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Discover what you know about Ben's hunt for the treasure!
What is the name of the ship that they find at the start of the movie?
The Titanic
The Charlotte
Charlotte was an English merchant ship built in the River Thames in 1784 and chartered in 1786 to carry convicts as part of the First Fleet to New South Wales.
The Maiden
The Sally
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Who is Ben's computer genius that he brings along on the adventure?
Riley Poole
Ben and Ian find Riley in a windowless cubical when they talk him into treasure hunting. Riley does not want to go back there ever again.
John Paul
Rick Davis
Carter Smith
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What does Ben find on ship?
A Smoking Pipe
Gold
Drugs
A Meerschaum Pipe
A Meerschaum pipe is a smoking pipe made from the mineral sepiolite. Meerschaum is German for foam of the sea.
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Who is the villain with an endless supply of money that wants the treasure?
Eion
Patrick
Charlie
Ian
Ian Howe will stop at nothing to get what he wants, even if it resorts to thief or murder.
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What does Ben decide to steal after meeting Abigail Chase for the first time?
Bill of Rights
Washington D.C.
Declaration of Independence
Ben is standing over the Declaration of Independence reciting a part of the declaration he loves the most. Realizing he has an obligation to stop Ian, he vows to steal the Declaration of Independence.
Department of Treasury
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Ben paraphrases who when he shows Riley there is a way to steal the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Edison
Ben's Thomas Edison quote "I didn't fail; I found out 2,000 ways how not to make a light bulb." Ben then adds, "But he only needed to find one way to make it work."
Ben Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
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Ben decides to steal the Declaration of Independence when it's in the ___________?
The Preservation Room
The Preservation Room is where they clean, repair, and maintain all the documents and their storage housings when they are not on display or in the vault.
Vault
Display Case
Train
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When Ben meets Dr. Chase for the first time, he asks if her accent is Pennsylvania Dutch. What does she reply with?
French
Russian
Spanish
Saxony German
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked federal state of Germany, bordering the federal states of Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic.
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What is Ben's middle name?
Washington
Jefferson
Franklin
Ben's first and middle names are after Benjamin Franklin.
Kennedy
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Why does Ben send Abigail the missing button from George Washington's campaign?
DNA
Fingerprints
Before giving it to her, he coated the button with an invisible substance. He needed her to handle the button and then go to the keyboard to enter her password to get into the Preservation Room. From there Riley could look at the keyboard and come up with password anagrams from the buttons she pushed.
Date
Sex
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What is the fake name Ben gives Abigail at their first meeting?
George Jefferson
Abe Lincoln
Paul Brown
He gives her a fake name because the name Gates has a bad reputation of being the family with the conspiracy theory about the Founding Fathers.
Charles Winchester
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What is Abigail's password to get into the Preservation Room?
Frog Valley
Valley Forge
Valley Forge was the site of the 1777-78 winter encampment of the Continental Army. It is a national park.
Big Treasure
US Government
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What does Ben find in a brick wall by the Liberty Bell in Independence Hall?
Benjamin Franklin’s Bifocals
Along with the regular clear lenses, these bifocals have special added red, blue, and green lenses.
Benjamin Franklin’s Bell
Benjamin Franklin’s Kite
Benjamin Franklin’s Pill
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How much does Ben pay for a fake Declaration of Independence?
$25
$30
$35
Ben also "buys' the real Declaration of Independence and uses a credit card to pay for it all. That's how the FBI figures out who he is.
$40
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What member of the Gates family thinks the legend of the treasure is a fool's errand?
John
Carter
Patrick
Patrick complains that he wasted 20 years of his life chasing the treasure. Now he's the black sheep of the family since he has a job, health insurance, and a pension.
Paul
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Who plays Benjamin Gates?
Justin Bartha
Sean Bean
Jon Voight
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage can be seen as Gary Faulkner in 'Army of One' and as John Dromoor in 'Vengeance: A Love Story.'
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What does Ian steal from Abigail?
Fake Declaration of Independence
Ben bought a reproduction of Declaration of Independence in the National Archives store as he was stealing the real one.
Real Declaration of Independence
Fake Bill of Rights
Real Bill of Rights
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What does Ben think is on the back of the Declaration of Independence?
Treasure
Invisible note
Invisible map
Ben hopes that there is a invisible map that leads directly to the treasure. What he finds is more clues.
Nothing
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Where does Ben meet Abigail for the first time?
National Archives
The National Archives holds the records of the United States Federal government.
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Jefferson Memorial
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What does Patrick offer Riley, Ben, and Abigail when they arrive at his house with the Declaration of Independence?
Money
Car
Advice
Pizza
After warning Ben that they had better not be there because of that dumb treasure he offers them some pepperoni pizza.
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Who plays Riley Poole?
Nicolas Cage
Jon Voight
Justin Bartha
Justin plays Doug in 'The Hangover' movies and Josh Barrett in the TV series 'Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life.'
Harvey Keitel
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When the trio tries to read the invisible map on the back of the Declaration of Independence they use lemon juice only and fail. What do they need to add with the lemon juice to make the map visible?
Heat
Ben and Abigail first breathe together on the map and see something become visible. They use a hairdryer for the rest of the document.
Water
Oil
Ketchup
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To crack the code on the back of the map, Ben needs several letters written by Benjamin Franklin to the New England Courant. What pen name did Ben use when writing the letters?
J.K. Rowling
Stephan King
Silence Dogood
Mrs. Silence Dogood was a pen name used by Benjamin Franklin to get his work published in the New-England Courant, a newspaper founded and published by his brother James Franklin.
Waverly Patterson
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Patrick donated the Silence Dogood to the ______ long before Ben and crew arrived on his doorstep.
Smithsonian
Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute is located in the heart of Philadelphia. It is one of America's most celebrated museums—a renowned leader in science and technology.
Jefferson Institute
Library of Congress
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A _________ is found on the back of the Declaration of Independence?
Ottendorf cipher
An Ottendorf cipher is a book cipher in which the key is some aspect of a book or other piece of text.
Number cipher
Symbol cipher
Code cipher
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Where do Ben, Abigail, and Riley go shopping for new clothes after the Gala?
Urban Outfitters
Ben and Abigail are in dressing stalls next to one another discussing why Ben's father jumped to the conclusion that Abigail is pregnant when they arrived unannounced to his home.
The Gap
JcPenny
Sears
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What does Riley know that draws a blank with Ben when it comes to their discussion on time?
The start of Daylight Saving Time.
Englishman William Willett led the first campaign to implement daylight saving time.
The start of Eastern Saving Time.
The start of Mountain Saving Time.
The start of Pacific Saving Time.
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Who cast the Liberty Bell?
Jefferson and Washington
Pass and Stow
John Pass and John Snow cast the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. It's this bell that would ring to call lawmakers to their meetings and the townspeople together to hear the reading of the news.
Thunder and Lightning
Fall and Waver
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Who plays Ian Howe?
Sean Bean
Sean Bean can be seen as Boromir in the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy and as John Marlott in the 'The Frankenstein Chronicles.' Sean frequently takes roles where his character dies.
Nicolas Cage
Jon Voight
Harvey Keitel
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When wearing Ben Franklin's bifocals, what does the map on the back of the Declaration of Independence read?
Heere at the Wall.
Along with "Heere at the Wall" there is a cross and the symbol for trinity. Once Ben discovers that if you raise the blue lens and look through the green only, he discovers more clues.
Go to the Wall.
Over the Wall.
Through the Wall.
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The clue from Ben Franklin's bifocals sends the trio to ________?
Trinity Church
Originally built in 1696-97, the church was the first site of King's College, now Columbia University, and is the burial place of Alexander Hamilton and Robert Fulton.
Hudson River
The White House
Lincoln Memorial
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The FBI agent that hunts down Ben is also a _________?
Magician
Freemason
Freemasonry consists of fraternal organizations that trace their origins to the local fraternities of stonemasons, which from the end of the fourteenth century regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients.
Treasure Hunter
Psychic
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Once inside of the church, they find the entrance to the treasure chambers behind a _________?
Cross
Altar
Tombstone
The last clue is for them to look under Parkington Lane. At first they think it's a street that runs under the church, but realize Parkington Lane is a person.
Confession Box
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Who plays Abigail Chase?
Annie Parisse
Diane Kruger
Diane Kruger can be seen as Kathy Ertz in 'The Infiltrator' and as Elizabeth in 'Fathers & Daughters.'
Arabella Field
Sharon Wilkins
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When they find the treasure, what excites Abigail?
Gold
Egyptian Statues
Scrolls from the Library of Alexandria
The library was part of a larger research institution called the Museum of Alexandria, where many of the most famous thinkers of the ancient world studied. The library was created by Ptolemy I Soter, who was a Macedonian general and the successor of Alexander the Great. Most of the books were kept as papyrus scrolls.
Precious Jewels
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