Close Encounters 35th Anniversary Quiz
Nov. 16, 2012, is the 35th anniversary of the U. S. Release of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." Test your CE3K smarts.
- 1.The movie's protagonists, Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) and Jillian Guiler (Melinda Dillon), live in what city?
- A.
Muncie, Ind.
- B.
Norman, Okla.
- C.
Omaha, Neb.
- D.
Wichita, Kans.
- 2.What is Roy's job?
- A.
Grocery store assistant manager
- B.
High school band director
- C.
Lineman for power company
- D.
Long-haul truck driver
- 3.What does the Spanish-speaking man tell the researchers investigating a UFO sighting in the desert?
- A.
"The ancients have come home."
- B.
"The sun came out last night and sang to me."
- C.
"The universe beats with the rhythm of our hearts."
- D.
"When I had fear, they brought me peace."
- 4.What movie does Roy want his family to go see instead of playing miniature golf?
- A.
"The Day the Earth Stood Still"
- B.
"Jaws"
- C.
"Pinocchio"
- D.
"The Ten Commandments"
- 5.What substance does Roy not use to sculpt Devils Tower?
- A.
Dirt from his yard
- B.
His daughter's Play-Doh
- C.
Mashed potatoes
- D.
Shaving cream
- 6.Besides the compulsion that many UFO viewers feel to go to Devils Tower, Jillian has another reason:
- A.
Her young son disappeared on a UFO
- B.
She's in love with Roy, her high school sweetheart
- C.
She suspects she's from another planet
- D.
She wants to convince her estranged husband it's not a sin to believe in extraterrestrial life
- 7.When the feds need to come up with "something so scary it'll clear 300 square miles" near Devils Tower, they fabricate what disaster?
- A.
A cholera outbreak
- B.
A hazardous chemical spill
- C.
An impending volcanic eruption
- D.
A nuclear power plant meltdown
- 8.As a precaution against the alleged risk, Roy and Jillian carry:
- A.
Bodysuits made of garbage bags
- B.
Charcoal detox pills
- C.
Knee-high rubber boots
- D.
Two birds in a cage
- 9.A fellow pilgrim named Larry accompanies Roy and Jillian as they flee the compound, heading toward the tower. What happens to him?
- A.
He breathes sleep aerosol from a military helicopter and passes out
- B.
He panics at the arrival of the scout ships and hides in a latrine
- C.
He slips while traversing the tower's flank and falls to his death
- D.
He touches an extraterrestrial and dissolves
- 10.The project leader refers to the landing area as:
- A.
The Dark Side of the Moon
- B.
The Green Room
- C.
Last Exit to Brooklyn
- D.
The Sea of Tranquility
- 11.Lacombe, the expert on UFO sightings, is played by what famous movie director?
- A.
Terrence Malick
- B.
Louis Malle
- C.
Steven Spielberg
- D.
Francois Truffaut
- 12.One 'CE3K' performance was nominated for an Academy Award, that of:
- A.
Melinda Dillon
- B.
Richard Dreyfuss
- C.
Teri Garr
- D.
Cary Guffey
- 13.Which was released first in the United States?
- A.
"Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
- B.
"Logan's Run"
- C.
"The Man Who Fell to Earth"
- D.
"Star Wars"
- 14.Describing the UFO to his wife, Roy initially compares it to:
- A.
A folded pizza
- B.
A glowing taco shell
- C.
An inside-out cantaloupe
- D.
An orange ice cream cone
- 15.What is the Cotopaxi?
- A.
An ancient lost tribe depicted in petroglyphs
- B.
The five-tone theme that the extraterrestrial craft broadcasts
- C.
The Mexican plateau that is a hotbed of UFO activity
- D.
A ship that disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle
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