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Quiz about Salus Movie Picks End of Watch 2012
Quiz about Salus Movie Picks End of Watch 2012

Salu's Movie Picks: 'End of Watch' (2012) Quiz


First quiz in a series revolving around my collection of favorite movies. This quiz is about the 2012 movie 'End of Watch' starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peņa as police men. It is a wonderful movie!

A multiple-choice quiz by Saleo. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Saleo
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
356,743
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
230
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Question 1 of 10
1. Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peņa are partners in what police department? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. One of the first scenes in the movie is a chase between Zavala and Taylor's patrol car and another car. They manage to bring the other car to a crashing stop. Two men get out of the car. What do these two men do after getting out of their car? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Anna Kendrick plays the love interest of Jake Gyllenhaal's character named Janet. Gabby is the wife of Michael Pena's character and is played by Natalie Martinez. At what function do all of them meet and Gabby allows Janet to touch her pregnant belly? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "See this? It's a ticket book. Inside are things called tickets."

Which superior officer says these lines?
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "Two words. Just because you guys think you're these big ghetto gunfighters now, don't mean you can be dropping your calls," says Offier Orozco, who is played by America Ferrera, while arguing with Taylor and Zavala. What are Zavala and Taylor doing that annoyed her? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. After Taylor and Zavala find a room filled with people who are victims of human trafficking, agents of what organization take over the scene and case? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Why do Officer Taylor and Officer Zavala get medals? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who says these words in the movie: "Ladies and gentlemen, always a good idea to make sure the door is locked before you boot it."? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In the last scene of the movie, a conversation between Taylor and Zavala is shown. Who is/are the person/people being spoken about in this conversation? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "Because, my evil is big," is said by one of the villains when he is visited by some officers. Who says this line? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peņa are partners in what police department?

Answer: Los Angeles Police Department

In the movie, Jake plays Officer Taylor and Michael plays Officer Zavala. Both of them are partners in the Los Angeles Police Department. They share a strong bond throughout the movie and become closer every time they spend time together.

"We work basic patrol here at Newton, one of the toughest divisions in the LAPD," says Brian Taylor in a scene where he films himself and Zavala in the locker room.
2. One of the first scenes in the movie is a chase between Zavala and Taylor's patrol car and another car. They manage to bring the other car to a crashing stop. Two men get out of the car. What do these two men do after getting out of their car?

Answer: They shoot at the officers.

After their car comes to a crashing stop, two men get out of the car and start shooting at the two officers. Zavala and Taylor shoot the men down, handcuff them and call for backup. It is implied that there was a lot of scrutiny by the department in to their killing of these two criminals. This was mentioned by Captain Reese during one of the meetings of the department.

This early scene shows us a glimpse of the camaraderie between Zavala and Taylor.
3. Anna Kendrick plays the love interest of Jake Gyllenhaal's character named Janet. Gabby is the wife of Michael Pena's character and is played by Natalie Martinez. At what function do all of them meet and Gabby allows Janet to touch her pregnant belly?

Answer: A birthday party

Taylor, Zavala, Janet and Gabby attend the birthday party of one of Zavala's cousins named Cindy, together. This is where Zavala explains how everybody at that event is related to him somehow. At the time of this event, Gabby is pregnant with Zavala's second child, whom she gives birth to later on in the movie.
4. "See this? It's a ticket book. Inside are things called tickets." Which superior officer says these lines?

Answer: Sarge

Frank Grillo, the actor who played Nick Savrinn in the first season of the TV show 'Prison Break', plays Sarge in this movie. He says these lines at a meeting for officers following an address by Captain Reese, who warns the officers not to get on his bad side. Sarge says these words in attempt to urge his officers to write tickets, especially Zavala and Taylor who recently killed two criminals after a car chase.

He also requests them not to kill anyone by the end of their watch.
5. "Two words. Just because you guys think you're these big ghetto gunfighters now, don't mean you can be dropping your calls," says Offier Orozco, who is played by America Ferrera, while arguing with Taylor and Zavala. What are Zavala and Taylor doing that annoyed her?

Answer: Videotaping everything

In the movie, America plays Orozco, a fellow police officer who has a good rapport with both Jake's and Michael's characters. She says these lines when Taylor and Zavala refuse to turn off their camera as they want to record everything. She even warns them that it is an invitation for a subpoena if something goes wrong while they are recording.
6. After Taylor and Zavala find a room filled with people who are victims of human trafficking, agents of what organization take over the scene and case?

Answer: ICE

Taylor and Zavala take under custody a man who is involved in human trafficking and had hid away these victims in a room. Soon after the partners discover this and call it in, agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) come and take over the scene to the dismay of both the officers.
7. Why do Officer Taylor and Officer Zavala get medals?

Answer: They save children from a burning house.

Both officers get a Medal of Valor for their bravery in risking their lives and going into burning house without any protection and saving the lives of a few children who were trapped inside the house. This scene is awesome in the movie!
8. Who says these words in the movie: "Ladies and gentlemen, always a good idea to make sure the door is locked before you boot it."?

Answer: Officer Taylor

These lines are said by Jake's character, Officer Taylor, when they try to enter an elderly woman's house to see if everything's all right there. They are led to discover a body inside the house.
9. In the last scene of the movie, a conversation between Taylor and Zavala is shown. Who is/are the person/people being spoken about in this conversation?

Answer: Gabby's parents

In the last scene of the movie, Jake and Michael are shown in their patrol vehicle having a conversation about how Zavala heard his wife's parents having intercourse when he and his wife, Gabby, were dating.
10. "Because, my evil is big," is said by one of the villains when he is visited by some officers. Who says this line?

Answer: Big Evil

Taylor and Zavala are on the hit list of this Latino cartel as they foiled many of the gang's operations. There is one early instance in the movie that shows the hostility between the officers and Big Evil. Somebody complains about the noise being too loud from Big Evil's place and the officers step in for a check and to ask them to reduce the volume. When Taylor asks him why they call him Big Evil, he says the above line. Big Evil's accomplices in the movie go by the name La La and Wicked. Big Evil and his gang face off in a gunfight towards the end of the movie.

To know who wins the fight, watch the movie!
Source: Author Saleo

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