North by Northwest Quiz: The Crop Duster and Mount Rushmore

This North by Northwest quiz chases Cary Grant across America in Alfred Hitchcock's stylish 1959 spy adventure. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on Roger Thornhill, the imaginary George Kaplan, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, the crop duster scene, a train journey and the Mount Rushmore climax.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Director
Who directed North by Northwest?
Star
Which actor plays Roger Thornhill?
Mistake
Who do spies think Thornhill is?
Plane
What attacks Thornhill in an empty field?
Monument
Where does the climax take place?
Villain
Who plays the spy Phillip Vandamm?
Heroine
Who plays Eve Kendall?
Train
On which kind of transport does Thornhill meet Eve?
Music
Who composed the score?
O
What does Thornhill say the O in his initials stands for?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who directed North by Northwest?
Answer: Alfred Hitchcock
It came out in 1959.
Q2: Which actor plays Roger Thornhill?
Answer: Cary Grant
He plays an advertising man.
Q3: Who do spies think Thornhill is?
Answer: George Kaplan
Kaplan does not exist.
Q4: What attacks Thornhill in an empty field?
Answer: A crop-dusting plane
The scene is one of film's most famous.
Q5: Where does the climax take place?
Answer: Mount Rushmore
Heroes cling to the giant faces.
Q6: Who plays the spy Phillip Vandamm?
Answer: James Mason
He is smooth and menacing.
Q7: Who plays Eve Kendall?
Answer: Eva Marie Saint
She meets Thornhill on a train.
Q8: On which kind of transport does Thornhill meet Eve?
Answer: A train
They meet in the dining car.
Q9: Who composed the score?
Answer: Bernard Herrmann
He often worked with Hitchcock.
Q10: What does Thornhill say the O in his initials stands for?
Answer: Nothing
His initials spell ROT.

North By Northwest Quiz – The Crop Duster and Mount Rushmore

North by Northwest, released in 1959, was directed by Alfred Hitchcock from a screenplay by Ernest Lehman. Cary Grant plays Roger Thornhill, a New York advertising man mistaken for a spy named George Kaplan.

Chased by James Mason's Vandamm and wanted by police, Thornhill boards a train and meets Eve Kendall, played by Eva Marie Saint. In an empty field a crop-dusting plane tries to kill him.

The chase ends on the giant faces of Mount Rushmore. Bernard Herrmann's score and Saul Bass's title design add to its style, and many see it as a model for later spy films.

What This Quiz Teaches

Classic movie fans will enjoy these questions.

Who made the film
Who Thornhill is mistaken for
What happens in the field
Where the climax happens
Who stars in it

Did You Know?

Hitchcock appears missing a bus at the start.
Martin Landau plays Vandamm's henchman Leonard.
The UN building appears in one scene.
Rushmore scenes were filmed on studio sets.
It is often called an early James Bond influence.