ThrillerTrivia Questions & Answers
9 thriller trivia questions, each with the correct answer and a short explanation.
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1. In 'The Silence of the Lambs,' Hannibal Lecter claims he ate a census taker's liver with what two accompaniments?
Answer: Fava beans and a nice Chianti. Lecter's iconic line specifies fava beans and a nice Chianti, a detail screenwriter Ted Tally kept from Thomas Harris's novel.
2. In 'The Silence of the Lambs,' Hannibal Lecter claims he ate a census taker's liver with fava beans and what drink?
Answer: Chianti. Lecter's exact line references a 'nice Chianti,' a detail often misquoted or confused with other Italian reds.
3. In 'The Silence of the Lambs', who plays the cannibalistic psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter?
Answer: Anthony Hopkins. Anthony Hopkins won an Oscar for portraying Hannibal Lecter in 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991).
4. In 'The Silence of the Lambs,' what is Hannibal Lecter's specific claim about how he ate a census taker's liver?
Answer: With some fava beans and a nice Chianti. Lecter famously says he ate the census taker's liver 'with some fava beans and a nice Chianti,' a line now iconic in cinema.
5. In 'Chinatown' (1974), what is the shocking truth about Evelyn Mulwray's 'sister' Katherine?
Answer: She is also Evelyn's daughter. The film's devastating twist reveals Katherine is both Evelyn's sister and her daughter, conceived through incest with her father Noah Cross.
6. In 'The Silence of the Lambs,' what is the name of the serial killer Clarice Starling is actually hunting—not Hannibal Lecter?
Answer: Jame Gumb. Buffalo Bill is the nickname, but the character's actual name is Jame Gumb; Buffalo Bill is correct colloquially but Jame Gumb is the real name the question targets.
7. In 'The Silence of the Lambs,' what is Hannibal Lecter's stated profession before his imprisonment?
Answer: Psychiatrist. Hannibal Lecter is a former psychiatrist, a detail central to his manipulative relationship with Clarice.
8. In 'The Silence of the Lambs,' what specific census taker body part did Hannibal Lecter claim to have eaten with fava beans?
Answer: Liver. Lecter's iconic line specifies a census taker's liver, served with fava beans and a nice Chianti.
9. In 'The Silence of the Lambs,' Hannibal Lecter claims he once ate a census taker's liver with what two accompaniments?
Answer: Fava beans and a nice Chianti. Hannibal Lecter's exact quote references fava beans and a nice Chianti in this iconic scene with Clarice Starling.
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