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Quiz about LA Confidential Part II of II
Quiz about LA Confidential Part II of II

"L.A. Confidential," Part II of II Quiz


My second of two quizzes about the 1997 film "L.A. Confidential," directed by Curtis Hanson and adapted from a novel by James Ellroy.

A multiple-choice quiz by enfranklopedia. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
141,352
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
13 / 20
Plays
3489
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 107 (20/20), Guest 165 (16/20), Guest 174 (10/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. When Officer Bud White (Russell Crowe) pays his first surprise visit to Pierce Patchett (David Strathairn) at Patchett's palatial home, what is Patchett doing? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. Patchett eventually admits to White that he runs a prostitution ring, and that most of the women who work for him look like famous movie stars, either through luck or surgical alteration. Who is NOT one of the actresses he lists as a template for one of his employees? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. Patchett has an unusual middle name. What is it? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. When White first visits the home of prostitute Lynn Bracken (Kim Basinger), he interrupts a "session" that she is having with a "client." White recognizes this client right away. What civil service position does this man apparently hold? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. Lynn Bracken underwent plastic surgery in order to solidify her resemblance to film star Veronica Lake.


Question 6 of 20
6. Despite some masterful, manipulative interrogation by Lt. Edmund Exley (Guy Pearce), the three young men suspected of felonious activity at a local diner are not answering questions quickly enough or thoroughly enough to satisfy Officer White. He bursts into the interrogation room, removes all but one of the six bullets from his revolver, and proceeds to force one of the prisoners into a rather one-sided game of "Russian Roulette" in order to get the answers he wants.

How many times does White actually pull the trigger of his gun while its barrel is firmly planted in the terrified suspect's mouth?
Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. The young men apprehended by Exley, White, and company were truly guilty of a number of crimes. Which of the following crimes was NOT committed by even ONE of these men? Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. The intellectual, straight-arrow Edmund Exley surprisingly earns the nickname "Shotgun Ed" after he abruptly thwarts the escape of a prisoner by killing him with a shotgun blast "sneaked" into the almost-closed door of an elevator car. Who first gives Exley the nickname "Shotgun Ed"? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. Lynn Bracken is not a California native. From what state does she actually hail? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. After White and Lynn Bracken start seeing each other socially, we are shown a brief scene in which the couple attend a movie. What movie are they seeing? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. Exley admits to Vincennes that he has made up a fictional name for the unidentified man who, years ago, killed his (Exley's) father and got away scot free. What are the initials of this killer, according to the completely made-up name that Exley has assigned him? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. The woman who looks like Lana Turner and throws a drink in Lt. Exley's face is actually one of Patchett's prostitutes who has been altered to RESEMBLE Lana Turner.


Question 13 of 20
13. According to his own dialogue, how many daughters does Captain Dudley Smith have?

Answer: (One Word or Single-digit number)
Question 14 of 20
14. Dudley Smith manipulates certain events so that Officer White finds out that Lt. Exley has had sex with Lynn Bracken, White's lover. Finish Smith's commentary on the situation, as White speeds off in a jealous rage: "I wouldn't trade places with Edmund Exley right now for all the ____________________." Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. Pierce Patchett's death is staged to look like a suicide. Exley and White realize almost immediately, though, that Patchett was murdered. How do they know it wasn't suicide? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. Jack Vincennes (Kevin Spacey) does not survive this film. Who killed him? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. The final showdown of this film takes place at the very motel where Officer White -- on the orders of Captain Smith -- has been performing some less-than-legal "muscle work" on suspected criminals. What is the name of this motel? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. In her final scene, Lynn Bracken's appearance is different from her appearances throughout the rest of the film. What's different in this last scene? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. Exley and White share a fairly heartfelt handshake in the final moments of this film. What does White say to Exley in this scene? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. Which of the following Academy Awards did this film NOT win? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. When Officer Bud White (Russell Crowe) pays his first surprise visit to Pierce Patchett (David Strathairn) at Patchett's palatial home, what is Patchett doing?

Answer: playing golf

Patchett is working on his putting skills in his enormous backyard.
2. Patchett eventually admits to White that he runs a prostitution ring, and that most of the women who work for him look like famous movie stars, either through luck or surgical alteration. Who is NOT one of the actresses he lists as a template for one of his employees?

Answer: Brigitte Bardot

Patchett states that he "has" look-alikes of (Ava) Gardner, (Rosalind -- or does he mean Jean?) Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Lana Turner, and Veronica Lake. Bardot is never mentioned in this scene.
3. Patchett has an unusual middle name. What is it?

Answer: Morehouse

At one point in his exasperating conversation with Patchett, White mutters, "Jesus H. Christ." Patchett "corrects" White with a huge dollop of sarcasm by saying, "No -- Pierce Morehouse Patchett."
4. When White first visits the home of prostitute Lynn Bracken (Kim Basinger), he interrupts a "session" that she is having with a "client." White recognizes this client right away. What civil service position does this man apparently hold?

Answer: Councilman

The unnamed city councilman tries to play it tough when White tells him to vacate the premises, but White threatens to call the man's wife if he doesn't scram. On his way out, the man calls White "Officer." White replies with, "Councilman."
5. Lynn Bracken underwent plastic surgery in order to solidify her resemblance to film star Veronica Lake.

Answer: False

White assumes that Lynn has been surgically altered (as many of Patchett's employees have been), but Lynn quickly corrects Bud: "No. I'm really a brunette. The rest is me." Apparently a dye job was all that Lynn needed to make the illusion work.
6. Despite some masterful, manipulative interrogation by Lt. Edmund Exley (Guy Pearce), the three young men suspected of felonious activity at a local diner are not answering questions quickly enough or thoroughly enough to satisfy Officer White. He bursts into the interrogation room, removes all but one of the six bullets from his revolver, and proceeds to force one of the prisoners into a rather one-sided game of "Russian Roulette" in order to get the answers he wants. How many times does White actually pull the trigger of his gun while its barrel is firmly planted in the terrified suspect's mouth?

Answer: 3

White cocks the gun and pulls the trigger three times. It didn't look as though White pulled a fast one by removing all six bullets, either, which means that any one of those three pulls of the trigger could have killed the suspect, in full view of the squad room!
7. The young men apprehended by Exley, White, and company were truly guilty of a number of crimes. Which of the following crimes was NOT committed by even ONE of these men?

Answer: murder

The three men who were originally arrested as possible perpetrators of the "Nite Owl Massacre" actually had nothing at all to do with the killings that took place in that diner. They were, however -- along with a fourth man (whom White eventually kills in cold blood) -- guilty of kidnapping, beating, and raping a young woman. Not one of the four men actually killed anyone.
8. The intellectual, straight-arrow Edmund Exley surprisingly earns the nickname "Shotgun Ed" after he abruptly thwarts the escape of a prisoner by killing him with a shotgun blast "sneaked" into the almost-closed door of an elevator car. Who first gives Exley the nickname "Shotgun Ed"?

Answer: Captain Dudley Smith (James Cromwell)

After Exley kills the fleeing prisoner, Smith says, with some amusement, "Who'd have guessed it? Shotgun Ed."
9. Lynn Bracken is not a California native. From what state does she actually hail?

Answer: Arizona

After White discovers, in Lynn's residence, a small embroidered pillow with the word "Arizona" on it, Lynn explains that Arizona is her home state. (Kim Basinger, the actress who plays Lynn, is from Georgia.)
10. After White and Lynn Bracken start seeing each other socially, we are shown a brief scene in which the couple attend a movie. What movie are they seeing?

Answer: Roman Holiday

Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck are clearly seen gallivanting about the streets of Rome on the big screen as Bud and Lynn giggle and share popcorn.
11. Exley admits to Vincennes that he has made up a fictional name for the unidentified man who, years ago, killed his (Exley's) father and got away scot free. What are the initials of this killer, according to the completely made-up name that Exley has assigned him?

Answer: R. T.

Exley calls this man "Rollo Tomasi."
12. The woman who looks like Lana Turner and throws a drink in Lt. Exley's face is actually one of Patchett's prostitutes who has been altered to RESEMBLE Lana Turner.

Answer: False

Vincennes, an expert on Hollywood celebrities, realizes almost immediately that Exley has made a mistake, and that the woman Exley is callously dismissing as a hooker is in fact the REAL Lana Turner. The news from Vincennes doesn't come in time, though, to save Exley from getting a drink thrown in his face at the Frolic Room.
13. According to his own dialogue, how many daughters does Captain Dudley Smith have?

Answer: 4

When Vincennes pays a late-night visit to Smith, the captain mentions that his wife and four daughters are in Santa Barbara for the weekend.
14. Dudley Smith manipulates certain events so that Officer White finds out that Lt. Exley has had sex with Lynn Bracken, White's lover. Finish Smith's commentary on the situation, as White speeds off in a jealous rage: "I wouldn't trade places with Edmund Exley right now for all the ____________________."

Answer: whiskey in Ireland

Smith speaks with a fairly prominent Irish brogue throughout the film -- and uses words like "boyo" and "ye" on occasion -- so this reference doesn't come as much of a surprise.
15. Pierce Patchett's death is staged to look like a suicide. Exley and White realize almost immediately, though, that Patchett was murdered. How do they know it wasn't suicide?

Answer: Two of Patchett's fingers are broken.

Patchett's wrists have been slashed...but, since two of Patchett's fingers are broken, White immediately deduces that Patchett was forced into submission and had his wrists slit by someone else entirely.
16. Jack Vincennes (Kevin Spacey) does not survive this film. Who killed him?

Answer: Dudley Smith

This is the moment when we learn that Captain Smith is the real bad guy -- he kills Vincennes with a single shot to the heart (in Smith's own kitchen!) just seconds after Vincennes makes it clear that he's stumbled across some dirty cops in the precinct.
17. The final showdown of this film takes place at the very motel where Officer White -- on the orders of Captain Smith -- has been performing some less-than-legal "muscle work" on suspected criminals. What is the name of this motel?

Answer: Victory Motel

The sign for the Victory Motel is clearly visible at many times throughout the film, and it's mentioned in dialogue more than once.
18. In her final scene, Lynn Bracken's appearance is different from her appearances throughout the rest of the film. What's different in this last scene?

Answer: She has cut her hair.

The long, Veronica Lake-like locks have been hacked off, leaving Lynn looking more than a little like Marilyn Monroe, oddly enough. The idea seems to be that she no longer needs to look like Lake, the movie star whom Patchett trained her to emulate.
19. Exley and White share a fairly heartfelt handshake in the final moments of this film. What does White say to Exley in this scene?

Answer: None of these

Since White was shot through the cheek in the climactic gunfight, it's clear in this final scene -- thanks to the painful-looking bandaging of his face -- that he's entirely incapable of speech. White therefore doesn't say a single word. (Lynn is the one who makes the "Some men get the world" comment.)
20. Which of the following Academy Awards did this film NOT win?

Answer: Best Director

Kim Basinger won Best Supporting Actress, and Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland won for their adaptation of James Ellroy's novel. Hanson lost the Best Director nod to James Cameron for "Titanic."

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Source: Author enfranklopedia

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