Q 01/05

In The Prestige, what secret lets Alfred Borden vanish and reappear across the stage almost instantly?

A) An identical twin

B) A hidden trapdoor

C) A lifelike wax dummy

D) A two-way mirror

Answer · why

A) An identical twin

An identical twin shares the single identity of Alfred Borden, each man living half a life so that nobody suspects there are two. One loves Sarah and ...

Q 02/05

Which rock star plays the inventor Nikola Tesla in The Prestige after first turning the part down?

A) Mick Jagger

B) Iggy Pop

C) David Bowie

D) Tom Waits

Answer · why

C) David Bowie

David Bowie agreed within minutes once Christopher Nolan, a lifelong fan, flew out to pitch the part in person. Nolan said he was the only person he h...

Q 03/05

What does Nikola Tesla's machine really do to anything placed inside it in The Prestige?

A) Turns it invisible

B) Creates a duplicate

C) Sends it back in time

D) Burns it to ash

Answer · why

B) Creates a duplicate

The machine creates a duplicate a short distance away and leaves the original where it stood. Tesla sends it with a letter urging Angier to destroy it...

Q 04/05

What does Alfred Borden lose when Robert Angier fires a loaded pistol at him on stage in The Prestige?

A) His left eye

B) His right ear

C) A front tooth

D) Two fingers

Answer · why

D) Two fingers

Two fingers are blown off during the pistol trick, Angier's revenge for the death of his wife. From then on the two men sabotage each other's shows wh...

Q 05/05

Which US city doubled for Victorian London during most of the filming of The Prestige?

A) Boston

B) New Orleans

C) Los Angeles

D) Philadelphia

Answer · why

C) Los Angeles

Los Angeles supplied almost 70 locations that could pass for London at the end of the 19th century, including four old theatres in its downtown Broadw...