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  • 1. Who directed the film 'Chungking Express'?
A) Yimou Zhang
B) Tsai Ming-liang
C) Ang Lee
D) Wong Kar-wai
  • 2. In which city is the majority of 'Chungking Express' set?
A) Tokyo
B) Beijing
C) Hong Kong
D) Seoul
  • 3. Which actor plays the character Cop 223?
A) Jackie Chan
B) Takeshi Kaneshiro
C) Andy Lau
D) Tony Leung Chiu-wai
  • 4. What Hong Kong landmark is featured prominently in 'Chungking Express'?
A) Victoria Peak
B) Lan Kwai Fong
C) Wong Tai Sin Temple
D) Chungking Mansions
  • 5. The film 'Chungking Express' is divided into how many separate stories?
A) 3
B) 5
C) 4
D) 2
  • 6. What does Cop 223 buy every day from the snack bar hoping to bump into the mysterious woman?
A) Cigarettes
B) Pineapple
C) Beer
D) Coffee
  • 7. What is the name of the bar where Faye works in 'Chungking Express'?
A) Lan Kwai Fong Bar
B) Midnight Express
C) Blue Angel Bar
D) Dreams Bar
  • 8. Who plays the character Faye in 'Chungking Express'?
A) Maggie Cheung
B) Gong Li
C) Zhang Ziyi
D) Faye Wong
  • 9. What is the name of Cop 663's ex-girlfriend in the film?
A) Lai
B) Mimi
C) May
D) Faye
  • 10. What is the name of the song that Faye dances to in 'Chungking Express'?
A) California Dreamin'
B) Bohemian Rhapsody
C) My Heart Will Go On
D) I Will Always Love You
  • 11. What genre does 'Chungking Express' belong to?
A) Science fiction thriller
B) Arthouse anthology crime romantic comedy-drama
C) Horror film
D) Historical drama
  • 12. In which year was 'Chungking Express' released?
A) 1996
B) 1992
C) 2000
D) 1994
  • 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 is the day he decided to quit his job.
C) It is He Zhi Wu's birthday and the expiration date of the pineapples he buys.
D) It marks the anniversary of his first meeting with May.
  • 14. Who is the flight attendant in the second story?
A) Valerie Chow
B) Brigitte Lin
C) Faye Wong
D) May
  • 15. What does Cop 663 receive from the flight attendant?
A) A bouquet of flowers.
B) A letter containing a set of keys to his apartment.
C) A boarding pass.
D) A new pager.
  • 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 locks him out.
C) She throws them away.
D) She gives them to someone else.
  • 17. What does Cop 663 ask Faye at the end of the second story?
A) To marry him.
B) Wherever you want to take me.
C) To stay with him forever.
D) To leave Hong Kong.
  • 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 closes it down.
D) He turns it into a police station.
  • 20. What is the name of the club where Zhi Wu meets the woman in the blonde wig?
A) Bottoms Up Club
B) Midnight Express Club
C) Chungking Club
D) Lan Kwai Fong Club
  • 21. Which film critic gave 'Chungking Express' three out of four stars?
A) Barry Jenkins
B) Roger Ebert
C) Janet Maslin
D) Peter Travers
  • 22. Which song by Dinah Washington is featured in 'Chungking Express'?
A) 'What a Diff'rence a Day Made'
B) 'Things in Life' by Dennis Brown'
C) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
D) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
  • 23. What inspired Wong Kar-wai's original title for 'Chungking Express', '重慶森林'?
A) A historical event in Chungking
B) A famous Chinese poem about forests
C) Haruki Murakami's 'Norwegian Wood' (挪威的森林)
D) A local legend from Hong Kong
  • 24. What is the relationship between Faye and the store owner?
A) They are sisters.
B) They are cousins.
C) They are strangers.
D) They are friends.
  • 25. What was the total gross of 'Chungking Express' in the United States?
A) $7,678,549
B) $600,200
C) $32,779
D) $1,000,000
  • 26. What does Zhi Wu do for the woman in the blonde wig while she sleeps?
A) He reads her a bedtime story.
B) He shines her shoes.
C) He leaves her a note.
D) He cooks her dinner.
  • 27. Which director is said to be influenced by 'Chungking Express'?
A) Quentin Tarantino
B) Stanley Wong
C) Roger Ebert
D) Barry Jenkins
  • 28. Who was the cinematographer for 'Chungking Express'?
A) Takeshi Kaneshiro
B) Wong Kar-wai
C) Christopher Doyle
D) Tony Leung Chiu-wai
  • 29. What does Cop 663 do with the boarding pass Faye leaves for him?
A) He presents it to her, wrinkled and water-stained.
B) He keeps it in his pocket.
C) He throws it away.
D) He gives it to Faye immediately.
  • 30. Where was the second story of 'Chungking Express' primarily shot?
A) Tsim Sha Tsui
B) Hong Kong Island
C) Kowloon
D) Central, including Lan Kwai Fong
  • 31. Which song is played during a scene between Leung's and Valerie Chow's characters?
A) 'Things in Life' by Dennis Brown'
B) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
C) 'What a Diff'rence a Day Made' by Dinah Washington
D) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
  • 32. What does Faye write for Cop 663 when he presents the boarding pass?
A) A new boarding pass.
B) A poem.
C) A love letter.
D) A note saying goodbye.
  • 33. Which company reclaimed the rights to 'Chungking Express' and made it available on its streaming platform?
A) Miramax
B) Sony Pictures
C) Rolling Thunder
D) The Criterion Collection
  • 34. Which film critic described 'Chungking Express' as both 'exasperating and exhilarating'?
A) Barry Jenkins
B) Janet Maslin
C) Roger Ebert
D) Peter Travers
  • 35. Which song is the main recurring music for the first story in 'Chungking Express'?
A) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
B) 'What a Diff'rence a Day Made' by Dinah Washington'
C) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
D) 'Things in Life' by Dennis Brown
  • 36. Which film festival selected 'Chungking Express' to compete for the Golden Leopard in 1994?
A) Venice Film Festival
B) 47th Locarno Film Festival
C) Cannes Film Festival
D) Berlin International Film Festival
  • 37. What does Cop 663 ask Faye to do if she leaves?
A) To send him a postcard.
B) To call him.
C) To visit him.
D) To forget him.
  • 38. Which song is heard during the opening and when Brigitte Lin's character takes the gun in 'Chungking Express'?
A) 'Things in Life' by Dennis Brown'
B) 'Baroque' by Michael Galasso
C) 'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas'
D) 'Dreams' by The Cranberries'
  • 39. What does Faye ask Cop 663 when she returns to Hong Kong?
A) If he wants to marry her.
B) What he wants the destination to be.
C) If he still loves her.
D) If he wants to leave Hong Kong.
  • 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 leaves Hong Kong.
D) She shoots the drug baron who set her up.
  • 41. Which company distributed 'Chungking Express' in North America in 1996?
A) Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder distribution company under Miramax
B) Sony Pictures
C) Warner Bros.
D) The Criterion Collection
  • 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 stay for the grand opening.
B) To close the restaurant.
C) To help him with the preparations.
D) To leave immediately.
  • 45. Who plays the manager of the takeaway restaurant Midnight Express?
A) Leung Sun
B) Kwan Lee-na
C) Chan Kam-chuen
D) Wong Chi-Ming
  • 46. What is the approval rating of 'Chungking Express' on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 75%
B) 92%
C) 89%
D) 65%
  • 47. Which song is similar to 'Baroque' but appears on the soundtrack album?
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) 'Fornication in Space' (track 3)
  • 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) 2005
B) 2002
C) 2012
D) 2018
  • 49. Which film was included in Time's All-Time 100 best movies list in 2005?
A) 'Pulp Fiction'
B) 'Fight Club'
C) 'The Matrix'
D) 'Chungking Express'
  • 50. What does Faye do when she returns to Hong Kong?
A) She leaves Hong Kong again.
B) She finds that Cop 663 has bought the food store.
C) She starts a new job.
D) She visits her family.
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