- 1. Who directed the film 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Frank Darabont
B) Steven Spielberg
C) Martin Scorsese
D) Quentin Tarantino
- 2. What is the name of the main character played by Tim Robbins?
A) Warden Norton
B) Tommy Williams
C) Red
D) Andy Dufresne
- 3. What is the name of the prison in which the majority of the film takes place?
A) Sing Sing
B) Alcatraz
C) Shawshank State Penitentiary
D) San Quentin
- 4. What is the final destination for Andy Dufresne after escaping from Shawshank?
A) Zihuatanejo, Mexico
B) Paris, France
C) New York City, USA
D) Los Angeles, USA
- 5. What occupation did Andy Dufresne have before he went to prison?
A) Banker
B) Doctor
C) Lawyer
D) Teacher
- 6. Who narrates the film 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Stephen King
B) Tim Robbins
C) Clint Eastwood
D) Morgan Freeman
- 7. In what year was 'The Shawshank Redemption' released?
A) 1991
B) 1989
C) 1996
D) 1994
- 8. What is the title of the novella written by Stephen King on which the film is based?
A) The Stand
B) Pet Sematary
C) The Green Mile
D) Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
- 9. Who plays the character of Andy Dufresne in 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Morgan Freeman
B) Tom Hanks
C) Kevin Costner
D) Tim Robbins
- 10. What year did Andy Dufresne arrive at Shawshank State Prison?
A) 1954
B) 1963
C) 1975
D) 1947
- 11. Who is the warden at Shawshank State Penitentiary?
A) Ellis "Red" Redding
B) Byron Hadley
C) Brooks Hatlen
D) Samuel Norton
- 12. What does Andy Dufresne do with the ledger containing evidence of corruption?
A) Gives it to Warden Norton
B) Sends it to a local newspaper
C) Burns it
D) Keeps it hidden in his cell
- 13. What does Warden Norton do after discovering Andy's escape?
A) Flees the country
B) Takes a vacation
C) Commits suicide to avoid arrest
D) Resigns from his position
- 14. What is Red's reaction when he finds Andy in Zihuatanejo?
A) They happily embrace
B) Red leaves immediately
C) Red refuses to speak with him
D) Red turns him into the police
- 15. What does Andy play over the prison's public address system?
A) A recording of a church service
B) The national anthem
C) An excerpt from The Marriage of Figaro
D) Rita Hayworth's songs
- 16. What does Andy do with Norton's suit, shoes, and ledger after escaping?
A) Burns them
B) Takes them with him
C) Leaves them in his cell to incriminate Norton
D) Sells them for money
- 17. What does Andy use his rock hammer for over 19 years?
A) To carve messages on his cell wall
B) To build a secret room
C) To break into the warden's office
D) To dig a tunnel for his escape
- 18. What does Red admit after visiting Zihuatanejo?
A) That he finally feels hope
B) That he regrets his parole violation
C) That he never wants to leave prison again
D) That he plans to return to Shawshank
- 19. Which character is the prison contraband smuggler in 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Samuel Norton
B) Byron Hadley
C) Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding
D) Tommy Williams
- 20. Which character is a member of Red's gang of long-serving convicts?
A) Skeet
B) Floyd
C) Heywood
D) Bogs Diamond
- 21. Who portrays the brutal captain of the prison guards in 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding
B) Tommy Williams
C) Byron Hadley
D) Samuel Norton
- 22. Who is the elderly prison librarian in 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Skeet
B) Bogs Diamond
C) Heywood
D) Brooks Hatlen
- 23. Which character leads 'the Sisters', a gang of prison rapists?
A) Brooks Hatlen
B) Floyd
C) Bogs Diamond
D) Heywood
- 24. Who is the prosecuting attorney in Dufresne's trial?
A) Neil Giuntoli
B) Joseph Ragno
C) Mark Rolston
D) Jeffrey DeMunn
- 25. Which character is implied to be responsible for the crimes Andy Dufresne was imprisoned for?
A) Bogs Diamond
B) Skeet
C) Elmo Blatch
D) Floyd
- 26. Who plays Andy's wife in 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Alfonso Freeman
B) Scott Mann
C) Renee Blaine
D) Frank Medrano
- 27. Who portrays the lover of Andy's wife in 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Renee Blaine
B) Scott Mann
C) Frank Medrano
D) Alfonso Freeman
- 28. What does the name Zihuatanejo mean in 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Peaceful
B) Hopeful
C) Serene
D) Forgiving
- 29. Which film was originally intended to be featured in the prison theater scene before being changed to 'Gilda'?
A) Double Indemnity
B) Sunset Boulevard
C) Casablanca
D) The Lost Weekend
- 30. What does Andy use to fight off the Sisters in the projector room?
A) A baseball bat
B) A knife
C) A chair
D) A film reel
- 31. Which philosopher described freedom as an ongoing project requiring attention and resilience?
A) John Locke
B) Immanuel Kant
C) Jean-Paul Sartre
D) Friedrich Nietzsche
- 32. What does the scene where Andy and several inmates tar the prison roof resemble?
A) The Last Supper
B) A wedding ceremony
C) A funeral service
D) A graduation event
- 33. How is Warden Norton's behavior compared to a historical figure?
A) Former United States President Richard Nixon
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) John F. Kennedy
- 34. What does Zihuatanejo symbolize for some Christian viewers?
A) Heaven or paradise
B) A place of eternal suffering
C) A metaphor for earthly desires
D) Hell or punishment
- 35. How much did Frank Darabont originally pay Stephen King for the rights to adapt 'The Woman in the Room'?
A) $25 million
B) $1
C) $5,000
D) $14,170
- 36. What was Frank Darabont's first screenwriting credit?
A) The Green Mile
B) Stand by Me
C) A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
D) The Shawshank Redemption
- 37. Which film did Rob Reiner adapt from a Stephen King novella before 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) It's a Wonderful Life
B) The Green Mile
C) Stand by Me
D) Goodfellas
- 38. Who was originally intended to play Andy in 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Tim Robbins
B) Morgan Freeman
C) Tom Cruise
D) Harrison Ford
- 39. Which producer at Castle Rock Entertainment was interested in producing 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) John Frankenheimer
B) Liz Glotzer
C) Stephen King
D) Frank Darabont
- 40. What was the budget for 'The Shawshank Redemption' after Darabont secured financing?
A) $5,000
B) $3 million
C) $25 million
D) $2.4 million
- 41. Which film did Frank Darabont cite as an inspiration for using dialogue to illustrate the passage of time?
A) Goodfellas
B) Stand by Me
C) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
D) It's a Wonderful Life
- 42. Who did Frank Darabont meet while scouting filming locations for 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Rob Reiner
B) John Frankenheimer
C) Liz Glotzer
D) Stephen King
- 43. Who was cast as Warden Samuel Norton after recording a screen test on a day off from another film?
A) Clancy Brown
B) Bob Gunton
C) James Gandolfini
D) Gil Bellows
- 44. Where were most of the interior scenes in the prison cellblocks filmed?
A) The Ohio State Reformatory
B) A sound stage built inside a nearby shuttered Westinghouse Electric factory.
C) An active prison facility
D) A studio in Hollywood
- 45. Which actor was initially cast as young convict Tommy but dropped out?
A) Tom Cruise
B) Johnny Depp
C) Brad Pitt
D) Nicolas Cage
- 46. Which actor declined to speak with former guards for the role of Byron Hadley?
A) Clancy Brown
B) Bob Gunton
C) James Gandolfini
D) Gil Bellows
- 47. Who played Bogs Diamond, the prison rapist?
A) Gil Bellows
B) Mark Rolston
C) James Gandolfini
D) Clancy Brown
- 48. To whom was 'The Shawshank Redemption' dedicated?
A) Thomas Newman
B) Tim Robbins
C) Allen Greene
D) Morgan Freeman
- 49. What illness led to Allen Greene's death during the filming of 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) AIDS
B) Heart disease
C) Cancer
D) Stroke
- 50. How long was the final cut of 'The Shawshank Redemption' for theatrical release?
A) 120 minutes
B) 130 minutes
C) 142 minutes
D) 150 minutes
- 51. What instrument was 'So Was Red' originally written for before adding harmonica?
A) Violin
B) Solo oboe
C) Flute
D) Trumpet
- 52. How much did The Shawshank Redemption gross in its opening weekend?
A) $12 million
B) $2.4 million
C) $16 million
D) $727,327
- 53. What was the average earnings per theater during The Shawshank Redemption's opening weekend?
A) $22,040
B) $3 million
C) $2,545
D) $330 million
- 54. Which film won the Palme d'Or award before its release in October 1994?
A) Quiz Show
B) Forrest Gump
C) Pulp Fiction
D) The Shawshank Redemption
- 55. What was one reason given for the film's initial box-office failure?
A) Successful marketing campaign
B) High number of female characters
C) Action-packed scenes
D) Unmemorable title
- 56. What was the rank of The Shawshank Redemption among R-rated films in 1994?
A) 10th-highest-grossing
B) 21st-highest-grossing
C) 1st-highest-grossing
D) 51st-highest-grossing
- 57. What was the average earnings per theater during The Shawshank Redemption's wide release?
A) $330 million
B) $2,545
C) $3 million
D) $22,040
- 58. Which film did The Shawshank Redemption finish just ahead of during its wide release weekend?
A) Quiz Show
B) Exit to Eden
C) Pulp Fiction
D) Forrest Gump
- 59. What was the number of theaters The Shawshank Redemption expanded to during its wide release?
A) 944 theaters
B) 51 theaters
C) 33 theaters
D) 10 theaters
- 60. In what year did Warner Home Video ship rental video copies of The Shawshank Redemption throughout the United States?
A) 1993
B) 2006
C) 1995
D) 1997
- 61. How many rental video copies were shipped by Warner Home Video in 1995?
A) 320,000
B) 500,000
C) 250,000
D) 100,000
- 62. Which company acquired Castle Rock Entertainment in 1993?
A) Time Warner
B) Turner Broadcasting System
C) Warner Bros. Pictures
D) Film4
- 63. On which network did The Shawshank Redemption begin airing regularly in June 1997?
A) OWN
B) TNT
C) Lifetime
D) Spike
- 64. In what year were the rights to The Shawshank Redemption acquired by Warner Bros. Pictures?
A) 1996
B) 1995
C) 1997
D) 2004
- 65. By 2013, on how many basic cable networks had The Shawshank Redemption aired?
A) 20
B) 15
C) 25
D) 10
- 66. How many hours of airtime did The Shawshank Redemption occupy in 2013?
A) 100 hours
B) 250 hours
C) 200 hours
D) 151 hours
- 67. Which channel was the most-watched movie on for The Shawshank Redemption despite its mainly male cast?
A) Spike
B) OWN
C) Sundance TV
D) Up
- 68. By its tenth anniversary, how much was actor Clive Owen earning in residual payments?
A) $50,000
B) Six-figure residual payments
C) $100,000
D) $10,000
- 69. What unusual financial situation did Gunton mention regarding his earnings from The Shawshank Redemption?
A) Earning a substantial income many years after its release
B) Only earning residuals during its first year
C) Not receiving any residuals
D) Losing money on the film
- 70. What grade did audiences polled by CinemaScore give 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) 'A'
B) 'C'
C) 'B+'
D) 'F'
- 71. How many Academy Awards nominations did 'The Shawshank Redemption' receive in 1995?
A) Five
B) Ten
C) Seven
D) Two
- 72. Who won the American Society of Cinematographers award for 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Stephen King
B) Thomas Newman
C) Roger Deakins
D) Frank Darabont
- 73. Which Stephen King adaptation did Frank Darabont direct after 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) The Green Mile (1999)
B) 'Stand by Me'
C) 'Misery'
D) 'It'
- 74. What approval rating does Rotten Tomatoes give 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) 82%
B) 89%
C) 75%
D) 95%
- 75. What position did the American Film Institute rank 'The Shawshank Redemption' on its 2007 AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies list?
A) Number 94
B) Number 50
C) Number 76
D) Number 72
- 76. Which film was ranked higher than 'The Shawshank Redemption' on AFI's 2007 list?
A) Titanic
B) Schindler's List
C) Pulp Fiction
D) Forrest Gump
- 77. In what year did the Writers Guild of America rank Darabont's screenplay for 'The Shawshank Redemption' as number 22 on its list?
A) 2005
B) 1999
C) 2017
D) 2014
- 78. Which publication listed 'The Shawshank Redemption's ending among the best of all time in 2019?
A) The Daily Telegraph
B) Rolling Stone
C) GamesRadar+
D) USA Today
- 79. What position did 'The Shawshank Redemption' hold on Film4's list of 50 Films to See Before You Die?
A) Number 22
B) Number 17
C) Number 23
D) Number 13
- 80. In what year was 'The Shawshank Redemption' named Hollywood's fourth-favorite film?
A) 2019
B) 2006
C) 2017
D) 2014
- 81. Which group of professionals skewed most towards 'The Shawshank Redemption' in the 2014 Hollywood survey?
A) Actors
B) Directors
C) Film critics
D) Entertainment lawyers
- 82. What position did The Daily Telegraph rank 'The Shawshank Redemption' as the best prison film?
A) 72nd-best
B) 50th-best
C) 23rd-best
D) 17th-best
- 83. Which magazine listed 'The Shawshank Redemption' among the 50 best films of all time?
A) USA Today
B) Entertainment Weekly
C) Variety
D) Time
- 84. In which year did Complex rank 'The Shawshank Redemption' among the greatest films of the 1990s?
A) 2014
B) 2013
C) 2015
D) 2012
- 85. Which publication included 'The Shawshank Redemption' in its list of the greatest films of the 1990s in 2017?
A) Rolling Stone
B) Complex
C) Paste
D) MSN
- 86. In what year was 'The Shawshank Redemption' selected by the United States Library of Congress to be preserved?
A) 2015
B) 1994
C) 2020
D) 2001
- 87. Which magazine stated that the word 'Shawshank' could instantly convey images of a prison?
A) Time
B) Variety
C) Rolling Stone
D) Empire
- 88. Which South African politician expressed his love for 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Jacob Zuma
B) Nelson Mandela
C) Thabo Mbeki
D) Oliver Tambo
- 89. Which director compared the film to a 'chewing-gum movie'?
A) Steven Spielberg
B) Martin Scorsese
C) Quentin Tarantino
D) Francis Ford Coppola
- 90. Since what year has 'The Shawshank Redemption' been number-one on IMDb's user-generated Top 250?
A) 2015
B) 2008
C) 2020
D) 1994
- 91. Which film did 'The Shawshank Redemption' surpass to become number-one on IMDb's Top 250?
A) Pulp Fiction
B) The Godfather
C) Forrest Gump
D) Schindler's List
- 92. Which poll identified 'The Shawshank Redemption' as Britain's favorite film in 2015?
A) Empire readers' poll
B) BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra listeners' vote
C) YouGov poll
D) Sky UK poll
- 93. Which airport conducted a poll identifying 'The Shawshank Redemption' as the fourth-best film to watch while in flight?
A) JFK International Airport
B) Los Angeles International Airport
C) Gatwick Airport
D) Heathrow Airport
- 94. Which country's favorite film was 'The Shawshank Redemption' in a 2015 poll?
A) South Africa
B) Australia
C) Canada
D) New Zealand
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