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