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The Maltese Falcon Trivia Quiz

The 1941 detective Film Noir classic starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet. A must see for any movie fan. Maybe a question or two on the novel.

A multiple-choice quiz by buckmanboston. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
buckmanboston

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
20,097

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1884

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (9/10), Guest 172 (10/10), Guest 108 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What city is 'The Maltese Falcon' set in? Hint

Chicago

New York

San Francisco

London

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Question 2 of 10

2. What name does Mary Astor's character NOT use in the film? Hint

Ruth Wonderly

Margaret Dineen

Ms LeBlanc

Brigid O'Shaughnessy

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who wrote 'The Maltese Falcon'? Hint

Nick Charles

Dashiell Hammett

Agatha Christie

Raymond Chandler

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which character is never seen in the movie? Hint

Floyd Thursby

Capt Jacobi

Ivy Archer

The Fat Man

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the name of the ship the Maltese Falcon is delivered on? Hint

Le Templar

Santayana

La Paloma

The Caine

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who plays Capt Jacobi? Hint

Ward Bond

Walter Huston

Walter Brennan

Dashiell Hammett

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the name of Sydney Greenstreet's 'Fatman'? Hint

Richardo Cortez

Wilton Ferrari

Kasper Gutman

Joel Cairo

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the name of Sam Spade's secretary? Hint

Ivy

Effie

Emily

Ilsa

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'A crippled newsie took them (guns) from him. I made him give them back.' Who is Spade talking about in this quote? Hint

Joel Cairo

Lt Dundy

Floyd Thursby

Wilmer Cook

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which character is blatantly homosexual in the novel? Hint

Miles Archer

Wilmer Cook

Effie Perine

Joel Cairo

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Apr 21 2024 : Guest 24: 9/10
Apr 16 2024 : Guest 172: 10/10
Apr 14 2024 : Guest 108: 10/10
Apr 02 2024 : Guest 174: 10/10
Apr 02 2024 : Guest 173: 10/10
Mar 09 2024 : Guest 172: 9/10
Feb 28 2024 : RicoC: 10/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What city is 'The Maltese Falcon' set in?

Answer: San Francisco

The Golden Gate bridge is shown in the opening sequence.

2. What name does Mary Astor's character NOT use in the film?

Answer: Margaret Dineen

Wonderly is the name she first uses. Ms LeBlanc she uses during a phonecall to Sam Spade. Her true name is Brigid O'Shaughnessy.

3. Who wrote 'The Maltese Falcon'?

Answer: Dashiell Hammett

Sam Spade was his most autobiographical character. His real name is Samuel, he changed it when he became a writer. Note-There were 7 plaster statues made for the movie, one of which was stolen, conveniently at the time of the release of the 1974 spoof 'The Black Bird'.

4. Which character is never seen in the movie?

Answer: Floyd Thursby

He is an intregal part of the film, but is never actually seen. Note- The story was first filmed in 1931 and remade in 1936 as 'Satan Met A Lady' starring Bette Davis. A 1942 sequel called 'The Further Adventures Of The Maltese Falcon' was planned, but never filmed.

5. What is the name of the ship the Maltese Falcon is delivered on?

Answer: La Paloma

Wilmer, played by recluse Elisha Cook, Jr., sets it on fire. 'Evidently, careless with matches.' He was later in William Castle's 'House On Haunted Hill' starring Vincent Price.

6. Who plays Capt Jacobi?

Answer: Walter Huston

'You know, the Falcon.' Director John Huston's father, he was not paid for the role. He did it to bring his son good luck with his first film. He later co-starred with Bogart in John Huston's 'The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre'.

7. What was the name of Sydney Greenstreet's 'Fatman'?

Answer: Kasper Gutman

'He must weight 300 pounds!' This was his first role in film, although he was an accomplished stage actor. After this movie, he was typecast as the fat, sinister badguy.

8. What was the name of Sam Spade's secretary?

Answer: Effie

Effie Perine played by Lee Patrick.

9. 'A crippled newsie took them (guns) from him. I made him give them back.' Who is Spade talking about in this quote?

Answer: Wilmer Cook

'By gad, sir, you are a character!' Like in many of Bogart's movies, another actor refused this role. George Raft was originally supposed to play Spade, but he turned it down. Funny how Bogart is remembered with John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, and James Cagney, and Raft and Edward G Robinson are remembered as second tier stars.

10. Which character is blatantly homosexual in the novel?

Answer: Joel Cairo

It has been hinted by some that Wilmer and Gutman were homosexual, but Cairo is described as 'queer' in the novel. He is based on a criminal Hammett caught in 1920 in Washington, but to avoid problems with censors, he is cast as effeminate.

Source: Author buckmanboston

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