The Big Sleep (1946 Film) Quizzes

The Big Sleep (1946 Film) Quiz 1

1 Who wrote the novel on which the film is based?
Raymond Carver

Raymond Chandler

Dorothy B. Hughes

Dashiell Hammett
2 Who directed the film?
Howard Hawks

John Huston

Otto Preminger

Fritz Lang
3 Who plays Philip Marlowe?
Humphrey Bogart

Cary Grant

Clark Gable

Gary Cooper
4 When was the film released?
1940

1949

1946

1935
5 What is the name of the Sternwood's butler?
Max

Norris

Jarvis

Jeeves
6 Whom does Marlowe first meet in the foyer of the Sternwood residence?
Vivian

Carmen

General Sternwood

Eddie Mars
7 Who wrote the score?
Max Steiner

Alfred Newman

Cy Feuer

Bernard Herrmann
8 What does Marlowe tell Carmen his name is?
Mad Max

Mr. Answers

Doghouse Reilly

Your Worst Nightmare
9 What is a shamus?
A kind of flower

A private detective

A clue

A red herring
10 Where does Marlowe find General Sternwood?
In a smoking room

In a very hot greenhouse

In a sick bed

Gardening outside
11 What kind of beverage does Marlowe drink in the greenhouse?
Brandy

Whiskey

Gin

Aperol
12 What kind of flower does Sternwood draw Marlowe's attention to?
Iris

Orchid

Poppy

Lily
13 Where does Marlowe tell Sternwood he used to work?
The Army

Vaudeville

District Attorney's Office

The C.I.A.
14 How much did Sternwood pay Joe Brody to stay quiet about Carmen a year ago?
$500

$10,000

$5,000

$1,000
15 What nefarious business did Sean Regan used to be involved in?
Transporting bootlegged alcohol across the border

Pornography

A gambling ring

Selling drugs
16 Who plays Vivian?
Katharine Hepburn

Betty Grable

Ava Gardner

Lauren Bacall
17 Who plays Carmen?
Dorothy Malone

Marilyn Monroe

Rita Hayworth

Martha Vickers
18 What book does Marlowe ask to see at Geiger's bookstore?
Middlemarch

Early Shakespeare folios

Ben Hur

Beowulf
19 How does Marlowe know that Geiger's bookstore is a front?
Marlowe sees a gun in Agnes's desk at Geiger's

Geiger himself admits it

The books that he asked for don't exist, and Agnes could not tell him as much

The woman at ACME across the street tells him that Geiger is a crook
20 What does Geiger instruct the girl at ACME to do?
Give him a massage

Read poetry to him aloud

Call him when Geiger leaves

Take off her glasses and let her hair down
21 Who is accompanying Geiger?
Joe Brody

Owen Taylor

Carol Lundgren

Canino
22 What does Marlowe hear at Geiger's house?
Carmen arguing with Geiger about Eddie Mars

A lascivious conversation between Geiger and Carmen

Carmen singing a jazz song

A gunshot
23 What is Carmen's state at the time Geiger is killed?
She is nervous and trying to make a run for it

She is higher than a kite

She is distraught and inconsolable

She is laughing and not taking anything seriously
24 What does Marlowe find at Geiger's house on the night of Geiger's murder?
A gun belonging to Eddie Mars

A note from Carmen to Sean Regan

A code

Vivian's cigarette case
25 How much does it cost to employ Philip Marlowe for a day?
$30 plus expenses

$50 plus expenses

$25 plus expenses

$150 plus expenses

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