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 Carver

Dorothy B. Hughes

Raymond Chandler

Dashiell Hammett
2 Who directed the film?
Otto Preminger

Fritz Lang

Howard Hawks

John Huston
3 Who plays Philip Marlowe?
Humphrey Bogart

Cary Grant

Gary Cooper

Clark Gable
4 When was the film released?
1946

1949

1935

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

Jarvis

Max

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

Vivian

General Sternwood

Carmen
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

Mad Max

Your Worst Nightmare
9 What is a shamus?
A red herring

A kind of flower

A private detective

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

In a very hot greenhouse

Gardening outside

In a sick bed
11 What kind of beverage does Marlowe drink in the greenhouse?
Whiskey

Brandy

Gin

Aperol
12 What kind of flower does Sternwood draw Marlowe's attention to?
Lily

Iris

Poppy

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

District Attorney's Office

The Army

Vaudeville
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?
Selling drugs

A gambling ring

Transporting bootlegged alcohol across the border

Pornography
16 Who plays Vivian?
Betty Grable

Ava Gardner

Katharine Hepburn

Lauren Bacall
17 Who plays Carmen?
Dorothy Malone

Rita Hayworth

Marilyn Monroe

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

Ben Hur

Early Shakespeare folios

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

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

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
20 What does Geiger instruct the girl at ACME to do?
Read poetry to him aloud

Give him a massage

Take off her glasses and let her hair down

Call him when Geiger leaves
21 Who is accompanying Geiger?
Carol Lundgren

Joe Brody

Owen Taylor

Canino
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 distraught and inconsolable

She is laughing and not taking anything seriously

She is higher than a kite

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?
Vivian's cigarette case

A code

A gun belonging to Eddie Mars

A note from Carmen to Sean Regan
25 How much does it cost to employ Philip Marlowe for a day?
$30 plus expenses

$50 plus expenses

$25 plus expenses

$150 plus expenses

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