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Moby Dick (1998 miniseries) - Quiz
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  • 1. In what year was the Moby Dick miniseries released in the United States?
A) 1998
B) 1997
C) 1851
D) 1956
  • 2. Who directed the 1998 Moby Dick miniseries?
A) John Huston
B) Francis Ford Coppola
C) Anton Diether
D) Franc Roddam
  • 3. Who served as the executive producer of the miniseries?
A) Francis Ford Coppola
B) Christopher Gordon
C) Gregory Peck
D) Franc Roddam
  • 4. Which novel is the miniseries based on?
A) Star Trek
B) The Pacific Islander
C) Ahab's Revenge
D) Herman Melville's 1851 novel
  • 5. In which country was the miniseries filmed?
A) Canada
B) United Kingdom
C) United States
D) Australia
  • 6. In what year was the miniseries filmed?
A) 1997
B) 1998
C) 1851
D) 1956
  • 7. How many episodes did the miniseries consist of?
A) One
B) Four
C) Three
D) Two
  • 8. On which network did the miniseries air in the United States?
A) NBC
B) CBS
C) USA Network
D) HBO
  • 9. What milestone does the miniseries mark for Gregory Peck?
A) His final on-screen role
B) His only television appearance
C) His directorial debut
D) His first film role
  • 10. What is the name of the young sailor who joins the Pequod?
A) Starbuck
B) Queequeg
C) Ishmael
D) Ahab
  • 11. What is the name of the whaling ship in the story?
A) Pequod
B) Enterprise
C) Father Mapple
D) Moby Dick
  • 12. What is Queequeg's background?
A) A Pacific Islander and experienced whaler
B) A wealthy innkeeper
C) A first mate from the United States
D) A captain of a lost ship
  • 13. Where do Ishmael and Queequeg first meet?
A) At an inn
B) On the Pequod
C) In Australia
D) At a church
  • 14. What part of Ahab's body did Moby Dick bite off years earlier?
A) His hand
B) His arm
C) His ear
D) His leg
  • 15. Who is the first mate of the Pequod who repeatedly pleads with Ahab to stop?
A) Father Mapple
B) Queequeg
C) Ishmael
D) Starbuck
  • 16. Why does Starbuck argue that the ship is operating at a loss?
A) Because the ship was damaged by ice
B) Because the ship has no food
C) Due to Ahab's indifference towards hunting whales other than Moby Dick
D) Because Queequeg refuses to work
  • 17. How does Queequeg engage in passive resistance against Ahab's mission?
A) By stealing the ship's food
B) By refusing to do any work on the ship
C) By trying to steer the ship back home
D) By secretly helping the other ships
  • 18. Whose son is another ship searching for when Ahab refuses to assist them?
A) Ishmael's son
B) Ahab's son
C) Their captain's son
D) Starbuck's son
  • 19. What extreme obstacle does Ahab force the crew to drag the Pequod over?
A) Ice with ropes
B) A sandbar
C) A rocky island
D) A coral reef
  • 20. How does Captain Ahab ultimately die?
A) He starves on the ice
B) He is killed by Starbuck in a mutiny
C) He drowns when the ship is dragged over ice
D) He gets caught in his harpoon rope and is dragged underwater by Moby Dick
  • 21. What role did Patrick Stewart take in the miniseries?
A) The lead role
B) Father Mapple
C) Ishmael
D) Starbuck
  • 22. What inspired Patrick Stewart to take the lead role?
A) Making a reference to and quoting the book in Star Trek: First Contact
B) Reading the script while filming in Australia
C) Working with Gregory Peck in a previous film
D) Directing a theater production of Moby Dick
  • 23. Which character did Gregory Peck play in the 1998 miniseries?
A) Ahab
B) Ishmael
C) Starbuck
D) Father Mapple
  • 24. In what year was the film adaptation where Gregory Peck played Ahab released?
A) 1998
B) 1997
C) 1851
D) 1956
  • 25. Who directed the 1956 film adaptation of Moby Dick?
A) Franc Roddam
B) Christopher Gordon
C) John Huston
D) Francis Ford Coppola
  • 26. How many Primetime Emmy Awards was the miniseries nominated for?
A) Five
B) Two
C) Ten
D) One
  • 27. Who won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for the miniseries?
A) Gregory Peck
B) Franc Roddam
C) Patrick Stewart
D) Christopher Gordon
  • 28. Which composer won awards for the miniseries' score?
A) Anton Diether
B) Christopher Gordon
C) Benedict Fitzgerald
D) Francis Ford Coppola
  • 29. Which of the following awards did composer Christopher Gordon win?
A) A Satellite Award
B) An Emmy Award
C) A Golden Globe Award
D) An APRA Music Award
  • 30. Who were the writers of the 1998 miniseries alongside Franc Roddam?
A) Francis Ford Coppola and John Huston
B) Gregory Peck and Patrick Stewart
C) Anton Diether and Benedict Fitzgerald
D) Herman Melville and Christopher Gordon
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