Crime Thrillers Trivia Quiz: Test Your Knowledge – Can You Score 20/20?

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Dive into the gritty underworld of crime thrillers with this challenging 20-question quiz! From timeless classics like The Godfather to pulse-pounding modern hits, these questions span easy warm-ups to expert-level brain-teasers. Grab a pen, no cheating, and see if you’re a true crime thriller master!

20 Trivia Questions on Crime Thrillers

Question 1: Who directed the 1972 masterpiece The Godfather?

A. Martin Scorsese
B. Francis Ford Coppola
C. Steven Spielberg
D. Quentin Tarantino

Question 2: In Goodfellas (1990), which actor provides the voiceover narration?

A. Robert De Niro
B. Joe Pesci
C. Ray Liotta
D. Paul Sorvino

Question 3: In Pulp Fiction (1994), what is the name of the burger chain where Jules and Vincent go to retrieve the briefcase?

A. Jack Rabbit Slim’s
B. Big Kahuna Burger
C. Royale Diner
D. Marsellus’ Joint

Question 4: Who directed the 1995 crime thriller Se7en?

A. Ridley Scott
B. Michael Mann
C. David Fincher
D. Darren Aronofsky

Question 5: In Heat (1995), what is Robert De Niro’s character named?

A. Vincent Hanna
B. Neil McCauley
C. Nate
D. Waingro

Question 6: Which director helmed The Departed (2006), which won Best Picture?

A. Clint Eastwood
B. Martin Scorsese
C. Steven Soderbergh
D. Ridley Scott

Question 7: In No Country for Old Men (2007), who portrays the chilling Anton Chigurh?

A. Josh Brolin
B. Tommy Lee Jones
C. Javier Bardem
D. Woody Harrelson

Question 8: Which David Fincher film chronicles the real-life Zodiac Killer hunt?

A. The Game
B. Panic Room
C. Zodiac
D. Gone Girl

Question 9: Who directed L.A. Confidential (1997)?

A. Curtis Hanson
B. James Ellroy
C. Brian Helgeland
D. Michael Mann

Question 10: In The Usual Suspects (1995), Verbal Kint is revealed to be which mastermind?

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

Question 11: In Reservoir Dogs (1992), who dances to “Stuck in the Middle with You” while torturing a cop?

A. Mr. White
B. Mr. Pink
C. Mr. Orange
D. Mr. Blonde

Question 12: Who directed the 1974 neo-noir Chinatown?

A. Robert Towne
B. Jack Nicholson
C. Roman Polanski
D. Faye Dunaway

Question 13: In The Silence of the Lambs (1991), who plays the cannibalistic Hannibal Lecter?

A. Jodie Foster
B. Gene Hackman
C. Anthony Hopkins
D. Scott Glenn

Question 14: Who directed the 1996 crime drama Trainspotting?

A. Ewan McGregor
B. Irvine Welsh
C. Danny Boyle
D. Jonny Lee Miller

Question 15: Which director made Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)?

A. Quentin Tarantino
B. Matthew Vaughn
C. Guy Ritchie
D. Danny Boyle

Question 16: Who directed the Coen Brothers’ Fargo (1996)?

A. Frances McDormand
B. Steve Buscemi
C. William H. Macy
D. Joel Coen

Question 17: In Dirty Harry (1971), what is Clint Eastwood’s character’s name?

A. Scorpio
B. Harry Callahan
C. Inspector Lentz
D. Chico Gonzalez

Question 18: In The French Connection (1971), who plays the relentless Popeye Doyle?

A. Roy Scheider
B. Fernando Rey
C. Gene Hackman
D. Tony Lo Bianco

Question 19: Who directed Mystic River (2003)?

A. Sean Penn
B. Tim Robbins
C. Kevin Bacon
D. Clint Eastwood

Question 20: Which director helmed the intense 2013 abduction thriller Prisoners?

A. Hugh Jackman
B. Jake Gyllenhaal
C. Viola Davis
D. Denis Villeneuve

Answers

  1. B. Francis Ford Coppola – Coppola directed the iconic 1972 adaptation of Mario Puzo’s novel, earning three Oscars including Best Picture. Scorsese (Goodfellas), Spielberg, and Tarantino are other crime genre directors.
  2. C. Ray Liotta – Liotta voices Henry Hill throughout Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas, based on Hill’s real-life memoirs. De Niro plays Jimmy Conway, Pesci Tommy DeVito.
  3. B. Big Kahuna Burger – Jules orders a Big Kahuna Burger in Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction; it’s a fictional Hawaiian-themed chain. Jack Rabbit Slim’s is the diner dance scene.
  4. C. David Fincher – Fincher directed Se7en, starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman as detectives hunting a serial killer. Mann did Heat.
  5. B. Neil McCauley – De Niro’s professional thief Neil McCauley clashes with Pacino’s detective in Michael Mann’s Heat. Hanna is Pacino’s role.
  6. B. Martin Scorsese – Scorsese’s remake of Infernal Affairs won Best Picture and Best Director Oscars. Eastwood directed Mystic River.
  7. C. Javier Bardem – Bardem won an Oscar for his terrifying portrayal of Chigurh in the Coens’ No Country for Old Men. Brolin plays Llewelyn Moss.
  8. C. Zodiac – Fincher’s 2007 film details the San Francisco Zodiac murders investigation. Gone Girl is also Fincher but later.
  9. A. Curtis Hanson – Hanson co-wrote and directed the Oscar-winning adaptation of James Ellroy’s novel L.A. Confidential.
  10. A. Keyser Söze – Kevin Spacey’s Verbal Kint concocts the story and is unmasked as the legendary crime lord Keyser Söze in Bryan Singer’s film.
  11. D. Mr. Blonde – Michael Madsen’s Mr. Blonde (Vic Vega) performs the infamous ear-cutting scene while dancing in Tarantino’s debut.
  12. C. Roman Polanski – Polanski directed the neo-noir Chinatown, starring Jack Nicholson; Towne wrote the screenplay.
  13. C. Anthony Hopkins – Hopkins won an Oscar for his chilling Lecter in Jonathan Demme’s Best Picture winner The Silence of the Lambs.
  14. C. Danny Boyle – Boyle directed the cult hit Trainspotting, based on Irvine Welsh’s novel about Edinburgh heroin addicts.
  15. C. Guy Ritchie – Ritchie’s stylish crime comedy Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels launched his career with its interlocking plots.
  16. D. Joel Coen – Joel Coen is the credited director for the blackly comic Fargo, co-directed with brother Ethan.
  17. B. Harry Callahan – Eastwood’s Inspector Harry Callahan delivers the iconic “Do I feel lucky?” speech to Scorpio in Don Siegel’s film.
  18. C. Gene Hackman – Hackman won Best Actor for his gritty portrayal of narcotics cop Popeye Doyle in William Friedkin’s Oscar winner.
  19. D. Clint Eastwood – Eastwood directed and produced Mystic River, starring Sean Penn and Tim Robbins in this tale of childhood trauma and murder.
  20. D. Denis Villeneuve – Villeneuve directed the harrowing Prisoners, with Hugh Jackman as a desperate father hunting his missing daughter.

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