Q 01/05

How do Shaun's group get past the horde to reach their pub in Shaun of the Dead?

A) Acting like zombies

B) Wearing zombie gore

C) Standing perfectly still

D) Crawling on their bellies

Answer · why

A) Acting like zombies

Acting like zombies: the act holds until Ed pauses to chat on his phone, and the shouting match that follows draws the horde's attention.

Q 02/05

In the opening scene of Shaun of the Dead, what is Ed playing in the pub?

A) A fruit machine

B) Table football

C) A quiz machine

D) Pinball

Answer · why

A) A fruit machine

A fruit machine: during the siege Ed feeds the pub's machine again, and its racket draws the zombies straight to them.

Q 03/05

Which cast member made his film debut in Shaun of the Dead?

A) Rafe Spall

B) Nick Frost

C) Peter Serafinowicz

D) Dylan Moran

Answer · why

B) Nick Frost

Nick Frost was waiting tables at a North London Chiquito when he met Pegg, who went on to co-write a part for him in Spaced.

Q 04/05

According to the film, how old is Shaun?

A) 29

B) 32

C) 35

D) 38

Answer · why

A) 29

The film's whole engine is his quarter-life rut: a stalled sales job, a stepfather he resents and a girlfriend who has just left him.

Q 05/05

What is the name of Shaun and Ed's favourite pub in Shaun of the Dead?

A) The Red Lion

B) The Crown

C) The Winchester

D) The King's Head

Answer · why

C) The Winchester

The Winchester: the rifle over its bar, which Shaun had insisted was fake, turns out to work during the siege.

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