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The Ultimate in Slick Cons Trivia Quiz

I love clever plot twists that take you in unexpected directions. Here are a few good examples.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
175,654

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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580

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Consenting Adults" involves two neighbors: one is the con man and one is the victim. Which actors play which roles? Hint

Kevin Kline is the con man and Kevin Spacey is the victim

Kevin Costner is the con man and Kevin Bacon is the victim

Kevin Bacon is the con man and Kevin Costner is the victim

Kevin Spacey is the con man and Kevin Kline is the victim

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Question 2 of 10

2. In "Deathtrap" it appears as if one person is about to murder another person in order to plagiarize some work. What kind of work is involved? Hint

A portrait

A musical composition

A novel

A play

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Question 3 of 10

3. In "Final Analysis", Richard Gere is "teased" by a patient who has a recurring dream. The dream turns out to be taken from what source? Hint

A painting by Van Gogh

A psychological writing by Freud

A short story by Poe

A sonnet by Shakespeare

4. "JFK" only partially deals with Lee Harvey Oswald's claim that he was a "patsy" in an elaborate plot. Kevin Costner starred as Jim Garrison; what role did the real Jim Garrison play in the movie? Hint

Jack Ruby

Walter Cronkite

Lyndon Johnson

Earl Warren

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Question 5 of 10

5. "The Sting" is a masterpiece. Who plays the victim of the "sting" by Newman and Redford? Hint

Harold Gould

Ellen Burstyn

Dana Elcar

Robert Shaw

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Question 6 of 10

6. In "Witness for the Prosecution", Charles Laughton is deceived during a murder trial. What evidence is pivotal in the court case? Hint

Hotel receipts

Letters

Airplane tickets

Diary

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Question 7 of 10

7. In "Vertigo", James Stewart is conned. What item tips him off that he has been tricked? Hint

Ring

Bracelet

Necklace

Ear Rings

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Question 8 of 10

8. In "Malice", Alec Baldwin plays a doctor. Who else also plays a doctor? Hint

George C. Scott

Nicole Kidman

Bill Pullman

Bebe Neuwirth

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Sleuth" was a cleverly written play that was turned into a movie. Who wrote the play? Hint

Agatha Christie

Ira Levin

Anthony Shaffer

Aaron Sorkin

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Question 10 of 10

10. In "Body Heat", con victim William Hurt has a close call with a "booby trap". What type of trap is it? Hint

A poison is placed in a beverage that he is drinking

An explosion is rigged to go off when he opens a door

A pistol is rigged to explode in his hand when the trigger is pulled

The basement stairs are greased so that he will fall down them

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Consenting Adults" involves two neighbors: one is the con man and one is the victim. Which actors play which roles?

Answer: Kevin Spacey is the con man and Kevin Kline is the victim

Spacey plays a "life-of-the-party" kind of guy; Kline plays the "straight" neighbor. Just when the storyline seems to be going in one direction it makes a serious about-face.

2. In "Deathtrap" it appears as if one person is about to murder another person in order to plagiarize some work. What kind of work is involved?

Answer: A play

Ira Levin's play was followed by a movie. Does the burned out old playwright really plan to steal the work of the talented newcomer?

3. In "Final Analysis", Richard Gere is "teased" by a patient who has a recurring dream. The dream turns out to be taken from what source?

Answer: A psychological writing by Freud

The dream was taken from Freud's "Interpretation of Dreams". The dream is by a woman who is identified in the book as "Irma". Kim Basinger also stars.

Answer: Earl Warren

Garrison - who fought hard for the idea that other people were involved in the assassination - plays the head of the commission that concluded that Oswald acted alone.

5. "The Sting" is a masterpiece. Who plays the victim of the "sting" by Newman and Redford?

Answer: Robert Shaw

Gould plays "Kid Twist" and Elcar poses as a cop. This was a thoroughly enjoyable movie.

6. In "Witness for the Prosecution", Charles Laughton is deceived during a murder trial. What evidence is pivotal in the court case?

Answer: Letters

I don't want to give too much away here. Tyrone Power and Marlene Dietrich also star in the movie version of the work by Agatha Christie.

7. In "Vertigo", James Stewart is conned. What item tips him off that he has been tricked?

Answer: Necklace

Kim Novak wears THAT necklace. This is one of Hitchcock's best.

8. In "Malice", Alec Baldwin plays a doctor. Who else also plays a doctor?

Answer: George C. Scott

The story (by Aaron Sorkin) is "sort of" about medical malpractice. Scott is a doctor, Neuwirth is a cop, Pullman is the victim and Kidman is in on the game.

9. "Sleuth" was a cleverly written play that was turned into a movie. Who wrote the play?

Answer: Anthony Shaffer

The play was brilliant; the movie wasn't. This was Shaffer's biggest hit (by far). The other Shaffer - Peter - wrote "Amadeus", "Equus" and "Black Comedy" (among other works).

10. In "Body Heat", con victim William Hurt has a close call with a "booby trap". What type of trap is it?

Answer: An explosion is rigged to go off when he opens a door

Who is doing what to whom? This is a classic cat-and-mouse game.

Source: Author robert362

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