Chungking Express - Exam
Chungking Express
  • 1. Who directed the film 'Chungking Express'?
A) Yimou Zhang
B) Tsai Ming-liang
C) Wong Kar-wai
D) Ang Lee
  • 2. In which city is the majority of 'Chungking Express' set?
A) Beijing
B) Hong Kong
C) Seoul
D) Tokyo
  • 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) 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) 4
B) 3
C) 5
D) 2
  • 6. What does Cop 223 buy every day from the snack bar hoping to bump into the mysterious woman?
A) Cigarettes
B) Beer
C) Coffee
D) Pineapple
  • 7. What is the name of the bar where Faye works in 'Chungking Express'?
A) Lan Kwai Fong Bar
B) Dreams Bar
C) Blue Angel Bar
D) Midnight Express
  • 8. Who plays the character Faye in 'Chungking Express'?
A) Zhang Ziyi
B) Gong Li
C) Maggie Cheung
D) Faye Wong
  • 9. What is the name of Cop 663's ex-girlfriend in the film?
A) Lai
B) Faye
C) May
D) Mimi
  • 10. What is the name of the song that Faye dances to in 'Chungking Express'?
A) Bohemian Rhapsody
B) California Dreamin'
C) I Will Always Love You
D) My Heart Will Go On
  • 11. What genre does 'Chungking Express' belong to?
A) Historical drama
B) Science fiction thriller
C) Horror film
D) Arthouse anthology crime romantic comedy-drama
  • 12. In which year was 'Chungking Express' released?
A) 1994
B) 2000
C) 1996
D) 1992
  • 13. What is the significance of the date 1 May in the first story?
A) It is He Zhi Wu's birthday and the expiration date of the pineapples he buys.
B) It is the day he decided to quit his job.
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) Faye Wong
B) Brigitte Lin
C) May
D) Valerie Chow
  • 15. What does Cop 663 receive from the flight attendant?
A) A bouquet of flowers.
B) A boarding pass.
C) A new pager.
D) A letter containing a set of keys to his apartment.
  • 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 locks him out.
D) She throws them away.
  • 17. What does Cop 663 ask Faye at the end of the second story?
A) To leave Hong Kong.
B) Wherever you want to take me.
C) To marry him.
D) To stay with him forever.
  • 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 buys it and converts it into a restaurant.
B) He closes it down.
C) He sells it to Faye.
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) Lan Kwai Fong Club
B) Chungking Club
C) Bottoms Up Club
D) Midnight Express Club
  • 21. Which film critic gave 'Chungking Express' three out of four stars?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Peter Travers
C) Barry Jenkins
D) Janet Maslin
  • 22. Which song by Dinah Washington is featured in 'Chungking Express'?
A) 'Things in Life' by Dennis Brown'
B) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
C) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
D) 'What a Diff'rence a Day Made'
  • 23. What inspired Wong Kar-wai's original title for 'Chungking Express', '重慶森林'?
A) A famous Chinese poem about forests
B) A local legend from Hong Kong
C) Haruki Murakami's 'Norwegian Wood' (挪威的森林)
D) A historical event in Chungking
  • 24. What is the relationship between Faye and the store owner?
A) They are strangers.
B) They are sisters.
C) They are cousins.
D) They are friends.
  • 25. What was the total gross of 'Chungking Express' in the United States?
A) $600,200
B) $1,000,000
C) $32,779
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 reads her a bedtime story.
C) He leaves her a note.
D) He cooks her dinner.
  • 27. Which director is said to be influenced by 'Chungking Express'?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Quentin Tarantino
C) Barry Jenkins
D) Stanley Wong
  • 28. Who was the cinematographer for 'Chungking Express'?
A) Wong Kar-wai
B) Christopher Doyle
C) Tony Leung Chiu-wai
D) Takeshi Kaneshiro
  • 29. What does Cop 663 do with the boarding pass Faye leaves for him?
A) He throws it away.
B) He gives it to Faye immediately.
C) He presents it to her, wrinkled and water-stained.
D) He keeps it in his pocket.
  • 30. Where was the second story of 'Chungking Express' primarily shot?
A) Hong Kong Island
B) Central, including Lan Kwai Fong
C) Tsim Sha Tsui
D) Kowloon
  • 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) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
D) 'What a Diff'rence a Day Made' by Dinah Washington
  • 32. What does Faye write for Cop 663 when he presents the boarding pass?
A) A note saying goodbye.
B) A poem.
C) A love letter.
D) A new boarding pass.
  • 33. Which company reclaimed the rights to 'Chungking Express' and made it available on its streaming platform?
A) Rolling Thunder
B) Miramax
C) Sony Pictures
D) The Criterion Collection
  • 34. Which film critic described 'Chungking Express' as both 'exasperating and exhilarating'?
A) Janet Maslin
B) Peter Travers
C) Roger Ebert
D) Barry Jenkins
  • 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) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
C) 'Things in Life' by Dennis Brown
D) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
  • 36. Which film festival selected 'Chungking Express' to compete for the Golden Leopard in 1994?
A) 47th Locarno Film Festival
B) Cannes Film Festival
C) Venice Film Festival
D) Berlin International Film Festival
  • 37. 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.
  • 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 marry her.
B) If he still loves her.
C) If he wants to leave Hong Kong.
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 calls the police.
B) She shoots the drug baron who set her up.
C) She starts a new job.
D) She leaves Hong Kong.
  • 41. Which company distributed 'Chungking Express' in North America in 1996?
A) Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder distribution company under Miramax
B) The Criterion Collection
C) Sony Pictures
D) Warner Bros.
  • 42. What does Faye leave Cop 663 at the restaurant?
A) A love letter.
B) A boarding pass drawn on a paper napkin.
C) A photograph.
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 wishing him a happy birthday.
C) A message apologizing for her behavior.
D) A message saying she is leaving Hong Kong.
  • 44. What does Cop 663 ask Faye to do for the grand opening?
A) To close the restaurant.
B) To stay for the grand opening.
C) To leave immediately.
D) To help him with the preparations.
  • 45. Who plays the manager of the takeaway restaurant Midnight Express?
A) Kwan Lee-na
B) Leung Sun
C) Wong Chi-Ming
D) Chan Kam-chuen
  • 46. What is the approval rating of 'Chungking Express' on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 65%
B) 75%
C) 89%
D) 92%
  • 47. Which song is similar to 'Baroque' but appears on the soundtrack album?
A) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
B) 'What a Diff'rence a Day Made' by Dinah Washington'
C) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
D) 'Fornication in Space' (track 3)
  • 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) 2005
B) 2002
C) 2012
D) 2018
  • 49. Which film was included in Time's All-Time 100 best movies list in 2005?
A) 'The Matrix'
B) 'Fight Club'
C) 'Pulp Fiction'
D) 'Chungking Express'
  • 50. What does Faye do when she returns to Hong Kong?
A) She visits her family.
B) She starts a new job.
C) She leaves Hong Kong again.
D) She finds that Cop 663 has bought the food store.
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