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Quiz about Next 2007
Quiz about Next 2007

"Next" (2007) Trivia Quiz


Based on Philip K. Dick's "The Golden Man," this film with Nicolas Cage deserves a look. If you did see it, I hope you enjoy the quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by christopherm. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
christopherm
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
278,161
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
569
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. What does Cris Johnson (Nicolas Cage) do for a living? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In which U.S. city does Cris Johnson work? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is Cris Johnson's stage name? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Cris Johnson supplements his income by gambling. What is one of the games that he plays at the casino? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What is Cris Johnson's special talent? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who plays the character of Callie Ferris, the FBI agent? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In an effort to abort the terrorists' plot, Callie Ferris attempts to coerce Liz into drugging Cris so they can capture him. Does Cris drink the sedative laced orange juice?


Question 8 of 10
8. Liz is worried that Cris may be delusional or a sociopath. How does Cris convince Liz that he does possess the power of precognition? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In Cris' vision of the future, do the terrorists detonate the nuclear device?


Question 10 of 10
10. Having seen one possible outcome, Cris decides to assist the FBI, but he has a condition. What is the condition? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What does Cris Johnson (Nicolas Cage) do for a living?

Answer: magician

Cris Johnson is ostensibly a magician although his act is not really that good. He supplements his income with gambling. He incorporates mentalist tricks and illusions in his act.
2. In which U.S. city does Cris Johnson work?

Answer: Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada is often referred to as "The Entertainment Capital of the World." Cris Johnson performs his mentalist tricks and magic acts at a place called the Back Page. Las Vegas means "The Meadows".
3. What is Cris Johnson's stage name?

Answer: Frank Cadillac

Cris Johnson is living under the assumed name of Frank Cadillac, which he uses in his magic act. He says that he combined two of his favorite things to derive the name, that is, Frankenstein and Cadillacs.
4. Cris Johnson supplements his income by gambling. What is one of the games that he plays at the casino?

Answer: Blackjack

Cris admits that he doesn't earn very much at the Back Page on Wednesdays, so he utilizes his special gift to earn money by gambling. He says that he never plays against other people but only against the house. He is seen playing a slot machine and also playing blackjack.
5. What is Cris Johnson's special talent?

Answer: He has the ability to see two minutes into his own future.

Cris possesses a limited form of precognition. This ability allows him to do well at the casinos. For the most part, he can only see two minutes into his own future.
6. Who plays the character of Callie Ferris, the FBI agent?

Answer: Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore also played the character of Clarice Starling in "Hannibal." She has received four Academy Award nominations for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Callie is a no-nonsense FBI agent who has noticed that Cris Johnson possesses a special ability. She hopes to use Cris' abilities to help her thwart a terrorist bomb threat.
7. In an effort to abort the terrorists' plot, Callie Ferris attempts to coerce Liz into drugging Cris so they can capture him. Does Cris drink the sedative laced orange juice?

Answer: No

Cris and Liz have a budding romantic relationship and Cris' powers of precognition have expanded to include the future of Liz. Liz (Jennifer Biel) does, in fact, place the tablet in the orange juice but tells him not to drink it at the last moment.
8. Liz is worried that Cris may be delusional or a sociopath. How does Cris convince Liz that he does possess the power of precognition?

Answer: He quotes television dialogue before it appears on the screen.

After the conversation with the FBI team, Liz is confused and skeptical about Cris' precognitive abilities. Cris performs a demonstration by accurately predicting television dialogue before changing the channel.
9. In Cris' vision of the future, do the terrorists detonate the nuclear device?

Answer: Yes

After rescuing Liz from the terrorists, Cris comes to the realization that he hasn't seen everything. While looking at a device that registers detonations in the earth's crust, Cris declares that something is wrong and he has made a mistake. At that moment, the nuclear device detonates. However, this is just his vision of a possible future.
10. Having seen one possible outcome, Cris decides to assist the FBI, but he has a condition. What is the condition?

Answer: Liz must be excluded from the operation.

Actually, he tells Callie that he will assist the FBI but that he has conditions. Even so, the only condition stated is the exclusion of Liz from the operation to find the bomb and the terrorists. Cris, while pondering his gift of precognition, decides that when he sees a future event, the event changes because he has seen it.
Source: Author christopherm

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