Chungking Express - Exam
Chungking Express
  • 1. Who directed the film 'Chungking Express'?
A) Wong Kar-wai
B) Ang Lee
C) Yimou Zhang
D) Tsai Ming-liang
  • 2. In which city is the majority of 'Chungking Express' set?
A) Seoul
B) Tokyo
C) Beijing
D) Hong Kong
  • 3. Which actor plays the character Cop 223?
A) Tony Leung Chiu-wai
B) Jackie Chan
C) Takeshi Kaneshiro
D) Andy Lau
  • 4. What Hong Kong landmark is featured prominently in 'Chungking Express'?
A) Wong Tai Sin Temple
B) Victoria Peak
C) Lan Kwai Fong
D) Chungking Mansions
  • 5. The film 'Chungking Express' is divided into how many separate stories?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 5
D) 3
  • 6. What does Cop 223 buy every day from the snack bar hoping to bump into the mysterious woman?
A) Beer
B) Pineapple
C) Coffee
D) Cigarettes
  • 7. What is the name of the bar where Faye works in 'Chungking Express'?
A) Lan Kwai Fong Bar
B) Dreams Bar
C) Midnight Express
D) Blue Angel Bar
  • 8. Who plays the character Faye in 'Chungking Express'?
A) Faye Wong
B) Gong Li
C) Zhang Ziyi
D) Maggie Cheung
  • 9. What is the name of Cop 663's ex-girlfriend in the film?
A) Lai
B) Mimi
C) May
D) Faye
  • 10. What is the name of the song that Faye dances to in 'Chungking Express'?
A) California Dreamin'
B) My Heart Will Go On
C) Bohemian Rhapsody
D) I Will Always Love You
  • 11. What genre does 'Chungking Express' belong to?
A) Horror film
B) Arthouse anthology crime romantic comedy-drama
C) Historical drama
D) Science fiction thriller
  • 12. In which year was 'Chungking Express' released?
A) 1996
B) 2000
C) 1994
D) 1992
  • 13. What is the significance of the date 1 May in the first story?
A) It is the day he first met the woman in the blonde wig.
B) It is He Zhi Wu's birthday and the expiration date of the pineapples he buys.
C) It is the day he decided to quit his job.
D) It marks the anniversary of his first meeting with May.
  • 14. Who is the flight attendant in the second story?
A) Brigitte Lin
B) Faye Wong
C) Valerie Chow
D) May
  • 15. What does Cop 663 receive from the flight attendant?
A) A bouquet of flowers.
B) A new pager.
C) A letter containing a set of keys to his apartment.
D) A boarding pass.
  • 16. What does Faye do with the keys to Cop 663's apartment?
A) She uses them to clean and redecorate the apartment.
B) She gives them to someone else.
C) She throws them away.
D) She locks him out.
  • 17. What does Cop 663 ask Faye at the end of the second story?
A) To marry him.
B) To stay with him forever.
C) Wherever you want to take me.
D) To leave Hong Kong.
  • 18. What happens to the boarding pass Faye leaves for Cop 663?
A) It is returned to her.
B) It becomes wrinkled and water-stained.
C) It is never mentioned again.
D) It is lost in the mail.
  • 19. What does Cop 663 do with the food store?
A) He sells it to Faye.
B) He closes it down.
C) He turns it into a police station.
D) He buys it and converts it into a restaurant.
  • 20. What is the name of the club where Zhi Wu meets the woman in the blonde wig?
A) Lan Kwai Fong Club
B) Chungking Club
C) Midnight Express Club
D) Bottoms Up Club
  • 21. Which film critic gave 'Chungking Express' three out of four stars?
A) Janet Maslin
B) Peter Travers
C) Barry Jenkins
D) Roger Ebert
  • 22. Which song by Dinah Washington is featured in 'Chungking Express'?
A) 'Things in Life' by Dennis Brown'
B) 'What a Diff'rence a Day Made'
C) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
D) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
  • 23. What inspired Wong Kar-wai's original title for 'Chungking Express', '重慶森林'?
A) A historical event in Chungking
B) A local legend from Hong Kong
C) Haruki Murakami's 'Norwegian Wood' (挪威的森林)
D) A famous Chinese poem about forests
  • 24. What is the relationship between Faye and the store owner?
A) They are strangers.
B) They are friends.
C) They are cousins.
D) They are sisters.
  • 25. What was the total gross of 'Chungking Express' in the United States?
A) $600,200
B) $32,779
C) $1,000,000
D) $7,678,549
  • 26. What does Zhi Wu do for the woman in the blonde wig while she sleeps?
A) He shines her shoes.
B) He leaves her a note.
C) He reads her a bedtime story.
D) He cooks her dinner.
  • 27. Which director is said to be influenced by 'Chungking Express'?
A) Barry Jenkins
B) Quentin Tarantino
C) Roger Ebert
D) Stanley Wong
  • 28. Who was the cinematographer for 'Chungking Express'?
A) Tony Leung Chiu-wai
B) Wong Kar-wai
C) Christopher Doyle
D) Takeshi Kaneshiro
  • 29. What does Cop 663 do with the boarding pass Faye leaves for him?
A) He gives it to Faye immediately.
B) He keeps it in his pocket.
C) He presents it to her, wrinkled and water-stained.
D) He throws it away.
  • 30. Where was the second story of 'Chungking Express' primarily shot?
A) Hong Kong Island
B) Kowloon
C) Tsim Sha Tsui
D) Central, including Lan Kwai Fong
  • 31. Which song is played during a scene between Leung's and Valerie Chow's characters?
A) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
B) 'Things in Life' by Dennis Brown'
C) 'What a Diff'rence a Day Made' by Dinah Washington
D) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
  • 32. What does Faye write for Cop 663 when he presents the boarding pass?
A) A new boarding pass.
B) A poem.
C) A love letter.
D) A note saying goodbye.
  • 33. Which company reclaimed the rights to 'Chungking Express' and made it available on its streaming platform?
A) Sony Pictures
B) Rolling Thunder
C) The Criterion Collection
D) Miramax
  • 34. Which film critic described 'Chungking Express' as both 'exasperating and exhilarating'?
A) Barry Jenkins
B) Janet Maslin
C) Peter Travers
D) Roger Ebert
  • 35. Which song is the main recurring music for the first story in 'Chungking Express'?
A) 'What a Diff'rence a Day Made' by Dinah Washington'
B) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
C) 'Things in Life' by Dennis Brown
D) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
  • 36. Which film festival selected 'Chungking Express' to compete for the Golden Leopard in 1994?
A) Venice Film Festival
B) Berlin International Film Festival
C) 47th Locarno Film Festival
D) Cannes Film Festival
  • 37. What does Cop 663 ask Faye to do if she leaves?
A) To forget him.
B) To call him.
C) To send him a postcard.
D) To visit him.
  • 38. Which song is heard during the opening and when Brigitte Lin's character takes the gun in 'Chungking Express'?
A) 'Baroque' by Michael Galasso
B) 'Things in Life' by Dennis Brown'
C) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
D) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
  • 39. What does Faye ask Cop 663 when she returns to Hong Kong?
A) If he wants to leave Hong Kong.
B) If he wants to marry her.
C) If he still loves her.
D) What he wants the destination to be.
  • 40. What does the woman in the blonde wig do after leaving the hotel room?
A) She starts a new job.
B) She leaves Hong Kong.
C) She shoots the drug baron who set her up.
D) She calls the police.
  • 41. Which company distributed 'Chungking Express' in North America in 1996?
A) Sony Pictures
B) Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder distribution company under Miramax
C) The Criterion Collection
D) Warner Bros.
  • 42. What does Faye leave Cop 663 at the restaurant?
A) A boarding pass drawn on a paper napkin.
B) A photograph.
C) A love letter.
D) A bouquet of flowers.
  • 43. What does Zhi Wu receive on his pager from the woman in the blonde wig?
A) A message apologizing for her behavior.
B) A message saying she is leaving Hong Kong.
C) A message asking for a meeting.
D) A message wishing him a happy birthday.
  • 44. What does Cop 663 ask Faye to do for the grand opening?
A) To leave immediately.
B) To stay for the grand opening.
C) To close the restaurant.
D) To help him with the preparations.
  • 45. Who plays the manager of the takeaway restaurant Midnight Express?
A) Wong Chi-Ming
B) Leung Sun
C) Kwan Lee-na
D) Chan Kam-chuen
  • 46. What is the approval rating of 'Chungking Express' on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 92%
B) 75%
C) 89%
D) 65%
  • 47. Which song is similar to 'Baroque' but appears on the soundtrack album?
A) 'Fornication in Space' (track 3)
B) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
C) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
D) 'What a Diff'rence a Day Made' by Dinah Washington'
  • 48. In which year did 'Chungking Express' rank 144 in Sight and Sound's poll to find the most acclaimed films of all time?
A) 2018
B) 2012
C) 2005
D) 2002
  • 49. Which film was included in Time's All-Time 100 best movies list in 2005?
A) 'Fight Club'
B) 'Pulp Fiction'
C) 'The Matrix'
D) 'Chungking Express'
  • 50. What does Faye do when she returns to Hong Kong?
A) She leaves Hong Kong again.
B) She starts a new job.
C) She finds that Cop 663 has bought the food store.
D) She visits her family.
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