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Silver Streak

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Introduction:
"One of the top-grossing movies of the 1970s, "Silver Streak" is the subject of this quiz."


1. Which major motion picture company was involved in the making of "Silver Streak"?
    Warner Bros
    20th Century-Fox
    Paramount
    Columbia Pictures


2. What did George Caldwell, the book editor and the main character in "Silver Streak", give as his primary reason for riding the train?
    He won his ticket in a charity raffle
    He had never ridden a train before
    He wanted to be bored
    He was scared of flying


3. Hilly Burns, the woman with whom George Caldwell developed a romantic relationship while on board the train, did what for a living?
    Secretary
    Engineer
    Lawyer
    Writer


4. George Caldwell was implicated in the murder of an undercover law-enforcement agent named Bob Sweet. Which veteran character actor played Bob Sweet?
    Sorrell Booke
    Hal Smith
    William Schallert
    Ned Beatty


5. Which famed composer was responsible for "Silver Streak's" soundtrack?
    Henry Mancini
    Elmer Bernstein
    John Williams
    Lalo Schifrin


6. Roger Devereau proved to be a devious foe who, if he had his way, would have stopped a potentially explosive book from being published. Which actor, best known for playing a secret agent on television in the 1960s, played the role of Roger Devereau?
    Robert Vaughn
    Patrick McGoohan
    Patrick McNee
    Robert Culp


7. A controversial scene involving George Caldwell and small-time thief Grover Muldoon, took place when the train stopped in Kansas City. What happened in this scene?
    Grover mugged George in the men's room
    Grover and George engaged in a racially-charged name-calling session
    Grover put George in blackface to escape the cops
    Grover and George stole cookies from a Girl Scout troop


8. When Roger Devereau took off with the train after a gun battle with police, what did he use to defeat the dead-man's switch to keep the train in motion?
    A broom stick
    A tool box
    A piece of luggage
    A gallon of water


9. The only person standing between the runaway train and impending disaster, was assistant rail-yard controller Jerry Jarvis. Which comedic actor played the role of Jerry Jarvis?
    Fred Willard
    James Hampton
    Martin Mull
    Sonny Shroyer


10. George, Hilly and Grover worked together to disconnect the locomotive from the rest of the train as it entered the Chicago rail yard. What happened to the locomotive after it was disconnected?
    It plowed through the train station
    It collided head-on with a gasoline train
    It derailed harmlessly onto a siding
    It struck a freeway bridge and caused it to collapse


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