The Silence Of The Lambs - Quiz
  • 1. Who directed the film 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Francis Ford Coppola
B) Quentin Tarantino
C) Jonathan Demme
D) Steven Spielberg
  • 2. Which actor played the role of Hannibal Lecter in 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Al Pacino
B) Robert De Niro
C) Anthony Hopkins
D) Jack Nicholson
  • 3. What is the name of the serial killer in the film who skins his victims?
A) The Zodiac Killer
B) Hannibal the Cannibal
C) Buffalo Bill
D) Red Dragon
  • 4. What was the name of the author of the novel 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Gillian Flynn
B) Stephen King
C) Thomas Harris
D) Patricia Cornwell
  • 5. What kind of moth is featured in the symbolism of the film?
A) Monarch Butterfly
B) Death's-head Hawkmoth
C) Atlas Moth
D) Luna Moth
  • 6. In what year was 'The Silence of the Lambs' released?
A) 1999
B) 1991
C) 1994
D) 1988
  • 7. Which character says the famous line: 'A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti'?
A) Hannibal Lecter
B) Jack Crawford
C) Buffalo Bill
D) Clarice Starling
  • 8. What is the name of the senator's daughter who is kidnapped by Buffalo Bill?
A) Rebecca Matthews
B) Amelia Harper
C) Linda Thompson
D) Catherine Martin
  • 9. Which US state is home to the behavioral science unit where Jack Crawford is based?
A) California
B) New York
C) Virginia
D) Texas
  • 10. Which actress played Clarice Starling in the film?
A) Kasi Lemmons
B) Catherine Martin
C) Jodie Foster
D) Ruth Martin
  • 11. Who is the character 'Buffalo Bill' played by?
A) Anthony Heald
B) Ted Levine
C) Scott Glenn
D) Jack Crawford
  • 12. Which award did Jonathan Demme win at the Berlin International Film Festival for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Best Picture
B) Golden Bear
C) Best Actor
D) Silver Bear for Best Director
  • 13. How many Academy Awards did 'The Silence of the Lambs' win in the "Big Five" categories?
A) Six
B) Five
C) Three
D) Four
  • 14. What is the name of Hannibal Lecter's former patient whose severed head was found in a storage unit?
A) Jack Crawford
B) Frederick Chilton
C) Jame Gumb
D) Benjamin Raspail
  • 15. What does Clarice Starling deduce 'Louis Friend' is an anagram for?
A) Foolish grin
B) Iron sulfide (fool's gold)
C) Lion's fur
D) Friend Louis
  • 16. What did Hannibal Lecter use to unlock his restraints and escape?
A) A key
B) A guard's uniform
C) A knife
D) A piece of Chilton’s pen
  • 17. What was the name of the tailor from Ohio who was Buffalo Bill's first victim?
A) Frederika Bimmel
B) Ruth Martin
C) Catherine Martin
D) Clarice Starling
  • 18. What did Clarice Starling find at Frederika Bimmel's home that was related to Buffalo Bill?
A) A severed head
B) Death’s-head moths
C) Unfinished dresses and patterns matching patches of skin removed from the victims
D) Live moth caterpillars
  • 19. What did Buffalo Bill use to identify himself as 'Jack Gordon'?
A) Changed his voice
B) Posed as a different person
C) Wore a disguise
D) Used fake ID papers
  • 20. How did Buffalo Bill betray his position while stalking Starling in the dark?
A) Made a noise
B) Spoke loudly
C) Cocked his revolver
D) Turned on a light
  • 21. What did Hannibal Lecter ask Clarice Starling at the end of the film?
A) 'Where are you now?'
B) 'Are you safe?'
C) 'Have the lambs stopped screaming?'
D) 'Will you come to dinner?'
  • 22. What significant recognition did 'The Silence of the Lambs' receive in 2011?
A) Nominated for a BAFTA
B) Selected for preservation in the National Film Registry
C) Won a Golden Globe
D) Received an Emmy Award
  • 23. What was Clarice Starling's father's occupation?
A) FBI agent
B) Police officer
C) Psychiatrist
D) Tailor
  • 24. Where did Hannibal Lecter call from at the end of the film?
A) Baltimore State Hospital
B) Memphis courthouse
C) An unnamed tropical location
D) Calumet City
  • 25. What was Clarice Starling's traumatic childhood incident related to?
A) Failing to save spring lambs from slaughter on a Montana farm
B) Witnessing her father's murder
C) Being kidnapped by Buffalo Bill
D) Living with Hannibal Lecter
  • 26. What did Clarice Starling graduate from at the end of the film?
A) Johns Hopkins University
B) The FBI Academy
C) Harvard Law School
D) Baltimore State Hospital
  • 27. Who was initially set to direct and star as Hannibal Lecter or Jack Crawford?
A) Michael Mann
B) Steven Spielberg
C) Gene Hackman
D) Jonathan Demme
  • 28. Who was Jonathan Demme's first choice for the role of Clarice Starling?
A) Meg Ryan
B) Jodie Foster
C) Michelle Pfeiffer
D) Laura Dern
  • 29. Which actor portrayed Hannibal Lecter in the prequel film Hannibal Rising (2007)?
A) Gaspard Ulliel
B) Mads Mikkelsen
C) Anthony Hopkins
D) Hugh Dancy
  • 30. Who created the mask worn by Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter?
A) Stan Winston
B) John Chambers
C) Rick Baker
D) Ed Cubberly
  • 31. In which AFI '100 Years' list did Hannibal Lecter appear as No. 1?
A) AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains
B) AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies
C) AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills
D) AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes
  • 32. What did Barry Forshaw note about the film's feminist agenda?
A) It was criticized for being too aggressive.
B) It was central to the plot.
C) It was strongly presented through dialogue.
D) It was never bluntly formulated verbally.
  • 33. What was the opening week gross for 'The Silence of the Lambs' at Odeon Leicester Square in London?
A) £200,000
B) £400,000
C) £500,000
D) £290,936
  • 34. Where did the filming of 'The Silence of the Lambs' primarily take place?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) Chicago, Illinois
C) New York City, New York
D) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 35. When did principal photography for 'The Silence of the Lambs' begin?
A) January 1, 1990
B) October 10, 1989
C) November 15, 1989
D) December 25, 1989
  • 36. Which company released a remastered Blu-ray in 2018?
A) MGM Home Entertainment
B) Image Entertainment
C) Orion Home Video
D) Criterion Collection
  • 37. Which record label released the soundtrack album for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) MCA Records
B) Universal Music Group
C) Warner Bros. Records
D) Sony Music
  • 38. Why did Michelle Pfeiffer turn down the role of Clarice Starling?
A) She had scheduling conflicts.
B) She got nervous about the subject matter.
C) She was not interested in working with Jonathan Demme again.
D) She felt she was too old for the part.
  • 39. What genre does Roger Ebert recognize 'The Silence of the Lambs' as?
A) Documentary
B) Horror masterpiece
C) Romantic comedy
D) Science fiction
  • 40. Who played Jack Crawford in the film?
A) James Whitmore
B) Ted Levine
C) Anthony Hopkins
D) Scott Glenn
  • 41. For how long did the Victorian home used as Buffalo Bill's home sit on the market before selling?
A) Three weeks
B) Six months
C) Nearly a year
D) Two years
  • 42. What grade did audiences give 'The Silence of the Lambs' on CinemaScore?
A) "C"
B) "A−"
C) "F"
D) "B+"
  • 43. Which company originally released The Silence of the Lambs on VHS?
A) MGM Home Entertainment
B) Orion Home Video
C) Image Entertainment
D) Criterion Collection
  • 44. Which song by The Fall is featured during the climactic scene in 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) "New Order"
B) "Joy Division"
C) "Siouxsie and the Banshees"
D) "Hip Priest"
  • 45. Which film critic added 'The Silence of the Lambs' to his list of The Great Movies?
A) Peter Travers
B) Gene Siskel
C) Richard Roeper
D) Roger Ebert
  • 46. Which film did Gene Siskel also give a bad review alongside 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Schindler's List
B) Dances with Wolves
C) Unforgiven
D) JFK
  • 47. In what year did Far Out Magazine name Hannibal Lecter one of the '10 most accurate movie psychopaths according to the FBI'?
A) 2011
B) 2006
C) 2024
D) 1998
  • 48. Which company released a special edition DVD on March 6, 2001?
A) Orion Home Video
B) Criterion Collection
C) Image Entertainment
D) MGM Home Entertainment
  • 49. How did Anthony Hopkins describe Hannibal Lecter?
A) Highly intelligent with impeccable manners
B) Claw-handed bogeymen
C) Sympathetic figure
D) Heroic protagonist
  • 50. Which song by Q Lazzarus became a cult hit after being featured in 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
B) "Crazy Train"
C) "Goodbye Horses"
D) "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
  • 51. What was the Rotten Tomatoes approval rating for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) 75%
B) 65%
C) 85%
D) 95%
  • 52. How did Donald Trump describe Hannibal Lecter?
A) A wonderful man
B) A fictional character
C) An insane asylum patient
D) A dangerous criminal
  • 53. Which real-life criminal inspired the design for Buffalo Bill's basement and pit?
A) Jeffrey Dahmer
B) Gary M. Heidnik
C) Ted Bundy
D) John Wayne Gacy
  • 54. What was the worldwide gross for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) $150 million
B) $200 million
C) $300 million
D) $273 million
  • 55. Who portrays Clarice in the TV series Clarice (2021)?
A) Rebecca Breeds
B) Sigourney Weaver
C) Jodie Foster
D) Laura Linney
  • 56. Who was the music editor for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Phil Ramone
B) David Foster
C) Mick Jagger
D) Suzana Peric
  • 57. Which magazine included 'The Silence of the Lambs' in its list of top '10 Most Convincing Movie Psychopath Performances'?
A) WhatCulture
B) Time Magazine
C) Variety
D) Rolling Stone
  • 58. Where was the music for 'The Silence of the Lambs' recorded?
A) New York City
B) London
C) Munich
D) Los Angeles
  • 59. What was the film's rental status in the United States upon its VHS release?
A) Third most rented video
B) Second most rented video
C) Fourth most rented video
D) The most rented video
  • 60. Which scene from 'The Silence of the Lambs' was ranked seventh on Bravo's The 100 Scariest Movie Moments?
A) Clarice Starling's interview with Lecter
B) Buffalo Bill's first appearance
C) Lecter's escape scene
D) The final confrontation between Clarice and Buffalo Bill
  • 61. What was the original asking price for the Victorian home used as Buffalo Bill's house?
A) $400,000
B) $300,000
C) $350,000
D) $250,000
  • 62. In which year did The Silence of the Lambs become the second most rented video?
A) 1992
B) 2001
C) 1991
D) 1993
  • 63. Which orchestra performed Howard Shore's score for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Munich Symphony Orchestra
B) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
C) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
D) London Symphony Orchestra
  • 64. Who criticized The Silence of the Lambs for its portrayal of violence against women?
A) Barry Forshaw
B) Hannibal Lecter
C) Jonathan Demme
D) Betty Friedan
  • 65. What did Hannibal Lecter say about Buffalo Bill's sexuality?
A) He was gay.
B) He was 'not really transsexual'.
C) His sexuality was ambiguous.
D) He was heterosexual.
  • 66. In what year did ABC air a special that named 'The Silence of the Lambs' as the best suspense/thriller?
A) 2011
B) 2006
C) 1998
D) 2024
  • 67. Which character from 'The Silence of the Lambs' was named the sixth-greatest film hero of all time by AFI?
A) Jodie Foster
B) Clarice Starling
C) FBI Agent Ardelia Mapp
D) Dr. Frederick Chilton
  • 68. When was The Silence of the Lambs first released on Blu-ray?
A) 2021
B) 2009
C) 2018
D) 1997
  • 69. What was the final selling price of the Victorian home used as Buffalo Bill's house?
A) $195,000
B) $250,000
C) $300,000
D) $220,000
  • 70. Who was originally approached to play Hannibal Lecter before Anthony Hopkins?
A) Robert De Niro
B) Sean Connery
C) Al Pacino
D) Dustin Hoffman
  • 71. On which weekend did 'The Silence of the Lambs' gross almost $14 million?
A) Presidents' Day
B) Christmas
C) Thanksgiving
D) Halloween
  • 72. Who composed the musical score for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Hans Zimmer
B) Howard Shore
C) Danny Elfman
D) John Williams
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