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 Carver

Dorothy B. Hughes

Raymond Chandler
2 Who directed the film?
Howard Hawks

John Huston

Otto Preminger

Fritz Lang
3 Who plays Philip Marlowe?
Humphrey Bogart

Gary Cooper

Clark Gable

Cary Grant
4 When was the film released?
1940

1946

1949

1935
5 What is the name of the Sternwood's butler?
Norris

Max

Jarvis

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

Carmen

Eddie Mars

Vivian
7 Who wrote the score?
Bernard Herrmann

Alfred Newman

Max Steiner

Cy Feuer
8 What does Marlowe tell Carmen his name is?
Doghouse Reilly

Mr. Answers

Your Worst Nightmare

Mad Max
9 What is a shamus?
A kind of flower

A red herring

A clue

A private detective
10 Where does Marlowe find General Sternwood?
In a sick bed

In a very hot greenhouse

In a smoking room

Gardening outside
11 What kind of beverage does Marlowe drink in the greenhouse?
Brandy

Gin

Whiskey

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

Poppy

Lily

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

The Army

The C.I.A.

Vaudeville
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?
A gambling ring

Pornography

Transporting bootlegged alcohol across the border

Selling drugs
16 Who plays Vivian?
Katharine Hepburn

Ava Gardner

Betty Grable

Lauren Bacall
17 Who plays Carmen?
Dorothy Malone

Rita Hayworth

Martha Vickers

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

Middlemarch

Beowulf

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

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

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

Take off her glasses and let her hair down

Call him when Geiger leaves

Give him a massage
21 Who is accompanying Geiger?
Joe Brody

Owen Taylor

Canino

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

Carmen singing a jazz song

A gunshot

Carmen arguing with Geiger about Eddie Mars
23 What is Carmen's state at the time Geiger is killed?
She is laughing and not taking anything seriously

She is nervous and trying to make a run for it

She is distraught and inconsolable

She is higher than a kite
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?
$50 plus expenses

$150 plus expenses

$25 plus expenses

$30 plus expenses

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