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