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Quiz about Polanskis Chinatown
Quiz about Polanskis Chinatown

Polanski's 'Chinatown' Trivia Quiz


Roman Polanski's 'Chinatown' is one of my all-time favorites. Test how much you know of this Watergate-era gem set in the Thirties.

A multiple-choice quiz by tjoebigham. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
tjoebigham
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
25,722
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
566
Last 3 plays: Guest 74 (9/10), Guest 192 (8/10), Guest 108 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who wrote 'Chinatown'? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What animal invades the Los Angeles City Hall? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Complete the quote: 'Politicians, like_________and________ get respectable if they last long enough'. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What body part of Jake Gittes gets cut? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who played the slasher? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What was the name of the yachting club that proved an important clue? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Where does Jake find the most crucial clue of all? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What crimes was Noah Cross guilty of? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who played Curley, who aided Gittes? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. True or false: 'Chinatown' is based on real events.

Answer: (one word)

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Most Recent Scores
Mar 26 2024 : Guest 74: 9/10
Feb 26 2024 : Guest 192: 8/10
Feb 26 2024 : Guest 108: 10/10
Feb 12 2024 : Guest 76: 10/10
Feb 10 2024 : Guest 191: 10/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who wrote 'Chinatown'?

Answer: Robert Towne

Towne won the Best Screenplay Oscar.
2. What animal invades the Los Angeles City Hall?

Answer: sheep

An angry farmer brings his sheep in to protest the diverting of water from the farmlands.
3. Complete the quote: 'Politicians, like_________and________ get respectable if they last long enough'.

Answer: whores, old buildings

Spoken by John Huston's Noah Cross, this is one of the Seventies' most memorable movie quotes.
4. What body part of Jake Gittes gets cut?

Answer: His left nostril

One of the film's few scenes of outright violence. And for an trivia extra...
5. Who played the slasher?

Answer: Roman Polanski

Polanski has often acted in his own films, e.g., 'The Fearless Vampire Killers' and 'The Tenant'.
6. What was the name of the yachting club that proved an important clue?

Answer: Albacore

Quite appropriate, seeing the film revolves around water!
7. Where does Jake find the most crucial clue of all?

Answer: In a saltwater pool on the Mulwray estate

A gardener points out something shiny to Jake, which turns out to be a pair of bifocals belonging to Noah Cross, who murdered his son-in-law there.
8. What crimes was Noah Cross guilty of?

Answer: murder, incest

He murdered his son-in-law because the latter found out about his scheme of water diversion, and fathered a daughter with his own daughter.
9. Who played Curley, who aided Gittes?

Answer: Burt Young

Young is best known for his role in the 'Rocky' {series;} he played Curley whose wife's infidelity Gittes discovered, and later helped him spirit Evelyn Mulwray and her sister-daughter away.
10. True or false: 'Chinatown' is based on real events.

Answer: True

It is based on the mechanations of real-life water commissioner William Mulholland, for whom Mulholland Drive was named.
Source: Author tjoebigham

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