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  • 1. Who directed the film 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Francis Ford Coppola
B) Jonathan Demme
C) Quentin Tarantino
D) Steven Spielberg
  • 2. Which actor played the role of Hannibal Lecter in 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Anthony Hopkins
B) Jack Nicholson
C) Robert De Niro
D) Al Pacino
  • 3. What is the name of the serial killer in the film who skins his victims?
A) Buffalo Bill
B) Red Dragon
C) Hannibal the Cannibal
D) The Zodiac Killer
  • 4. What was the name of the author of the novel 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Gillian Flynn
B) Stephen King
C) Patricia Cornwell
D) Thomas Harris
  • 5. What kind of moth is featured in the symbolism of the film?
A) Death's-head Hawkmoth
B) Atlas Moth
C) Luna Moth
D) Monarch Butterfly
  • 6. In what year was 'The Silence of the Lambs' released?
A) 1994
B) 1988
C) 1999
D) 1991
  • 7. Which character says the famous line: 'A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti'?
A) Hannibal Lecter
B) Jack Crawford
C) Buffalo Bill
D) Clarice Starling
  • 8. What is the name of the senator's daughter who is kidnapped by Buffalo Bill?
A) Linda Thompson
B) Catherine Martin
C) Rebecca Matthews
D) Amelia Harper
  • 9. Which US state is home to the behavioral science unit where Jack Crawford is based?
A) Texas
B) Virginia
C) New York
D) California
  • 10. Which actress played Clarice Starling in the film?
A) Jodie Foster
B) Ruth Martin
C) Kasi Lemmons
D) Catherine Martin
  • 11. Who is the character 'Buffalo Bill' played by?
A) Scott Glenn
B) Anthony Heald
C) Jack Crawford
D) Ted Levine
  • 12. Which award did Jonathan Demme win at the Berlin International Film Festival for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Golden Bear
B) Best Picture
C) Best Actor
D) Silver Bear for Best Director
  • 13. How many Academy Awards did 'The Silence of the Lambs' win in the "Big Five" categories?
A) Four
B) Six
C) Five
D) Three
  • 14. What is the name of Hannibal Lecter's former patient whose severed head was found in a storage unit?
A) Benjamin Raspail
B) Jame Gumb
C) Frederick Chilton
D) Jack Crawford
  • 15. What does Clarice Starling deduce 'Louis Friend' is an anagram for?
A) Friend Louis
B) Iron sulfide (fool's gold)
C) Lion's fur
D) Foolish grin
  • 16. What did Hannibal Lecter use to unlock his restraints and escape?
A) A piece of Chilton’s pen
B) A knife
C) A key
D) A guard's uniform
  • 17. What was the name of the tailor from Ohio who was Buffalo Bill's first victim?
A) Ruth Martin
B) Frederika Bimmel
C) Catherine Martin
D) Clarice Starling
  • 18. What did Clarice Starling find at Frederika Bimmel's home that was related to Buffalo Bill?
A) A severed head
B) Live moth caterpillars
C) Unfinished dresses and patterns matching patches of skin removed from the victims
D) Death’s-head moths
  • 19. What did Buffalo Bill use to identify himself as 'Jack Gordon'?
A) Used fake ID papers
B) Wore a disguise
C) Changed his voice
D) Posed as a different person
  • 20. How did Buffalo Bill betray his position while stalking Starling in the dark?
A) Cocked his revolver
B) Turned on a light
C) Spoke loudly
D) Made a noise
  • 21. What did Hannibal Lecter ask Clarice Starling at the end of the film?
A) 'Will you come to dinner?'
B) 'Are you safe?'
C) 'Where are you now?'
D) 'Have the lambs stopped screaming?'
  • 22. What significant recognition did 'The Silence of the Lambs' receive in 2011?
A) Nominated for a BAFTA
B) Selected for preservation in the National Film Registry
C) Won a Golden Globe
D) Received an Emmy Award
  • 23. What was Clarice Starling's father's occupation?
A) FBI agent
B) Psychiatrist
C) Police officer
D) Tailor
  • 24. Where did Hannibal Lecter call from at the end of the film?
A) An unnamed tropical location
B) Calumet City
C) Memphis courthouse
D) Baltimore State Hospital
  • 25. What was Clarice Starling's traumatic childhood incident related to?
A) Witnessing her father's murder
B) Living with Hannibal Lecter
C) Being kidnapped by Buffalo Bill
D) Failing to save spring lambs from slaughter on a Montana farm
  • 26. What did Clarice Starling graduate from at the end of the film?
A) Johns Hopkins University
B) Baltimore State Hospital
C) Harvard Law School
D) The FBI Academy
  • 27. Who was initially set to direct and star as Hannibal Lecter or Jack Crawford?
A) Michael Mann
B) Gene Hackman
C) Steven Spielberg
D) Jonathan Demme
  • 28. Who was Jonathan Demme's first choice for the role of Clarice Starling?
A) Jodie Foster
B) Laura Dern
C) Michelle Pfeiffer
D) Meg Ryan
  • 29. Which actor portrayed Hannibal Lecter in the prequel film Hannibal Rising (2007)?
A) Hugh Dancy
B) Mads Mikkelsen
C) Gaspard Ulliel
D) Anthony Hopkins
  • 30. Who created the mask worn by Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter?
A) Stan Winston
B) Rick Baker
C) John Chambers
D) Ed Cubberly
  • 31. In which AFI '100 Years' list did Hannibal Lecter appear as No. 1?
A) AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies
B) AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills
C) AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes
D) AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains
  • 32. What did Barry Forshaw note about the film's feminist agenda?
A) It was strongly presented through dialogue.
B) It was central to the plot.
C) It was never bluntly formulated verbally.
D) It was criticized for being too aggressive.
  • 33. What was the opening week gross for 'The Silence of the Lambs' at Odeon Leicester Square in London?
A) £500,000
B) £290,936
C) £200,000
D) £400,000
  • 34. Where did the filming of 'The Silence of the Lambs' primarily take place?
A) New York City, New York
B) Chicago, Illinois
C) Los Angeles, California
D) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 35. When did principal photography for 'The Silence of the Lambs' begin?
A) November 15, 1989
B) January 1, 1990
C) October 10, 1989
D) December 25, 1989
  • 36. Which company released a remastered Blu-ray in 2018?
A) Image Entertainment
B) MGM Home Entertainment
C) Orion Home Video
D) Criterion Collection
  • 37. Which record label released the soundtrack album for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) MCA Records
B) Sony Music
C) Universal Music Group
D) Warner Bros. Records
  • 38. Why did Michelle Pfeiffer turn down the role of Clarice Starling?
A) She was not interested in working with Jonathan Demme again.
B) She had scheduling conflicts.
C) She felt she was too old for the part.
D) She got nervous about the subject matter.
  • 39. What genre does Roger Ebert recognize 'The Silence of the Lambs' as?
A) Romantic comedy
B) Documentary
C) Science fiction
D) Horror masterpiece
  • 40. Who played Jack Crawford in the film?
A) James Whitmore
B) Anthony Hopkins
C) Scott Glenn
D) Ted Levine
  • 41. For how long did the Victorian home used as Buffalo Bill's home sit on the market before selling?
A) Two years
B) Six months
C) Three weeks
D) Nearly a year
  • 42. What grade did audiences give 'The Silence of the Lambs' on CinemaScore?
A) "F"
B) "A−"
C) "B+"
D) "C"
  • 43. Which company originally released The Silence of the Lambs on VHS?
A) Image Entertainment
B) Criterion Collection
C) Orion Home Video
D) MGM Home Entertainment
  • 44. Which song by The Fall is featured during the climactic scene in 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) "Joy Division"
B) "New Order"
C) "Hip Priest"
D) "Siouxsie and the Banshees"
  • 45. Which film critic added 'The Silence of the Lambs' to his list of The Great Movies?
A) Richard Roeper
B) Roger Ebert
C) Peter Travers
D) Gene Siskel
  • 46. Which film did Gene Siskel also give a bad review alongside 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Schindler's List
B) Dances with Wolves
C) JFK
D) Unforgiven
  • 47. In what year did Far Out Magazine name Hannibal Lecter one of the '10 most accurate movie psychopaths according to the FBI'?
A) 2011
B) 2024
C) 2006
D) 1998
  • 48. Which company released a special edition DVD on March 6, 2001?
A) Criterion Collection
B) Image Entertainment
C) MGM Home Entertainment
D) Orion Home Video
  • 49. How did Anthony Hopkins describe Hannibal Lecter?
A) Highly intelligent with impeccable manners
B) Heroic protagonist
C) Sympathetic figure
D) Claw-handed bogeymen
  • 50. Which song by Q Lazzarus became a cult hit after being featured in 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
B) "Goodbye Horses"
C) "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
D) "Crazy Train"
  • 51. What was the Rotten Tomatoes approval rating for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) 75%
B) 85%
C) 65%
D) 95%
  • 52. How did Donald Trump describe Hannibal Lecter?
A) A wonderful man
B) A fictional character
C) A dangerous criminal
D) An insane asylum patient
  • 53. Which real-life criminal inspired the design for Buffalo Bill's basement and pit?
A) Gary M. Heidnik
B) John Wayne Gacy
C) Jeffrey Dahmer
D) Ted Bundy
  • 54. What was the worldwide gross for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) $200 million
B) $273 million
C) $300 million
D) $150 million
  • 55. Who portrays Clarice in the TV series Clarice (2021)?
A) Sigourney Weaver
B) Laura Linney
C) Jodie Foster
D) Rebecca Breeds
  • 56. Who was the music editor for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Phil Ramone
B) Mick Jagger
C) Suzana Peric
D) David Foster
  • 57. Which magazine included 'The Silence of the Lambs' in its list of top '10 Most Convincing Movie Psychopath Performances'?
A) Rolling Stone
B) WhatCulture
C) Time Magazine
D) Variety
  • 58. Where was the music for 'The Silence of the Lambs' recorded?
A) London
B) Munich
C) Los Angeles
D) New York City
  • 59. What was the film's rental status in the United States upon its VHS release?
A) Second most rented video
B) The most rented video
C) Third most rented video
D) Fourth most rented video
  • 60. Which scene from 'The Silence of the Lambs' was ranked seventh on Bravo's The 100 Scariest Movie Moments?
A) Buffalo Bill's first appearance
B) The final confrontation between Clarice and Buffalo Bill
C) Clarice Starling's interview with Lecter
D) Lecter's escape scene
  • 61. What was the original asking price for the Victorian home used as Buffalo Bill's house?
A) $300,000
B) $250,000
C) $350,000
D) $400,000
  • 62. In which year did The Silence of the Lambs become the second most rented video?
A) 1991
B) 2001
C) 1993
D) 1992
  • 63. Which orchestra performed Howard Shore's score for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
B) Munich Symphony Orchestra
C) London Symphony Orchestra
D) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
  • 64. Who criticized The Silence of the Lambs for its portrayal of violence against women?
A) Hannibal Lecter
B) Barry Forshaw
C) Betty Friedan
D) Jonathan Demme
  • 65. What did Hannibal Lecter say about Buffalo Bill's sexuality?
A) His sexuality was ambiguous.
B) He was gay.
C) He was 'not really transsexual'.
D) He was heterosexual.
  • 66. In what year did ABC air a special that named 'The Silence of the Lambs' as the best suspense/thriller?
A) 2011
B) 1998
C) 2024
D) 2006
  • 67. Which character from 'The Silence of the Lambs' was named the sixth-greatest film hero of all time by AFI?
A) Jodie Foster
B) FBI Agent Ardelia Mapp
C) Dr. Frederick Chilton
D) Clarice Starling
  • 68. When was The Silence of the Lambs first released on Blu-ray?
A) 2009
B) 1997
C) 2021
D) 2018
  • 69. What was the final selling price of the Victorian home used as Buffalo Bill's house?
A) $220,000
B) $250,000
C) $195,000
D) $300,000
  • 70. Who was originally approached to play Hannibal Lecter before Anthony Hopkins?
A) Sean Connery
B) Al Pacino
C) Dustin Hoffman
D) Robert De Niro
  • 71. On which weekend did 'The Silence of the Lambs' gross almost $14 million?
A) Christmas
B) Halloween
C) Presidents' Day
D) Thanksgiving
  • 72. Who composed the musical score for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Danny Elfman
B) John Williams
C) Hans Zimmer
D) Howard Shore
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