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Quiz about Great Chases
Quiz about Great Chases

Great Chases Trivia Quiz


Chase scenes are key parts of many movies. Here's a look at a few good ones.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
robert362
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
80,777
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1761
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Question 1 of 10
1. "To Catch a Thief" features a great car chase along winding Riviera roads as Cary Grant tries to elude the police. Who is driving the car being pursued? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Hitchcock and Grant again: The image of Cary Grant running from a pursuing aircraft is quite memorable. What happens to the aircraft? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "Bullitt" features Steve McQueen chasing (and being chased by) another car in one of the best chase scenes on film. How many people are in the other car? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "The French Connection" has another great chase. Who is the driver of the car that races wildly through the streets of New York in order to get to the subway station on time? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. How about a chase scene involving an animal instead of a man? Who can forget the image of poor old King Kong climbing the Empire State Building while being pursued on land and in the air? Who accompanies him to the top of the building? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In "High Sierra" Humphrey Bogart has to run for his life from the pursuing police. What does he do? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In "Fail Safe", the chase is in the air: can air force fighters catch up to the bomber? Henry Fonda plays the President; who plays his translator? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "The Defiant Ones" is one big chase. Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier are the stars; who is the director? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The latter part of "The Great Escape" is filled with numerous chases of escaped prisoners. Steve McQueen's motorcycle attempt may be the most memorable. How does his attempted escape end? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "Sink the Bismarck" is also a sort of "chase" film. Where was the film made? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "To Catch a Thief" features a great car chase along winding Riviera roads as Cary Grant tries to elude the police. Who is driving the car being pursued?

Answer: Grace Kelly

One of Hitchcock's best.
2. Hitchcock and Grant again: The image of Cary Grant running from a pursuing aircraft is quite memorable. What happens to the aircraft?

Answer: It crashes and explodes

Memorable scene in a memorable movie - even without Mount Rushmore or the Statue of Liberty.
3. "Bullitt" features Steve McQueen chasing (and being chased by) another car in one of the best chase scenes on film. How many people are in the other car?

Answer: 2

Driver and gunman. Heck of a scene.
4. "The French Connection" has another great chase. Who is the driver of the car that races wildly through the streets of New York in order to get to the subway station on time?

Answer: Gene Hackman

Great chase scene.
5. How about a chase scene involving an animal instead of a man? Who can forget the image of poor old King Kong climbing the Empire State Building while being pursued on land and in the air? Who accompanies him to the top of the building?

Answer: Fay Wray

Beauty and the Beast.
6. In "High Sierra" Humphrey Bogart has to run for his life from the pursuing police. What does he do?

Answer: He tries to climb a mountain

Don't forget the title of the movie.
7. In "Fail Safe", the chase is in the air: can air force fighters catch up to the bomber? Henry Fonda plays the President; who plays his translator?

Answer: Larry Hagman

Hagman is fine in a small role. Matthau is the hawk and Weaver is the
unstable soldier. Binns is the bomber pilot. Great movie, tough ending.
8. "The Defiant Ones" is one big chase. Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier are the stars; who is the director?

Answer: Stanley Kramer

Good movie. Rotten ending.
9. The latter part of "The Great Escape" is filled with numerous chases of escaped prisoners. Steve McQueen's motorcycle attempt may be the most memorable. How does his attempted escape end?

Answer: He is recaptured and returned to the POW camp

Others flee by plane, boat, train, etc.
10. "Sink the Bismarck" is also a sort of "chase" film. Where was the film made?

Answer: Great Britain

Kenneth More and Dana Wynter. Not bad.
Source: Author robert362

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