Strangers On A Train - Exam
Strangers On A Train
  • 1. Who directed the film 'Strangers On A Train'?
A) Quentin Tarantino
B) Steven Spielberg
C) Alfred Hitchcock
D) Martin Scorsese
  • 2. In the movie, what is the name of the character who proposes the 'criss-cross' murder idea?
A) Guy Haines
B) Bruno Anthony
C) Miriam Joyce
D) Ann Morton
  • 3. Who is the composer of the musical score for 'Strangers On A Train'?
A) Hans Zimmer
B) Ennio Morricone
C) John Williams
D) Dimitri Tiomkin
  • 4. What kind of transportation do the strangers meet on in the film?
A) Plane
B) Train
C) Boat
D) Bus
  • 5. Who plays the role of Guy Haines in 'Strangers On A Train'?
A) Farley Granger
B) James Stewart
C) Cary Grant
D) Gregory Peck
  • 6. In which year was the film 'Strangers On A Train' released?
A) 1972
B) 1945
C) 1960
D) 1951
  • 7. Which character in the film has a troubled marriage and desires a divorce?
A) Miriam Joyce
B) Guy Haines
C) Anne Morton
D) Bruno Anthony
  • 8. Who is the author of the novel on which the movie 'Strangers On A Train' is based?
A) Agatha Christie
B) Daphne du Maurier
C) Patricia Highsmith
D) Raymond Chandler
  • 9. What is the profession of Guy Haines in 'Strangers on a Train'?
A) Doctor
B) Professional golfer
C) Lawyer
D) Amateur tennis star
  • 10. Who does Bruno suggest Guy should murder?
A) Miriam, Guy's wife
B) Anne Morton
C) Senator Morton
D) Professor on the train
  • 11. Where does Bruno strangle Miriam to death?
A) On a tennis court
B) In her workplace
C) An amusement park
D) At the Mortons' home
  • 12. What item does Guy leave behind on the train that becomes significant later?
A) An engraved cigarette lighter
B) A pair of gloves
C) A tennis racket
D) His wallet
  • 13. Who is Anne Morton's father in 'Strangers on a Train'?
A) A doctor
B) A professor
C) A police officer
D) A US Senator
  • 14. What does Bruno send to Guy as part of his murder scheme?
A) A rope, a flashlight, and a note
B) A pistol, a house key, and a map
C) A gun, a letter, and a blueprint
D) A knife, a diary, and a photograph
  • 15. Who recognizes Bruno at the amusement park?
A) Guy Haines
B) Senator Morton
C) Anne Morton
D) A carnival worker
  • 16. What happens to Bruno during his fight with Guy on the carousel?
A) He is arrested by the police
B) He is trapped and mortally injured under the spinning carousel
C) He escapes unharmed
D) He shoots Guy
  • 17. What does Bruno's mother believe about her son?
A) She knows he is a murderer
B) She believes he is innocent
C) She suspects he is lying
D) She thinks he needs psychiatric help
  • 18. Who helps Guy evade the police escort?
A) Barbara Morton
B) Anne Morton
C) Professor on the train
D) Bruno's mother
  • 19. What does Anne realize about Bruno during a party at Senator Morton's house?
A) He is innocent
B) He loves her
C) He was looking at Barbara while strangling another woman
D) He has no connection to Miriam
  • 20. What does Guy and Anne do when another stranger tries to strike up a conversation on a train?
A) They engage in conversation
B) They abruptly hurry away from him
C) They call the police
D) They ignore him
  • 21. Which actor was originally considered for the role of Guy Haines but declined?
A) William Holden
B) Leo G. Carroll
C) Robert Walker
D) Farley Granger
  • 22. Who portrayed Bruno Antony in 'Strangers on a Train'?
A) Robert Walker
B) Kasey Rogers
C) Patricia Hitchcock
D) Jonathan Hale
  • 23. Which actress played Anne Morton, despite Alfred Hitchcock's objections?
A) Marion Lorne
B) Ruth Roman
C) Patricia Hitchcock
D) Norma Varden
  • 24. What did Hitchcock say about correct casting saving him?
A) "The need for extensive rehearsals"
B) "Time in post-production"
C) "An entire film's worth of dialogue"
D) "A reel of storytelling time"
  • 25. Who played Miriam Joyce Haines in the film?
A) Kasey Rogers
B) Patricia Hitchcock
C) Marion Lorne
D) Norma Varden
  • 26. In 'Strangers on a Train', which side of the screen does Hitchcock use to represent evil or weaker characters?
A) The center
B) The right side
C) The left side
D) Both sides equally
  • 27. Who directed the 1987 film 'Throw Momma from the Train'?
A) Stephen Wyatt
B) Tommy Lee Wallace
C) Alfred Hitchcock
D) Danny DeVito
  • 28. What does Bruno's statement about Miriam suggest in 'Strangers on a Train'?
A) He wants to marry Miriam
B) He has no opinion about Miriam
C) Some people are better off dead
D) Miriam is the best person he knows
  • 29. What position did Time Out give 'Strangers on a Train' in their list of the 100 best thriller films of all time?
A) #32
B) #10
C) #50
D) #75
  • 30. Who played Senator Morton in 'Strangers on a Train'?
A) Jonathan Hale
B) Howard St. John
C) Robert Walker
D) Leo G. Carroll
  • 31. Which location does New York's Pennsylvania Station stand in for during the title sequence?
A) Los Angeles Union Station
B) Washington's Union Station
C) Grand Central Terminal
D) Chicago Union Station
  • 32. What musical elements define Bruno's motifs in the film?
A) Upbeat brass fanfares, rhythmic percussion
B) Solo violin pieces
C) Rumbling bass, shocking clusters, glassy string harmonics
D) Soft piano melodies, gentle strings
  • 33. What was Hitchcock's response after the successful take of Miriam's strangulation scene?
A) We need to try a different angle.
B) Great job! Let's do it again.
C) Cut. Next shot.
D) That was perfect, let's wrap up.
  • 34. Which version of 'Strangers on a Train' omits the final scene on the train?
A) 'Preview Version'
B) 'American' version
C) 'British' version
D) 'Hollywood' version
  • 35. Which writer completed two drafts of the screenplay but was dismissed by Hitchcock?
A) Whitfield Cook
B) Czenzi Ormonde
C) Ben Hecht
D) Raymond Chandler
  • 36. What was Hitchcock's approach to meetings with Chandler?
A) They focused solely on the screenplay.
B) They were short and efficient.
C) Chandler found them 'god-awful jabber sessions.'
D) They were strictly business-focused.
  • 37. What does the opening title sequence's music in 'Strangers on a Train' contrast?
A) Fast versus slow dance rhythms
B) Loud versus conservative male shoes
C) High-pitched versus low-pitched sounds
D) Classical versus jazz styles
  • 38. What does Bruno admire about Guy in 'Strangers on a Train'?
A) People who are wealthy
B) People who do things
C) People who follow rules
D) People who avoid responsibility
  • 39. Which unusual instruments were included in the orchestra for 'Strangers on a Train'?
A) Percussion only
B) Novachord, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
C) Synthesizer, electric guitar, bass guitar
D) Trombone, tuba, French horn
  • 40. What was the approval rating of Strangers on a Train on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 60%
B) 75%
C) 85%
D) 98%
  • 41. What ranking did 'Strangers on a Train' receive from the American Film Institute in AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills?
A) #75
B) #32
C) #50
D) #10
  • 42. How much did Hitchcock pay to secure the rights to Patricia Highsmith's novel?
A) $5,000
B) $7,500
C) $10,000
D) $15,000
  • 43. Which film marked the end of Robert Burks's collaboration with Hitchcock?
A) Marnie (1964)
B) Psycho
C) Rear Window
D) Vertigo
  • 44. Which critic included Strangers on a Train in his Great Movies list?
A) Bosley Crowther
B) Leslie Halliwell
C) David Keyes
D) Roger Ebert
  • 45. Which writer turned down the screenplay offer because they thought the story was too tawdry?
A) Thornton Wilder
B) Raymond Chandler
C) John Steinbeck
D) Dashiell Hammett
  • 46. Who wrote a treatment that pleased Hitchcock and included a homoerotic subtext?
A) Whitfield Cook
B) John Steinbeck
C) Raymond Chandler
D) Dashiell Hammett
  • 47. What did Hitchcock insist on regarding his work and personal life?
A) Collaboration with difficult writers.
B) Keeping his name out of negotiations.
C) No compromise in his work, food, or wines.
D) Using the original novel's plot.
  • 48. What does Bruno give to Guy as a 'receipt' for killing Miriam?
A) A watch
B) Her glasses
C) A letter
D) A cigarette lighter
  • 49. Which song is associated with Bruno's actions at the fairground and later during a murder?
A) "Baby Face"
B) "Carolina in the Morning"
C) "The Band Played On"
D) "Oh, You Beautiful Doll"
  • 50. Who were with Patricia on the Ferris wheel according to her account?
A) The actors playing Miriam's two boyfriends.
B) Hitchcock alone.
C) Her parents and Hitchcock.
D) No one, she was alone.
  • 51. What musical theme is associated with Guy in the film?
A) A hesitant, passive idea
B) A complex harmonic structure
C) An energetic and lively motif
D) A cheerful and optimistic melody
  • 52. What was the primary filming location for Guy's hometown?
A) Danbury, Connecticut (as Metcalf)
B) Forest Hills, New York
C) Washington, D.C.
D) Chatsworth, California
  • 53. In which year was the film selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress?
A) 2019
B) 2022
C) 2021
D) 2020
  • 54. What notable addition did Hitchcock and his team make to the screenplay?
A) A secret meeting
B) A mysterious letter
C) A hidden treasure map
D) The runaway merry-go-round
  • 55. What is the title of the 1969 film loosely based on 'Strangers on a Train'?
A) 'Do Revenge'
B) 'Once You Meet a Stranger'
C) 'Once You Kiss a Stranger'
D) 'Throw Momma from the Train'
  • 56. Which streaming platform released a film in 2022 inspired by 'Strangers on a Train'?
A) Netflix
B) Disney+
C) Amazon Prime Video
D) Hulu
  • 57. Which television network aired the 1996 remake 'Once You Meet a Stranger'?
A) NBC
B) FOX
C) CBS
D) ABC
  • 58. What theme is explored through the characters Guy and Bruno?
A) Family bonds
B) Heroism
C) Romantic love
D) Doppelgänger
  • 59. Who did Raymond Chandler suggest to write the screenplay after he was unavailable?
A) Czenzi Ormonde
B) Dashiell Hammett
C) John Steinbeck
D) Whitfield Cook
  • 60. Where did 'Strangers on a Train' premiere in New York?
A) Strand Theatre
B) Warner Theatre
C) Paramount Theatre
D) Huntington Park Theatre
  • 61. What does Guy's grin in response to Bruno's suggestion reveal in 'Strangers on a Train'?
A) Joy
B) Complete agreement
C) Disinterest
D) Underlying tension
  • 62. Who played Hitchcock in BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Play adaptation of 'Strangers on a Film'?
A) Anthony Perkins
B) Patrick Stewart
C) Ray Milland
D) Clive Swift
  • 63. How much did 'Strangers on a Train' earn domestically according to Warner Bros' records?
A) $3,100,000
B) $2,500,000
C) $1,788,000
D) $900,000
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