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Quiz about The Number 23 2007
Quiz about The Number 23 2007

"The Number 23" (2007) Trivia Quiz


If you saw this film directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Jim Carrey, I hope you enjoy this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by christopherm. Estimated time: 2 mins.
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Author
christopherm
Time
2 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
270,382
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1373
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Question 1 of 10
1. What kind of work does Walter Sparrow do? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is the name of Virginia Madsen's character? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Walter has received a novel for his birthday. In the novel, what is the name of the main character? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. One day, Walter is bitten by a dog. He discovers a tag on the dog which says "NED". Walter suggests that Ned is an acronym for something. What does he say Ned stands for? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Walter receives a novel for his birthday. What is the name of the author of this book as seen on the cover? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In the fifth chapter of the novel, whom does Detective Fingerling meet? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Walter goes to the King Edward Hotel in order to clear his mind. He sees Ned from his room and decides to follow Ned. Where do they go? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Whom does Walter visit in prison? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who is the true author of the novel, "The Number 23"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of the following things does Walter associate with the number twenty-three? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What kind of work does Walter Sparrow do?

Answer: He is an animal control officer.

Walter Sparrow (Jim Carrey) works for the Animal Control Department. His job is to round up stray animals and respond to "unidentified scavenger sightings".
2. What is the name of Virginia Madsen's character?

Answer: Agatha Sparrow

Agatha Sparrow (Virginia Madsen) is Walter's wife. On Walter's birthday, Agatha has a mild cold and asks Walter if she hates him. Walter replies, "As much as the day I met you."
3. Walter has received a novel for his birthday. In the novel, what is the name of the main character?

Answer: Fingerling

The main character in the novel is Detective Fingerling. As Walter continues to read the novel, he begins to identify with the character Detective Sperling.
4. One day, Walter is bitten by a dog. He discovers a tag on the dog which says "NED". Walter suggests that Ned is an acronym for something. What does he say Ned stands for?

Answer: nasty evil dog

Walter responds to a call about a stray dog in a Chinese restaurant. Walter nearly captures the dog, but it escapes, but not before managing to bite Walter on the arm.
5. Walter receives a novel for his birthday. What is the name of the author of this book as seen on the cover?

Answer: Topsy Kretts

Initially, Walter is reluctant to read the book as he would rather wait until the movie comes out. Later, as Walter becomes more engrossed with the book, he tries to find out more about Topsy Kretts, but apparently Topsy produced the novel independently and has written nothing else.
6. In the fifth chapter of the novel, whom does Detective Fingerling meet?

Answer: Suicide Blonde

Detective Fingerling finds the Suicide Blonde in her apartment preparing to hang herself. He persuades her to forget about hanging herself. She talks about her obsession with the number twenty-three. At the time, Fingerling is puzzled by the number mystery, yet it incubates in his mind.
7. Walter goes to the King Edward Hotel in order to clear his mind. He sees Ned from his room and decides to follow Ned. Where do they go?

Answer: graveyard

Walter follows Ned to the grave site of Laura Tollins. Ned belongs to Barnaby the gardener and it's revealed that Ned's nickname is "Guardian of the Dead".
8. Whom does Walter visit in prison?

Answer: Kyle Finch

Walter believes that the psychology professor, Kyle Finch, is in reality, the author of the book, "The Number 23". Kyle relates to Walter how difficult it is being in prison and denies being the murderer of Laura Tollins. He says that she was taken from him.
9. Who is the true author of the novel, "The Number 23"?

Answer: Walter Sparrow

Agatha has discovered that Walter spent time in a mental institution, after an unsuccessful suicide attempt. At the time of his institutionalisation, Walter's writings are dismissed as graphomania and an obsession with numerology.
10. Which of the following things does Walter associate with the number twenty-three?

Answer: all of these

With a little bit of manipulation, Walter begins to see the number twenty-three in practically everything. He was born on February 3rd at 11:12. Converting the letters in the dog's name, it adds up to twenty-three. The street address of the bookstore is 599.
Source: Author christopherm

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