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The Deer Hunter Trivia Quiz

"The Deer Hunter" (1978) was directed by Michael Cimino. The movie takes a disturbing look at how Viet Nam affected a group of friends from a small town. There are spoilers if you haven't seen the movie.

A multiple-choice quiz by Sarah606. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Sarah606

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
208,509

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1925

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (10/10), horadada (4/10), Guest 165 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where does everybody live in the beginning of the movie? Hint

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Utah

Texas

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who did not go off to Viet Nam? Hint

Steven

Stanley

Nick

Michael

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which friend got back home from the war first? Hint

Stanley

Mike

Steven

Nick

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Question 4 of 10

4. What are Nick's parents' names? Hint

Nicholas and Gretchen

Nick and Sophie

Lou and Eva

Peter and Grace

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Question 5 of 10

5. When Michael comes home from the war, he ditched his going away party. Where does he go instead? Hint

Linda's house

A bar

A hotel

Strip club

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Question 6 of 10

6. Steven told Nick a secret after his wedding. What was the secret? Hint

He had never slept with Angela.

He hated shooting deer.

He lost his job.

He was gay.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where did Linda work? Hint

a bar

a grocery store

a steel mill

at a school

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Question 8 of 10

8. When we first see Steve back in the US, what is he doing? Hint

physical therapy

playing bingo

shooting drugs

drinking vodka

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Question 9 of 10

9. What does Steve have in his drawer that he shows to Mike? Hint

a magazine and a doll

a gun and bullets

pictures and a card

socks and money

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Question 10 of 10

10. How does Nick die? Hint

he shoots himself in the head

an accident at the mill

he gets shot hunting

he steps on a land mine

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Most Recent Scores

Apr 06 2024 : Guest 73: 10/10
Mar 20 2024 : horadada: 4/10
Mar 10 2024 : Guest 165: 9/10
Mar 06 2024 : Guest 85: 8/10
Mar 01 2024 : Guest 172: 4/10
Feb 24 2024 : Guest 176: 5/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where does everybody live in the beginning of the movie?

Answer: Pennsylvania

They all live in Pennsylvania and work in a steel mill. It is most likely a small town near Pittsburgh.

2. Who did not go off to Viet Nam?

Answer: Stanley

Michael, Steven and Nick all shipped off to Viet Nam right after Steven's wedding. Stanley, Axel and John stayed home.

3. Which friend got back home from the war first?

Answer: Steven

Steven was back by the time Mike got back. He was in the VA hospital.

4. What are Nick's parents' names?

Answer: Lou and Eva

Nick tells the doctor in the hospital in Saigon that his parents are names Lou and Eva. When the doctor asked what their dates of birth were, Nick started crying uncontrollably.

5. When Michael comes home from the war, he ditched his going away party. Where does he go instead?

Answer: A hotel

Michael goes to a hotel to be alone. Linda is actually living at Michael and Nick's house.

6. Steven told Nick a secret after his wedding. What was the secret?

Answer: He had never slept with Angela.

Angela was pregnant and everyone thought that was why Stevie was marrying her. He told Nick he had never slept with her, implying that the baby was not his.

7. Where did Linda work?

Answer: a grocery store

Linda worked at the Eagle Super Market. Mike walks her to work when he gets home from the war.

8. When we first see Steve back in the US, what is he doing?

Answer: playing bingo

We see Steve playing bingo at the VA Hospital. He gets called away from the game because Mike called him.

9. What does Steve have in his drawer that he shows to Mike?

Answer: socks and money

Angela keeps sending him socks and Nick is sending him cash from Saigon. Steve has several hundred dollars stashed in socks in his drawer. He has no other use for the socks, since he lost both of his legs.

10. How does Nick die?

Answer: he shoots himself in the head

At the end of the movie, Mike goes back to Saigon to bring Nick home. Nick plays Russian roulette with Mike and shoots himself in the head.

Source: Author Sarah606

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