Raiders of the Lost Ark Quiz: Indiana Jones and the Ark
This Raiders of the Lost Ark quiz cracks the whip with Indiana Jones in the 1981 adventure that launched a franchise. Play 10 interactive questions on the rolling boulder, the golden idol, Marion Ravenwood, the Well of Souls and its snakes, the swordsman, the truck chase, the Ark, John Williams and the warehouse ending.
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Year
In which year was Raiders of the Lost Ark released?
Director
Who directed the film?
Star
Who plays Indiana Jones?
Boulder
What chases Indy out of the temple at the start?
Marion
Where does Indy find Marion Ravenwood?
Snakes
Which animals fill the Well of Souls?
Sword
What happens when a swordsman challenges Indy in Cairo?
Year set
In which year is the story set?
Music
Who composed the Raiders March?
End
Where does the Ark end up?
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Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions
- Q1: In which year was Raiders of the Lost Ark released?
Answer: 1981
It was the first Indiana Jones film.
- Q2: Who directed the film?
Answer: Steven Spielberg
Lucas created the story.
- Q3: Who plays Indiana Jones?
Answer: Harrison Ford
Selleck was busy with Magnum, P.I.
- Q4: What chases Indy out of the temple at the start?
Answer: A giant rolling boulder
He grabs a golden idol first.
- Q5: Where does Indy find Marion Ravenwood?
Answer: Running a bar in Nepal
She holds the staff headpiece.
- Q6: Which animals fill the Well of Souls?
Answer: Snakes
Indy hates snakes.
- Q7: What happens when a swordsman challenges Indy in Cairo?
Answer: Indy simply shoots him
It is a famous comic moment.
- Q8: In which year is the story set?
Answer: 1936
The Nazis are hunting the Ark.
- Q9: Who composed the Raiders March?
Answer: John Williams
It became Indy's theme.
- Q10: Where does the Ark end up?
Answer: In a giant government warehouse
It is crated among thousands of boxes.
Raiders Of The Lost Ark Quiz β Indiana Jones and the Ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark was released in 1981, directed by Steven Spielberg from a story by George Lucas. Harrison Ford stars as Indiana Jones, an archaeologist who races Nazi agents in 1936 to find the Ark of the Covenant.
The film opens with Indy grabbing a golden idol and fleeing a giant boulder. He teams up with Marion Ravenwood, who runs a bar in Nepal, and finds the Well of Souls filled with snakes in Egypt.
A tired Indy shoots a showy swordsman, chases a truck and watches the opened Ark release its power. The Ark ends up crated in a vast warehouse, and John Williams's Raiders March became an iconic theme.
What This Quiz Teaches
Movie fans will enjoy these questions.
- Who made the film
- Who plays Indy
- Which scenes are famous
- Where the story goes
- How it ends
Did You Know?
- Karen Allen played Marion.
- The film won four competitive Oscars.
- Ford did many of his own stunts.
- It was nominated for Best Picture.
- Later films were set before and after this one.
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