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

The word 'Violation' flashes on the meters as he works, the first of the film's many pointed traffic signs.

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

He asked for the part after hearing about the project, and the film cemented his standing as one of the era's top box-office stars.

Q 03/05

Luke is a decorated veteran of which war?

A) World War I

B) The Korean War

C) World War II

D) The Spanish Civil War

Answer · why

C) World War II

The story is set in the early 1950s, so his medals are only a few years old when he lands on the chain gang.

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

His reply that 'sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand' is what prompts Dragline to christen him.

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

After the bet he lies on the table with arms outstretched and feet crossed, a deliberate crucifixion pose.

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