Q 01/05

Which 1995 film won Se7en's killer an Oscar?

A) Mighty Aphrodite

B) The Usual Suspects

C) Dolores Claiborne

D) Braveheart

Answer · why

B) The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects reached US cinemas about a month before Se7en, so in the autumn of 1995 audiences could watch the same actor as the hidden villain ...

Q 02/05

Who directed Se7en?

A) Michael Mann

B) Tony Scott

C) David Fincher

D) Jonathan Demme

Answer · why

C) David Fincher

David Fincher directed Se7en, only his second feature; he was mistakenly sent the writer's original, bleaker draft of the script and fought to keep it...

Q 03/05

In Se7en, what secret does Mills's wife confide to Somerset when they meet alone?

A) She is leaving Mills

B) She is pregnant

C) She is being followed

D) She is gravely ill

Answer · why

B) She is pregnant

She is pregnant, and afraid to raise a child in so violent a city; she has not told her husband, who learns of it only from John Doe in the final scen...

Q 04/05

Who plays Detective Lieutenant William Somerset in Se7en?

A) Samuel L. Jackson

B) Danny Glover

C) Morgan Freeman

D) Denzel Washington

Answer · why

C) Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman plays Somerset. He favoured an ending that let the younger detective keep his career, but his co-star argued it would never ring true, ...

Q 05/05

Which actor plays the killer, John Doe?

A) Kevin Spacey

B) Gary Oldman

C) Val Kilmer

D) Christopher Guest

Answer · why

A) Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey plays John Doe; at his request his name was kept out of the opening credits and the advertising so audiences would not guess the killer's...