Q 01/05

Who wrote and directed Knives Out and both of its sequels?

A) Rian Johnson

B) Kenneth Branagh

C) Edgar Wright

D) Damien Chazelle

Answer · why

A) Rian Johnson

He first conceived the film after finishing Brick in 2005 and finally wrote it after coming off Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Q 02/05

Who plays the detective Benoit Blanc?

A) Chris Evans

B) Michael Shannon

C) Daniel Craig

D) Don Johnson

Answer · why

C) Daniel Craig

He initially turned the part down because of No Time to Die, then a three-month delay on the Bond film freed him up.

Q 03/05

What is the name of the wealthy mystery novelist whose death Blanc investigates in Knives Out?

A) Harlan Drysdale

B) Miles Thrombey

C) Richard Cabrera

D) Harlan Thrombey

Answer · why

D) Harlan Thrombey

Johnson borrowed the surname from a 1981 Choose Your Own Adventure book, Who Killed Harlowe Thrombey?

Q 04/05

Which veteran actor plays the dead novelist at the centre of Knives Out, in one of his final film roles?

A) Donald Sutherland

B) Christopher Plummer

C) Michael Caine

D) Ian McKellen

Answer · why

B) Christopher Plummer

He described Harlan as a 'stern, bright and rough-hewn' father with a crass sense of humour.

Q 05/05

Who plays Marta Cabrera, Harlan's nurse?

A) Katherine Langford

B) Ana de Armas

C) Jessica Henwick

D) Riki Lindhome

Answer · why

B) Ana de Armas

Johnson worried she was too beautiful for the underdog part until her audition; she nearly turned it down because the character description sounded cl...