expenses

$50 plus expenses

$30 plus expenses

$25 plus expenses

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