BFI Membership Quiz #65

Test your film and TV knowledge.

16 September 2021

To mark the re-release of The Maltese Falcon this week’s quiz celebrates film noir, and has been compiled especially for our Members by the BFI Reuben Library, which is open to advance bookers.

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Night and the City (1950)

In what sports-oriented entertainment does Richard Widmark become embroiled in Night and the City (1950)?
- Horse racing
- Wrestling
- Dog racing
- Basketball
Farewell, My Lovely (1975)

What is the name of the nightclub in Farewell, My Lovely (1975)?
- Valento’s
- Maloney’s
- Florian’s
- Anastasia’s
D.O.A. (1950)

In the opening sequence of the 1950 film D.O.A., a man stumbles into a police station to report what?
- His girlfriend’s murder
- His best friend’s murder
- His boss’s murder
- His own murder
The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

Michael O’Hara (Orson Welles) and Elsa Bannister (Rita Hayworth) first meet on which form of New York transport in The Lady from Shanghai (1947)?
- Staten Island ferry
- Taxi
- The L train
- Central Park horse carriage
Brighton Rock (1948)

Rose (Carol Marsh) works in which café that Pinkie (Richard Attenborough) fatefully visits in Brighton Rock (1948)?
- Greene’s
- Snow’s
- Feather’s
- Simpson’s
The Third Man (1949)

In The Third Man (1949) Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) arrives in postwar Vienna on the promise of a job from his old friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles), but what had he been doing for a living before?
- A second-hand car dealer
- An author of western novels
- A journalist
- A sailor
Gilda (1946)

In the 1946 film Gilda, to what song does Gilda (Rita Hayworth) do a scandalous striptease dance routine?
- Miss Otis Regrets
- Too Darn Hot
- Put the Blame on Mame
- Amado Mio
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

What is the name of the service station where the main action unfolds in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)?
- Swaying Willow
- Twin Oaks
- Tall Elm
- Three Maples
Gun Crazy (1950)

In Gun Crazy (1950), where do robbers Annie Laurie Starr (Peggy Cummins) and Bart Tare (John Dall) work to set up their last score?
- Canning factory
- Car production line
- White goods factory
- Meat processing plant
Laura (1944)

What is Laura Hunt’s (Gene Tierney) career choice in Laura (1944)?
- Fashion designer
- Gossip columnist
- Advertising executive
- Movie actress