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Darkest Hour (film) - Quiz
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  • 1. Who provides the voice for Franklin D. Roosevelt in the film?
A) David Strathairn
B) Gary Oldman
C) Ronald Pickup
D) John Hurt
  • 2. Who wrote the screenplay for Darkest Hour?
A) Dario Marianelli
B) Joe Wright
C) Anthony McCarten
D) David Strathairn
  • 3. Which actor was initially cast as Neville Chamberlain?
A) Ben Mendelsohn
B) Ronald Pickup
C) John Hurt
D) Stephen Dillane
  • 4. Who played King George VI in the film?
A) Ben Mendelsohn
B) John Hurt
C) Stephen Dillane
D) Gary Oldman
  • 5. How much did Gary Oldman spend in time having make-up applied for his role?
A) Over 500 hours
B) Exactly 400 hours
C) Over 100 hours
D) Over 200 hours
  • 6. Approximately how much were the cigars smoked by Gary Oldman worth?
A) $10,000
B) $40,000
C) $5,000
D) $20,000
  • 7. Which city served as a filming location for the Houses of Parliament?
A) London
B) Wentworth
C) Manchester
D) Westerham
  • 8. Which location was used as the interior for Buckingham Palace?
A) Fort Amherst
B) Wentworth Woodhouse
C) John Rylands Library
D) Chartwell House
  • 9. What was the worldwide box office total for Darkest Hour?
A) $33.4 million
B) $150.2 million
C) $93.8 million
D) $56.5 million
  • 10. Who composed the score for the film?
A) Dario Marianelli
B) Anthony McCarten
C) Joe Wright
D) John Hurt
  • 11. Which company acquired the screenplay for Darkest Hour?
A) Warner Bros
B) Mangapps Railway Museum
C) Focus Features
D) Working Title Films
  • 12. What percentage of the film's audience was over the age of 25?
A) 85%
B) 30%
C) 50%
D) 21%
  • 13. Who played the role of Clementine Churchill?
A) Kristin Scott Thomas
B) Whitrow
C) Elizabeth Layton
D) No one
  • 14. What train stock was used for the London Underground scene?
A) 1965 stock
B) 1959 stock
C) 1945 stock
D) 1970 stock
  • 15. Which location featured as the site for the Calais garrison?
A) Manchester Town Hall
B) Wentworth Woodhouse
C) Chartwell House
D) Fort Amherst
  • 16. Who directed the 2017 film Darkest Hour?
A) Christopher Nolan
B) Anthony McCarten
C) Joe Wright
D) Steven Spielberg
  • 17. Which actor portrayed Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour?
A) Gary Oldman
B) Stephen Dillane
C) Ben Mendelsohn
D) Ronald Pickup
  • 18. At which film festival did Darkest Hour have its world premiere?
A) Telluride Film Festival
B) Cannes Film Festival
C) Sundance Film Festival
D) Venice Film Festival
  • 19. What award did Gary Oldman win for his performance in Darkest Hour at the Academy Awards?
A) Best Picture
B) Best Director
C) Best Supporting Actor
D) Best Actor
  • 20. In the film, what was Elizabeth Layton's role?
A) Translator
B) Nurse
C) Secretary
D) Diplomat
  • 21. Who was the British Prime Minister before Winston Churchill in the film?
A) King George VI
B) Lord Halifax
C) Neville Chamberlain
D) Paul Reynaud
  • 22. What phrase did Churchill use in his first speech to Parliament as Prime Minister?
A) A day of infamy
B) Blood, toil, tears and sweat
C) The few and the many
D) We shall never surrender
  • 23. Why was the King initially skeptical of Churchill?
A) Because of his poor health
B) Because he supported Hitler
C) Due to his actions during the abdication crisis
D) Because he was a member of the Labour Party
  • 24. Who served as Foreign Secretary in Churchill's government?
A) King George VI
B) Lord Halifax
C) Paul Reynaud
D) Neville Chamberlain
  • 25. What mission did Churchill order for the 30th Infantry Brigade in Calais?
A) To surrender to the Germans
B) To retreat immediately
C) To distract the enemy
D) To assassinate Hitler
  • 26. How did Churchill decide to gauge the public's opinion on the war?
A) By holding a public rally
B) By reading newspaper editorials
C) By riding the London Underground
D) By visiting a local pub
  • 27. What was the name of the operation to evacuate troops from Dunkirk?
A) Operation Sea Lion
B) Operation Overlord
C) Operation Barbarossa
D) Operation Dynamo
  • 28. What was the signal for Conservative MPs to support Churchill at the end of the film?
A) Halifax standing up and cheering
B) A nod from King George VI
C) Chamberlain mopping his brow with a handkerchief
D) Chamberlain clapping his hands
  • 29. Who was the French Prime Minister Churchill visited in the film?
A) Charles de Gaulle
B) Paul Reynaud
C) Philippe Pétain
D) Giuseppe Bastianini
  • 30. Which country's Ambassador did Halifax and Chamberlain want to use as an intermediary?
A) France
B) Italy
C) Germany
D) United States
  • 31. What happened to Churchill after the end of World War II in Europe, according to the epilogue?
A) He became King
B) He was appointed to the UN
C) He retired voluntarily
D) He was voted out of office
  • 32. What is the Rotten Tomatoes approval rating for the film Darkest Hour?
A) 90%
B) 75%
C) 95%
D) 84%
  • 33. What was the Metacritic score for Darkest Hour based on 50 critics?
A) 75
B) 84
C) 90
D) 73
  • 34. Who described the film as a 'near-perfect companion piece' to Dunkirk?
A) Damon Wise
B) Peter Travers
C) Brian Tallerico
D) David Ehrlich
  • 35. Stuart McGurk of GQ criticized the director, Joe Wright, for what?
A) Dumbing-down the script
B) Over-spending on production
C) Choosing a poor lead actor
D) Ignoring historical advice
  • 36. When was Darkest Hour released on digital streaming platforms?
A) 12 June 2018
B) 28 May 2017
C) 4 June 2018
D) 6 February 2018
  • 37. Which historical figure did Adam Gopnik argue was under-dramatized in the film?
A) Viscount Halifax
B) Neville Chamberlain
C) Clement Attlee
D) King George VI
  • 38. What claim about British radio did the text use to point out a historical inaccuracy in the film?
A) Churchill never gave radio speeches during the war
B) The radio was not invented until after 1945
C) The King refused to be on the radio with Churchill
D) Radio broadcasts from Parliament did not start until the 1970s
  • 39. According to the text, when was the 'beaches' speech actually delivered?
A) 4 June 1940
B) 10 May 1940
C) 28 May 1940
D) 12 June 1940
  • 40. What potential subject for a Darkest Hour sequel did Gary Oldman mention?
A) The formation of the United Nations
B) The end of the war in the Pacific
C) The invasion of Normandy
D) The 1945 Yalta Conference
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