Stanley Kubrick Retrospective

A Stanley Kubrick Trivia Quiz

12 questions on the films of Stanley Kubrick: from The Killing to his legacy.

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Title: Stanley Kubrick Retrospective
Description: 12 questions on the films of Stanley Kubrick: from The Killing to his legacy.
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  • Which narrative device in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs derives from Kubrick's The Killing (1956)?
  • What action constitutes the soldiers' mutiny at the centre of Paths of Glory (1959)?
  • What historical Roman leader, as played by Laurence Olivier, is the villain of Spartacus (1960)?
  • Who survives Kubrick's version of Lolita (1962)?
  • In Dr Strangelove (1964), Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden) has uncovered a Communist conspiracy to rob him of his "essence". Where does that essence reside?
  • How does HAL discover the astronauts' plot to unplug him in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)?
  • Whose ninth symphony is enough to drive Alex (Malcolm McDowell) to attempt suicide in A Clockwork Orange (1971)?
  • In Barry Lyndon (1975), what kills Barry's son (David Morley)?
  • In The Shining (1980), the extended takes of Danny (Danny Lloyd) riding his tricycle down the empty corridors of the hotel are a nod to which controversial spooky-hotel film?
  • In Full Metal Jacket (1987), what surprises Joker (Matthew Modine) about the identity of the enemy sniper he kills?
  • In Eyes Wide Shut (1999), what is the password that will permit Bill (Tom Cruise) to attend the masked party?
  • Upon his death in 1999, Kubrick left drafts for an ambitious science-fiction film which was eventually completed by another director. What film?
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