Q 01/05

What is John McClane's profession at the beginning of 'Die Hard'?

A) FBI Agent

B) NYPD Detective

C) LAPD Officer

D) Security Guard

Answer · why

B) NYPD Detective

He is a New York City police detective, out west only to try to patch things up with his estranged wife.

Q 02/05

In Die Hard, John McClane battles Hans Gruber's gang inside which fictional skyscraper?

A) Cyberdyne Tower

B) Nakatomi Plaza

C) OmniCorp Building

D) Tyrell Plaza

Answer · why

B) Nakatomi Plaza

Nakatomi Plaza is the Nakatomi Corporation's fictional headquarters, played by a real Century City tower that was still unfinished when the film was s...

Q 03/05

On what holiday does the film 'Die Hard' primarily take place?

A) Thanksgiving

B) Christmas Eve

C) New Year's Eve

D) Fourth of July

Answer · why

B) Christmas Eve

McClane arrives on Christmas Eve to reconcile with his estranged wife at Nakatomi's Christmas party, and the siege runs through that night.

Q 04/05

Who portrays the main antagonist, Hans Gruber, in 'Die Hard'?

A) Tim Curry

B) Jeremy Irons

C) Gary Oldman

D) Alan Rickman

Answer · why

D) Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman, a Royal Shakespeare Company stage actor, made his feature-film debut as Hans Gruber; critics singled out his villain even when they pann...

Q 05/05

What is the name of John McClane's estranged wife in 'Die Hard'?

A) Holly Gennaro

B) Ellen Travers

C) Sarah Lawson

D) Karen Bradley

Answer · why

A) Holly Gennaro

Holly Gennaro is a high-ranking Nakatomi executive who goes by her maiden name at work, one of the reasons the McClane marriage is strained.