Tom Lamont 

How much do you know about Quentin Tarantino?

Quentin Tarantino is the most studied director on UK film courses. But do you know your Jackie Brown from Django Unchained?
  
  


  1. Tarantino wrote the script for Reservoir Dogs in...

    1. Three and a half weeks

    2. Three and a half months

    3. Three and a half years

  2. He counts which sequel as one of his favourite films?

    1. The Godfather Part II

    2. Terminator 2

    3. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

  3. Tarantino named Amanda Plummer’s character in Pulp Fiction, Honey Bunny, after...

    1. an ex-girlfriend

    2. a friend’s pet rabbit

    3. a breakfast cereal character

  4. If the director had had his way, John Travolta’s part in Pulp Fiction would have gone to...

    1. Bruce Willis

    2. Michael Madsen

    3. Daniel Day-Lewis

  5. German actor Diane Kruger almost missed out on a part in Inglourious Basterds because of Tarantino’s doubts about her...

    1. Height

    2. Acting ability

    3. Ability to do a German accent

  6. Which of the following LA food outlets is not one of QT’s fictional inventions?

    1. Big Kahuna Burger

    2. Barney’s Beanery

    3. Teriyaki Donut

  7. Tarantino kept which iconic car from one of his films?

    1. The bright yellow “pussy wagon” Chevrolet from Kill Bill

    2. Winston Wolf’s Honda NSX from Pulp Fiction

    3. Death Proof’s ’72 Mustang

  8. Samuel L Jackson impressed Tarantino by auditioning for Pulp Fiction holding…

    1. A briefcase

    2. A gun

    3. A burger

  9. Which of the director’s films has the highest body count?

    1. Inglourious Basterds

    2. Django Unchained

    3. Kill Bill: Volume 1

  10. It took Pam Grier two weeks to let Tarantino know whether she’d take the title role in Jackie Brown. Why?

    1. She couldn’t read his script

    2. She found the script too violent

    3. He had underpaid the postage and the script never arrived

Solutions

1:A, 2:C, 3:B, 4:B, 5:C, 6:B, 7:A, 8:C, 9:A, 10:C

Scores

  1. 3 and above.

    You're Death Proof!

  2. 6 and above.

    You're Kill Bill!

  3. 10 and above.

    You're Pulp Fiction!

 

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