The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film) - Quiz
  • 1. Which actor portrays Arthur Dent, the last surviving Earth man?
A) Mos Def
B) Sam Rockwell
C) Martin Freeman
D) Bill Nighy
  • 2. Who plays the character Ford Prefect?
A) Alan Rickman
B) Simon Jones
C) Yasiin Bey
D) Thomas Lennon
  • 3. What is the role of Zaphod Beeblebrox?
A) Planet builder
B) Vice-president of the Galaxy
C) Super-computer
D) President of the Galaxy
  • 4. Which actress plays the role of Trillian?
A) Zooey Deschanel
B) Kelly MacDonald
C) Anna Chancellor
D) Helen Mirren
  • 5. Who provides the voice for the clinically depressed android, Marvin?
A) Alan Rickman
B) Ian McNeice
C) Stephen Fry
D) Bill Bailey
  • 6. Which character is portrayed by Bill Nighy?
A) Humma Kavula
B) Kwaltz
C) Slartibartfast
D) Jeltz
  • 7. Who voices the super-computer Deep Thought?
A) Thomas Lennon
B) Helen Mirren
C) Alan Rickman
D) Stephen Fry
  • 8. Which actor portrays Humma Kavula?
A) John Malkovich
B) Bill Bailey
C) Warwick Davis
D) Richard Griffiths
  • 9. Who serves as The Narrator in the film?
A) Stephen Fry
B) Mark Gatiss
C) Alan Rickman
D) Simon Jones
  • 10. What is Questular's official title?
A) Super-computer
B) Planet builder
C) Vice-president of the Galaxy
D) President of the Galaxy
  • 11. Who provides the voice for Eddie the computer?
A) Ian McNeice
B) Richard Griffiths
C) Thomas Lennon
D) Bill Bailey
  • 12. Which cameo role is played by Simon Jones?
A) The Ghostly Image
B) Mr. Prosser
C) Deep Thought technician
D) A reporter
  • 13. Who voices the character Jeltz?
A) Thomas Lennon
B) Richard Griffiths
C) Bill Bailey
D) Ian McNeice
  • 14. Which actor appears as Mr. Prosser?
A) Steve Pemberton
B) Jason Schwartzman
C) Reece Shearsmith
D) Mark Gatiss
  • 15. Who is credited as providing the voice of the whale?
A) Alan Rickman
B) Bill Bailey
C) Warwick Davis
D) Stephen Fry
  • 16. Which character does Jason Schwartzman portray?
A) Jeltz
B) Kwaltz
C) Gag Halfrunt
D) Mr. Prosser
  • 17. Who provides the voice for Frankie Mouse?
A) Edgar Wright
B) Garth Jennings
C) Jason Schwartzman
D) Stephen Fry
  • 18. Which character is played by Warwick Davis?
A) Marvin
B) Slartibartfast
C) Zaphod Beeblebrox
D) Ford Prefect
  • 19. What is the relationship between Zaphod Beeblebrox and Ford Prefect?
A) Semi-cousins
B) Father and son
C) Opponents
D) Brothers
  • 20. Who makes a cameo appearance as a reporter?
A) Anna Chancellor
B) Zooey Deschanel
C) Helen Mirren
D) Kelly MacDonald
  • 21. In what year did Douglas Adams die?
A) 2003
B) 2005
C) 2001
D) 1999
  • 22. What is the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything according to Deep Thought?
A) 42
B) 24
C) 40
D) 44
  • 23. What is the occupation of Ford Prefect?
A) President of the Galaxy
B) Journalist
C) Android
D) Planet builder
  • 24. Who created the original Earth according to the film?
A) Zaphod Beeblebrox
B) The Vogons
C) Hyper-intelligent, pan-dimensional beings (mice)
D) Deep Thought
  • 25. How does Arthur escape the mice?
A) He crushes them under a teapot
B) He uses the Point-of-View gun
C) He runs into a portal
D) He uses the improbability drive
  • 26. Who plays the character Zaphod Beeblebrox?
A) Yasiin Bey
B) Martin Freeman
C) John Malkovich
D) Sam Rockwell
  • 27. What weapon enables the target to empathize with the shooter?
A) Point-of-View gun
B) Missile defense system
C) Improbability drive
D) Vogon poetry
  • 28. Why was the Earth demolished by the Vogons?
A) To search for the Question
B) To make way for a hyperspace bypass
C) Because Zaphod signed an order
D) Because it was in the way of the Vogon fleet
  • 29. Who is Ford Prefect's semi-cousin?
A) Humma Kavula
B) Slartibartfast
C) Arthur Dent
D) Zaphod Beeblebrox
  • 30. Where does Arthur go with Ford instead of being demolished with his house?
A) To the Vogon fleet
B) To Magrathea
C) To a nearby pub
D) To the Heart of Gold
  • 31. When did Douglas Adams first begin receiving offers to turn his book into a film?
A) 1990s
B) 1970s
C) 2000s
D) 1980s
  • 32. What did Douglas Adams fear the film would become if he accepted the offers in the 1970s?
A) An animated cartoon
B) A low-budget television series
C) Star Wars with jokes
D) A musical comedy
  • 33. Who were the producers that signed an option with Douglas Adams in 1982?
A) Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith
B) Jay Roach, Robbie Stamp and Karey Kirkpatrick
C) Spike Jonze and Bill Murray
D) Ivan Reitman, Joe Medjuck and Michael C. Gross
  • 34. Which film project eventually resulted from the proposal Dan Aykroyd made to Ivan Reitman?
A) Austin Powers
B) Ghostbusters
C) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
D) Meet the Parents
  • 35. The idea to make Ford Prefect an American character originated from which event?
A) The death of Douglas Adams
B) A studio mandate from Disney
C) The development period involving Ghostbusters
D) The casting of Jim Carrey
  • 36. What was the final studio label under which the film was released?
A) Hollywood Pictures
B) Touchstone Pictures
C) Walt Disney Pictures
D) Caravan Pictures
  • 37. Who secured a new deal for the film with Disney around 2001?
A) Douglas Adams
B) Garth Jennings
C) Robbie Stamp
D) Jay Roach
  • 38. Who was hired by Jay Roach to complete the screenplay after Douglas Adams died?
A) Robbie Stamp
B) Karey Kirkpatrick
C) Garth Jennings
D) Spike Jonze
  • 39. According to Robbie Stamp, which character did Douglas Adams believe must be British?
A) Ford Prefect
B) Arthur Dent
C) Zaphod Beeblebrox
D) The voice of the Guide
  • 40. What reason did Robbie Stamp give for many of the scene cuts in the movie?
A) Studio interference
B) Pacing and rhythm
C) Technical limitations
D) Budgetary constraints
  • 41. Which actor did Jay Roach initially seek to play the role of Arthur Dent?
A) Hugh Laurie
B) Bill Murray
C) Stephen Fry
D) Jim Carrey
  • 42. When did principal photography for the film begin?
A) April 19, 2004
B) April 29, 2005
C) August 20, 2004
D) April 28, 2005
  • 43. Where was the pre-title sequence filmed?
A) Hollywood
B) Loro Parque
C) Tenerife City Center
D) BBC Studios
  • 44. What percentage of critics on Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a positive review?
A) 63%
B) 50%
C) 61%
D) 75%
  • 45. What was the average CinemaScore grade given to the film?
A) A+
B) C
C) B-
D) F
  • 46. Which publication rated the film four stars out of five?
A) Empire
B) Rotten Tomatoes
C) Televisual
D) Metacritic
  • 47. What was the average rating on Metacritic?
A) 61/100
B) 63/100
C) 4/5
D) 6.09/10
  • 48. Who described the Vogons as 'a species resembling Laughton's version of Quasimodo'?
A) Peter Bradshaw
B) Roger Ebert
C) Manohla Dargis
D) Philip French
  • 49. In which country was the film released on April 28, 2005?
A) Japan
B) Australia
C) Canada
D) United States
  • 50. Who said the film felt like a 'revue than a narrative'?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Philip French
C) Manohla Dargis
D) John Erskine
  • 51. Which company was credited for the construction of the Vogons?
A) Loro Parque
B) Industrial Light & Magic
C) BBC
D) Jim Henson's Creature Shop
  • 52. What movie did Philip French compare to the film, calling it 'puerile'?
A) Star Wars
B) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
C) Spaceballs
D) Galaxy Quest
  • 53. What was the average rating on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 6.09/10
B) 3/5
C) 4/5
D) 63/100
  • 54. How much money did the film make in its first week in the United Kingdom?
A) £21,103,203
B) £4,200,000
C) £104,478,416
D) £4,500,000
  • 55. What was the worldwide total box office gross of the film?
A) $34,788,463
B) $21,103,203
C) $7,427,380
D) $104,478,416
  • 56. How long did the film stay in the box office top ten in the United States?
A) Four weeks
B) Six weeks
C) Two weeks
D) One week
  • 57. What was the opening weekend gross in North America?
A) $34,788,463
B) £4,200,000
C) $104,478,416
D) US$21,103,203
  • 58. When was the film released in North America relative to the United Kingdom?
A) The same day
B) Two days earlier
C) A week later
D) A day later
  • 59. What happened to several versions of the book following the movie's release?
A) They were translated into new languages
B) They were converted to digital only
C) They were destroyed
D) They came back into the public eye
  • 60. What rank did the film reach in its North American opening weekend?
A) Tenth place
B) Second place
C) Third place
D) First place
  • 61. How many awards did the film win in total?
A) One
B) Seven
C) Five
D) Zero
  • 62. Which award did the film win?
A) Empire Award
B) Golden Trailer Award
C) Teen Choice Award
D) Artios Award
  • 63. In which category did the film win the Golden Trailer Award?
A) Best British Film
B) Most Original
C) Best Voice Over
D) Best Comedy
  • 64. Where was the track 'Humma's Hymn' recorded?
A) A theater in London
B) St Michael's Church
C) A concert hall in Dublin
D) A professional recording studio
  • 65. Who composed the film score?
A) Stephen Fry
B) Garth Jennings
C) Christopher Austin
D) Joby Talbot
  • 66. Which singer provided vocals for the end credits version of 'So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish'?
A) Stephen Moore
B) Stephen Fry
C) Joby Talbot
D) Neil Hannon
  • 67. Which choir performed the song 'So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish'?
A) The Divine Comedy
B) London Symphony Choir
C) Tenebrae Choir
D) St Michael's Church Choir
  • 68. On what date was the DVD released in the United Kingdom?
A) 13 September 2005
B) 12 April 2005
C) September 2006
D) 5 September 2005
  • 69. What is the name of the 68-minute UK-exclusive making-of documentary?
A) Don't Crash
B) Making-of
C) Marvin's Hangman
D) The Guide Entries
  • 70. When was the region-free Blu-ray Disc version released?
A) September 2006
B) September 2005
C) January 2007
D) April 2005
  • 71. Which format was released for the PlayStation Portable?
A) Blu-ray
B) UMD
C) iTunes download
D) DVD
  • 72. What style of music is the end credits version of 'So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish'?
A) Heavy metal
B) Smooth jazz
C) Opera
D) Broadway-style
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