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  "To Kill A Mockingbird" The Movie   top quiz  
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This quiz is on the Oscar winning movie based on Harper Lee's classic book.
Average, 20 Qns, bonanza22, Jul 21 05
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  To Kill A Mockingbird   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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This quiz deals with one of my favorite movies of all time.
Average, 10 Qns, Ken1260, Feb 05 19
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  The Making of "To Kill a Mockingbird"   popular trivia quiz  
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These questions are derived from the wonderful documentary that is part of the DVD Special Edition of "To Kill a Mockingbird".
Tough, 10 Qns, mariannafunk, Aug 06 17
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What is Boo Radley's real name?

From Quiz ""To Kill A Mockingbird" The Movie"





To Kill a Mockingbird Trivia Questions

1. Who wrote "To Kill A Mockingbird"?

From Quiz
The Making of "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Answer: Harper Lee

This was the first book she ever published. She won a Pulitzer Prize for it. Her second book was published in 2015.

2. What do the children call their father?

From Quiz "To Kill A Mockingbird" The Movie

Answer: Atticus

Both kids call their father "Atticus" instead of "dad" or "father".

3. Who wrote the novel that "To Kill a Mockingbird" was based on?

From Quiz To Kill A Mockingbird

Answer: Harper Lee

It's hard to believe that "To Kill a Mockingbird" was Harper Lee's first novel.

4. What town was the author from?

From Quiz The Making of "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Answer: Monroeville, AL

Harper Lee based the book on her experiences growing up in Monroeville. There are characters in the book that were based on real people, or her ideas of what they were like, such as with the Radley house. There was a real house on her street, that people would not walk in front of, because they were afraid of the people inside.

5. What is Boo Radley's real name?

From Quiz "To Kill A Mockingbird" The Movie

Answer: Arthur

The kids call him "Boo" because, to them, he is a ghost.

6. Who was the character Dill based on?

From Quiz To Kill A Mockingbird

Answer: Truman Capote

Dill was based on Truman Capote, who was a childhood friend of Harper Lee's.

7. Who shoots the mad dog?

From Quiz "To Kill A Mockingbird" The Movie

Answer: Atticus

The kids thought that their father didn't do anything interesting, until they learn that their father is the best shot in Maycomb County!

8. Which actor made his film debut in "To Kill a Mockingbird"?

From Quiz To Kill A Mockingbird

Answer: Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall made his debut playing the character Boo Radley. To prepare for the role, Duvall spent six weeks out of the sun so he would look the part of a person who has spent most of his life locked in the basement.

9. What is Tom Robinson's wife's name?

From Quiz "To Kill A Mockingbird" The Movie

Answer: Helen

Tom is the man who is convicted of raping a white woman.

10. Elmer Bernstein, who wrote the incredible score was inspired by what idea for the main theme?

From Quiz The Making of "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Answer: What children did when they sat in front of the piano

When he began composing the score, he sat in front of his piano, and thought about the children, and how the audience was seeing the movie through the eyes of children. What did children do when they sat in front of the piano? They played and made up simple compositions.

11. How does Mr. Cunningham pay Atticus for the legal work?

From Quiz "To Kill A Mockingbird" The Movie

Answer: Hickory nuts

Mr. Cunningham is incredibly poor, and doesn't have enough money to pay Atticus.

12. What was Atticus's daughter's real name? (I want the character's name and not her nickname.)

From Quiz To Kill A Mockingbird

Answer: Jean Louise

As from the previous question, her nickname was Scout.

13. The character of Dill was based on what famous person, as a child?

From Quiz The Making of "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Answer: Truman Capote

Truman Capote was shipped off to stay with his aunt in a small southern town every summer. He was a runt of child, abandoned by his father and mother, who needed to cut loose, and explore the dark side of his aunt's neighborhood. When Horton Foote, the screenwriter, found out about this, his creative juices took flight.

14. Who is Tom accused of raping?

From Quiz "To Kill A Mockingbird" The Movie

Answer: Mayella Ewell

Mayella and her father Bob's story is questionable, because both stories don't match, and Mayella changes her mind about what really happened a few times while on the stand.

15. What was the name of the county the movie took place in?

From Quiz To Kill A Mockingbird

Answer: Maycomb County

When Sheriff Tate comes to tell Atticus that Bob Ewell died of a knife wound, he said "I may not be much, Mr. Finch, but I'm still Sheriff of Maycomb County and Bob Ewell fell on his knife. Good day, Sir."

16. What did Robert Duvall do to prepare for his role as Boo Radley?

From Quiz The Making of "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Answer: He dyed his hair white.

On his first day of shooting, Robert Duvall appeared on the set with white hair. This was his idea. It gave him a look of transparency, or of being ghost-like.

17. How does Atticus show that Tom uses his right hand?

From Quiz "To Kill A Mockingbird" The Movie

Answer: He throws a cup at him

Tom's left hand was caught in a cotton gin, and is useless. To show this, Atticus throws a glass at him and asks Tom to catch it. Tom catches it with his right hand, and explains why he can't catch it with his left hand.

18. Who directed "To Kill a Mockingbird"?

From Quiz To Kill A Mockingbird

Answer: Robert Mulligan

Robert Mulligan also directed the movies "The Other" and "Same Time Next Year."

19. After his name, what is the first thing Dill says to Scout and Jem?

From Quiz "To Kill A Mockingbird" The Movie

Answer: "I can read!"

Dill tells them his name and then says that he can read. Jem asks how old he is, and Dill replies that he's 7. Jem says that it's no wonder he can read, Scout's been reading a while and she's only 6.

20. What was the character's name that was on trial for rape?

From Quiz To Kill A Mockingbird

Answer: Tom Robinson

Tom Robinson was played by Brock Peters who has also appeared in movies such as "Ghosts of Mississippi", "Alligator II: The Mutation" and "Porgy and Bess." He was also a regular on the soap opera "The Young and the Restless" from 1982 to 1989 where he played Frank Lewis. He also spend 1995 to 1998 playing Joseph Sisko on TV's "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine."

21. Harper Lee's father died during the filming. Harper gave Gregory Peck something that belonged to her father. What was it?

From Quiz The Making of "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Answer: Her father's watch

Gregory Peck used the watch many times during the filming of the movie. One of the most memorable scenes was with Scout at her bedside. She asked to see the watch. Atticus told her that Jem would get the watch someday, and she would get a ring, and a pearl necklace that belonged to her deceased mother.

22. Where in Mississippi is Dill from?

From Quiz "To Kill A Mockingbird" The Movie

Answer: Meridian

Dill comes to stay with his aunt in Maycomb during the summers.

23. "To Kill a Mockingbird" was nominated for 8 Academy Awards. How many did it win?

From Quiz To Kill A Mockingbird

Answer: 3

The awards that "To Kill a Mockingbird" won were: Best Actor (Gregory Peck), Best Art Direction, and Best Screenplay. It lost in the following categories: Best Supporting Actress (Mary Badham), Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Music Score, and Best Picture. It lost the Best Picture Oscar to "Lawrence of Arabia". Mary Badham lost to Patty Duke in "The Miracle Worker".

24. In the beginning of the movie, Jem wanted Atticus to play football for which team?

From Quiz "To Kill A Mockingbird" The Movie

Answer: the Methodists

Atticus just says that he is too old to play tackle football.

25. According to Atticus Finch's father, what is it a sin to do?

From Quiz To Kill A Mockingbird

Answer: To Kill a Mockingbird & kill a mockingbird

Atticus tells the story his father related to him about him being able to shoot all the tin cans he wanted but knew that sooner or later his attention would be turned to birds and that he could shoot all the bluejays but that it was a sin to kill a mockingbird. Thus, the title.

26. Whose remarks save Tom from being lynched?

From Quiz "To Kill A Mockingbird" The Movie

Answer: Scout's

Scout talks to Mr. Cunningham about his entailment and he decides that he and his friends shouldn't be there because they all have faults. Her remarks also remind Mr. Cunningham of everything Atticus has done for him and his family.

27. How many years apart are Jem and Scout?

From Quiz "To Kill A Mockingbird" The Movie

Answer: 4

In the beginning of the movie, Scout and Jem are talking about how old they were when their mother died. Scout was two, Jem was six, making them four years apart.

28. Does the jury find Tom guilty or not guilty?

From Quiz "To Kill A Mockingbird" The Movie

Answer: Guilty

The jury, despite the obvious truth that Tom did not rape Mayella, convicts him because of his race.

29. Who saves Scout and Jem from Bob Ewell?

From Quiz "To Kill A Mockingbird" The Movie

Answer: Boo Radley

Ewell had threatened Atticus, who thought Bob was just letting off steam. Bob breaks Jem's arm, and would have done more, if Boo hadn't saved them by killing Bob Ewell.

30. What costume does Scout have for the play?

From Quiz "To Kill A Mockingbird" The Movie

Answer: Ham

Scout is the ham in the play about Maycomb's farm products. It was after the play that Bob Ewell tries to kill the kids.

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