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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film) - Quiz
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  • 1. Which actor portrays Arthur Dent, the last surviving Earth man?
A) Sam Rockwell
B) Bill Nighy
C) Mos Def
D) Martin Freeman
  • 2. Who plays the character Ford Prefect?
A) Alan Rickman
B) Thomas Lennon
C) Simon Jones
D) Yasiin Bey
  • 3. What is the role of Zaphod Beeblebrox?
A) Super-computer
B) President of the Galaxy
C) Vice-president of the Galaxy
D) Planet builder
  • 4. Which actress plays the role of Trillian?
A) Helen Mirren
B) Anna Chancellor
C) Kelly MacDonald
D) Zooey Deschanel
  • 5. Who provides the voice for the clinically depressed android, Marvin?
A) Ian McNeice
B) Bill Bailey
C) Stephen Fry
D) Alan Rickman
  • 6. Which character is portrayed by Bill Nighy?
A) Humma Kavula
B) Slartibartfast
C) Kwaltz
D) Jeltz
  • 7. Who voices the super-computer Deep Thought?
A) Stephen Fry
B) Alan Rickman
C) Helen Mirren
D) Thomas Lennon
  • 8. Which actor portrays Humma Kavula?
A) Richard Griffiths
B) John Malkovich
C) Warwick Davis
D) Bill Bailey
  • 9. Who serves as The Narrator in the film?
A) Simon Jones
B) Stephen Fry
C) Alan Rickman
D) Mark Gatiss
  • 10. What is Questular's official title?
A) Planet builder
B) Super-computer
C) President of the Galaxy
D) Vice-president of the Galaxy
  • 11. Who provides the voice for Eddie the computer?
A) Bill Bailey
B) Ian McNeice
C) Thomas Lennon
D) Richard Griffiths
  • 12. Which cameo role is played by Simon Jones?
A) Mr. Prosser
B) Deep Thought technician
C) A reporter
D) The Ghostly Image
  • 13. Who voices the character Jeltz?
A) Ian McNeice
B) Richard Griffiths
C) Bill Bailey
D) Thomas Lennon
  • 14. Which actor appears as Mr. Prosser?
A) Reece Shearsmith
B) Steve Pemberton
C) Jason Schwartzman
D) Mark Gatiss
  • 15. Who is credited as providing the voice of the whale?
A) Warwick Davis
B) Stephen Fry
C) Bill Bailey
D) Alan Rickman
  • 16. Which character does Jason Schwartzman portray?
A) Mr. Prosser
B) Jeltz
C) Kwaltz
D) Gag Halfrunt
  • 17. Who provides the voice for Frankie Mouse?
A) Edgar Wright
B) Garth Jennings
C) Stephen Fry
D) Jason Schwartzman
  • 18. Which character is played by Warwick Davis?
A) Zaphod Beeblebrox
B) Slartibartfast
C) Ford Prefect
D) Marvin
  • 19. What is the relationship between Zaphod Beeblebrox and Ford Prefect?
A) Father and son
B) Brothers
C) Opponents
D) Semi-cousins
  • 20. Who makes a cameo appearance as a reporter?
A) Helen Mirren
B) Kelly MacDonald
C) Zooey Deschanel
D) Anna Chancellor
  • 21. In what year did Douglas Adams die?
A) 2001
B) 2005
C) 2003
D) 1999
  • 22. What is the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything according to Deep Thought?
A) 24
B) 40
C) 42
D) 44
  • 23. What is the occupation of Ford Prefect?
A) President of the Galaxy
B) Planet builder
C) Journalist
D) Android
  • 24. Who created the original Earth according to the film?
A) Hyper-intelligent, pan-dimensional beings (mice)
B) The Vogons
C) Zaphod Beeblebrox
D) Deep Thought
  • 25. How does Arthur escape the mice?
A) He uses the improbability drive
B) He crushes them under a teapot
C) He uses the Point-of-View gun
D) He runs into a portal
  • 26. Who plays the character Zaphod Beeblebrox?
A) Martin Freeman
B) Sam Rockwell
C) John Malkovich
D) Yasiin Bey
  • 27. What weapon enables the target to empathize with the shooter?
A) Improbability drive
B) Missile defense system
C) Vogon poetry
D) Point-of-View gun
  • 28. Why was the Earth demolished by the Vogons?
A) To search for the Question
B) Because Zaphod signed an order
C) Because it was in the way of the Vogon fleet
D) To make way for a hyperspace bypass
  • 29. Who is Ford Prefect's semi-cousin?
A) Zaphod Beeblebrox
B) Slartibartfast
C) Humma Kavula
D) Arthur Dent
  • 30. Where does Arthur go with Ford instead of being demolished with his house?
A) To the Heart of Gold
B) To the Vogon fleet
C) To Magrathea
D) To a nearby pub
  • 31. When did Douglas Adams first begin receiving offers to turn his book into a film?
A) 2000s
B) 1980s
C) 1970s
D) 1990s
  • 32. What did Douglas Adams fear the film would become if he accepted the offers in the 1970s?
A) An animated cartoon
B) A musical comedy
C) Star Wars with jokes
D) A low-budget television series
  • 33. Who were the producers that signed an option with Douglas Adams in 1982?
A) Jay Roach, Robbie Stamp and Karey Kirkpatrick
B) Ivan Reitman, Joe Medjuck and Michael C. Gross
C) Spike Jonze and Bill Murray
D) Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith
  • 34. Which film project eventually resulted from the proposal Dan Aykroyd made to Ivan Reitman?
A) Ghostbusters
B) Meet the Parents
C) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
D) Austin Powers
  • 35. The idea to make Ford Prefect an American character originated from which event?
A) The death of Douglas Adams
B) A studio mandate from Disney
C) The casting of Jim Carrey
D) The development period involving Ghostbusters
  • 36. What was the final studio label under which the film was released?
A) Hollywood Pictures
B) Touchstone Pictures
C) Caravan Pictures
D) Walt Disney Pictures
  • 37. Who secured a new deal for the film with Disney around 2001?
A) Douglas Adams
B) Jay Roach
C) Robbie Stamp
D) Garth Jennings
  • 38. Who was hired by Jay Roach to complete the screenplay after Douglas Adams died?
A) Spike Jonze
B) Garth Jennings
C) Karey Kirkpatrick
D) Robbie Stamp
  • 39. According to Robbie Stamp, which character did Douglas Adams believe must be British?
A) Ford Prefect
B) Arthur Dent
C) Zaphod Beeblebrox
D) The voice of the Guide
  • 40. What reason did Robbie Stamp give for many of the scene cuts in the movie?
A) Budgetary constraints
B) Technical limitations
C) Studio interference
D) Pacing and rhythm
  • 41. Which actor did Jay Roach initially seek to play the role of Arthur Dent?
A) Hugh Laurie
B) Stephen Fry
C) Jim Carrey
D) Bill Murray
  • 42. When did principal photography for the film begin?
A) April 19, 2004
B) August 20, 2004
C) April 29, 2005
D) April 28, 2005
  • 43. Where was the pre-title sequence filmed?
A) BBC Studios
B) Hollywood
C) Tenerife City Center
D) Loro Parque
  • 44. What percentage of critics on Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a positive review?
A) 50%
B) 61%
C) 63%
D) 75%
  • 45. What was the average CinemaScore grade given to the film?
A) A+
B) C
C) B-
D) F
  • 46. Which publication rated the film four stars out of five?
A) Rotten Tomatoes
B) Metacritic
C) Empire
D) Televisual
  • 47. What was the average rating on Metacritic?
A) 6.09/10
B) 63/100
C) 61/100
D) 4/5
  • 48. Who described the Vogons as 'a species resembling Laughton's version of Quasimodo'?
A) Manohla Dargis
B) Peter Bradshaw
C) Roger Ebert
D) Philip French
  • 49. In which country was the film released on April 28, 2005?
A) Australia
B) Japan
C) Canada
D) United States
  • 50. Who said the film felt like a 'revue than a narrative'?
A) John Erskine
B) Philip French
C) Manohla Dargis
D) Roger Ebert
  • 51. Which company was credited for the construction of the Vogons?
A) Loro Parque
B) BBC
C) Jim Henson's Creature Shop
D) Industrial Light & Magic
  • 52. What movie did Philip French compare to the film, calling it 'puerile'?
A) Spaceballs
B) Star Wars
C) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
D) Galaxy Quest
  • 53. What was the average rating on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 4/5
B) 6.09/10
C) 3/5
D) 63/100
  • 54. How much money did the film make in its first week in the United Kingdom?
A) £4,500,000
B) £104,478,416
C) £4,200,000
D) £21,103,203
  • 55. What was the worldwide total box office gross of the film?
A) $21,103,203
B) $104,478,416
C) $7,427,380
D) $34,788,463
  • 56. How long did the film stay in the box office top ten in the United States?
A) One week
B) Two weeks
C) Six weeks
D) Four weeks
  • 57. What was the opening weekend gross in North America?
A) $34,788,463
B) US$21,103,203
C) $104,478,416
D) £4,200,000
  • 58. When was the film released in North America relative to the United Kingdom?
A) The same day
B) Two days earlier
C) A day later
D) A week later
  • 59. What happened to several versions of the book following the movie's release?
A) They were converted to digital only
B) They came back into the public eye
C) They were translated into new languages
D) They were destroyed
  • 60. What rank did the film reach in its North American opening weekend?
A) Second place
B) Third place
C) Tenth place
D) First place
  • 61. How many awards did the film win in total?
A) Five
B) Zero
C) Seven
D) One
  • 62. Which award did the film win?
A) Teen Choice Award
B) Golden Trailer Award
C) Empire Award
D) Artios Award
  • 63. In which category did the film win the Golden Trailer Award?
A) Best Comedy
B) Best Voice Over
C) Best British Film
D) Most Original
  • 64. Where was the track 'Humma's Hymn' recorded?
A) A concert hall in Dublin
B) A theater in London
C) St Michael's Church
D) A professional recording studio
  • 65. Who composed the film score?
A) Christopher Austin
B) Joby Talbot
C) Garth Jennings
D) Stephen Fry
  • 66. Which singer provided vocals for the end credits version of 'So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish'?
A) Stephen Moore
B) Neil Hannon
C) Joby Talbot
D) Stephen Fry
  • 67. Which choir performed the song 'So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish'?
A) The Divine Comedy
B) London Symphony Choir
C) St Michael's Church Choir
D) Tenebrae Choir
  • 68. On what date was the DVD released in the United Kingdom?
A) 5 September 2005
B) 12 April 2005
C) September 2006
D) 13 September 2005
  • 69. What is the name of the 68-minute UK-exclusive making-of documentary?
A) Making-of
B) Marvin's Hangman
C) The Guide Entries
D) Don't Crash
  • 70. When was the region-free Blu-ray Disc version released?
A) April 2005
B) September 2006
C) September 2005
D) January 2007
  • 71. Which format was released for the PlayStation Portable?
A) Blu-ray
B) iTunes download
C) DVD
D) UMD
  • 72. What style of music is the end credits version of 'So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish'?
A) Opera
B) Smooth jazz
C) Broadway-style
D) Heavy metal
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