Can You Score 20/20? Crime Movies Trivia Quiz: Detectives, Heists & Killers Challenge

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Are you a master of crime cinema? Dive into this ultimate 20-question trivia quiz exploring iconic detectives, audacious heists, and ruthless killers from legendary films. From easy starters to brain-melting stumpers, see if you can claim a perfect score!

20 Trivia Questions on Crime Movies: Detectives, Heists, and Killers

Question 1: Who directed the mobster classic Goodfellas (1990)?

A. Francis Ford Coppola
B. Martin Scorsese
C. Brian De Palma
D. Sidney Lumet

Question 2: In Se7en (1995), what sin does the first murder victim represent?

A. Gluttony
B. Greed
C. Lust
D. Sloth

Question 3: Which actor plays the master thief Neil McCauley in Heat (1995)?

A. Al Pacino
B. Robert De Niro
C. Val Kilmer
D. Tom Sizemore

Question 4: What is the true identity of Verbal Kint in The Usual Suspects (1995)?

A. Dean Keaton
B. Keyser Söze
C. Kobayashi
D. Redfoot

Question 5: Who portrays FBI trainee Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)?

A. Julianne Moore
B. Jodie Foster
C. Meg Ryan
D. Michelle Pfeiffer

Question 6: How many original team members does Danny Ocean recruit in Ocean’s Eleven (2001)?

A. 8
B. 10
C. 11
D. 13

Question 7: Which 1974 neo-noir ends with the line “Forget it, Jake, it’s Chinatown”?

A. L.A. Confidential
B. Chinatown
C. The Long Goodbye
D. Klute

Question 8: Who won the Best Director Oscar for The Departed (2006)?

A. Clint Eastwood
B. Martin Scorsese
C. Paul Haggis
D. Steven Soderbergh

Question 9: In Pulp Fiction (1994), what does Vincent Vega accidentally shoot in the car?

A. Brett
B. Marvin
C. Jimmie
D. The Gimp

Question 10: What handgun does Inspector Harry Callahan famously wield in Dirty Harry (1971)?

A. .357 Magnum
B. .44 Magnum
C. .45 ACP
D. .38 Special

Question 11: Which actor won Best Actor for playing a corrupt cop in Training Day (2001)?

A. Ethan Hawke
B. Denzel Washington
C. Raymond Cruz
D. Scott Glenn

Question 12: Who directed the serial killer investigation film Zodiac (2007)?

A. Michael Mann
B. Ridley Scott
C. David Fincher
D. Denis Villeneuve

Question 13: In Reservoir Dogs (1992), which character tortures the cop by cutting off his ear?

A. Mr. White
B. Mr. Pink
C. Mr. Blonde
D. Nice Guy Eddie

Question 14: Who plays undercover FBI agent Johnny Utah in Point Break (1991)?

A. Patrick Swayze
B. Keanu Reeves
C. Gary Busey
D. John McGinley

Question 15: Which director helmed the crime comedy Snatch (2000)?

A. Quentin Tarantino
B. Guy Ritchie
C. Danny Boyle
D. Edgar Wright

Question 16: In Fargo (1996), who plays the pregnant police chief Marge Gunderson?

A. Holly Hunter
B. Frances McDormand
C. Joan Cusack
D. Allison Tolman

Question 17: What is the profession of Léon in Léon: The Professional (1994)?

A. Corrupt cop
B. Hitman
C. Bank robber
D. Private detective

Question 18: In Dog Day Afternoon (1975), what is Sonny Wortzik trying to rob the bank for?

A. Drugs
B. His lover’s sex change operation
C. Gambling debts
D. A mob boss

Question 19: Who directs and stars as bank robber Doug MacRay in The Town (2010)?

A. Jeremy Renner
B. Ben Affleck
C. Jon Hamm
D. Blake Lively

Question 20: In Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), who directed this British crime film?

A. Matthew Vaughn
B. Guy Ritchie
C. Shane Meadows
D. Nick Love

Answers

  1. B. Martin Scorsese – Goodfellas was directed by Scorsese, based on the life of Henry Hill; Coppola did The Godfather, De Palma Scarface, Lumet Dog Day Afternoon.
  2. A. Gluttony – The first victim, an obese man force-fed to death, embodies gluttony; greed is the lawyer, lust the prostitute, sloth the drug dealer.
  3. B. Robert De Niro – De Niro plays the stoic heist expert Neil McCauley opposite Pacino’s detective; Kilmer and Sizemore play crew members.
  4. B. Keyser Söze – Kevin Spacey’s Verbal Kint is revealed as the legendary crime lord Keyser Söze; others are associates.
  5. B. Jodie Foster – Foster won an Oscar as Clarice Starling hunting Buffalo Bill; Moore played her in Hannibal.
  6. C. 11 – The remake centres on Ocean’s 11-man team robbing three Vegas casinos; the number defines the film’s title.
  7. B. Chinatown – Roman Polanski’s film ends with that iconic line to Jack Nicholson’s PI; others are different noir tales.
  8. B. Martin Scorsese – Scorsese finally won for the Boston cop-mobster thriller; it also took Best Picture.
  9. B. Marvin – Travolta’s Vincent shoots Marvin in the head during a car conversation, leading to the cleanup by The Wolf.
  10. B. .44 Magnum – Harry’s Smith & Wesson Model 29 is touted as “the most powerful handgun in the world.”
  11. B. Denzel Washington – Washington won Best Actor for crooked cop Alonzo Harris; Hawke is the rookie he mentors.
  12. C. David Fincher – Fincher’s meticulous film chronicles the real Zodiac killings hunt; others directed different thrillers.
  13. C. Mr. Blonde – Michael Madsen’s psycho Mr. Blonde (Vic Vega) tortures the captive officer; others don’t.
  14. B. Keanu Reeves – Reeves is Johnny Utah infiltrating surfer bank robbers; Swayze is Bodhi, Busey his partner.
  15. B. Guy Ritchie – Ritchie’s chaotic tale stars Brad Pitt and Jason Statham in London underworld heists.
  16. B. Frances McDormand – McDormand won an Oscar as the folksy, determined Marge investigating triple homicide.
  17. B. Hitman – Jean Reno’s Léon is a professional cleaner/assassin who mentors a young girl.
  18. B. His lover’s sex change operation – Al Pacino’s Sonny robs to fund Leon’s surgery, based on a true 1972 event.
  19. B. Ben Affleck – Affleck directs and leads as the armoured car heist crew leader in Boston.
  20. B. Guy Ritchie – Ritchie’s debut features interlocking crimes over guns and cards in London’s underworld.

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