Chungking Express - Exam
Chungking Express
  • 1. Who directed the film 'Chungking Express'?
A) Ang Lee
B) Yimou Zhang
C) Wong Kar-wai
D) Tsai Ming-liang
  • 2. In which city is the majority of 'Chungking Express' set?
A) Seoul
B) Hong Kong
C) Beijing
D) Tokyo
  • 3. Which actor plays the character Cop 223?
A) Jackie Chan
B) Tony Leung Chiu-wai
C) Takeshi Kaneshiro
D) Andy Lau
  • 4. What Hong Kong landmark is featured prominently in 'Chungking Express'?
A) Victoria Peak
B) Wong Tai Sin Temple
C) Lan Kwai Fong
D) Chungking Mansions
  • 5. The film 'Chungking Express' is divided into how many separate stories?
A) 3
B) 2
C) 5
D) 4
  • 6. What does Cop 223 buy every day from the snack bar hoping to bump into the mysterious woman?
A) Beer
B) Coffee
C) Cigarettes
D) Pineapple
  • 7. What is the name of the bar where Faye works in 'Chungking Express'?
A) Lan Kwai Fong Bar
B) Blue Angel Bar
C) Dreams Bar
D) Midnight Express
  • 8. Who plays the character Faye in 'Chungking Express'?
A) Faye Wong
B) Gong Li
C) Maggie Cheung
D) Zhang Ziyi
  • 9. What is the name of Cop 663's ex-girlfriend in the film?
A) Lai
B) May
C) Mimi
D) Faye
  • 10. What is the name of the song that Faye dances to in 'Chungking Express'?
A) My Heart Will Go On
B) Bohemian Rhapsody
C) California Dreamin'
D) I Will Always Love You
  • 11. What genre does 'Chungking Express' belong to?
A) Science fiction thriller
B) Horror film
C) Historical drama
D) Arthouse anthology crime romantic comedy-drama
  • 12. In which year was 'Chungking Express' released?
A) 2000
B) 1994
C) 1992
D) 1996
  • 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) May
B) Faye Wong
C) Brigitte Lin
D) Valerie Chow
  • 15. What does Cop 663 receive from the flight attendant?
A) A bouquet of flowers.
B) A letter containing a set of keys to his apartment.
C) A boarding pass.
D) A new pager.
  • 16. What does Faye do with the keys to Cop 663's apartment?
A) She locks him out.
B) She gives them to someone else.
C) She uses them to clean and redecorate the apartment.
D) She throws them away.
  • 17. What does Cop 663 ask Faye at the end of the second story?
A) To marry him.
B) To leave Hong Kong.
C) To stay with him forever.
D) Wherever you want to take me.
  • 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 lost in the mail.
D) It is never mentioned again.
  • 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 turns it into a police station.
D) He sells it to Faye.
  • 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) Midnight Express Club
D) Lan Kwai Fong Club
  • 21. Which film critic gave 'Chungking Express' three out of four stars?
A) Peter Travers
B) Roger Ebert
C) Janet Maslin
D) Barry Jenkins
  • 22. Which song by Dinah Washington is featured 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'
  • 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 sisters.
B) They are strangers.
C) They are friends.
D) They are cousins.
  • 25. What was the total gross of 'Chungking Express' in the United States?
A) $1,000,000
B) $7,678,549
C) $600,200
D) $32,779
  • 26. What does Zhi Wu do for the woman in the blonde wig while she sleeps?
A) He leaves her a note.
B) He shines her shoes.
C) He cooks her dinner.
D) He reads her a bedtime story.
  • 27. Which director is said to be influenced by 'Chungking Express'?
A) Stanley Wong
B) Quentin Tarantino
C) Barry Jenkins
D) Roger Ebert
  • 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) Kowloon
B) Central, including Lan Kwai Fong
C) Hong Kong Island
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) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
C) 'Things in Life' by Dennis Brown'
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 love letter.
B) A note saying goodbye.
C) A poem.
D) A new boarding pass.
  • 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) Peter Travers
C) Roger Ebert
D) Janet Maslin
  • 35. Which song is the main recurring music for the first story in 'Chungking Express'?
A) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
B) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
C) 'What a Diff'rence a Day Made' by Dinah Washington'
D) 'Things in Life' by Dennis Brown
  • 36. Which film festival selected 'Chungking Express' to compete for the Golden Leopard in 1994?
A) Venice Film Festival
B) 47th Locarno Film Festival
C) Berlin International Film Festival
D) Cannes Film Festival
  • 37. What does Cop 663 ask Faye to do if she leaves?
A) To call him.
B) To send him a postcard.
C) To forget him.
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) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
B) 'Baroque' by Michael Galasso
C) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
D) 'Things in Life' by Dennis Brown'
  • 39. What does Faye ask Cop 663 when she returns to Hong Kong?
A) If he still loves her.
B) If he wants to marry 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 starts a new job.
B) She shoots the drug baron who set her up.
C) She calls the police.
D) She leaves Hong Kong.
  • 41. Which company distributed 'Chungking Express' in North America in 1996?
A) Sony Pictures
B) Warner Bros.
C) The Criterion Collection
D) Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder distribution company under Miramax
  • 42. What does Faye leave Cop 663 at the restaurant?
A) A boarding pass drawn on a paper napkin.
B) A love letter.
C) A bouquet of flowers.
D) A photograph.
  • 43. What does Zhi Wu receive on his pager from the woman in the blonde wig?
A) A message wishing him a happy birthday.
B) A message saying she is leaving Hong Kong.
C) A message apologizing for her behavior.
D) A message asking for a meeting.
  • 44. What does Cop 663 ask Faye to do for the grand opening?
A) To stay for the grand opening.
B) To leave immediately.
C) To close the restaurant.
D) To help him with the preparations.
  • 45. 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
  • 46. What is the approval rating of 'Chungking Express' on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 89%
B) 92%
C) 65%
D) 75%
  • 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) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
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) 2018
B) 2005
C) 2012
D) 2002
  • 49. Which film was included in Time's All-Time 100 best movies list in 2005?
A) 'The Matrix'
B) 'Pulp Fiction'
C) 'Chungking Express'
D) 'Fight Club'
  • 50. What does Faye do when she returns to Hong Kong?
A) She leaves Hong Kong again.
B) She visits her family.
C) She starts a new job.
D) She finds that Cop 663 has bought the food store.
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