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  Lost in "Lost in Translation"    
Multiple Choice
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This is a quiz for the Sofia Coppola film "Lost in Translation", which is a wonderful study on the human condition if you ask me.
Average, 10 Qns, milkman006, Feb 06 10
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  Lost In Translation Test Your Knowledge    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quick test on Sofia Coppola's award-winning film.
Average, 10 Qns, Swami411, Sep 02 20
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  10 Questions on Lost In Translation    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a short quiz on a fantastic film by Sofia Coppola. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, rage02, Apr 25 04
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Who sent the Premium Fantasy Woman to Bob's room?

From Quiz "Lost in "Lost in Translation""





Lost in Translation Trivia Questions

1. Charlotte's friend in Tokyo shares a name with a famous cartoon character. What is it?

From Quiz
Lost in "Lost in Translation"

Answer: Charlie Brown

Throughout the movie Charlotte's friend actually wears a shirt that is similar to the one that Charlie Brown wears in the comic strip "Peanuts". This is the friend that Charlotte first introduces Bob to when they go out bar hopping.

2. What is the name of the character played by Bill Murray?

From Quiz Lost In Translation

Answer: Bob Harris & Harris

Murray's portrayal of "Bob-san" earned him a Golden Globe.

3. What is Bob Harris doing in Tokyo?

From Quiz Lost In Translation

Answer: Filming a commercial

Bob is in Tokyo to do a series of tv spots and print ad shoots. According to him, he's being paid $2 million to do so!

4. What song does Charlotte sing karaoke to?

From Quiz Lost in "Lost in Translation"

Answer: Brass in Pocket

"Brass in Pocket" by The Pretenders is a popular eighties tune. It's mostly recognizable by the line "I'm Special...so special". The song does not prominently feature the title in the lyrics.

5. Giovanni Ribisi's character does what for a living?

From Quiz Lost In Translation

Answer: Fashion Photographer

He's one model's favorite photographer. He also played Phoebe's brother on "Friends".

6. What is the first fax that Bob receives regarding?

From Quiz Lost In Translation

Answer: A shelving unit

Bob's wife has been redecorating their house and wants constant input from Bob. This fax wakes him up in the early hours of the morning, much to his dismay.

7. Which James Bond actor was Bob's favorite?

From Quiz Lost in "Lost in Translation"

Answer: Sean Connery

He states during the commercial photo shoot, after being directed to act like Roger Moore, that he preferred Sean Connery.

8. Where does Charlotte go on the bullet train without Bob?

From Quiz Lost In Translation

Answer: Kyoto

This is the fist time we see Charlotte apart from Bob in several days. While in Kyoto, she observes a wedding ceremony, which leads her to ask Bob all about love and marriage.

9. What brand of car does Charlotte ask Bob if he has bought yet?

From Quiz Lost in "Lost in Translation"

Answer: Porsche

In the bar, when they first meet, Charlotte suggests that Bob's having a mid-life crisis, and then asks him if he has bought a Porsche yet.

10. Pick the Rat Pack member NOT mentioned in Bill Murray's "Santori time" photo shoot.

From Quiz Lost In Translation

Answer: Sammie Davis Jr.

Murray tries to translate the photographer's urgings.

11. What is the name of the lounge act at the Hyatt, where Bob is staying?

From Quiz Lost In Translation

Answer: Sausalito

Sausalito (the band) is named after a town in northern California, just north of San Francisco.

12. Who sent the Premium Fantasy Woman to Bob's room?

From Quiz Lost in "Lost in Translation"

Answer: Mr. Kazu

When she and Bob go into the bedroom, the suggested prostitute says, 'Mr. Kazu sent me, Premium Fantasy.'Her credit at the end of the film is 'Premium Fantasy Woman'.

13. Scarlett Johnason's character hurts what part of her body?

From Quiz Lost In Translation

Answer: toe

Murray suggests they serve it as a dish in a Japanese restaurant. "They love black toe here".

14. Who is mentioned as Kelly's co-star at her press conference in the hotel?

From Quiz Lost In Translation

Answer: Keanu Reeves

This character was portrayed as a typical young Hollywood star. At the aforementioned press conference, she spoke about her love of Buddhism and reincarnation, which she obviously knew very little about.

15. How much is Bob getting paid to do the whiskey commercial?

From Quiz Lost in "Lost in Translation"

Answer: Two Million Dollars

Bob tells Charlotte this when she asks him what he's doing in Japan. Bob obviously gets paid this much because his face is famous in Japan, for all the movies he has made in the past.

16. What did Charlotte suggest they could do if Bob decided to stay in Japan?

From Quiz Lost In Translation

Answer: Start A Jazz Band

This is toward the end of their stay when Murray is agonizing over returning home. She wants him to stay, but jokes about it by suggesting they could start a jazz band. All that karaoke might help.

17. What song is the lounge singer singing in Bob's room the morning after they meet?

From Quiz Lost In Translation

Answer: "Midnight At The Oasis"

By the look on Bob's face that morning, he feels less than proud of himself about sleeping with the lounge singer.

18. What transparent colour are Charlotte's revealing underwear at the begining of the film?

From Quiz Lost in "Lost in Translation"

Answer: Pink

The first shot of the movie is Charlotte's rear-end being revealed through a see-through pair of pink underwear.

19. What Elvis Costello song did Bill Murray karaoke?

From Quiz Lost In Translation

Answer: Peace, Love & Understanding

This is when Charlotte takes Bob out and they wind up in her friend's studio. These two characters certainly could use some "Peace, Love & Understanding".

20. As Bob is leaving the hotel, he calls Charlotte to say goodbye and to tell her that she stole his ______ from him?

From Quiz Lost In Translation

Answer: Jacket

In a very touching scene, Bob tries his hardest to find a reason to talk to her one more time before he leaves.

21. What is the name of the film that Kelly is in Tokyo promoting?

From Quiz Lost in "Lost in Translation"

Answer: Midnight Velocity

The title of the film is said through-out the scene of Kelly's press conference. It's also posted on all the posters behind them.

22. What time is it when Bob receives the first fax that wakes him up? [This is near the beginning of the film.]

From Quiz Lost In Translation

Answer: 4:20 a.m.

After a really long trip to Tokyo, he is awakened by the fax machine noise. He checks the clock twice to be sure what time it is.

23. How many Academy Awards was "Lost in Translation" nominated for, and how many did it win?

From Quiz Lost in "Lost in Translation"

Answer: Nominated: 4, Won: 1

"Lost in Translation" was nominated for Four Academy awards: - Best Lead Actor, which was lost to Sean Penn for "Mystic River" - Best Picture, which was lost to "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" - Best Director, which was lost to Peter Jackson of "The Return of the King" - Best Original Screenplay which was the solo win for Coppola and "Lost in Translation".

24. Where did Charlotte go to college?

From Quiz Lost In Translation

Answer: Yale

Giovanni Ribisi (her husband in the film) reminds her that "not everyone went to Yale", after she makes fun of Kelly's pseudonym.

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