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