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