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Quiz about 1960s American NeoNoir Films
Quiz about 1960s American NeoNoir Films

1960's American "Neo-Noir" Films Quiz


Although the 1940s and 1950s are considered the golden age of film noir, the 1960s produced quite a few movies in the same vein but aren't considered film-noir. Here are ten of them.

A multiple-choice quiz by AlexT781. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
AlexT781
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
395,465
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. In 1967, Sidney Poitier starred in which 1967 movie, where we are reminded he is to be called "MISTER Tibbs"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What 1960 movie follows the rise and fall of a ruthless crime syndicate, and was based on a book by the assistant district attorney who successfully prosecuted the real gang portrayed in the film? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which 1960 "Rat Pack" movie began with a flawless heist and ended with the stolen money being incinerated? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. George C. Scott was nominated for Best Supporting Actor as the ruthless manager Bert Gordon in which 1961 Robert Rossen film featuring the game of pool? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "Cape Fear", released in 1962, centered on a lawyer terrorized by the person he helped convict years before. The 1991 remake starred Robert De Niro as the villain, but who played the same role in the original? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Brainwashing, sleeper agents, a communist plot and Angela Lansbury all featured in which 1962 thriller? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which 1961 movie, featuring Robert Douglas and Vera Miles, focused on a scheme to double-cross the "Syndicate" and the attempt of a few honest policemen trying to eliminate corruption within the city? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In 1967, which chilling movie, based on a Truman Capote novel, appeared in theaters? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which Stanley Kubrick film was supposed to open in theaters at the end of November, 1963, but was delayed due to the assassination of President Kennedy? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Another movie was delayed because of President Kennedy's assassination. Slated for release in December, 1963, which film depicted a conspiracy to overthrow the president by several high-ranking military officers? Any other hints may give it away. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In 1967, Sidney Poitier starred in which 1967 movie, where we are reminded he is to be called "MISTER Tibbs"?

Answer: In the Heat of the Night

Sidney Poitier and Henry Belafonte had nearly been killed by the KKK in Mississippi, leading Poitier to insist the movie be filmed in the north. The majority of the filming took place around Sparta, Illinois. A few scenes were shot in Tennessee, where Poitier slept with a gun under his pillow for protection.

The movie portrays the struggles and racism a northern black detective faced when working for a Mississippi sheriff.
2. What 1960 movie follows the rise and fall of a ruthless crime syndicate, and was based on a book by the assistant district attorney who successfully prosecuted the real gang portrayed in the film?

Answer: Murder, Inc.

The movie dramatized the rise and fall of "Murder, Incorporated", a ruthless Brooklyn gang in the 1930s. A more fictionalized version of the same events was "The Enforcer", a 1951 film starring Humphrey Bogart.
3. Which 1960 "Rat Pack" movie began with a flawless heist and ended with the stolen money being incinerated?

Answer: Ocean's 11

Danny Ocean brought together a group of old Army buddies who planned to rob five casinos the night of New Year's Eve. The movie itself drew crowds because Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Peter Lawford starred in it. It has been said the 2001 remake was a superior film in most respects.
4. George C. Scott was nominated for Best Supporting Actor as the ruthless manager Bert Gordon in which 1961 Robert Rossen film featuring the game of pool?

Answer: The Hustler

Following the fall and self-destruction of a small-time pool hustler trying to make it big, "The Hustler" starred Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason as "Fast Eddie" Felson and "Minnesota Fats" respectively.
5. "Cape Fear", released in 1962, centered on a lawyer terrorized by the person he helped convict years before. The 1991 remake starred Robert De Niro as the villain, but who played the same role in the original?

Answer: Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum starred a Max Cady, an ex-con who went after the family of the lawyer that got him convicted. Other movies starring Robert Mitchum include "Heaven Knows Mr. Allison", "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo", and "Midway".
6. Brainwashing, sleeper agents, a communist plot and Angela Lansbury all featured in which 1962 thriller?

Answer: The Manchurian Candidate

The film depicted a plot by highly-placed communist agents using a brainwashed Koren War veteran as an unwitting assassin. He was supposed to kill the President of the United States, but killed the secretly-communist senator and his wife instead. Angela Lansbury was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress as the senator's wife, Eleanor.
7. Which 1961 movie, featuring Robert Douglas and Vera Miles, focused on a scheme to double-cross the "Syndicate" and the attempt of a few honest policemen trying to eliminate corruption within the city?

Answer: The Lawbreakers

The movie tells of a plot to double-cross the (unnamed) Syndicate and steal its money, and the efforts of a few policemen to clean up corruption in the city and take down the Syndicate. The television version of an 1960 "Asphalt Jungle" episode formed the basis of the movie. The movie was never released in the United States even though it was an American-made movie.
8. In 1967, which chilling movie, based on a Truman Capote novel, appeared in theaters?

Answer: In Cold Blood

"In Cold Blood" was probably Capote's best-known novel, dealing with the 1959 murder of a family living in Kansas. Intended to be just a robbery, the criminals murdered the entire family because they only found $40 and wanted to leave no witnesses. Starring in a lead role was Robert Blake, who would later be tried for the murder of his wife in 2001.
9. Which Stanley Kubrick film was supposed to open in theaters at the end of November, 1963, but was delayed due to the assassination of President Kennedy?

Answer: Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Stopped Worrying and Love the Bomb

A dark comedy, "Dr. Strangelove" was about the attempts of politicians and generals to prevent nuclear annihilation brought on by an insane Air Force general. "Dr. Strangelove" was delayed about two and a half months because Kubrick felt that releasing the movie right after Kennedy's assassination would be in poor taste, especially with a line of dialogue that talked about having a fun time in Dallas.
10. Another movie was delayed because of President Kennedy's assassination. Slated for release in December, 1963, which film depicted a conspiracy to overthrow the president by several high-ranking military officers? Any other hints may give it away.

Answer: Seven Days in May

Based on a novel of the same name published in 1962, "Seven Days in May" focused on an attempted coup by high-ranking American generals. Many of the characters were based on real people who were very harsh critics of Kennedy's actions, such as Gen. Edwin Walker. The movie was eventually released in February, 1964.
Source: Author AlexT781

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