Chungking Express - Exam
Chungking Express
  • 1. Who directed the film 'Chungking Express'?
A) Ang Lee
B) Wong Kar-wai
C) Tsai Ming-liang
D) Yimou Zhang
  • 2. In which city is the majority of 'Chungking Express' set?
A) Beijing
B) Tokyo
C) Seoul
D) Hong Kong
  • 3. Which actor plays the character Cop 223?
A) Jackie Chan
B) Takeshi Kaneshiro
C) Andy Lau
D) Tony Leung Chiu-wai
  • 4. What Hong Kong landmark is featured prominently in 'Chungking Express'?
A) Chungking Mansions
B) Lan Kwai Fong
C) Wong Tai Sin Temple
D) Victoria Peak
  • 5. The film 'Chungking Express' is divided into how many separate stories?
A) 5
B) 3
C) 2
D) 4
  • 6. What does Cop 223 buy every day from the snack bar hoping to bump into the mysterious woman?
A) Beer
B) Pineapple
C) Cigarettes
D) Coffee
  • 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) Maggie Cheung
B) Faye Wong
C) Gong Li
D) Zhang Ziyi
  • 9. What is the name of Cop 663's ex-girlfriend in the film?
A) Mimi
B) Faye
C) Lai
D) May
  • 10. What is the name of the song that Faye dances to in 'Chungking Express'?
A) I Will Always Love You
B) California Dreamin'
C) Bohemian Rhapsody
D) My Heart Will Go On
  • 11. What genre does 'Chungking Express' belong to?
A) Arthouse anthology crime romantic comedy-drama
B) Science fiction thriller
C) Horror film
D) Historical drama
  • 12. In which year was 'Chungking Express' released?
A) 1992
B) 1994
C) 1996
D) 2000
  • 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 marks the anniversary of his first meeting with May.
C) It is the day he decided to quit his job.
D) It is He Zhi Wu's birthday and the expiration date of the pineapples he buys.
  • 14. Who is the flight attendant in the second story?
A) Valerie Chow
B) May
C) Faye Wong
D) Brigitte Lin
  • 15. What does Cop 663 receive from the flight attendant?
A) A new pager.
B) A boarding pass.
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 uses them to clean and redecorate the apartment.
B) She locks him out.
C) She throws them away.
D) She gives them to someone else.
  • 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 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) Midnight Express Club
B) Chungking Club
C) Bottoms Up Club
D) Lan Kwai Fong Club
  • 21. What does Zhi Wu do for the woman in the blonde wig while she sleeps?
A) He reads her a bedtime story.
B) He shines her shoes.
C) He leaves her a note.
D) He cooks her dinner.
  • 22. What does the woman in the blonde wig do after leaving the hotel room?
A) She leaves Hong Kong.
B) She calls the police.
C) She starts a new job.
D) She shoots the drug baron who set her up.
  • 23. 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 apologizing for her behavior.
C) A message asking for a meeting.
D) A message saying she is leaving Hong Kong.
  • 24. 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) What he wants the destination to be.
D) If he wants to leave Hong Kong.
  • 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 cousins.
D) They are sisters.
  • 27. 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.
  • 28. 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.
  • 29. What does Faye do when she returns to Hong Kong?
A) She finds that Cop 663 has bought the food store.
B) She starts a new job.
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 close the restaurant.
B) To leave immediately.
C) To help him with the preparations.
D) To stay for the grand opening.
  • 31. What does Faye write for Cop 663 when he presents the boarding pass?
A) A note saying goodbye.
B) A new boarding pass.
C) A poem.
D) A love letter.
  • 32. What inspired Wong Kar-wai's original title for 'Chungking Express', '重慶森林'?
A) A famous Chinese poem about forests
B) Haruki Murakami's 'Norwegian Wood' (挪威的森林)
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) Central, including Lan Kwai Fong
C) Hong Kong Island
D) Kowloon
  • 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) Leung Sun
B) Chan Kam-chuen
C) Kwan Lee-na
D) Wong Chi-Ming
  • 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) 'Baroque' by Michael Galasso
C) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
D) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
  • 38. Which film festival selected 'Chungking Express' to compete for the Golden Leopard in 1994?
A) Venice Film Festival
B) Berlin International Film Festival
C) 47th Locarno Film Festival
D) Cannes Film Festival
  • 39. Which company distributed 'Chungking Express' in North America in 1996?
A) Warner Bros.
B) Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder distribution company under Miramax
C) Sony Pictures
D) The Criterion Collection
  • 40. What was the total gross of 'Chungking Express' in the United States?
A) $7,678,549
B) $32,779
C) $1,000,000
D) $600,200
  • 41. What is the approval rating of 'Chungking Express' on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 65%
B) 75%
C) 92%
D) 89%
  • 42. Which film critic gave 'Chungking Express' three out of four stars?
A) Barry Jenkins
B) Roger Ebert
C) Janet Maslin
D) Peter Travers
  • 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) 2005
B) 2018
C) 2012
D) 2002
  • 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) 'What a Diff'rence a Day Made'
D) 'Things in Life' by Dennis Brown'
  • 46. Which film was included in Time's All-Time 100 best movies list in 2005?
A) 'Fight Club'
B) 'Chungking Express'
C) 'Pulp Fiction'
D) 'The Matrix'
  • 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. 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
  • 49. Which film critic described 'Chungking Express' as both 'exasperating and exhilarating'?
A) Peter Travers
B) Roger Ebert
C) Janet Maslin
D) Barry Jenkins
  • 50. Which song is played during a scene between Leung's and Valerie Chow's characters?
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) 'Things in Life' by Dennis Brown'
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