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