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"Everyone hustles to survive!" It's time to see how well you know the film American Hustle. Take this quiz now to see if you can hustle your way out of this one!
In which year was American Hustle released?
2010
2012
2013
American Hustle was released on December 13, 2013 and as of April 4, 2014 it had earned more than $150 million!
2016
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In which decade is American Hustle set?
50s
60s
70s
The movie actually starts with a 1970s technicolor logo of Columbia Pictures, Atlas Entertainment and Annapuma Pictures.
90s
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American Hustle surrounds the corruption of the Mayor of ________.
Camden, NJ
Though many scenes portray New Jersey and Philadelphia, much of the filming took place in Massachusetts.
Philadelphia, PA
Los Angeles, CA
Boston, MA
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American Hustle is loosely inspired by a ______ operation of the late 70s and 80s.
CIA
DOD
FBI
The movie script was written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell.
NYPD
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How many Academy Awards did American Hustle win?
0
It received 10 nominations for the 86th Academy Awards but did not win in any category!
4
6
10
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Mayor Carmine _______ had struggles with fundraising.
Andretti
Rosenbaum
Christie
Polito
Mayor Polito sought out creative ways to increase his bank account!
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Which famous actor plays the role of Mayor Carmine Polito?
Christian Bale
Bradley Cooper
Alec Baldwin
Jeremy Renner
Jeremy Renner received an Oscar for his supporting role in The Town.
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Irving Rosenfeld and Sydney Prosser are...
Con artists
They work together on various scams!
Doctors
Married
Siblings
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Irving loves Sydney, but he is married to _______.
Marilyn
Rosalyn
Rosalyn threatens to report Irving to the police if he leaves her!
Jenna
Victoria
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Which famous actor plays the role of Irving Rosenfeld?
Bradley Cooper
Christian Bale
Christian Bale was born on January 30, 1974 in Wales.
Marc Anthony
Johnny Depp
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Which famous actress plays the role of Irving's wife Rosalyn?
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Lawrence
As of 2016, Jennifer Lawrence is the highest-paid actress in the world.
Jennifer Garner
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Sydney and Irving got along well because they were both hungry for...
Lunch
Money
Coming from limited means, Sydney had once worked as a stripper in order to make a quick buck.
Fame
Power
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Which famous actress plays the role of Sydney Prosser?
Queen Latifah
Jessica Alba
Amy Adams
Amy Adams made her film debut in 1999 in Drop Dead Gorgeous.
Scarlett Johansson
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Sydney impresses Irving with her British accent when she introduces herself as ...
Queen Elizabeth
Lady Edith Greensly
This accent and acting convinces Irving to partner with Sydney for future stings.
The Duchess of Cambridge
Elizabeth Catherine Francesca III
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Which character has a huge bald spot which he tries to hide?
Irving Rosenfeld
Irving is very self-conscious of his large bald spot at his age.
Richie DiMaso
Mayor Polito
Carl Elway
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How does Irving try to cover his bald spot?
He wears a hat
He has an amazing comb-over
He is also known for spraying copious amounts of hairspray to keep it in place.
He wears a wig
He hides behind Sydney
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What is the name of the main FBI agent in American Hustle?
Smith Jones
Johnny Wright
Richie DiMaso
FBI Agent Richard DiMaso is based on real life Anthony Amoroso, Jr.
Willis Journey
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Which famous actor plays the role of FBI Agent Richie DiMaso?
George Clooney
Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper is fluent in French which he studied at Georgetown University.
Sean Penn
Tom Hanks
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Irving has a friend who pretends to be a wealthy _______ looking at potential investments in America.
French businessman
Arab sheikh
Irving's friend is a Mexican named Paco Hernandez.
Italian real estate developer
Chinese diplomat
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Paco points out to Irving that the name of their operation ________ is offensive.
Get some
Abscam
Abscam stood for "Arab scam". Iriving responds to him, "What do you care? You're Mexican!"
Mexiscam
Jimmy
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Mayor Polito is campaigning to revitalize gambling in _______, New Jersey
Camden
Trenton
Jersey City
Atlantic City
Atlantic City is a resort city boasting casinos, a boardwalk and beach!
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Who is Richie DiMaso's boss at the FBI?
Victor Tellegio
Anthony Amado
Stoddard Thorsen
Stoddard Thorsen is Richie's boss. Anthony Amado is Stoddard's boss!
Alfonse Simone
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Sydney helps Agent DiMaso in making an unauthorized wire transfer in the amount of...
$1,000,000
$2.000,000
Even though Stoddard tells DiMaso not to proceed with the transfer, Sydney befriends the woman in charge of wires who appreciates Syndney's friendship and completes the transfer.
$500,000
$250,000
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Iriving initially agreed to work with Richie on catching _________.
Bank robbers
Small criminals
Instead now he was roped into catching corrupt politicians and he didn't like it one bit.
Murderers
Traffic violators
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What does Richie show to the camera in the hotel room?
His haircut
His FBI badge
The briefcase filled with cash
The briefcase is filled with the money that will be used to entrap the mayor.
Lipstick stain on his shirt
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Carmine prefers to deal with _______ instead of Richie.
Irving
Irving and Rosalyn go to dinner with the Mayor and his wife.
Sydney
The Sheikh
Carl
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Which actress plays the role of Dolly, the Mayor's wife?
Colleen Camp
Jennifer Lawrence
Samantha Jones
Elisabeth Rohm
Elisabeth Rohm is a German-American actress born in Germany on April 28, 1973.
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Why is Rosalyn upset at Irving?
He won't let her go to the event that night
Carmine insists that Rosalyn come, but Irving is worried she will blow their cover for the sting operation.
He smoked all of her cigarettes
He didn't shave that day
She wants him to fix his comb-over
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Where does Rosalyn kiss Sydney?
At the bank
In the bathroom
When Rosalyn goes to the bathroom, Sydney goes after her to yell at her for flirting with the mobsters. Rosalyn then scoffs at Sydney for having relations with her husband, and kisses her.
In the car
In the hotel room
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Who did Irving have an affair with?
Richie
Brenda
Sydney
Irving and Sydney had hot relations at one time!
A waitress
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Carmine had been a politician for _____ years.
5
10
15
20
Despite taking the money, Carmine insists that he always had the well-being of the people of New Jersey in mind!
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Who is Victor Tellegio?
The bank manager
The mob boss
Victor Tellegio was based on the mobster Vincent Alo, also known as Jimmy Blue Eyes.
The Attorney General
The head of the FBI
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Who plays the role of Victor Tellegio?
Robert DiNero
Robert DiNero has starred in more than 100 films throughout his career.
Tom Hanks
Louis C.K.
Paul Herman
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At the end of the movie, who does Sydney move in with?
Richie
Carl
Victor
Irving
They move in together and open up a real art gallery.
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How many politicians in total were arrested in this sting operation?
1
4
5
8
In total there were 6 congressmen, 1 senator and Carmine Polito who were all arrested. Carmine served 18 months in prison.
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You Got:
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