The Silence Of The Lambs - Quiz
  • 1. Who directed the film 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Steven Spielberg
B) Quentin Tarantino
C) Jonathan Demme
D) Francis Ford Coppola
  • 2. Which actor played the role of Hannibal Lecter in 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Jack Nicholson
B) Robert De Niro
C) Anthony Hopkins
D) Al Pacino
  • 3. What is the name of the serial killer in the film who skins his victims?
A) Buffalo Bill
B) Hannibal the Cannibal
C) Red Dragon
D) The Zodiac Killer
  • 4. What was the name of the author of the novel 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Gillian Flynn
B) Thomas Harris
C) Patricia Cornwell
D) Stephen King
  • 5. What kind of moth is featured in the symbolism of the film?
A) Monarch Butterfly
B) Death's-head Hawkmoth
C) Atlas Moth
D) Luna Moth
  • 6. In what year was 'The Silence of the Lambs' released?
A) 1991
B) 1994
C) 1999
D) 1988
  • 7. Which character says the famous line: 'A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti'?
A) Jack Crawford
B) Clarice Starling
C) Buffalo Bill
D) Hannibal Lecter
  • 8. What is the name of the senator's daughter who is kidnapped by Buffalo Bill?
A) Catherine Martin
B) Linda Thompson
C) Amelia Harper
D) Rebecca Matthews
  • 9. Which US state is home to the behavioral science unit where Jack Crawford is based?
A) California
B) Virginia
C) New York
D) Texas
  • 10. Which actress played Clarice Starling in the film?
A) Jodie Foster
B) Kasi Lemmons
C) Ruth Martin
D) Catherine Martin
  • 11. Who is the character 'Buffalo Bill' played by?
A) Ted Levine
B) Scott Glenn
C) Anthony Heald
D) Jack Crawford
  • 12. Which award did Jonathan Demme win at the Berlin International Film Festival for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Best Picture
B) Golden Bear
C) Best Actor
D) Silver Bear for Best Director
  • 13. How many Academy Awards did 'The Silence of the Lambs' win in the "Big Five" categories?
A) Six
B) Five
C) Four
D) Three
  • 14. What is the name of Hannibal Lecter's former patient whose severed head was found in a storage unit?
A) Jack Crawford
B) Benjamin Raspail
C) Jame Gumb
D) Frederick Chilton
  • 15. What does Clarice Starling deduce 'Louis Friend' is an anagram for?
A) Friend Louis
B) Lion's fur
C) Iron sulfide (fool's gold)
D) Foolish grin
  • 16. What did Hannibal Lecter use to unlock his restraints and escape?
A) A piece of Chilton’s pen
B) A knife
C) A guard's uniform
D) A key
  • 17. What was the name of the tailor from Ohio who was Buffalo Bill's first victim?
A) Catherine Martin
B) Clarice Starling
C) Frederika Bimmel
D) Ruth Martin
  • 18. What did Clarice Starling find at Frederika Bimmel's home that was related to Buffalo Bill?
A) Unfinished dresses and patterns matching patches of skin removed from the victims
B) A severed head
C) Live moth caterpillars
D) Death’s-head moths
  • 19. What did Buffalo Bill use to identify himself as 'Jack Gordon'?
A) Changed his voice
B) Posed as a different person
C) Wore a disguise
D) Used fake ID papers
  • 20. How did Buffalo Bill betray his position while stalking Starling in the dark?
A) Spoke loudly
B) Turned on a light
C) Cocked his revolver
D) Made a noise
  • 21. What did Hannibal Lecter ask Clarice Starling at the end of the film?
A) 'Will you come to dinner?'
B) 'Where are you now?'
C) 'Have the lambs stopped screaming?'
D) 'Are you safe?'
  • 22. What significant recognition did 'The Silence of the Lambs' receive in 2011?
A) Won a Golden Globe
B) Nominated for a BAFTA
C) Received an Emmy Award
D) Selected for preservation in the National Film Registry
  • 23. What was Clarice Starling's father's occupation?
A) Psychiatrist
B) Tailor
C) FBI agent
D) Police officer
  • 24. Where did Hannibal Lecter call from at the end of the film?
A) Memphis courthouse
B) Calumet City
C) Baltimore State Hospital
D) An unnamed tropical location
  • 25. What was Clarice Starling's traumatic childhood incident related to?
A) Living with Hannibal Lecter
B) Failing to save spring lambs from slaughter on a Montana farm
C) Being kidnapped by Buffalo Bill
D) Witnessing her father's murder
  • 26. What did Clarice Starling graduate from at the end of the film?
A) Johns Hopkins University
B) Baltimore State Hospital
C) The FBI Academy
D) Harvard Law School
  • 27. Who was initially set to direct and star as Hannibal Lecter or Jack Crawford?
A) Michael Mann
B) Steven Spielberg
C) Jonathan Demme
D) Gene Hackman
  • 28. Who was Jonathan Demme's first choice for the role of Clarice Starling?
A) Michelle Pfeiffer
B) Laura Dern
C) Meg Ryan
D) Jodie Foster
  • 29. Which actor portrayed Hannibal Lecter in the prequel film Hannibal Rising (2007)?
A) Mads Mikkelsen
B) Anthony Hopkins
C) Hugh Dancy
D) Gaspard Ulliel
  • 30. Who created the mask worn by Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter?
A) Stan Winston
B) Rick Baker
C) Ed Cubberly
D) John Chambers
  • 31. In which AFI '100 Years' list did Hannibal Lecter appear as No. 1?
A) AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies
B) AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills
C) AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains
D) AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes
  • 32. What did Barry Forshaw note about the film's feminist agenda?
A) It was strongly presented through dialogue.
B) It was criticized for being too aggressive.
C) It was never bluntly formulated verbally.
D) It was central to the plot.
  • 33. What was the opening week gross for 'The Silence of the Lambs' at Odeon Leicester Square in London?
A) £290,936
B) £500,000
C) £200,000
D) £400,000
  • 34. Where did the filming of 'The Silence of the Lambs' primarily take place?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) New York City, New York
C) Chicago, Illinois
D) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 35. When did principal photography for 'The Silence of the Lambs' begin?
A) December 25, 1989
B) October 10, 1989
C) January 1, 1990
D) November 15, 1989
  • 36. Which company released a remastered Blu-ray in 2018?
A) Orion Home Video
B) Image Entertainment
C) Criterion Collection
D) MGM Home Entertainment
  • 37. Which record label released the soundtrack album for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Sony Music
B) Universal Music Group
C) Warner Bros. Records
D) MCA Records
  • 38. Why did Michelle Pfeiffer turn down the role of Clarice Starling?
A) She was not interested in working with Jonathan Demme again.
B) She got nervous about the subject matter.
C) She had scheduling conflicts.
D) She felt she was too old for the part.
  • 39. What genre does Roger Ebert recognize 'The Silence of the Lambs' as?
A) Science fiction
B) Romantic comedy
C) Horror masterpiece
D) Documentary
  • 40. Who played Jack Crawford in the film?
A) Anthony Hopkins
B) Scott Glenn
C) James Whitmore
D) Ted Levine
  • 41. For how long did the Victorian home used as Buffalo Bill's home sit on the market before selling?
A) Two years
B) Six months
C) Nearly a year
D) Three weeks
  • 42. What grade did audiences give 'The Silence of the Lambs' on CinemaScore?
A) "A−"
B) "B+"
C) "C"
D) "F"
  • 43. Which company originally released The Silence of the Lambs on VHS?
A) Orion Home Video
B) Image Entertainment
C) Criterion Collection
D) MGM Home Entertainment
  • 44. Which song by The Fall is featured during the climactic scene in 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) "Joy Division"
B) "Siouxsie and the Banshees"
C) "New Order"
D) "Hip Priest"
  • 45. Which film critic added 'The Silence of the Lambs' to his list of The Great Movies?
A) Gene Siskel
B) Roger Ebert
C) Peter Travers
D) Richard Roeper
  • 46. Which film did Gene Siskel also give a bad review alongside 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Schindler's List
B) JFK
C) Dances with Wolves
D) Unforgiven
  • 47. In what year did Far Out Magazine name Hannibal Lecter one of the '10 most accurate movie psychopaths according to the FBI'?
A) 2006
B) 2024
C) 2011
D) 1998
  • 48. Which company released a special edition DVD on March 6, 2001?
A) Criterion Collection
B) Orion Home Video
C) MGM Home Entertainment
D) Image Entertainment
  • 49. How did Anthony Hopkins describe Hannibal Lecter?
A) Highly intelligent with impeccable manners
B) Sympathetic figure
C) Claw-handed bogeymen
D) Heroic protagonist
  • 50. Which song by Q Lazzarus became a cult hit after being featured in 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
B) "Goodbye Horses"
C) "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
D) "Crazy Train"
  • 51. What was the Rotten Tomatoes approval rating for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) 85%
B) 65%
C) 75%
D) 95%
  • 52. How did Donald Trump describe Hannibal Lecter?
A) A dangerous criminal
B) A fictional character
C) A wonderful man
D) An insane asylum patient
  • 53. Which real-life criminal inspired the design for Buffalo Bill's basement and pit?
A) Gary M. Heidnik
B) Jeffrey Dahmer
C) John Wayne Gacy
D) Ted Bundy
  • 54. What was the worldwide gross for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) $273 million
B) $200 million
C) $150 million
D) $300 million
  • 55. Who portrays Clarice in the TV series Clarice (2021)?
A) Rebecca Breeds
B) Laura Linney
C) Sigourney Weaver
D) Jodie Foster
  • 56. Who was the music editor for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Mick Jagger
B) Suzana Peric
C) Phil Ramone
D) David Foster
  • 57. Which magazine included 'The Silence of the Lambs' in its list of top '10 Most Convincing Movie Psychopath Performances'?
A) Time Magazine
B) Rolling Stone
C) Variety
D) WhatCulture
  • 58. Where was the music for 'The Silence of the Lambs' recorded?
A) New York City
B) Los Angeles
C) Munich
D) London
  • 59. What was the film's rental status in the United States upon its VHS release?
A) Fourth most rented video
B) The most rented video
C) Third most rented video
D) Second most rented video
  • 60. Which scene from 'The Silence of the Lambs' was ranked seventh on Bravo's The 100 Scariest Movie Moments?
A) The final confrontation between Clarice and Buffalo Bill
B) Clarice Starling's interview with Lecter
C) Buffalo Bill's first appearance
D) Lecter's escape scene
  • 61. What was the original asking price for the Victorian home used as Buffalo Bill's house?
A) $250,000
B) $300,000
C) $350,000
D) $400,000
  • 62. In which year did The Silence of the Lambs become the second most rented video?
A) 1992
B) 1991
C) 1993
D) 2001
  • 63. Which orchestra performed Howard Shore's score for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
B) Munich Symphony Orchestra
C) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
D) London Symphony Orchestra
  • 64. Who criticized The Silence of the Lambs for its portrayal of violence against women?
A) Barry Forshaw
B) Hannibal Lecter
C) Betty Friedan
D) Jonathan Demme
  • 65. What did Hannibal Lecter say about Buffalo Bill's sexuality?
A) His sexuality was ambiguous.
B) He was gay.
C) He was heterosexual.
D) He was 'not really transsexual'.
  • 66. In what year did ABC air a special that named 'The Silence of the Lambs' as the best suspense/thriller?
A) 2006
B) 2024
C) 1998
D) 2011
  • 67. Which character from 'The Silence of the Lambs' was named the sixth-greatest film hero of all time by AFI?
A) Dr. Frederick Chilton
B) Clarice Starling
C) Jodie Foster
D) FBI Agent Ardelia Mapp
  • 68. When was The Silence of the Lambs first released on Blu-ray?
A) 1997
B) 2021
C) 2009
D) 2018
  • 69. What was the final selling price of the Victorian home used as Buffalo Bill's house?
A) $195,000
B) $300,000
C) $250,000
D) $220,000
  • 70. Who was originally approached to play Hannibal Lecter before Anthony Hopkins?
A) Robert De Niro
B) Al Pacino
C) Dustin Hoffman
D) Sean Connery
  • 71. On which weekend did 'The Silence of the Lambs' gross almost $14 million?
A) Christmas
B) Presidents' Day
C) Halloween
D) Thanksgiving
  • 72. Who composed the musical score for 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Danny Elfman
B) Howard Shore
C) John Williams
D) Hans Zimmer
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