Chungking Express - Quiz
Chungking Express
  • 1. Who directed the film 'Chungking Express'?
A) Tsai Ming-liang
B) Ang Lee
C) Wong Kar-wai
D) Yimou Zhang
  • 2. In which city is the majority of 'Chungking Express' set?
A) Seoul
B) Tokyo
C) Beijing
D) Hong Kong
  • 3. Which actor plays the character Cop 223?
A) Andy Lau
B) Tony Leung Chiu-wai
C) Takeshi Kaneshiro
D) Jackie Chan
  • 4. What Hong Kong landmark is featured prominently in 'Chungking Express'?
A) Victoria Peak
B) Wong Tai Sin Temple
C) Lan Kwai Fong
D) Chungking Mansions
  • 5. The film 'Chungking Express' is divided into how many separate stories?
A) 3
B) 2
C) 4
D) 5
  • 6. What does Cop 223 buy every day from the snack bar hoping to bump into the mysterious woman?
A) Beer
B) Cigarettes
C) Pineapple
D) Coffee
  • 7. What is the name of the bar where Faye works in 'Chungking Express'?
A) Lan Kwai Fong Bar
B) Blue Angel Bar
C) Midnight Express
D) Dreams Bar
  • 8. Who plays the character Faye in 'Chungking Express'?
A) Gong Li
B) Maggie Cheung
C) Faye Wong
D) Zhang Ziyi
  • 9. What is the name of Cop 663's ex-girlfriend in the film?
A) Mimi
B) Faye
C) Lai
D) May
  • 10. What is the name of the song that Faye dances to in 'Chungking Express'?
A) Bohemian Rhapsody
B) I Will Always Love You
C) My Heart Will Go On
D) California Dreamin'
  • 11. What genre does 'Chungking Express' belong to?
A) Science fiction thriller
B) Historical drama
C) Horror film
D) Arthouse anthology crime romantic comedy-drama
  • 12. In which year was 'Chungking Express' released?
A) 1996
B) 1994
C) 1992
D) 2000
  • 13. What is the significance of the date 1 May in the first story?
A) It is the day he first met the woman in the blonde wig.
B) It marks the anniversary of his first meeting with May.
C) It is He Zhi Wu's birthday and the expiration date of the pineapples he buys.
D) It is the day he decided to quit his job.
  • 14. Who is the flight attendant in the second story?
A) Faye Wong
B) Valerie Chow
C) Brigitte Lin
D) May
  • 15. What does Cop 663 receive from the flight attendant?
A) A boarding pass.
B) A new pager.
C) A letter containing a set of keys to his apartment.
D) A bouquet of flowers.
  • 16. What does Faye do with the keys to Cop 663's apartment?
A) She uses them to clean and redecorate the apartment.
B) She gives them to someone else.
C) She locks him out.
D) She throws them away.
  • 17. What does Cop 663 ask Faye at the end of the second story?
A) To marry him.
B) To leave Hong Kong.
C) Wherever you want to take me.
D) To stay with him forever.
  • 18. What happens to the boarding pass Faye leaves for Cop 663?
A) It becomes wrinkled and water-stained.
B) It is never mentioned again.
C) It is lost in the mail.
D) It is returned to her.
  • 19. What does Cop 663 do with the food store?
A) He buys it and converts it into a restaurant.
B) He sells it to Faye.
C) He turns it into a police station.
D) He closes it down.
  • 20. What is the name of the club where Zhi Wu meets the woman in the blonde wig?
A) Chungking Club
B) Bottoms Up Club
C) Midnight Express Club
D) Lan Kwai Fong Club
  • 21. Which film critic gave 'Chungking Express' three out of four stars?
A) Peter Travers
B) Janet Maslin
C) Roger Ebert
D) Barry Jenkins
  • 22. Which song by Dinah Washington is featured in 'Chungking Express'?
A) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
B) 'What a Diff'rence a Day Made'
C) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
D) 'Things in Life' by Dennis Brown'
  • 23. What inspired Wong Kar-wai's original title for 'Chungking Express', '重慶森林'?
A) Haruki Murakami's 'Norwegian Wood' (挪威的森林)
B) A famous Chinese poem about forests
C) A historical event in Chungking
D) A local legend from Hong Kong
  • 24. What is the relationship between Faye and the store owner?
A) They are cousins.
B) They are friends.
C) They are strangers.
D) They are sisters.
  • 25. What was the total gross of 'Chungking Express' in the United States?
A) $1,000,000
B) $32,779
C) $600,200
D) $7,678,549
  • 26. What does Zhi Wu do for the woman in the blonde wig while she sleeps?
A) He shines her shoes.
B) He reads her a bedtime story.
C) He cooks her dinner.
D) He leaves her a note.
  • 27. Which director is said to be influenced by 'Chungking Express'?
A) Stanley Wong
B) Barry Jenkins
C) Roger Ebert
D) Quentin Tarantino
  • 28. Who was the cinematographer for 'Chungking Express'?
A) Wong Kar-wai
B) Takeshi Kaneshiro
C) Tony Leung Chiu-wai
D) Christopher Doyle
  • 29. What does Cop 663 do with the boarding pass Faye leaves for him?
A) He keeps it in his pocket.
B) He gives it to Faye immediately.
C) He presents it to her, wrinkled and water-stained.
D) He throws it away.
  • 30. Where was the second story of 'Chungking Express' primarily shot?
A) Central, including Lan Kwai Fong
B) Hong Kong Island
C) Kowloon
D) Tsim Sha Tsui
  • 31. Which song is played during a scene between Leung's and Valerie Chow's characters?
A) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
B) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
C) 'What a Diff'rence a Day Made' by Dinah Washington
D) 'Things in Life' by Dennis Brown'
  • 32. What does Faye write for Cop 663 when he presents the boarding pass?
A) A poem.
B) A note saying goodbye.
C) A new boarding pass.
D) A love letter.
  • 33. Which company reclaimed the rights to 'Chungking Express' and made it available on its streaming platform?
A) Miramax
B) Rolling Thunder
C) The Criterion Collection
D) Sony Pictures
  • 34. Which film critic described 'Chungking Express' as both 'exasperating and exhilarating'?
A) Janet Maslin
B) Peter Travers
C) Roger Ebert
D) Barry Jenkins
  • 35. Which song is the main recurring music for the first story in 'Chungking Express'?
A) 'What a Diff'rence a Day Made' by Dinah Washington'
B) 'Things in Life' by Dennis Brown
C) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
D) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
  • 36. Which film festival selected 'Chungking Express' to compete for the Golden Leopard in 1994?
A) Cannes Film Festival
B) Berlin International Film Festival
C) 47th Locarno Film Festival
D) Venice Film Festival
  • 37. What does Cop 663 ask Faye to do if she leaves?
A) To forget him.
B) To send him a postcard.
C) To call him.
D) To visit him.
  • 38. Which song is heard during the opening and when Brigitte Lin's character takes the gun in 'Chungking Express'?
A) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
B) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
C) 'Baroque' by Michael Galasso
D) 'Things in Life' by Dennis Brown'
  • 39. What does Faye ask Cop 663 when she returns to Hong Kong?
A) If he still loves her.
B) If he wants to leave Hong Kong.
C) What he wants the destination to be.
D) If he wants to marry her.
  • 40. What does the woman in the blonde wig do after leaving the hotel room?
A) She calls the police.
B) She starts a new job.
C) She shoots the drug baron who set her up.
D) She leaves Hong Kong.
  • 41. Which company distributed 'Chungking Express' in North America in 1996?
A) Sony Pictures
B) The Criterion Collection
C) Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder distribution company under Miramax
D) Warner Bros.
  • 42. What does Faye leave Cop 663 at the restaurant?
A) A love letter.
B) A bouquet of flowers.
C) A photograph.
D) A boarding pass drawn on a paper napkin.
  • 43. What does Zhi Wu receive on his pager from the woman in the blonde wig?
A) A message apologizing for her behavior.
B) A message wishing him a happy birthday.
C) A message asking for a meeting.
D) A message saying she is leaving Hong Kong.
  • 44. What does Cop 663 ask Faye to do for the grand opening?
A) To close the restaurant.
B) To stay for the grand opening.
C) To help him with the preparations.
D) To leave immediately.
  • 45. Who plays the manager of the takeaway restaurant Midnight Express?
A) Wong Chi-Ming
B) Leung Sun
C) Chan Kam-chuen
D) Kwan Lee-na
  • 46. What is the approval rating of 'Chungking Express' on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 92%
B) 75%
C) 65%
D) 89%
  • 47. Which song is similar to 'Baroque' but appears on the soundtrack album?
A) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
B) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
C) 'Fornication in Space' (track 3)
D) 'What a Diff'rence a Day Made' by Dinah Washington'
  • 48. In which year did 'Chungking Express' rank 144 in Sight and Sound's poll to find the most acclaimed films of all time?
A) 2002
B) 2012
C) 2018
D) 2005
  • 49. Which film was included in Time's All-Time 100 best movies list in 2005?
A) 'The Matrix'
B) 'Fight Club'
C) 'Chungking Express'
D) 'Pulp Fiction'
  • 50. What does Faye do when she returns to Hong Kong?
A) She starts a new job.
B) She visits her family.
C) She finds that Cop 663 has bought the food store.
D) She leaves Hong Kong again.
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