 - 1. Who directed the film 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Frank Darabont
B) Quentin Tarantino
C) Martin Scorsese
D) Steven Spielberg
- 2. What is the name of the main character played by Tim Robbins?
A) Tommy Williams
B) Andy Dufresne
C) Red
D) Warden Norton
- 3. What is the name of the prison in which the majority of the film takes place?
A) San Quentin
B) Alcatraz
C) Shawshank State Penitentiary
D) Sing Sing
- 4. What is the final destination for Andy Dufresne after escaping from Shawshank?
A) Zihuatanejo, Mexico
B) Paris, France
C) New York City, USA
D) Los Angeles, USA
- 5. What occupation did Andy Dufresne have before he went to prison?
A) Teacher
B) Banker
C) Doctor
D) Lawyer
- 6. Who narrates the film 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Clint Eastwood
B) Tim Robbins
C) Morgan Freeman
D) Stephen King
- 7. In what year was 'The Shawshank Redemption' released?
A) 1991
B) 1994
C) 1996
D) 1989
- 8. What is the title of the novella written by Stephen King on which the film is based?
A) Pet Sematary
B) The Stand
C) The Green Mile
D) Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
- 9. Who plays the character of Andy Dufresne in 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Morgan Freeman
B) Kevin Costner
C) Tom Hanks
D) Tim Robbins
- 10. What year did Andy Dufresne arrive at Shawshank State Prison?
A) 1963
B) 1975
C) 1954
D) 1947
- 11. Who is the warden at Shawshank State Penitentiary?
A) Samuel Norton
B) Ellis "Red" Redding
C) Brooks Hatlen
D) Byron Hadley
- 12. What does Andy Dufresne do with the ledger containing evidence of corruption?
A) Keeps it hidden in his cell
B) Sends it to a local newspaper
C) Burns it
D) Gives it to Warden Norton
- 13. What does Warden Norton do after discovering Andy's escape?
A) Flees the country
B) Resigns from his position
C) Takes a vacation
D) Commits suicide to avoid arrest
- 14. What is Red's reaction when he finds Andy in Zihuatanejo?
A) Red turns him into the police
B) Red leaves immediately
C) Red refuses to speak with him
D) They happily embrace
- 15. What does Andy play over the prison's public address system?
A) Rita Hayworth's songs
B) The national anthem
C) A recording of a church service
D) An excerpt from The Marriage of Figaro
- 16. What does Andy do with Norton's suit, shoes, and ledger after escaping?
A) Sells them for money
B) Leaves them in his cell to incriminate Norton
C) Takes them with him
D) Burns them
- 17. What does Andy use his rock hammer for over 19 years?
A) To carve messages on his cell wall
B) To break into the warden's office
C) To dig a tunnel for his escape
D) To build a secret room
- 18. What does Red admit after visiting Zihuatanejo?
A) That he plans to return to Shawshank
B) That he regrets his parole violation
C) That he finally feels hope
D) That he never wants to leave prison again
- 19. Which character is the prison contraband smuggler in 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Tommy Williams
B) Byron Hadley
C) Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding
D) Samuel Norton
- 20. Which character is a member of Red's gang of long-serving convicts?
A) Skeet
B) Bogs Diamond
C) Floyd
D) Heywood
- 21. Who portrays the brutal captain of the prison guards in 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Samuel Norton
B) Tommy Williams
C) Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding
D) Byron Hadley
- 22. Who is the elderly prison librarian in 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Skeet
B) Heywood
C) Bogs Diamond
D) Brooks Hatlen
- 23. Which character leads 'the Sisters', a gang of prison rapists?
A) Heywood
B) Floyd
C) Brooks Hatlen
D) Bogs Diamond
- 24. Who is the prosecuting attorney in Dufresne's trial?
A) Joseph Ragno
B) Mark Rolston
C) Jeffrey DeMunn
D) Neil Giuntoli
- 25. Which character is implied to be responsible for the crimes Andy Dufresne was imprisoned for?
A) Bogs Diamond
B) Skeet
C) Elmo Blatch
D) Floyd
- 26. Who plays Andy's wife in 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Renee Blaine
B) Frank Medrano
C) Alfonso Freeman
D) Scott Mann
- 27. Who portrays the lover of Andy's wife in 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Scott Mann
B) Frank Medrano
C) Renee Blaine
D) Alfonso Freeman
- 28. What does the name Zihuatanejo mean in 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Serene
B) Forgiving
C) Hopeful
D) Peaceful
- 29. Which film was originally intended to be featured in the prison theater scene before being changed to 'Gilda'?
A) Double Indemnity
B) Sunset Boulevard
C) The Lost Weekend
D) Casablanca
- 30. What does Andy use to fight off the Sisters in the projector room?
A) A knife
B) A chair
C) A film reel
D) A baseball bat
- 31. Which philosopher described freedom as an ongoing project requiring attention and resilience?
A) John Locke
B) Friedrich Nietzsche
C) Jean-Paul Sartre
D) Immanuel Kant
- 32. What does the scene where Andy and several inmates tar the prison roof resemble?
A) The Last Supper
B) A wedding ceremony
C) A funeral service
D) A graduation event
- 33. How is Warden Norton's behavior compared to a historical figure?
A) Former United States President Richard Nixon
B) John F. Kennedy
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 34. What does Zihuatanejo symbolize for some Christian viewers?
A) Hell or punishment
B) A place of eternal suffering
C) Heaven or paradise
D) A metaphor for earthly desires
- 35. How much did Frank Darabont originally pay Stephen King for the rights to adapt 'The Woman in the Room'?
A) $1
B) $5,000
C) $14,170
D) $25 million
- 36. What was Frank Darabont's first screenwriting credit?
A) The Shawshank Redemption
B) The Green Mile
C) Stand by Me
D) A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
- 37. Which film did Rob Reiner adapt from a Stephen King novella before 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Goodfellas
B) It's a Wonderful Life
C) The Green Mile
D) Stand by Me
- 38. Which magazine stated that the word 'Shawshank' could instantly convey images of a prison?
A) Time
B) Empire
C) Variety
D) Rolling Stone
- 39. What position did the American Film Institute rank 'The Shawshank Redemption' on its 2007 AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies list?
A) Number 94
B) Number 50
C) Number 76
D) Number 72
- 40. Who did Frank Darabont meet while scouting filming locations for 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Liz Glotzer
B) Stephen King
C) John Frankenheimer
D) Rob Reiner
- 41. Which South African politician expressed his love for 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Oliver Tambo
B) Nelson Mandela
C) Thabo Mbeki
D) Jacob Zuma
- 42. How much did The Shawshank Redemption gross in its opening weekend?
A) $12 million
B) $16 million
C) $2.4 million
D) $727,327
- 43. Which publication listed 'The Shawshank Redemption's ending among the best of all time in 2019?
A) Rolling Stone
B) The Daily Telegraph
C) USA Today
D) GamesRadar+
- 44. Which actor declined to speak with former guards for the role of Byron Hadley?
A) James Gandolfini
B) Clancy Brown
C) Bob Gunton
D) Gil Bellows
- 45. What was the average earnings per theater during The Shawshank Redemption's opening weekend?
A) $330 million
B) $22,040
C) $2,545
D) $3 million
- 46. Which group of professionals skewed most towards 'The Shawshank Redemption' in the 2014 Hollywood survey?
A) Directors
B) Film critics
C) Actors
D) Entertainment lawyers
- 47. What was the number of theaters The Shawshank Redemption expanded to during its wide release?
A) 33 theaters
B) 10 theaters
C) 51 theaters
D) 944 theaters
- 48. Which actor was initially cast as young convict Tommy but dropped out?
A) Brad Pitt
B) Johnny Depp
C) Tom Cruise
D) Nicolas Cage
- 49. Who was originally intended to play Andy in 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Tom Cruise
B) Tim Robbins
C) Harrison Ford
D) Morgan Freeman
- 50. Which company acquired Castle Rock Entertainment in 1993?
A) Time Warner
B) Turner Broadcasting System
C) Film4
D) Warner Bros. Pictures
- 51. What was the rank of The Shawshank Redemption among R-rated films in 1994?
A) 51st-highest-grossing
B) 10th-highest-grossing
C) 1st-highest-grossing
D) 21st-highest-grossing
- 52. Which publication included 'The Shawshank Redemption' in its list of the greatest films of the 1990s in 2017?
A) Rolling Stone
B) Complex
C) Paste
D) MSN
- 53. Which Stephen King adaptation did Frank Darabont direct after 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) 'It'
B) 'Stand by Me'
C) 'Misery'
D) The Green Mile (1999)
- 54. To whom was 'The Shawshank Redemption' dedicated?
A) Allen Greene
B) Morgan Freeman
C) Thomas Newman
D) Tim Robbins
- 55. Which poll identified 'The Shawshank Redemption' as Britain's favorite film in 2015?
A) BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra listeners' vote
B) YouGov poll
C) Sky UK poll
D) Empire readers' poll
- 56. Who was cast as Warden Samuel Norton after recording a screen test on a day off from another film?
A) Gil Bellows
B) James Gandolfini
C) Bob Gunton
D) Clancy Brown
- 57. How many hours of airtime did The Shawshank Redemption occupy in 2013?
A) 200 hours
B) 100 hours
C) 250 hours
D) 151 hours
- 58. Which channel was the most-watched movie on for The Shawshank Redemption despite its mainly male cast?
A) Sundance TV
B) Spike
C) OWN
D) Up
- 59. Since what year has 'The Shawshank Redemption' been number-one on IMDb's user-generated Top 250?
A) 2015
B) 2020
C) 1994
D) 2008
- 60. In what year were the rights to The Shawshank Redemption acquired by Warner Bros. Pictures?
A) 1995
B) 2004
C) 1997
D) 1996
- 61. What was the budget for 'The Shawshank Redemption' after Darabont secured financing?
A) $3 million
B) $25 million
C) $2.4 million
D) $5,000
- 62. In what year was 'The Shawshank Redemption' named Hollywood's fourth-favorite film?
A) 2014
B) 2019
C) 2017
D) 2006
- 63. Who won the American Society of Cinematographers award for 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Frank Darabont
B) Thomas Newman
C) Stephen King
D) Roger Deakins
- 64. In what year was 'The Shawshank Redemption' selected by the United States Library of Congress to be preserved?
A) 2001
B) 2015
C) 2020
D) 1994
- 65. What instrument was 'So Was Red' originally written for before adding harmonica?
A) Flute
B) Violin
C) Trumpet
D) Solo oboe
- 66. What was one reason given for the film's initial box-office failure?
A) High number of female characters
B) Successful marketing campaign
C) Action-packed scenes
D) Unmemorable title
- 67. Which producer at Castle Rock Entertainment was interested in producing 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Liz Glotzer
B) John Frankenheimer
C) Frank Darabont
D) Stephen King
- 68. What position did 'The Shawshank Redemption' hold on Film4's list of 50 Films to See Before You Die?
A) Number 23
B) Number 17
C) Number 13
D) Number 22
- 69. By its tenth anniversary, how much was actor Clive Owen earning in residual payments?
A) $50,000
B) $10,000
C) Six-figure residual payments
D) $100,000
- 70. What grade did audiences polled by CinemaScore give 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) 'C'
B) 'B+'
C) 'F'
D) 'A'
- 71. Which film did Frank Darabont cite as an inspiration for using dialogue to illustrate the passage of time?
A) Goodfellas
B) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
C) Stand by Me
D) It's a Wonderful Life
- 72. What position did The Daily Telegraph rank 'The Shawshank Redemption' as the best prison film?
A) 23rd-best
B) 50th-best
C) 17th-best
D) 72nd-best
- 73. How long was the final cut of 'The Shawshank Redemption' for theatrical release?
A) 142 minutes
B) 120 minutes
C) 150 minutes
D) 130 minutes
- 74. Which country's favorite film was 'The Shawshank Redemption' in a 2015 poll?
A) Canada
B) New Zealand
C) Australia
D) South Africa
- 75. Who played Bogs Diamond, the prison rapist?
A) Gil Bellows
B) Clancy Brown
C) Mark Rolston
D) James Gandolfini
- 76. In which year did Complex rank 'The Shawshank Redemption' among the greatest films of the 1990s?
A) 2014
B) 2012
C) 2013
D) 2015
- 77. What illness led to Allen Greene's death during the filming of 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) Stroke
B) Heart disease
C) AIDS
D) Cancer
- 78. What unusual financial situation did Gunton mention regarding his earnings from The Shawshank Redemption?
A) Losing money on the film
B) Earning a substantial income many years after its release
C) Not receiving any residuals
D) Only earning residuals during its first year
- 79. What approval rating does Rotten Tomatoes give 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
A) 95%
B) 75%
C) 89%
D) 82%
- 80. Which film won the Palme d'Or award before its release in October 1994?
A) Pulp Fiction
B) The Shawshank Redemption
C) Forrest Gump
D) Quiz Show
- 81. Which magazine listed 'The Shawshank Redemption' among the 50 best films of all time?
A) Variety
B) Time
C) Entertainment Weekly
D) USA Today
- 82. Which film did The Shawshank Redemption finish just ahead of during its wide release weekend?
A) Pulp Fiction
B) Forrest Gump
C) Quiz Show
D) Exit to Eden
- 83. Which film did 'The Shawshank Redemption' surpass to become number-one on IMDb's Top 250?
A) Schindler's List
B) Pulp Fiction
C) The Godfather
D) Forrest Gump
- 84. Where were most of the interior scenes in the prison cellblocks filmed?
A) A studio in Hollywood
B) An active prison facility
C) A sound stage built inside a nearby shuttered Westinghouse Electric factory.
D) The Ohio State Reformatory
- 85. How many rental video copies were shipped by Warner Home Video in 1995?
A) 500,000
B) 320,000
C) 250,000
D) 100,000
- 86. How many Academy Awards nominations did 'The Shawshank Redemption' receive in 1995?
A) Ten
B) Two
C) Five
D) Seven
- 87. In what year did the Writers Guild of America rank Darabont's screenplay for 'The Shawshank Redemption' as number 22 on its list?
A) 2014
B) 2017
C) 2005
D) 1999
- 88. Which airport conducted a poll identifying 'The Shawshank Redemption' as the fourth-best film to watch while in flight?
A) JFK International Airport
B) Los Angeles International Airport
C) Gatwick Airport
D) Heathrow Airport
- 89. By 2013, on how many basic cable networks had The Shawshank Redemption aired?
A) 15
B) 10
C) 20
D) 25
- 90. On which network did The Shawshank Redemption begin airing regularly in June 1997?
A) Lifetime
B) Spike
C) TNT
D) OWN
- 91. What was the average earnings per theater during The Shawshank Redemption's wide release?
A) $22,040
B) $3 million
C) $2,545
D) $330 million
- 92. In what year did Warner Home Video ship rental video copies of The Shawshank Redemption throughout the United States?
A) 1997
B) 2006
C) 1995
D) 1993
- 93. Which director compared the film to a 'chewing-gum movie'?
A) Quentin Tarantino
B) Martin Scorsese
C) Francis Ford Coppola
D) Steven Spielberg
- 94. Which film was ranked higher than 'The Shawshank Redemption' on AFI's 2007 list?
A) Titanic
B) Forrest Gump
C) Schindler's List
D) Pulp Fiction
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