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Quiz about The Sentinel
Quiz about The Sentinel

The Sentinel Trivia Quiz


This quiz deals with the movie "The Sentinel" starring Michael Douglas and Kiefer Sutherland. Have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by tazman6619. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
tazman6619
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
322,367
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
242
Question 1 of 15
1. The movie begins with news footage of an important moment in the history of the Secret Service then switches to Pete Garrison lying in bed thinking. What event haunts Garrison? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Who plays Pete Garrison in the movie? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. What is the President's Secret Service code name? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. The movie features a scene in which the President opens the door to the private quarters of the White House one morning and two Secret Service agents hand him something. What do they hand him? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. What is the First Lady's Secret Service code name? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Who plays the First Lady in the movie? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. The President and the First Lady visit a school at the beginning of the movie. What song are the children singing for them? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Right before Pete Garrison meets with his snitch, Walter Xavier, we see a van go by on the street. Xavier even mentions the van. What company does the van belong to? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. What character does Eva Longoria play in the movie? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. When the Presidential helicopter gets shot down, what is its designation according to the press reports? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. In order to track down the location of Walter Xavier, Pete Garrison contacts Xavier's mother posing as a representative of Publisher's Clearing House. What is the name of Xavier's mother? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Who plays David Breckinridge? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Who do we learn is behind the assassination plot? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. The final showdown takes place at the G8 Summit in what city? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Who ends up being the mole in the Secret Service? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The movie begins with news footage of an important moment in the history of the Secret Service then switches to Pete Garrison lying in bed thinking. What event haunts Garrison?

Answer: The attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan

The footage is of John Hinckley shooting President Reagan. Pete Garrison is a grizzled veteran of the Secret Service. In the movie we learn he was shot in the attempt on President Reagan and has therefore become a legend in the Secret Service.
2. Who plays Pete Garrison in the movie?

Answer: Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas plays Pete Garrison. He is assigned to protect the First Lady. Garrison is also having an affair with her that no one knows about or so he thinks. Someone ends up trying to blackmail him with photos of him kissing the First Lady. Michael Douglas also worked as a producer on the movie.
3. What is the President's Secret Service code name?

Answer: Classic

The President's code name is Classic. David Rasche plays President Ballentine. In the movie when Ballentine finds out his life is in danger from a mole in the Secret Service, he decides to keep the investigation within the agency so as not to alarm the public or diminish the power of the Presidency.
4. The movie features a scene in which the President opens the door to the private quarters of the White House one morning and two Secret Service agents hand him something. What do they hand him?

Answer: Locater and Today's Brief

The agents hand him his locater and today's brief. The technical name for it is the President's Daily Brief or PDB. The locater plays a crucial role in the movie's final showdown as it is the device by which the assassins track the President's position.
5. What is the First Lady's Secret Service code name?

Answer: Cincinnati

The First Lady's code name is Cincinnati. Her affair with Agent Garrison plays a pivotal role in his being framed as the mole and hunted by the Secret Service. Eventually she clears his name by telling Agent Breckinridge about the affair.
6. Who plays the First Lady in the movie?

Answer: Kim Basinger

Kim Basinger plays the First Lady. In the climax, one of the assassins grabs her and uses her as a human shield. Agent Garrsion shoots the assassin even though he is holding the First Lady. In the end Garrison is forced to retire because of the disclosure of the affair he had with the First Lady.
7. The President and the First Lady visit a school at the beginning of the movie. What song are the children singing for them?

Answer: I've Got Peace Like A River

The children are singing "I've Got Peace Like a River" for the President and First Lady. After the President speaks, he introduces the First Lady and she gives a speech. We don't get to hear the speech but Agent Garrison rates it a 9.5 out of 10 in the car afterwards.
8. Right before Pete Garrison meets with his snitch, Walter Xavier, we see a van go by on the street. Xavier even mentions the van. What company does the van belong to?

Answer: Publisher's Clearing House

The van is a Publisher's Clearing House Prize Patrol van. Xavier says his mother tells him to fill out his entry every year but he never does. Later in the movie we see Garrison use this information in approaching Xavier's mother.
9. What character does Eva Longoria play in the movie?

Answer: Jill Morin

Eva Longoria Parker plays Jill Morin. She was not married to Tony Parker at the time of the movie so the credits have her maiden name. She is a rookie who has requested assignment with Agent Breckinridge in the Protective Intelligence Division (PID) because he is the best. He tolerates her presence because she has not been tainted by years on the street.
10. When the Presidential helicopter gets shot down, what is its designation according to the press reports?

Answer: Marine One

The helicopter is Marine One. Whatever plane or helicopter the President rides on is termed depending on which service is in charge. The Marines are in charge of the helicopters used by the White House. In the movie the countermeasures that keep the helicopter from being shot down are turned off so that the assassins can shoot it down. But the President isn't aboard when it goes down.
11. In order to track down the location of Walter Xavier, Pete Garrison contacts Xavier's mother posing as a representative of Publisher's Clearing House. What is the name of Xavier's mother?

Answer: Mrs. Miller

Garrison goes to the house of Mrs. Miller in an attempt to find her son Walter Xavier, because he has information that can uncover the assassins. Garrison says he is from Publisher's Clearing House but she doesn't believe him. She does however call her son immediately and Garrison has a bug on the phone so he can get Xavier's number to track him down.
12. Who plays David Breckinridge?

Answer: Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland plays David Breckinridge. In the movie he believes that Garrison had an affair with his wife so Breckinridge doesn't trust Garrison. Later on the First Lady tells Breckinridge that she is the one having the affair with Garrison, not his wife.
13. Who do we learn is behind the assassination plot?

Answer: Former KGB agents

Garrison ends up in a shootout with one of the assassins and takes his fingerprints after he kills him. Later on he has Agent Morin run the print and they find out the assassin is ex-KGB. It is the KGB who had a mole in the Secret Service and now the ex-KGB agents are trying to use him to kill the President.
14. The final showdown takes place at the G8 Summit in what city?

Answer: Toronto

The G8 Summit takes place in Toronto. The film was actually shot in Toronto. During the climax, the assassins dress as Royal Canadian Mounted Police Emergency Response Team members, essentially Canadian SWAT. This allows them to be heavily armed and move about freely.
15. Who ends up being the mole in the Secret Service?

Answer: Agent William Montrose

Agent William Montrose is the mole. He says he made a deal with the KGB 20 years ago but he wants out of it now. The assassins tell him if he backs out they won't kill him, but they will kill his family. He is told all he has to do is jam the radios and they will do the rest. In the end he tells the President what he has done then steps out so one of the assassins shoots him.
Source: Author tazman6619

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