Q 01/05

What drunken act gets Luke arrested at the start of the film?

A) Beheading parking meters

B) Smashing a row of shop windows

C) Stealing a police cruiser

D) Setting a hay barn on fire

Answer · why

A) Beheading parking meters

Beheading parking meters with a pipe cutter while drunk is the 'small-town' crime that sends Luke to the camp; the meters' 'Violation' flags are the f...

Q 02/05

Who plays Lucas 'Luke' Jackson?

A) Steve McQueen

B) Robert Redford

C) Warren Beatty

D) Paul Newman

Answer · why

D) Paul Newman

Paul Newman earned his fourth Best Actor nomination as Luke, losing to Rod Steiger for In the Heat of the Night at the 1968 ceremony.

Q 03/05

What rank does Luke's army record show he held when discharged?

A) Sergeant

B) Corporal

C) Buck private

D) Lieutenant

Answer · why

C) Buck private

Buck private is what Luke's record shows on his arrival: decorated with a Silver Star, a Bronze Star and Purple Hearts, he made sergeant but was buste...

Q 04/05

Luke earns his nickname by winning a poker game with what kind of cards?

A) A royal flush in spades

B) Four aces and a king

C) A hand worth nothing

D) A pair of red twos

Answer · why

C) A hand worth nothing

A hand worth nothing wins the pot: Luke bluffs Dragline's crew, then shrugs that 'sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand', and Dragline christens h...

Q 05/05

How many hard-boiled eggs does Luke bet he can eat in an hour?

A) 50

B) 60

C) 75

D) 100

Answer · why

A) 50

50 eggs in an hour is the bet, and Luke forces down the last of them before collapsing on the table in a crucifixion pose, arms spread and ankles cros...