The Shawshank Redemption Quizzes

The Shawshank Redemption Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Frank Darabont

Stanley Kubrick

Stephen Spielberg

Christopher Columbus
2 What is the film based on?
A song

A novella

A novel

A play
3 Who wrote the material on which the film is based?
Anne Tyler

Howard Hughes

Raymond Carver

Stephen King
4 When was the film released?
1993

1994

1990

1992
5 Who wrote the screenplay?
Niki Marvin

Rob Reiner

Stephen King

Frank Darabont
6 Who originally wanted to direct the film?
Stephen Spielberg

Rob Reiner

George Lucas

Nora Ephron
7 Who composed the music?
Thomas Newman

Randy Newman

John Williams

Rachel Portman
8 In which state does the film take place?
Maine

Texas

Massachusetts

Ohio
9 What is Andy convicted of?
Killing his wife and her lover

Assisted suicide

Embezzling money

Robbing a bank
10 Who plays Andy?
Tom Cruise

Tim Robbins

Christopher Walken

James Woods
11 What is Andy's profession?
Vice president of a bank

Failed novelist

Hockey coach

Small-town lawyer
12 In what year does the film begin?
1947

1941

1962

1950
13 "I'll see you in hell before I see you in _________"
Shawshank

Reno

Jail

Court
14 With whom was Andy's wife having an affair?
A golf player

An actor

Andy's best friend

A construction worker
15 Where does Andy allege that he threw his gun?
Off a cliff

In the river

Off the side of the road

In a ditch behind the house
16 Which of the following is not a Tim Robbins movie?
Raising Arizona

Mystic River

Bull Durham

The Player
17 How many years has Red served in prison at the start of the film?
10

30

20

2
18 Who plays Red?
Morgan Freeman

Denzel Washington

Harrison Ford

Samuel L. Jackson
19 What is Red's role at the prison?
He teaches people to read

He can intimidate someone who's giving you a hard time

He settles disputes as a mediator

He can get things for you
20 Who does Red place his bet on when the new arrivals come into the prison?
Andy

Heywood

Fat Ass

Charley
21 Who plays Norton?
Clancy Brown

Bob Gunton

Tim Robbins

William Sadler
22 What does Andy find in his meal on his first day at Shawshank?
A maggot

A special key

A coin

A hair
23 Who gladly accepts the maggot?
Brooks

Red

Bogs

Heywood
24 What item does Andy ask Red to get him?
A knife

Dynamite

A rock hammer

A book by Charles Dickens
25 What do the Sisters want to do to Andy?
Rape him

Get financial advice from him

Befriend him

Seduce him