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