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A Trip Down "The Road" Trivia Quiz

Here's a short quiz on the 2009 drama "The Road". Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by sarah_em319. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
sarah_em319

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
326,781

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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484

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Question 1 of 10

1. The film "The Road" is based on a novel of the same name. Who wrote this novel? Hint

Jean-Paul Sartre

John Ashberry

Cormac McCarthy

Peter Ackroyd

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Question 2 of 10

2. Name the film's director. Hint

John Hillcoat

Spike Lee

John Woo

Michael Curtiz

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Question 3 of 10

3. Viggo Mortensen stars as "The Man" or "The Father". At what point in the movie do we learn his first name? Hint

We never learn his first name

When his son says his name in a dream

When he introduces himself to the woman at the pier

When his wife is yelling at him

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Question 4 of 10

4. In an old office building, the Father finds one can of pop in a vending machine. What kind of pop is it? Hint

7-Up

Pepsi

Coca-Cola

Orange Crush

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Question 5 of 10

5. What does the Father say it shows when you dream about bad things? Hint

That you should start to worry

That you are sure to die soon

That you're still fighting and still alive

That you're trying your hardest to survive

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Father and Son avoid other humans for a fear of what? Hint

Having to make conversation

Becoming infected with a virus

Becoming the victims of cannibalism

Getting robbed

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Question 7 of 10

7. What happens to the Boy's mother? Hint

None of the above

She is eaten by cannibals.

She commits suicide.

She drowns.

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Father and Son find a large amount of food and supplies at one point in the movie. Where is this location? Hint

An abandoned gas station

A bomb shelter

An old jail

A delivery truck

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Question 9 of 10

9. When the Father and Son arrive at the coast, the Father is shot with an arrow. What does the Father do to his attacker? Hint

Shoot him with a flare gun

Push him into the sea

Shoot him with his remaining bullet

Stab him with his own arrow

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Question 10 of 10

10. How does the film conclude? Hint

The Father dies, the Son agrees to join a man and his family

The Son dies, the Father continues the journey alone

The Father dies, the Son commits suicide

The Son dies, the Father commits suicide

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The film "The Road" is based on a novel of the same name. Who wrote this novel?

Answer: Cormac McCarthy

McCarthy received a Pulitzer Prize in 2007 for "The Road". He also wrote "No Country for Old Men", which was adapted into a film of the same name in 2007.

2. Name the film's director.

Answer: John Hillcoat

Hillcoat is famous for more than directing movies: he is also known for his paintings, which have been featured in the Art Gallery of Hamilton. Additionally, he has directed music videos and documentaries.

3. Viggo Mortensen stars as "The Man" or "The Father". At what point in the movie do we learn his first name?

Answer: We never learn his first name

We never learn the name of Mortensen's character, nor the name of his son (who is played by Kodi Smit-McPhee). The only character's name we learn is that of an old man, who tells the father his name is Eli.

4. In an old office building, the Father finds one can of pop in a vending machine. What kind of pop is it?

Answer: Coca-Cola

The Father digs the can of Coke out of the machine and opens it for the Son. The Son takes a sip and says "It's bubbly".

5. What does the Father say it shows when you dream about bad things?

Answer: That you're still fighting and still alive

This quote is spoken by the Father as a voiceover. It occurs in the film when the pair are staying in an abandoned church. This is also the first time we learn that the Father is getting very sick (as he is coughing up blood).

6. The Father and Son avoid other humans for a fear of what?

Answer: Becoming the victims of cannibalism

The pair have several run-ins with cannibals throughout the movie. At one point they discover a cellar full of humans who have been captured for food.

7. What happens to the Boy's mother?

Answer: She commits suicide.

The Boy's Mother is played by Charlize Theron. After giving birth she loses her will to live and walks out into the night. We never find out how she dies.

8. The Father and Son find a large amount of food and supplies at one point in the movie. Where is this location?

Answer: A bomb shelter

The bomb shelter also has beds, candles, and clean drinking water. They stay in this location until they hear sounds coming from the hatch door of the shelter and the Father decides it is no longer safe to stay.

9. When the Father and Son arrive at the coast, the Father is shot with an arrow. What does the Father do to his attacker?

Answer: Shoot him with a flare gun

The flare gun comes from a boat that the Father searched looking for food and supplies. He shoots the flare through the open window and hits his attacker in the chest.

10. How does the film conclude?

Answer: The Father dies, the Son agrees to join a man and his family

The Son joins a man, his wife, and their two children. The wife reveals that the family has been following the Son and his Father for a while to make sure that the Son was safe.

Source: Author sarah_em319

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