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Moby Dick (1998 miniseries) - Quiz
  • 1. In what year was the Moby Dick miniseries released in the United States?
A) 1956
B) 1851
C) 1997
D) 1998
  • 2. Who directed the 1998 Moby Dick miniseries?
A) Franc Roddam
B) Francis Ford Coppola
C) Anton Diether
D) John Huston
  • 3. Who served as the executive producer of the miniseries?
A) Francis Ford Coppola
B) Christopher Gordon
C) Franc Roddam
D) Gregory Peck
  • 4. Which novel is the miniseries based on?
A) Star Trek
B) Ahab's Revenge
C) The Pacific Islander
D) Herman Melville's 1851 novel
  • 5. In which country was the miniseries filmed?
A) Australia
B) United States
C) Canada
D) United Kingdom
  • 6. In what year was the miniseries filmed?
A) 1998
B) 1851
C) 1997
D) 1956
  • 7. How many episodes did the miniseries consist of?
A) Four
B) One
C) Three
D) Two
  • 8. On which network did the miniseries air in the United States?
A) CBS
B) NBC
C) HBO
D) USA Network
  • 9. What milestone does the miniseries mark for Gregory Peck?
A) His directorial debut
B) His first film role
C) His only television appearance
D) His final on-screen role
  • 10. What is the name of the young sailor who joins the Pequod?
A) Ahab
B) Starbuck
C) Queequeg
D) Ishmael
  • 11. What is the name of the whaling ship in the story?
A) Moby Dick
B) Enterprise
C) Father Mapple
D) Pequod
  • 12. What is Queequeg's background?
A) A Pacific Islander and experienced whaler
B) A first mate from the United States
C) A wealthy innkeeper
D) A captain of a lost ship
  • 13. Where do Ishmael and Queequeg first meet?
A) On the Pequod
B) At an inn
C) At a church
D) In Australia
  • 14. What part of Ahab's body did Moby Dick bite off years earlier?
A) His ear
B) His hand
C) His arm
D) His leg
  • 15. Who is the first mate of the Pequod who repeatedly pleads with Ahab to stop?
A) Queequeg
B) Ishmael
C) Starbuck
D) Father Mapple
  • 16. Why does Starbuck argue that the ship is operating at a loss?
A) Because the ship was damaged by ice
B) Because Queequeg refuses to work
C) Because the ship has no food
D) Due to Ahab's indifference towards hunting whales other than Moby Dick
  • 17. How does Queequeg engage in passive resistance against Ahab's mission?
A) By secretly helping the other ships
B) By trying to steer the ship back home
C) By stealing the ship's food
D) By refusing to do any work on the ship
  • 18. Whose son is another ship searching for when Ahab refuses to assist them?
A) Their captain's son
B) Ahab's son
C) Ishmael's son
D) Starbuck's son
  • 19. What extreme obstacle does Ahab force the crew to drag the Pequod over?
A) A sandbar
B) A rocky island
C) A coral reef
D) Ice with ropes
  • 20. How does Captain Ahab ultimately die?
A) He gets caught in his harpoon rope and is dragged underwater by Moby Dick
B) He is killed by Starbuck in a mutiny
C) He drowns when the ship is dragged over ice
D) He starves on the ice
  • 21. What role did Patrick Stewart take in the miniseries?
A) The lead role
B) Ishmael
C) Father Mapple
D) Starbuck
  • 22. What inspired Patrick Stewart to take the lead role?
A) Making a reference to and quoting the book in Star Trek: First Contact
B) Working with Gregory Peck in a previous film
C) Directing a theater production of Moby Dick
D) Reading the script while filming in Australia
  • 23. Which character did Gregory Peck play in the 1998 miniseries?
A) Ishmael
B) Starbuck
C) Father Mapple
D) Ahab
  • 24. In what year was the film adaptation where Gregory Peck played Ahab released?
A) 1998
B) 1956
C) 1997
D) 1851
  • 25. Who directed the 1956 film adaptation of Moby Dick?
A) John Huston
B) Christopher Gordon
C) Francis Ford Coppola
D) Franc Roddam
  • 26. How many Primetime Emmy Awards was the miniseries nominated for?
A) Ten
B) One
C) Five
D) Two
  • 27. Who won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for the miniseries?
A) Patrick Stewart
B) Gregory Peck
C) Franc Roddam
D) Christopher Gordon
  • 28. Which composer won awards for the miniseries' score?
A) Benedict Fitzgerald
B) Francis Ford Coppola
C) Anton Diether
D) Christopher Gordon
  • 29. Which of the following awards did composer Christopher Gordon win?
A) A Satellite Award
B) An APRA Music Award
C) A Golden Globe Award
D) An Emmy Award
  • 30. Who were the writers of the 1998 miniseries alongside Franc Roddam?
A) Gregory Peck and Patrick Stewart
B) Herman Melville and Christopher Gordon
C) Anton Diether and Benedict Fitzgerald
D) Francis Ford Coppola and John Huston
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