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Quiz about Sunset Boulevard
Quiz about Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard Trivia Quiz


This famous movie from 1950 is still engaging today. See if you can answer these general questions about the film.

A multiple-choice quiz by mike32768. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
mike32768
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
325,382
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
490
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
Last 3 plays: Guest 2 (5/10), Andyboy2021 (10/10), Guest 138 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Joe Gillis was the main character in "Sunset Boulevard". Perhaps most famous for his cynical, anti-hero roles, who played Gillis? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Joe Gillis worked in Hollywood, or at least tried. What was Gillis' profession? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. How did Joe Gillis end up at Norma Desmond's house? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who else lived in the house with Norma Desmond? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Norma Desmond wanted Gillis to help her with what project? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What kind of money trouble did Gillis have at the beginning of the film? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The film played out as a flashback. Who was dead at the beginning of the film, before the flashback began? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Why did the movie studio call Norma Desmond's home several times? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. With a small role in the film as Artie Green, this soon-to-be television star would go on to play a cop known for saying, "Just the facts, Ma'am" - a famous, though often misquoted, line. Who was this actor? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In one of the most famous lines of any Hollywood movie, Ms Desmond said, for the final piece of spoken dialogue in the film, "All right, ___________, I'm ready for my closeup." Fill in the blank with the famous director's name. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Joe Gillis was the main character in "Sunset Boulevard". Perhaps most famous for his cynical, anti-hero roles, who played Gillis?

Answer: William Holden

Born in Illinois as William Beedle, Holden played Joe Gillis. He was well known for his roles in "Bridge on the River Kwai", "Stalag 17" and more recently, as step-father of the devil in "Damien: Omen II".
2. Joe Gillis worked in Hollywood, or at least tried. What was Gillis' profession?

Answer: screenwriter

Gillis was down on his luck and hadn't had one of his scripts bought in a long time. So, he was behind on his bills which was why he found himself with Norma.
3. How did Joe Gillis end up at Norma Desmond's house?

Answer: his car had a flat tire

Gillis was trying to outrun some men who wanted to repossess his car. His car blew a tire and Gillis pulled into the driveway of what appeared to be an abandoned house. It turned out to be the rather rundown home of former silent-movie star, Norma Desmond.
4. Who else lived in the house with Norma Desmond?

Answer: Max, the butler

Max, played by Erich von Stroheim, turned out to have been one of Norma's ex-husbands. He took good care of her, despite her eccentricities, and was even a bit sympathetic toward Gillis.
5. Norma Desmond wanted Gillis to help her with what project?

Answer: Her screenplay for a "comeback" movie

Joe was a down-on-his-luck screenwriter - the perfect match for Norma's desire for a "comeback" (she preferred the term, "return") movie role. Norma had written a tediously long screenplay for a movie about "Salome" and hoped Joe could clean it up for her. She was not very happy with most of his efforts to streamline it, however.
6. What kind of money trouble did Gillis have at the beginning of the film?

Answer: He was behind on his car payments.

Joe hadn't sold a script or story in so long that he was three months behind on his car payments. Some "collectors" wanted the keys to it, but Joe convinced them that he had lent the car to a friend and it wasn't around. Of course, that was a lie.
7. The film played out as a flashback. Who was dead at the beginning of the film, before the flashback began?

Answer: Joe Gillis

The movie started off with Joe's body, face down in a pool, having been shot by Norma. Of course at that time we, the viewing audience, were unaware of just who was dead.
8. Why did the movie studio call Norma Desmond's home several times?

Answer: To rent her unique car

Norma owned a very unique automobile, an Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8 that the studio was interested in using for a movie. Having missed them, Ms Desmond believed the calls must have been about her getting a role in a new movie.
9. With a small role in the film as Artie Green, this soon-to-be television star would go on to play a cop known for saying, "Just the facts, Ma'am" - a famous, though often misquoted, line. Who was this actor?

Answer: Jack Webb

Jack Webb, most famous for his role as Sergeant Friday in television's "Dragnet", played Artie, the boyfriend of Betty Schaefer, the young woman with whom Gillis became involved. Artie was much more of an affable character than the rather stiff Joe Friday.
10. In one of the most famous lines of any Hollywood movie, Ms Desmond said, for the final piece of spoken dialogue in the film, "All right, ___________, I'm ready for my closeup." Fill in the blank with the famous director's name.

Answer: Mr. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille actually had a significant role in the film, and wasn't (in my opinion) half-bad as an actor! DeMille's character was quite sympathetic toward Norma, and became rather furious to learn that the studio had unwittingly misled her when trying to rent her car.

The final scene of the movie, as she was being led away by the police for killing Joe, had Norma enthusiastically approaching the press cameras and lights, believing they were actually studio cameras there for her movie close-up. Poor Norma!
Source: Author mike32768

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