 - 1. The story of Samson and Delilah is a profound narrative from the biblical Book of Judges, encapsulating themes of strength, betrayal, and divine destiny. Samson, a Hebrew judge endowed with extraordinary strength, was a Nazarite, dedicated to God from birth. His remarkable feats included defeating a lion with his bare hands and single-handedly slaying a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey. His immense power, however, was intrinsically linked to his uncut hair, symbolizing his covenant with God. Delilah, a beautiful Philistine woman, entranced Samson and ultimately became the instrument of his downfall. Seduced by the allure of wealth, she coaxed Samson into revealing the secret of his strength. Betrayed and shorn of his hair while he slept in her embrace, Samson was captured by the Philistines, who blinded him and made him a slave. Despite his suffering, the story culminates in a moment of redemption as Samson's strength is restored. In a climactic act of defiance, he pulls down the pillars of the Philistine temple, sacrificing himself to defeat his enemies, transforming betrayal into a final triumph that echoes the complexities of love and loyalty.
Who is Samson's lover?
A) Ruth
B) Delilah
C) Naomi
D) Miriam
- 2. What is the source of Samson's strength?
A) His uncut hair
B) His armor
C) His muscles
D) His diet
- 3. Which people captured Samson?
A) Ammonites
B) Moabites
C) Israelites
D) Philistines
- 4. What was the riddle Samson posed at his wedding?
A) What gets wetter as it dries?
B) What has four legs and can fly?
C) Out of the eater, something to eat
D) A ship without a sail
- 5. What did the Philistines do to Samson after capturing him?
A) Imprisoned him
B) Killed him immediately
C) Let him go
D) Gouged out his eyes
- 6. Where was Samson held captive?
A) In Jerusalem
B) In Bethlehem
C) In Gaza
D) In Jericho
- 7. How long did Samson judge Israel?
A) 20 years
B) 40 years
C) 10 years
D) 20 months
- 8. What animal did Samson kill with his bare hands?
A) A lion
B) A wolf
C) A bear
D) A tiger
- 9. What did the Philistines celebrate after capturing Samson?
A) Their god Dagon
B) Their victory over Israel
C) Peace in the land
D) The harvest
- 10. What was Samson's role among the Israelites?
A) Priest
B) Judge
C) King
D) Prophet
- 11. What emotion did Delilah use to manipulate Samson?
A) Fear
B) Love
C) Greed
D) Jealousy
- 12. What did the spirit of the Lord do for Samson?
A) Came mightily upon him
B) Spoke to him
C) Gave him peace
D) Left him
- 13. What did Samson do in the temple before bringing it down?
A) Prayed to God
B) Screamed for help
C) Danced
D) Sang a song
- 14. What did Samson use to kill a thousand Philistines?
A) A sword
B) His bare hands
C) The jawbone of a donkey
D) A spear
- 15. Who were Samson's parents?
A) Manoah and his wife
B) Jacob and Rachel
C) Isaac and Rebekah
D) Zebulun and Leah
- 16. Who produced and directed 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Jesse L. Lasky Jr.
B) Cecil B. DeMille
C) Harold Lamb
D) Fredric M. Frank
- 17. Which actress played the role of Delilah in 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Loretta Young
B) Hedy Lamarr
C) Miriam Hopkins
D) Angela Lansbury
- 18. Who was the Saran of Gaza played by in 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Henry Wilcoxon
B) Richard Greene
C) Victor Mature
D) George Sanders
- 19. Which novel's film rights did DeMille also purchase for 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) The Book of Judges
B) Biblical stories by various authors
C) Harold Lamb's original treatment
D) Vladimir Jabotinsky's 'Samson the Nazirite'
- 20. In what year did pre-production on 'Samson and Delilah' begin?
A) 1926
B) 1950
C) 1935
D) 1948
- 21. Which film festival awarded Cecil B. DeMille for 'Samson and Delilah' in 1952?
A) Cannes Film Festival
B) Golden Globe Awards
C) Film français Grand Prix
D) Academy Awards
- 22. What was the wager Samson proposed at his wedding feast?
A) A royal title
B) A trip to Jerusalem
C) A pot of gold
D) Thirty garments for solving a riddle
- 23. What did Delilah use to seduce Samson and learn his secret?
A) Magic potions
B) Spiked wine
C) A love letter
D) An enchanted necklace
- 24. Who was the military governor of Dan who also courted Semadar?
A) Saran of Gaza
B) Prince Ahtur
C) Tubal
D) Miriam
- 25. Who was the father of Semadar in 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Hazelelponit
B) Prince Ahtur
C) Saran of Gaza
D) Tubal
- 26. Who wrote the original film treatment for 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Cecil B. DeMille
B) Fredric M. Frank
C) Harold Lamb
D) Jesse L. Lasky Jr.
- 27. Which actress did DeMille consider for the role of Samson in early production plans?
A) James Cagney
B) John Wayne
C) Henry Wilcoxon
D) Charles Bickford
- 28. Who did DeMille think could be the perfect Delilah in April 1936?
A) Claudette Colbert
B) Grace Bradley
C) Sally Rand
D) Dolores del Río
- 29. What convinced Paramount executives to approve Samson and Delilah?
A) Audience test screenings of a pilot episode
B) An endorsement from another director
C) A financial guarantee from DeMille
D) A sketch by Dan Groesbeck depicting the characters
- 30. Who did DeMille hire in spring 1948 to paint the 'ideal Delilah'?
A) Harold Lamb
B) Jeanie MacPherson
C) Dan Groesbeck
D) Henry Clive
- 31. Who did DeMille hire as a research coordinator in July 1948?
A) Henry Noerdlinger
B) Jeanie MacPherson
C) Dan Groesbeck
D) Harold Lamb
- 32. Which actress turned down the role of Delilah because she was too nice?
A) Lizabeth Scott
B) Rhonda Fleming
C) Vivien Leigh
D) Ann Sheridan
- 33. Who replaced Phyllis Calvert in the role of Semadar due to illness?
A) Angela Lansbury
B) Ruth Roman
C) Jean Simmons
D) Hedy Lamarr
- 34. What was William 'Wee Willie' Davis's role in the film?
A) The voice of an angel announcing Samson's birth
B) A Philistine spectator in the temple scene
C) Samson's friend who marries his first wife
D) Garmiskar, the Saran's wrestler who fights Samson
- 35. When did principal photography for 'Samson and Delilah' begin?
A) February 1949
B) October 4, 1948
C) January 4, 1949
D) December 22, 1948
- 36. Which actress was seriously considered for the role of Delilah but found out she was very ill?
A) Lizabeth Scott
B) Ann Sheridan
C) Vivien Leigh
D) Rhonda Fleming
- 37. Where did the restored version of Samson and Delilah premiere in 2012?
A) Cineteca Bologna's Il Cinema Ritrovato
B) Paramount Home Media Distribution
C) AFI Awards
D) Look's Annual Film Awards
- 38. How much did 'Samson and Delilah' earn in theatrical rentals during its initial release?
A) $8 million
B) $9 million
C) $10 million
D) $7.5 million
- 39. Which actress was reportedly disappointed when Hedy Lamarr got the role of Delilah?
A) Yvonne De Carlo
B) Lizabeth Scott
C) Maria Montez
D) Vivien Leigh
- 40. What award did DeMille receive in March 1950 for Samson and Delilah?
A) All Industry Achievement Award
B) Boxoffice Barometer Trophy
C) Best Picture of the Year
D) Parents' magazine medal
- 41. Who was one of the attendees at the premiere who later became known for his role in Universal Pictures?
A) Buddy Rogers
B) Cecil B. DeMille
C) Barney Balaban
D) Billy Wilder
- 42. Who supervised the special effects for 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Gordon Jennings
B) Hedy Lamarr
C) Cecil B. DeMille
D) Victor Mature
- 43. Who was initially considered for the role of Miriam, the Danite girl who loves Samson?
A) Olive Deering
B) Hedy Lamarr
C) Angela Lansbury
D) Kasey Rogers
- 44. Who visited the set of 'Samson and Delilah' in late October 1948?
A) Victor Mature
B) Hedda Hopper
C) Virginia MacPherson
D) Cecil B. DeMille
- 45. In which year was Samson and Delilah nominated for AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions?
A) 2005
B) 2002
C) 1982
D) 2013
- 46. What year did MCA DiscoVision plan to release Samson and Delilah on LaserDisc before it was scrapped?
A) 1979
B) 1990
C) 1978
D) 1982
- 47. On what date was Samson and Delilah released on DVD by Paramount Home Media Distribution?
A) March 12, 2013
B) March 11, 2014
C) December 1950
D) 1982
- 48. What did Hedy Lamarr confide to Hedda Hopper about Victor Mature's feelings towards the lion?
A) 'He was excited and eager.'
B) 'He didn't mind at all.'
C) 'Vic was leary about tangling with the critter.'
D) 'He wanted to befriend the lion.'
- 49. How did Paramount executives describe 'Samson and Delilah' after a sneak preview?
A) 'DeMille's masterpiece.'
B) A failure.
C) An average film.
D) A disappointment.
- 50. Who described 'Samson and Delilah' as a tremendously entertaining film?
A) Bosley Crowther
B) The Modern Screen
C) Variety
D) Leonard Maltin
- 51. How did Cecil B. DeMille describe Hedy Lamarr?
A) Difficult to work with.
B) An excellent dancer.
C) 'Unbelievably beautiful.'
D) A talented actress.
- 52. What did Cecil B. DeMille describe as the 'one thread' that tied together Samson's life incidents?
A) Delilah's betrayal
B) The burning of crops by Samson
C) Samson the Nazarite
D) The riddle posed by Samson
- 53. Who played Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard?
A) Gloria Swanson
B) Bette Davis
C) Barbara Stanwyck
D) Joan Crawford
- 54. What did Cecil B. DeMille urge Victor Mature to do during the scene where he was supposed to stalk the lion?
A) 'Get closer.'
B) 'Talk softly to the lion.'
C) 'Run away from the lion.'
D) 'Stay still and observe.'
- 55. Which director directed Sunset Boulevard?
A) Billy Wilder
B) Cecil B. DeMille
C) Alfred Hitchcock
D) Frank Capra
- 56. Who performed the lion scene originally intended for Victor Mature?
A) Hedy Lamarr.
B) Cecil B. DeMille.
C) A stunt man.
D) Victor Mature himself.
- 57. In which poll was Samson and Delilah ranked as the 4th Best Picture?
A) Look's Annual Film Awards
B) AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions
C) AFI's 10 Top 10
D) The Country Gentleman magazine's ninth annual poll
- 58. When was Samson and Delilah first released on VHS by Paramount Home Video?
A) 1990
B) 1979
C) 1988
D) 1981
- 59. Which trophy did DeMille receive in December 1950 for Samson and Delilah?
A) Parents' magazine medal
B) All Industry Achievement Award
C) Best Picture of the Year
D) Boxoffice Barometer Trophy
- 60. In what year did the first LaserDisc edition of Samson and Delilah finally get released?
A) 1978
B) 1982
C) 1992
D) 2014
- 61. Who among the following attended the televised world premiere of Samson and Delilah?
A) Mary Pickford
B) Bette Davis
C) Joan Crawford
D) Gloria Swanson
- 62. Who was the actress that 'cried into her tea cup' when Hedy Lamarr was cast as Delilah?
A) Lizabeth Scott
B) Maria Montez
C) Yvonne De Carlo
D) Rhonda Fleming
- 63. When did Samson and Delilah go into general release?
A) May 23, 1949
B) November 1959
C) December 21, 1949
D) January 13, 1950
- 64. What did Victor Mature call out during the scene where he was supposed to stalk the lion?
A) 'Attack me now!'
B) 'Run away, lion!'
C) 'I'm your friend!'
D) 'Nice kitty, nice kitty.'
- 65. How much did 'Samson and Delilah' earn during its theatrical reissue in 1959?
A) $1.5 million
B) $4 million
C) $3 million
D) $2.5 million
- 66. When was the scene where Samson is blinded by the Philistines filmed?
A) October 4, 1948
B) Late December 1948
C) February 1949
D) January 4, 1949
- 67. Which actress was given sixth billing after the five main stars?
A) Angela Lansbury
B) Olive Deering
C) Hedy Lamarr
D) Phyllis Calvert
- 68. In which city did the televised world premiere of Samson and Delilah take place?
A) New York City
B) Hollywood
C) Chicago
D) Los Angeles
- 69. Who was the local professional wrestler cast as Garmiskar in 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Jesse L. Lasky Jr.
B) Fredric M. Frank
C) William 'Wee Willie' Davis
D) Henry Wilcoxon
- 70. When was the digital restoration of Samson and Delilah completed?
A) 2014
B) 1982
C) 1979
D) 2012
- 71. Which trade review described 'Samson and Delilah' as potentially the most impressive spectacle since 'The Ten Commandments'?
A) Harrison's Reports
B) Variety
C) Boxoffice
D) Showmen's Trade Review
- 72. How many times was the model for the toppling of the temple destroyed?
A) Never
B) Five times
C) Three times
D) Once
- 73. How long did it take to shoot the toppling of the temple of Dagon?
A) Three weeks
B) A year
C) Six months
D) Two years
- 74. What was the fictional silent film star's name in Sunset Boulevard?
A) Greta Garbo
B) Lillian Gish
C) Mary Pickford
D) Norma Desmond
- 75. When was Samson and Delilah released on Blu-ray Disc?
A) 1979
B) 1988
C) March 11, 2014
D) March 12, 2013
- 76. Who did Variety praise for fitting neatly into the role of Samson in 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Victor Mature
B) Henry Wilcoxon
C) George Sanders
D) Hedy Lamarr
- 77. Where did several costumes used in 'Samson and Delilah' originate from?
A) Greece.
B) Egypt.
C) Morocco, including traditional caftans.
D) Italy.
- 78. How much did it cost to shoot the toppling of the temple of Dagon?
A) $100,000
B) $150,000
C) $50,000
D) $200,000
- 79. In which year was Samson and Delilah nominated for AFI's 10 Top 10 as an Epic Film?
A) 2008
B) 2014
C) 1979
D) 1950
- 80. Which magazine declared 'Samson and Delilah' would be classed with the big films of all time?
A) The Exhibitor
B) Boxoffice
C) Showmen's Trade Review
D) Harrison's Reports
- 81. When was Samson and Delilah successfully re-released?
A) December 21, 1949
B) November 1959
C) January 13, 1950
D) May 23, 1949
- 82. Which film's box office triumph led to the re-release of Samson and Delilah?
A) Hercules (1958)
B) The Ten Commandments (1956)
C) Quo Vadis (1951)
D) Ben-Hur (1959)
- 83. By when had the film been completely edited?
A) January 21, 1949
B) December 22, 1948
C) October 4, 1948
D) July 1949
- 84. What was the blade of the 'red-hot' sword prop made from?
A) Opaque plastic with a red neon bulb inside the tip.
B) Glass.
C) Real metal.
D) Wood.
- 85. Which film critic admired the use of color in 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) The Modern Screen
B) Leonard Maltin
C) Bosley Crowther
D) Variety
- 86. In which film does Cecil B. DeMille play himself?
A) The Ten Commandments
B) Cleopatra
C) Sunset Boulevard
D) Samson and Delilah
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