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The Truman Show is a very controversial dark comedy film in the ‘90s which still carries a very timely theme, especially in today’s media-saturated world. Think you can recall details of this film? Take the quiz and find out!
The Truman Show is a 1998 film directed by this Australian filmmaker.
Gillian Armstrong
George Miller
Baz Luhrmann
Peter Weir
The last film Peter Weir directed is The Way Back released in 2010.
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The intriguing story is based on the script written by this award-winning scriptwriter.
Janus Kaminski
Andrew Niccol
Niccol won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Truman Show.
Aaron Sorkin
Neil Simon
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Who is the lead character of The Truman Show?
Truman Portland
Truman Burbank
Truman is a fictional character who’s being filmed as a real character. Yes, it’s that meta.
Truman Jersey
Truman Carolina
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Who played Truman Burbank?
Jim Carrey
The Truman Show gave comedian Carrey the chance to show off some of his dramatic acting side.
Jim Moret
Jim Belushi
Jim Parsons
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The Truman Show is about a man who doesn’t know that he is the star of this kind of TV show.
talk show
reality TV show
Aptly enough, the reality show is called The Truman Show, but Truman doesn’t know that.
game show
news show
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The Truman Show is “set” in this fictional town.
Orlando, Florida
New Jersey, Florida
Miami, Florida
Seahaven, Florida
Seahaven is a huge set set up inside a huge dome to look like a real town.
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What is the name of the TV director-creator of The Truman Show?
Karloff
Christof
Christof was played by Ed Harris.
Harloff
Geoff
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The director created a trauma for Truman so he won’t be tempted to cross the waters and explore life outside Seahaven. What kind of trauma is this?
agoraphobia
homophobia
aquaphobia
An adult Truman feels seasick even before setting foot in a boat, no thanks to a childhood trauma.
arachnophobia
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How did Truman acquire his aquaphobia?
His mother drowned in a boating accident.
His sister drowned in a boating accident.
His father drowned in a boating accident.
Due to this incident, the fear of crossing any body of water, even just a bridge, was successful in installing this fear in poor Truman.
His twin drowned in a boating accident.
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What is Truman’s wife’s name?
Mistah Burbank
Meryl Burbank
In this TV show-within-a-film, though, Meryl is actress Hannah Gill playing Meryl.
Michelle Burbank
Marie Burbank
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What is Truman’s job?
a construction worker
a cashier in a grocery
a salesman in an insurance agency
The desk job is rather boring to Truman already, who’s yearning for an adventure.
a mailman
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What is Meryl Burbank’s job?
nurse
Meryl is always in a nurse costume and rides a bike to work.
dentist
ob-gynecologist
dental assistant
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The vintage look of Seahaven is inspired from this painter’s works of art.
Salvador Dali
Norman Rockwell
Norman Rockwell's paintings and other '60s postcards were the visual pegs of the film's production designers.
Andy Warhol
Frida Kahlo
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Truman has one true love, apparently, but it's not his wife. What is her name?
Natasha
Lauren
Lauren was played by Natascha McElhone.
Maria
Marion
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In reality, Lauren is Sylvia, an actress who wanted to tell Truman the truth about himself. What happened to her?
She got forcefully evicted from the show.
It was made to appear that Lauren’s parents were moving, so they had to leave Seahaven abruptly.
She died.
She had a heart attack.
She was jailed.
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Where did Lauren’s dad say they will move to?
Palau
Malacca
Fiji
Due to this Fiji incident, Truman developed a hidden desire to go there, which became a motivation for him to conquer his fears.
Hawaii
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Truman discusses his life frustrations with his best friend. What is his name?
Buddy
Marlon
In a friendly way, Marlon tries to discourage Truman from leaving Seahaven and pursuing adventures.
Carlos
Jimmy
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What is Marlon’s job in the show?
vending machine operator
Truman and Marlon always try to chill after work.
forklift operator
backhoe operator
press machinery operator
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Since the TV show makes money through advertising, Meryl always advertises items in this "hidden" manner.
neon signage display
leaflets distribution
product placement mention
Meryl always turns to "product placement mode” whenever she introduces an item to Truman’s TV audience.
commercial breaks
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For his own product placement, what item does Marlon always carry around whenever he’s meeting Truman after work?
chips
hotdogs
beer
As his signature product, Marlon always advertises the same beer brand throughout the show.
soda
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What incident does Truman first suspect that something is going on in his world?
he notices the actors in a store
his car radio receives a behind-the-scenes broadcast
On his way to work one day, he “accidentally" hears his every move being broadcast over the car radio.
his face shows up in TV
he walks inside an unfinished set
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What other incident happens which Truman suspects as out of the ordinary?
he sees the show's host
he sees the fake elevator set-up
In order to test his new theory of conspiracy, Truman goes inside a building unscheduled, to the shock of the cast and crew working there.
he hears a helicopter
he notices a child actor
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While millions are tuned in to The Truman Show, many also think it’s inhuman and want to stop it. What is this counter-movement called?
Stop The Truman Show
Free Truman
The Free Truman movement thinks it’s improper for people like Truman to be unknowingly subjected to media audiences that way.
Boycott Truman
Unplug the Truman Show
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How long has Truman been in the reality TV show?
since he was 6
all his life
Truman was the first baby adopted by a corporation, the one responsible in producing The Truman Show.
from the time he could speak
since he was 1 year old
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In the film, how old is Truman when he experiences being restless in Seahaven?
25
50
30
Truman laments that he has reached 30 without even seeing the world.
40
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In true TV melodrama fashion, Christof resurrects Truman’s “dead” father and gives him this classic TV soap opera disease.
amnesia
The writers of the show throw in this sudden amnesia plot when the actor who played Truman’s father reappeared on the set unannounced.
anorexia
Parkinson's
Alzheimer's
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A talk show that discusses The Truman Show also airs in the film. What is its title?
Truman Dissected
TruBeliever
TruTalk
TruTalk is where people discuss the goings-on of The Truman Show and its characters.
Truman Quotes
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Where is Christof’s production office located in Seahaven?
outside the dome wall
under the artificial sea
inside the artificial moon
The ever-present moon atop the makeshift town serves as the eye that sees all in Truman’s world.
inside one of the houses
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What does Truman do to test his theory to a disbelieving Meryl that everything is controlled around him according to his actions?
he hounds Meryl in her hospital
he catches an artificial par lamp for Meryl to see
he takes Meryl out for a crazy drive
Truman tests the intentional traffic that happens and the different artificial roadblocks to hinder him from leaving Seahaven.
he brings Meryl to the fake elevator set
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Truman decides to escape one day, prompting Christof to do this for the first time.
show an episode replay
cut off the show’s broadcast
The whole town’s cast and crew tried to find Truman when they stopped airing live on TV.
put on TruTalk first
showed flashbacks of Truman's childhood
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Where did they find the escaped Truman?
in a car
in a boat
Truman tried to cross the sea for the first time in his life.
on a bus
in a plane
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What did Christof do to stop Truman from leaving?
created a tornado
created a storm
Christof hopes to scare Truman with the storm, but he kept on sailing.
created snow
created a water funnel
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Truman finally reaches one end of the dome wall, and is surprised to see this there.
an actor
an exit door
A long staircase leads to the exit door, which excited Truman to see.
a lighting guy
the director
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What is Truman’s signature catch phrase?
"In case I don’t see you, good afternoon and good night!"
"In case I don’t see you, good evening and good night!"
"In case I don’t see you, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!"
Truman says this to people he greets on a regular basis in the morning, like his neighbors.
"In case I don’t see you, good night!"
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When The Truman Show finally went off the air, what did the viewers do?
slept
looked for another show to watch
People reached out for the TV Guide to see what else is on.
ate dinner
went out of the house
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