The Untouchables 25th Anniversary Quiz
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What is Al Capone doing when we first see him in the film?
Putting a stamp on a letter bomb
Writing in a ledger
Getting a shave
Eating pasta
ANSWER: Capone is revealed to be surrounded by reporters, whom he jokes with about not being responsible for any violence in Chicago because it's "bad for business." Capone is revealed to be surrounded by reporters, whom he jokes with about not being responsible for any violence in Chicago because it's "bad for business."
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How does Ness know that Frank Netti killed Malone?
He sees Netti fleeing the scene
Netti confesses outside of the courtroom
He matches the shell casings to Netti's gun recovered in Canada
He finds Malone's address on Netti's matchbook
ANSWER: The address is 1634 Racine. The address is 1634 Racine.
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What is the name of the hotel where Capone has a suite and is the site of his first showdown with Ness?
Roosevelt Hotel
The Michigan
Drake Hotel
Lexington Hotel
ANSWER: The real-life Capone had a suite in the Lexington. However, the exterior shots in the movie were actually filmed at Roosevelt University. The real-life Capone had a suite in the Lexington. However, the exterior shots in the movie were actually filmed at Roosevelt University.
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Besides lost causes, what is St. Jude the patron saint of, according to Malone?
Hope
Policemen
The Law
Sobriety
ANSWER: In fact, St. Michael is the patron saint of police officers. Many Irish officers still carry St. Jude, though. In fact, St. Michael is the patron saint of police officers. Many Irish officers still carry St. Jude, though.
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Brian De Palma has said that the shootout scene at Union Station is meant as an homage to what other movie?
Casablanca
The Wild Bunch
Battleship Potemkin
Vertigo
ANSWER: The 1925 Soviet propaganda film includes a famous sequence in which tsarist soldiers descend the Odessa steps killing civilians, including a mother whose baby carriage then rolls down the steps. De Palma said that the sailors included in the Untouchables scene are a nod to that film. The 1925 Soviet propaganda film includes a famous sequence in which tsarist soldiers descend the Odessa steps killing civilians, including a mother whose baby carriage then rolls down the steps. De Palma said that the sailors included in the Untouchables scene are a nod to that film.
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What brings Ness and his men to Union Station?
To arrest Capone bookkeeper Walter Payne
To track a liquor shipment to Canada
To follow Capone
To catch the chief of police getting a bribe from Capone's men
ANSWER: Payne ultimately testifies about the revenues of Capone's operation, which leads to the crime boss' conviction for tax evasion. Payne ultimately testifies about the revenues of Capone's operation, which leads to the crime boss' conviction for tax evasion.
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In his famous dinnertime speech to his gang, what does Capone say is one of his "enthusiasms" that "draws my admiration" and "gives me joy?"
Dames
Music
Money
Baseball
ANSWER: The speech comes before he bludgeons a crooked member of the gang with a baseball bat. The scene is based on legend, that Capone (or a henchman) killed two hitmen with a baseball bat at dinner after discovering that they were plotting to kill him. The speech comes before he bludgeons a crooked member of the gang with a baseball bat. The scene is based on legend, that Capone (or a henchman) killed two hitmen with a baseball bat at dinner after discovering that they were plotting to kill him.
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When Capone's men kill Wallace and another officer, what do they write on the wall of the elevator where the shooting takes place?
Die Coppers
Touchable
Capone Was Here
You're Next
9 of 12
In the movie, Oscar Wallace (played by Charles Martin Smith) is the accountant responsible for nailing Capone with tax evasion. What was that accountant's name in real life?
Frank J. Wilson
Phil D'Andrea
Charles Payne
J. Edgar Hoover
ANSWER: Wilson was also famous for aiding the investigation of the Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping and was named chief of the Secret Service in 1936. Wilson was also famous for aiding the investigation of the Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping and was named chief of the Secret Service in 1936.
10 of 12
Which character's real name was Giuseppe Petri?
Al Capone
Frank Netti
Jim Malone
George Stone
ANSWER: Malone says he's pleased to have a "thieving wop" from the South Side on the team, which gets Stone's ire up. Malone says he's pleased to have a "thieving wop" from the South Side on the team, which gets Stone's ire up.
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According to Malone, what is the first rule of law enforcement?
Make sure when your shift is over, you go home alive
Never lie to your captain, partner or wife
Do it the Chicago way
Never shoot until shot at
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What does Ness say to Capone in the courtroom after Capone's attorneys have changed his plea to guilty?
"Never stop fighting 'till the fight is done."
"I was just here when the wheel came around."
"The first year's for Wallace, the rest is for Malone."
"You're nothing but a lot of talk and a gun."
