The whip, the hat, the Ark of the Covenant and globe-trotting adventures. Ready to dig in?
10 questions about the Indiana Jones saga. From cursed temples to lost treasures, only true fans of cinema's most famous archaeologist will ace this.
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Conceived by George Lucas and brought to the screen by Steven Spielberg in 1981, Indiana Jones has become one of cinema's most iconic characters. Harrison Ford has portrayed the fedora-wearing, whip-cracking archaeologist across five films, traveling the world in search of legendary artifacts and facing formidable foes.
This quiz covers the entire saga: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Temple of Doom, The Last Crusade, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and The Dial of Destiny. Artifacts, characters, iconic scenes and behind-the-scenes facts.
All ten easy level questions, with the answer and the reasoning behind it.
Correct answer: Henry
Henry, like his father, whom he would rather not be compared with.
Correct answer: Fedora
Fedora, usually rescued at the very last second.
Correct answer: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark, from 1981.
Correct answer: Karen Allen
Karen Allen, who returned for the 2008 film.
Correct answer: An archaeologist
An archaeologist, though many colleagues would say he is rather hard on sites.
Correct answer: A bullwhip
A bullwhip, which is unusually reliable for that kind of work.
Correct answer: Disney
Disney, through its purchase of Lucasfilm in 2012.
Correct answer: Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, as Indy's goddaughter.
Correct answer: A giant boulder
A giant boulder, in one of cinema's most imitated scenes.
Correct answer: The 1930s
The 1930s, specifically 1936, with Nazi interest in the occult running in the background.
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Correct answer: Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford plays Indiana Jones across all five films, from 1981 to 2023. Tom Selleck was Spielberg's first choice, but he was tied up with Magnum P.I. Ford got the role thanks to George Lucas, who had already cast him in Star Wars.
Correct answer: The Ark of the Covenant
In Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indy searches for the Ark of the Covenant, the biblical chest containing the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments given to Moses. The Nazis are also after it, hoping to use it as a weapon.
Correct answer: Snakes
"Snakes... Why did it have to be snakes?" Indiana Jones has a crippling fear of snakes, a running gag throughout the saga. Ironically, he constantly ends up in pits and tombs crawling with reptiles.
Correct answer: Henry Jones Sr.
Henry Jones Sr. is Indy's father, played by Sean Connery in The Last Crusade (1989). Indy's real name is Henry Jones Jr. "Indiana" was actually the family dog's name, as revealed in the film.
Correct answer: The Holy Grail
The Holy Grail, the cup said to have been used at the Last Supper and to grant eternal life, is the quest object in The Last Crusade. The guardian knight warns "He chose... poorly" when the villain picks the wrong cup.
Correct answer: Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg directed the first four films (1981-2008). The fifth, The Dial of Destiny (2023), is the only one directed by someone else: James Mangold. George Lucas created the character and produced the saga.
Correct answer: Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) takes place in India. Indy must recover the stolen Sankara Stones and free enslaved children from an evil cult. It's the darkest film in the franchise.
Correct answer: Marion Ravenwood
Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen) is Indy's ex-girlfriend and the daughter of his mentor. Tough and independent, she runs a bar in Nepal when Indy finds her again. She returns in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008).
Correct answer: John Williams
John Williams composed "The Raiders March," the Indiana Jones theme, in 1981. It's one of the most recognizable themes in cinema. Williams also composed the music for Star Wars, Jurassic Park and the first three Harry Potter films.
Correct answer: India
Temple of Doom is primarily set in India, in the village of Mayapore and the Pankot Palace. The film opens in Shanghai, in a nightclub. It's actually a prequel: the action takes place in 1935, one year before Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Stuck on one, or just curious how nasty it gets? Every hard mode question is here with its answer and the reasoning behind it.
Correct answer: A Nazi collaborator
A Nazi collaborator, Dr Elsa Schneider, played by Alison Doody, who reaches for the Grail one too many times.
Correct answer: Shia LaBeouf
Shia LaBeouf, in the 2008 film, and with a comb in his pocket.
Correct answer: Mads Mikkelsen
Mads Mikkelsen, as former Nazi scientist Jürgen Voller, working for the US space programme.
Correct answer: Marcus Brody
Marcus Brody, played by Denholm Elliott, who 'got lost in his own museum, once'.
Correct answer: Marshall College
Marshall College, in Connecticut, where the students are remarkably attentive.
Correct answer: The Canyon of the Crescent Moon
The Canyon of the Crescent Moon, with Petra in Jordan standing in for the temple.
Correct answer: A nightclub singer
A nightclub singer, performing Anything Goes in Mandarin.
Correct answer: Club Obi Wan
Club Obi Wan, one of George Lucas's little winks.
Correct answer: Irina Spalko
Irina Spalko, played by Cate Blanchett, and the fencing suits her.
Correct answer: A vast government warehouse
A vast government warehouse, crated up and lost among countless others.