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"Cool Hand Luke": Part III Trivia Quiz

This is part III of the continuous quiz on this movie. The film starred Paul Newman as Luke, George Kennedy as Dragline and Struther Martin as the Captain. I hope you enjoy it and I hope you played Parts I & II.

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

Author
stevroll

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
201,767

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1512

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Question 1 of 10

1. Luke was a good prisoner until he was placed in the box because his mother died. He then decided to escape. How did he escape the first time? Hint

He sawed a hole in the barracks floor and went over the fence.

He jumped out of the back of a truck.

He ran from the road gang.

He stole a car while working on the chain gang.

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Question 2 of 10

2. With Luke "in the bush", a patrol car pulls into camp and the trunk is opened. The captain gets a big grin on his face. What was in the trunk? Hint

Dogboy

A beat up Luke.

A dead hounddog.

Luke's clothes

3. Luke was captured and brought right to where the gang was working. A set of leg chains were applied on him. The captain said it for his own good. Lukes said something and the captain stuck him with a club, knocking him down a hill. What did Luke say to the captain? Hint

"What we've got here is failure to communicate."

"I don't care anymore."

"I ran away once, and I will run away again."

"I wish you'd stop being so good to me, Captain."

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Question 4 of 10

4. How did Luke get caught after his first escape? Hint

He destroyed municipal property again.

He was in a stolen car.

He got drunk.

He robbed a store.

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Question 5 of 10

5. Luke escaped a second time. How did he go this time? Hint

He ran away when he was suppose to be relieving himself behind a bush.

He stole a car.

He jumped from the back of the truck.

He struck a boss and ran away.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Luke is pursued by cops and bosses using dogs. What did Luke use to throw the dogs off the track? Hint

He changed his clothes.

He sprinkled chili powder, pepper and curry.

He swam a river.

He hid in a pigsty.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Luke removed his leg restraints. What did he use to break the chains? Hint

Bolt cutters.

He shot the chain in half with a gun.

He picked the locks.

A doubled bladed ax.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Back at the camp, Dragline receives a magazine in the mail. Inside the magazine was a photo of Luke with two buxom women at a bar in Atlanta. What was the magazine. Hint

Outdoor Life

Esquire

Field and Stream

Saturday Evening Post

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Question 9 of 10

9. How much did Dragline charge another inmate to look at the photo of Luke and the two women? Hint

2 packs of cigarettes.

2 cold drinks.

A cold drink.

A pack of cigarettes.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Luke was caught again and brought back to the barracks, all beaten up with two sets of legs chains now on. The captain explained that he ran once and got one set of leg chains. He ran a second time and got two sets of leg chains. What would happen if he ran a third time? Hint

He would go to a maximum security prison.

He would get 3 sets of legchains.

Nothing

He would be killed.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Luke was a good prisoner until he was placed in the box because his mother died. He then decided to escape. How did he escape the first time?

Answer: He sawed a hole in the barracks floor and went over the fence.

This escape took place during a 4th of July celebration, right before final count. Another con went with him and got caught on the fence and went to the box. With 50 inmates, Carr, the Floor Walker, gave the count as, "48, 1 in the box and 1 in the bush, Boss." Why a smart guy like Luke didn't go until after the count was taken always surprised me.

2. With Luke "in the bush", a patrol car pulls into camp and the trunk is opened. The captain gets a big grin on his face. What was in the trunk?

Answer: A dead hounddog.

The captain may have been expecting Luke but instead got the dead bloodhound, Old Blue. Old Blue led the hunt for Luke. Dogboy carried him up to the captain crying, "...he run himself plum to death." Dogboy was the con in charge of the dogs and was played by Anthony Zerbe.

Answer: "I wish you'd stop being so good to me, Captain."

This is the scene where the captain says his famous line, "What we've got here is failure to communicate." The capatin addressed the men after he knocked Luke down the hill saying he tried to make Luke comply but couldn't reach him.

4. How did Luke get caught after his first escape?

Answer: He was in a stolen car.

Luke explained to the other cons that he stole a car. A cop pulled right up next to him, with him still wearing his state clothes. He said, "That was top flight police work, fella's probabaly a lieutenant by now."

5. Luke escaped a second time. How did he go this time?

Answer: He ran away when he was suppose to be relieving himself behind a bush.

Luke told a boss that he was "caught short here", which meant he had to relieve himself. The boss told him to go behind the bush and keep shaking the bush. Luke tied a string to the bush and kept shaking it while running away. Boss Godfrey fired a couple rounds into the bush but Luke was gone again.

6. Luke is pursued by cops and bosses using dogs. What did Luke use to throw the dogs off the track?

Answer: He sprinkled chili powder, pepper and curry.

Luke got the spices from two young boys he met. This really got the dogs sneezing and the boys got big grins on their faces watching the antics of the dogs.

7. Luke removed his leg restraints. What did he use to break the chains?

Answer: A doubled bladed ax.

The young boys also gave him the ax and Luke tied the loose chain halves to his legs by using the stripes that he ripped from his pantlegs.

8. Back at the camp, Dragline receives a magazine in the mail. Inside the magazine was a photo of Luke with two buxom women at a bar in Atlanta. What was the magazine.

Answer: Outdoor Life

Luke had written on the photo, "Dear Boys, playing it cool, Luke."

9. How much did Dragline charge another inmate to look at the photo of Luke and the two women?

Answer: A cold drink.

Dragline loved the photo and described it as, "A true vision of paradise itself, with two of the angels right there prancing around my boy."

Answer: Nothing

The captain said, "There won't be a third time cause you gonna get your mind right, and I mean right!" The captain was sure that the beating he took and the punishment that was to be dealt out would be enough to break Luke's spirit so he would comply with the routine of life on a chain gang.

Source: Author stevroll

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