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It was the story so epic, Tarantino had to split it into two films! (This quiz, though, is only about the first installment). Are you ready? Set aside your honor and humanity and take our quiz!
What year was the first "Kill Bill" released?
1999
2001
2003
The conclusion to the two-part saga, "Vol. 2," was released in 2004.
2004
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By what name is Uma Thurman's character known throughout the film?
Black Mamba
The Bride
Though her code name was "Black Mamba," she certainly isn't a member of the squad anymore.
Arlene
she has no name or nickname
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What color is associated with the Bride?
black
red
yellow
It's the color of the motorcycle leathers she wears in the climactic fight.
white
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On what scene does the movie open?
the massacre at the wedding chapel
The Bride says either "It's your --" or "It's your baby" before Bill shoots her. (Some viewers hear the former; others the whole sentence.
the sheriff's examination of the massacre aftermath
Vernita Green's house
the aftermath of the House of Blue Leaves showdown
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What was the name of the team of assassins?
the Snake Den
Operation Snowblood
Deadly Vipers Assassination Squad
For short, the mostly female squad was known as "DiVAS."
the Snake Charmers
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Who is NOT a member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad?
Budd
Elle Driver
Sofie Fatale
We meet Sofie, the "pretty lady dressed like a Star Trek villain," toward the end of the film.
Vernita Green
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Whom does the Bride target first, after waking from her coma?
Vernita Green
O-Ren Ishii
She doesn't target Hanzo at all, of course -- she visits him to have a sword made.
Hattori Hanzo
Elle Driver
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What is painted on the truck that the Bride drives?
Blitzmobile
Suavecito
Pussy Wagon
The explanation for why the Bride is driving it doesn't come until later in the movie.
Vengeance is Mine
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What was Vernita Green's codename during her active years?
Green Mamba
Copperhead
She complains to the Bride that "I should've been Black Mamba."
Sidewinder
Cobra
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Where is the gun hidden with which Vernita tries to shoot the Bride?
a cereal box
Appropriately, the cereal is "Kaboom", which was a real brand from the 70s and 80s.
a dishtowel
her purse
a hollowed-out Bible
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What does the Bride do that tells the sheriff she's not dead?
coughs
spits on him
She also does this to the men in the coma hospital, who really deserve it.
winks at him
opens her eyes
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Who played Vernita Green?
Jada Pinkett Smith
Vivica A. Fox
Fox co-starred with Jada Pinkett in the bank-robbery thriller "Set it Off."
Halle Berry
Stacey Dash
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What is the name of the man who rents the comatose Bride out to strange men?
Frank
Lou
Buck
The name is a homage to Robert Englund's character in Tobe Hooper's "Eaten Alive."
we never learn this
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What unusual item does Elle Driver wear?
a prosthetic foot
an eyepatch
We learn the backstory behind her missing eye in "Vol. 2."
a neck brace
a Medic-Alert bracelet
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What was Elle Driver's codename during her assassin years?
sidewinder
ball python
water moccasin
California mountain snake
It's Elle whom Bill sends to kill the Bride in the hospital.
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Why does Bill call off Elle from killing the Bride?
he doesn't want Elle to get caught
he's learned the Bride is pregnant
he doesn't want to kill her in her sleep
He does vow to take more revenge on the Bride if she ever wakes up.
Elle was acting on her own initiative
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What question does the Bride repeatedly ask Buck when she wakes up in the hospital?
"Where am I?"
"Who am I?"
"Where is my baby?"
"Where's Bill?"
She apparently doesn't ask where her baby is because she already believes it to be dead.
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Where is Hattori Hanzo living when the Bride comes to see him?
Toyko
Kyoto
Okinawa
Okinawa is known for its U.S. military presence and its long-lived locals.
Shanghai
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What does Hattori Hanzo do for a living (at the time of her visit)?
he still makes swords
he coaches minor-league baseball
he runs a sushi bar
Hanzo runs the bar with another man, with whom he bickers constantly, and who might be more than a business partner.
he is retired
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Complete the sentence: "If you encounter God on your travels, __________."
"Take care that you step aside."
"God will step aside."
"God will approve."
"God will be cut."
This is part of the blessing Hanzo gives the Bride when he hands over her sword.
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Why does Boss Matsumoto kill O-Ren's parents?
they have gambling debts
O-Ren's mother spurned his advances
Matsumoto disapproves of the cross-cultural marriage
we never learn this
Whatever the reason, the brutal murders set O-Ren on the path to the Deadly Vipers Assassination Squad.
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What helps the child O-Ren get access to, and then kill, Boss Matsumoto?
she joins his cleaning staff
she's a gymnast who easily scales fences
he wants to adopt a daughter
he's a pedophile
How she gets to his bedroom is unexplained, but once there, she stabs him to death.
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What gets Boss Tanaka beheaded?
He challenges O-Ren for leadership of the clan
He makes a pass at Sofie Fatale
He scorns O-Ren for not being pureblooded Japanese
O-Ren, played by Lucy Liu, runs down the table and beheads him on the spot.
He is feeding information to a rival clan
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What is the nickname the man who runs the House of Blue Leaves?
Charlie Brown
The man's fawning wife agrees that he does look like Charlie Brown.
Guido
Quentin
Go-go
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What is the name of the band at the House of Blue Leaves?
the Woo-Hoos
the Seven Samurai
the Ting Tings
the 5.6.7.8s
They're a real-life band that often covers American rock.
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Whose arm does the Bride cut off before the showdown begins?
Charlie Brown
Gogo Yubari (O-Ren's bodyguard)
Johnny Mo
Sofie Fatale
In a flashback, Sofie is seen as an onlooker at the wedding-chapel massacre, which might explain the Bride's hostility.
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Which two weapons does Gogo, O-Ren's bodyguard, use most?
katana and short sword
short sword and meteor hammer
We primarily see her use the meteor hammer, but O-Ren has a tearful moment looking at Gogo's short sword after her death.
throwing stars and nunchucks
katana and Okianawan sai
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What odd request does the Bride make of the departing Crazy 88 survivors?
to tip the waitstaff
to tidy up a bit
to pursue lives as monks
to leave behind their severed limbs
This seems like a touch straight out of classic martial-arts films.
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What was O-Ren's "Deadly Vipers" codename?
the adder
queen snake
cottonmouth
A bite from the cottonmouth, or water moccasin, can be fatal.
anaconda
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Which actress portrayed Elle Driver?
Alicia SIlverstone
Daryl Hannah
Elle and the Bride had an antagonistic relationship even before the events of the wedding chapel.
Jaime Pressly
Kristen Bell
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When do we first see Bill?
in the wedding-chapel flashback, early on
when Elle is about to kill the Bride in the hospital
when he talks to Sofie Fatale about the House of Blue Leaves
we never actually see him
David Carradine voiced Bill, always on the phone or off-camera.
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What secret do we learn in the film's closing moments?
Bill never meant to kill the Bride
Vernita Green has survived
the Bride's child is still alive
Bill mentions it to Sofie Fatale in their debriefing.
Bill and the Bride were married
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Where does the final fight between O-Ren and the Bride take place?
in the House of Blue Leaves
in a garden behind the House of Blue Leaves
Tarantino notably used long shots of Liu and Thurman fighting with an innocent wooden "water tip" in the foreground.
in an alley
in a parking lot
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For which Academy Awards was "Kill Bill: Vol. 1" nominated?
best editing
best editing and best original screenplay
best original screenplay and best original song
it wasn't nominated at all
Uma Thurman was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance.
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With which song from the soundtrack is the movie indelibly linked?
The Lonely Shepherd
Woo Hoo
The Flower of Carnage
Battle Without Honor or Humanity
The track was everywhere after that, from the trailer for "Team America" to the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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