Indiana Jones movie series quiz

By: Olivia Cantor
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Indiana Jones movie series quiz
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Think you know all the ins and outs of Indy's adventures? Take the quiz and find out!
How many films are included in the Indiana Jones movie franchise?
2
3
4
A fifth film is currently being made.
5

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What is the title of the very first Indiana Jones movie?
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The film premiered in 1981.
Raiders of the Lost Covenant
Raiders of the Lost Chalice
Raiders of the Lost Tomb

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Who directed the Indiana Jones movies?
George Lucas
Robert Zemeckis
Steven Spielberg
Spielberg actually met his wife during the shoot of one of these films.
Wes Anderson

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Who created the Indiana Jones film series?
Wes Anderson
Robert Zemeckis
Ridley Scott
George Lucas
Since The Walt Disney Company now owns Lucasfilm, they now own this series, too.

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Who played Indiana Jones?
Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford was cast in this series due to his popularity in the Star Wars films.
Mark Hamill
Brendan Fraser
Sean Astin

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What is Indiana Jones’ main profession?
anthropologist
archaeologist
Indy’s archeological pursuits often lead him to dangerous adventures, to his detriment.
agriculturist
adventurer

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Which group of evil military totalitarian conquerors Indiana Jones always runs into during his earlier adventures?
the Stalinists
the Nazis
Since the first and third film in the franchise took place during the time of the World Wars, Indy always encounters Nazis who were key figures during these wars.
the Communists
the Red Army

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In Raiders of the Lost Ark, the Nazis wanted to find what religious artifact?
Shroud of Turin
Holy Grail
Ark of the Covenant
In the film, it is believed that whoever possesses the Ark will become an eternal leader of the world.
Tomb of Mary Magdalene

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In 1984, the second film in the series premiered. What is its title?
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
This film is actually a prequel of the first film, story-wise.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones and the Tomb Raider

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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is largely set in which country?
India
The film revolves around Indy’s encounters with the Thuggee cult based in India.
Syria
Pakistan
China

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What is the name of Indiana Jones’ child sidekick in The Temple of Doom?
Short Kick
Short Stop
Short Round
Short Round is played by Ke Huy Quan.
Short Kid

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Indiana Jones is trying to retrieve three of five fabled artifacts in Temple of Doom. What kind of artifacts are these?
sticks
stones
The Sankara stones are believed to bring fortune and glory to those who possess them.
bones
metal

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In which of the Indiana Jones films does the famous mine cart chase sequence take place?
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
In the film, Indy rescues enslaved children forced to work on mines.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

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What is the name of Indiana Jones’ love interest in Temple of Doom?
Willie Scott
Her character's real name is actually Wilhelmina.
Willie Hays
Willie Holden
Willie Mays

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Indy’s Temple of Doom lover Willie works in Shanghai as what?
trained geisha
CIA agent
foreign diplomat
nightclub singer
Indy encounters Willie during a botched encounter with a Chinese crime boss that takes place inside a nightclub.

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The Temple of Doom character Willie Scott was played by which actress?
Kate Capshaw
Kate and director Spielberg eventually married after meeting in this film shoot.
Kate Beckinsale
Kate Blanchett
Kate Hepburn

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What is the title of the third film in the Indiana Jones series?
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The film was released in 1989.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones and the Tomb Raider
Indiana Jones and the Order of the Phoenix

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Who starred as the young Indiana Jones in The Last Crusade?
Leaf Phoenix
Joachim Phoenix
River Phoenix
He also starred as Harrison Ford’s son in the film The Mosquito Coast.
Rain Phoenix

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Who starred as Indiana Jones’ father in The Last Crusade?
Clive Barker
Roger Moore
Timothy Dalton
Sean Connery
Sir Sean Connery was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 2000.

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In The Last Crusade, Indiana Jones’ father is revealed to be this kind of scholar.
Academic scholar
Holy Grail scholar
The Last Crusade revolves around Indy’s own crusade to rescue his father after his dad’s botched mission to find the Holy Grail by himself.
Nazi scholar
Bible scholar

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Indiana Jones’ character trademark was given some backstory in The Last Crusade. What is this trademark?
the scar on his chin
his use of the whip
his fedora hat
all of the above
In this film, it is shown how young Indiana Jones got the scar from the whip, how he encountered snakes, and how a robber gave him the hat.

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In The Last Crusade, Indiana Jones comes face to face with this scary historical figure.
Joseph Stalin
Idi Amin
Adolf Hitler
In an ironic scene, Hitler mistakes Indiana Jones as a seeker of his autograph, and the dictator signs his father's diary which the Nazis are actually looking for.
Pol Pot

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Indiana Jones’ quirky father Henry always carries this item.
cane
umbrella
In a pivotal scene, Indy Sr. actually uses the umbrella to scare off birds on a beach to fly and disturb a fighter plane pilot hot on the trails of Indy Jr.
bowler hat
walker

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In The Last Crusade, Indiana Jones uses the mythology about the Holy Grail to help his dad. What is the relic supposed to do?
give healing power to those who drink from it
Indy finds a Crusade knight guarding the Holy Grail, one who has been kept alive by it for 700 years.
give the bearer eternal life
give repentance for original sin
give the blessing of Christ

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The fourth film in the franchise, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, finds Indiana Jones battling with this kind of enemies.
Germans
Chinese
Soviets
Indy’s main nemesis in this film is a Soviet Colonel.
Japanese

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Indiana Jones’ main nemesis in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is Soviet Colonel Dr. Irina Spalko. Who portrayed her in the film?
Cate Capshaw
Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett won a Best Actress Academy Award for her role in Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine.
Cate Winslet
Cate Beckinsale

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What is the name of Indiana Jones’ love interest in the first film?
Marion Ravenflame
Marion Ravenstein
Marion Ravenclaw
Marion Ravenwood
Marion also appeared in the fourth film.

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In Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Indy is looking for the crystal skull artifact which is believed to come from this creature.
a dead dictator
an alien corpse
Indy’s Soviet nemesis believes the crystal skull has psychic powers.
a sacred dinosaur
a reincarnated shaman

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In Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones’ archaeologist nemesis Rene Belloq is from what country?
France
In the film, this French archaeologist is an avowed Nazi sympathizer.
Belgium
Spain
Germany

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But what is Indiana Jones’ academic-related profession?
history professor
anthropology professor
archaeology professor
Marshall College, where Indy teaches as an archaeology professor, is a fictional school named after film producer Frank Marshall.
agriculture professor

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In the fourth film in the series, it is revealed that Indiana Jones has a son. Who portrayed his son?
Shia LaBeouf
Indy’s son’s name is Mutt Williams, with his real name being Henry Jones III.
Mark Wahlberg
River Phoenix
Liam Hemsworth

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Indiana Jones’ son in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is the son of which of Indy’s previous love interests?
Irina Spalko
Marion Ravenwood
In this fourth film, Indy and Marion eventually get married.
Willie Scott
Elsa Schneider

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Which of the Indiana Jones films garnered the most number of Academy Award nominations?
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark received 9 Oscars nominations and won 5 of them.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

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Even though The Temple of Doom is largely set in India, the film’s story actually opens in this other Asian country.
Philippines
Malaysia
China
The film opens with Indy’s adventures starting off in the Chinese city of Shanghai.
Thailand

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Due partly to its now iconic opening theme, all of the Indiana Jones film garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score, except for this one.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Legendary film composer John Williams created the Indiana Jones theme.

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