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