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The Seven Year Itch
  • 1. How much did 'The Seven Year Itch' earn in rentals at the North American box office?
A) $1 million
B) $3 million
C) $6 million
D) $10 million
  • 2. Which critic argued that Monroe's performance overshadows Ewell's character?
A) Micah Nathan
B) Billy Wilder
C) James Thurber
D) The New York Times
  • 3. What is the primary reason Billy Wilder felt the film did not succeed?
A) Bad directing
B) Poor casting
C) Censorship constraints
D) Low budget
  • 4. What percentage of reviews on Rotten Tomatoes are positive?
A) 72%
B) 50%
C) 95%
D) 84%
  • 5. To which company did Rupert Murdoch sell 21st Century Fox's assets in 2019?
A) Warner Bros.
B) Paramount Pictures
C) The Walt Disney Company
D) Universal Pictures
  • 6. What literary character was Richard Sherman compared to by some critics?
A) Atticus Finch
B) Walter Mitty
C) Jay Gatsby
D) Sherlock Holmes
  • 7. According to Micah Nathan, what is the underlying theme of the film instead of lust?
A) Jealousy
B) Revenge
C) Greed
D) Boredom
  • 8. What specific ranking did the film receive on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs list?
A) No. 5
B) No. 10
C) No. 51
D) No. 100
  • 9. What factor prevented the fulfillment of the male lead's desires in the film?
A) Production Code
B) The Girl's rejection
C) Financial struggles
D) Lack of time
  • 10. What did the Variety review express disappointment about regarding the character Sherman?
A) That he is too old
B) That he is too funny
C) That he remains chaste
D) That he has no chemistry with The Girl
  • 11. How did Billy Wilder describe the film in retrospect?
A) A cinematic masterpiece
B) A nothing picture
C) A financial failure
D) A revolutionary comedy
  • 12. What year was the film included in 'The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made'?
A) 2019
B) 2002
C) 1955
D) 2015
  • 13. In the analysis by Micah Nathan, what element is described as a pivotal moment?
A) The film's final scene
B) The opening credits
C) The dream sequence
D) The Girl's entrance
  • 14. What did the Hays Code forbid that Billy Wilder wanted to include?
A) Humor
B) Dancing
C) Fashionable clothing
D) Adultery
  • 15. What is the main subject of the dynamic between the male lead and The Girl?
A) Workplace rivalry
B) Magnetic allure
C) Financial dispute
D) Long-lost friendship
  • 16. When was The Seven Year Itch filmed?
A) December 1953 to February 1954
B) September to November 1954
C) June to August 1954
D) January to March 1955
  • 17. Which studio released The Seven Year Itch?
A) Warner Bros
B) MGM
C) Paramount Pictures
D) 20th Century-Fox
  • 18. Which character was added to the film version of The Seven Year Itch?
A) Marie
B) Kruhulik the janitor
C) Inner voice of Sherman
D) Elaine
  • 19. Why were many lines and scenes from the play cut or rewritten?
A) The actors could not memorize the lines
B) The director disliked the dialogue
C) They were deemed indecent by the Hays office
D) The budget was too small
  • 20. How many times do Sherman and The Girl kiss in the movie?
A) Zero
B) One
C) Three
D) Five
  • 21. Who created the abstract title sequence for the film?
A) Saul Bass
B) George Axelrod
C) Joe DiMaggio
D) Billy Wilder
  • 22. What was the occupation of Marilyn Monroe's husband, Joe DiMaggio?
A) Film director
B) Janitor
C) Journalist
D) Baseball player
  • 23. Where was the exterior shooting location for Richard's apartment?
A) Central Park South
B) 586 Lexington Avenue
C) Times Square
D) 164 East 61st Street
  • 24. What did George Axelrod believe happened to the tension of the story when the play was 'opened up' for the film?
A) It improved the pacing
B) It lost its tension
C) It became more suspenseful
D) It made the characters more relatable
  • 25. Where was the first location for the subway grate dress scene?
A) Outside the Trans-Lux 52nd Street Theater
B) Central Park
C) 164 East 61st Street
D) A Hollywood sound stage
  • 26. In what year was the film The Seven Year Itch released?
A) 1960
B) 1952
C) 1950
D) 1955
  • 27. Who directed the film The Seven Year Itch?
A) Tom Ewell
B) Billy Wilder
C) Alfred Hitchcock
D) George Axelrod
  • 28. The film is based on a play written by whom?
A) Marilyn Monroe
B) George Axelrod
C) Billy Wilder
D) Richard Sherman
  • 29. Who plays the character Richard Sherman in the film?
A) Billy Wilder
B) George Axelrod
C) McKenzie
D) Tom Ewell
  • 30. Where are Richard Sherman's wife and son spending the summer?
A) Chicago
B) Ogunquit, Maine
C) Los Angeles
D) New York City
  • 31. What is the occupation of the woman who lives in the apartment upstairs?
A) Commercial actress
B) Psychiatrist
C) Publishing executive
D) Nurse
  • 32. In the film, what is the name of the psychiatrist who wrote the book about the seven-year itch?
A) Dr. Brubaker
B) Dr. McKenzie
C) Dr. Axelrod
D) Dr. Sherman
  • 33. What piece of music does Richard imagine himself playing to seduce the woman?
A) Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto
B) Beethoven's Fifth
C) Chopsticks
D) Moonlight Sonata
  • 34. What movie do Richard and the young woman go see together?
A) Creature from the Black Lagoon
B) The Apartment
C) Some Like It Hot
D) The Seven Year Itch
  • 35. What item did Ricky accidentally leave behind at the apartment?
A) A kayak paddle
B) A tomato plant
C) A toy train
D) A book
  • 36. What falls onto Richard's lounge chair from the balcony?
A) A glass of champagne
B) A potted tomato plant
C) A book
D) A piece of laundry
  • 37. What song do Richard and the woman play on the piano together?
A) The Star-Spangled Banner
B) Chopsticks
C) Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto
D) Happy Birthday
  • 38. What is the name of the man in Maine that Richard suspects his wife is seeing?
A) Brubaker
B) McKenzie
C) Ricky
D) Sherman
  • 39. What is the titular phrase 'The Seven Year Itch' used to describe?
A) A successful career transition
B) A skin condition
C) Waning interest in a monogamous relationship
D) A desire to move to Maine
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