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15 Question Movie Quiz: Vertigo | Movies

Starring James Stewart and Kim Novak, Hitchcock's "Vertigo" is a movie of looping logics and deceptive ghosts. If you haven't seen it, see it. If you have seen it, well - let's see what you've seen.

A multiple-choice quiz by gunstone. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
gunstone

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
89,453

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
2165

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

1. The character played by Kim Novak is first called Madeleine Elster, though her identity as such is threatened by spells where her great-grandmother Carlotta Valdes seems to "invade" her. As it turns out, the whole thing is a sham. What is the character's real name? Hint

Judy Norman

Ruby Morgan

Judy Gordon

Judy Barton

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is the name of the restaurant where John Ferguson first lays his eyes on Madeleine Elster? Hint

Argosy

George's

Ernie's

Palace

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Question 3 of 15

3. After a car ride, Ferguson and Mrs. Elster make a stop in a forest reservation. What is it that seems to trigger a spell of vertigo in the girl's mind? Hint

The remnants of a burnt-down cabin

A squirrel leaping from a tree to another

A slab of sequoia inscribed with historical dates

The maze of massive trunks

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Question 4 of 15

4. Ferguson's friend Midge (Marjorie) is by all appearances secretly in love with him. At one point, while alone in her apartment, she batters her own cheeks and calls herself names. Why? Hint

She has made a painting that he doesn't find funny

She has accepted to drive his car home while he sees Madeleine

She has told him she's not in love with him

He has refused her idea that she try on a bra kept on display

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Question 5 of 15

5. What artist made the portrait of Carlotta Valdes? Hint

Dely Valdes

Unknown

Diego Colmares

Peter Herrman

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Question 6 of 15

6. Madeleine Elster has a husband. His first name is: Hint

Gavin

Thorolf

Nevil

Olaf

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Question 7 of 15

7. What is, originally, the connection between Mr. Elster and John Ferguson? Hint

They are old schoolmates

They grew up as neighbours

They were in the US Marines together

Ferguson once married Elster's former fiancee

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Question 8 of 15

8. According to Mr. Elster, his wife has reached the age at which Carlotta Valdes killed herself. What age? Hint

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who plays Marjorie (Midge) Wood? Hint

Tippi Hedren

Eve Marie Saint

Barbara Bel Geddes

Ann-Margret

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Question 10 of 15

10. Every 10 years, the British Film Institute has a number of film critics world wide pass votes to decide which movie is the best ever. The 2002 vote was, as usual, won by "Citizen Kane". "Vertigo" came: Hint

3rd

2nd

10th

Not ranked

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Question 11 of 15

11. In which city does most of the action take place? Hint

San Diego

Sacramento

San Juan Batista

San Francisco

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Question 12 of 15

12. "Vertigo" is based on a French novel by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. What is the title? Hint

La Pr�sence des Ombres

D'entre les Morts

Les Visages de l'Ombre

Celle qui n'�tait plus

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Question 13 of 15

13. Basing its structure on repetition and the doppelg�nger theme, "Vertigo" reaches its climax in the belfry the second time around. This time the girl's fall is as real as it gets (in a movie..). What is the cause of it? Hint

She stumbles while backing away from Ferguson

Ferguson involuntarily pushes her over the edge

The dark shape of a nun appearing in the doorway

Horrified by her own guilt, she jumps into death

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Question 14 of 15

14. Hitchcock made famous brief appearances in his own movies, as a sort of signature. "Vertigo" is a rare case where the director's unmistakable physiognomy is never seen.

True

False

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Question 15 of 15

15. The score for "Vertigo" was made by one of the most celebrated composers that ever worked with movies. He wrote the music for several other Hitchcock masterpieces (i.a. "Psycho"), as well as classics such as "Citizen Kane" and "Taxi Driver". What was his name?

Answer: (Surname only)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Judy Barton

John Ferguson (James Stewart) is asked to follow Madeleine Elster, and develops his own fascination for her as he studies her spell with Carlotta Valdes. As it turns out, the whole thing is set up to camouflage a murder.

2. What is the name of the restaurant where John Ferguson first lays his eyes on Madeleine Elster?

Answer: Ernie's

Gavin Elster has asked Johnny to observe them dining at Ernie's so as to know what his wife looks like. Argosy is the book shop where Ferguson and Midge learn the Carlotta Valdes story from the old proprietor.

3. After a car ride, Ferguson and Mrs. Elster make a stop in a forest reservation. What is it that seems to trigger a spell of vertigo in the girl's mind?

Answer: A slab of sequoia inscribed with historical dates

Madeleine remarks the short span of her own (i.e. Carlotta's) life in a sequoian perspective, and runs off.

4. Ferguson's friend Midge (Marjorie) is by all appearances secretly in love with him. At one point, while alone in her apartment, she batters her own cheeks and calls herself names. Why?

Answer: She has made a painting that he doesn't find funny

Midge has observed Johnny's interest in a portrait of Carlotta Valdes that Madeleine spends time in front of, and has made a copy of it with her own features replacing Carlotta's. Seeing it makes Johnny depressed and he leaves.

5. What artist made the portrait of Carlotta Valdes?

Answer: Unknown

The portrait hangs in a museum where John sees Madeleine (and later on others) observe it while seated on a cushioned bench.

6. Madeleine Elster has a husband. His first name is:

Answer: Gavin

7. What is, originally, the connection between Mr. Elster and John Ferguson?

Answer: They are old schoolmates

When convincing Ferguson to take on the task of spying on his wife, Elster makes it clear that the dubious nature of her ailment requires him to engage someone trustworthy.

8. According to Mr. Elster, his wife has reached the age at which Carlotta Valdes killed herself. What age?

Answer: 26

John Ferguson is asked to watch out for suicide attempts. Ultimately, the whole suicide theme serves to camouflage a murder.

9. Who plays Marjorie (Midge) Wood?

Answer: Barbara Bel Geddes

This was the only Hitchcock movie that Bel Geddes had a part in. After her career in the movies had declined, she was cast for the TV soap "Dallas".

Answer: 2nd

11. In which city does most of the action take place?

Answer: San Francisco

San Juan Batista is where Mrs. Elster appears to throw herself from the belfry.

12. "Vertigo" is based on a French novel by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. What is the title?

Answer: D'entre les Morts

"Les Visages de l'Ombre" and "Celle qui n'�tait plus" are other novels by Boileau/Narcejac, whereas "La Pr�sence des Ombres" is the title of a Canadian movie from 1995 that's also based on "D'entre les morts".

Answer: The dark shape of a nun appearing in the doorway

The cloaked shape seems to surge up from the past in what might be seen as a sinister parallel to the faked story of obsession and invasion in Madeleine Elster's personality.

14. Hitchcock made famous brief appearances in his own movies, as a sort of signature. "Vertigo" is a rare case where the director's unmistakable physiognomy is never seen.

Answer: False

Hitchcock appears as a man walking past a boatyard.

Answer: Herrmann

Bernard Herrmann wrote nine scores for Hitchcock. He died just after recording the score for Scorsese's "Taxi Driver" (1976).

Source: Author gunstone

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