The Big Sleep (1946 Film) Quizzes

The Big Sleep (1946 Film) Quiz 1

1 Who wrote the novel on which the film is based?
Raymond Chandler

Dorothy B. Hughes

Dashiell Hammett

Raymond Carver
2 Who directed the film?
Fritz Lang

John Huston

Otto Preminger

Howard Hawks
3 Who plays Philip Marlowe?
Humphrey Bogart

Cary Grant

Clark Gable

Gary Cooper
4 When was the film released?
1935

1940

1946

1949
5 What is the name of the Sternwood's butler?
Max

Jeeves

Norris

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

Vivian

General Sternwood

Eddie Mars
7 Who wrote the score?
Alfred Newman

Cy Feuer

Bernard Herrmann

Max Steiner
8 What does Marlowe tell Carmen his name is?
Doghouse Reilly

Mad Max

Mr. Answers

Your Worst Nightmare
9 What is a shamus?
A clue

A kind of flower

A red herring

A private detective
10 Where does Marlowe find General Sternwood?
In a smoking room

In a sick bed

In a very hot greenhouse

Gardening outside
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?
Iris

Orchid

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?
$10,000

$500

$5,000

$1,000
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?
Betty Grable

Lauren Bacall

Katharine Hepburn

Ava Gardner
17 Who plays Carmen?
Dorothy Malone

Martha Vickers

Marilyn Monroe

Rita Hayworth
18 What book does Marlowe ask to see at Geiger's bookstore?
Ben Hur

Beowulf

Early Shakespeare folios

Middlemarch
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 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
20 What does Geiger instruct the girl at ACME to do?
Call him when Geiger leaves

Give him a massage

Read poetry to him aloud

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

Joe Brody

Carol Lundgren

Owen Taylor
22 What does Marlowe hear at Geiger's house?
A lascivious conversation between Geiger and Carmen

Carmen arguing with Geiger about Eddie Mars

Carmen singing a jazz song

A gunshot
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 laughing and not taking anything seriously

She is higher than a kite

She is distraught and inconsolable
24 What does Marlowe find at Geiger's house on the night of Geiger's murder?
A gun belonging to Eddie Mars

A code

A note from Carmen to Sean Regan

Vivian's cigarette case
25 How much does it cost to employ Philip Marlowe for a day?
$30 plus expenses

$25 plus expenses

$50 plus expenses

$150 plus expenses

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