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1.	In the opening of the film, Andy is on trial for:
		Tax fraud
		Killing his wife
		Killing a convenience store clerk
		Robbing a bank

2.	The film is based on a story by Stephen King. The name of which classic film actress was part of the story's title?
		Lana Turner
		Ingrid Bergman
		Marlene Dietrich
		Rita Hayworth

3.	The film is set in what northern US state?
		Maine
		Vermont
		New Hampshire
		Minnesota

4.	Red and his friends made a bet about the group of new prisoners who arrived with Andy. What did they bet?
		Which would try to escape first
		Which would break down and cry first
		Which would get paroled first
		Which would get raped first

5.	What was the first item that Andy asked for from Red?
		A rock hammer
		A map of the prison
		A pack of smokes
		A new pair of shoes

6.	When asked why Red was called Red, Red told Andy:
		It's none of your damned business
		Maybe it's because I'm Irish
		You'll find out soon enough
		It's short for Redwood. My last name's Wood. My first name's Bill.

7.	What was Red's real first name?
		Wallace
		Smithson
		Myron
		Ellis

8.	"I'd only ask for __________ a piece for each of my co-workers."
		Four packs of smokes
		Three beers
		Twenty extra minutes in the yard
		A week off of laundry detail

9.	Who described himself as "the only guilty man in Shawshank"?
		Red
		Brooks
		Warden Norton
		Captain Hadley

10.	Portrayed by Mark Rolston, what was the name of the ill-fated head of The Sisters?
		Lyle
		Boggs
		Duke
		Nils

11.	When Andy's stock started rising within the prison, he adopted as his pet project improvements to the prison's:
		Exercise facilities
		Library
		Wood shop
		Movie theatre

12.	What news did Brooks receive that drove him to hold a knife to Heywood's throat?
		Brooks was being paroled
		Heywood was being paroled
		Brooks' father had died
		Brooks' daughter had died

13.	What did Brooks carve into the ceiling beam before hanging himself?
		I'm tired of being afraid
		Take care of Jake for me
		I'm coming home
		Brooks was here

14.	Andy earned two weeks in the hole into trouble by blasting what type of music through the prison PA?
		Opera
		Rock & Roll
		Country western
		Bluegrass

15.	Andy gave Red a present upon his getting denied for parole. What was it?
		A bird
		A harmonica
		A chessboard
		A rock hammer

16.	What was the name of the false identity that Andy created to launder the warden's money?
		John Smith
		Randall Stevens
		Marcus Eldbridge
		Harvey Bowman

17.	What was not true of the prisoner shown here:
		Andy helped him study for his equivalency degree
		His name was Tommy
		He served time in the hole right after Andy
		He knew Andy was innocent and was killed for it

18.	When pleading his case with the warden, what word did Andy use that particularly riled Norton?
		Obsequious
		Naive
		Ingratiating
		Obtuse

19.	Andy told Red that, if he ever got out, he should find something buried in a particular ________ under a(n) _______.
		Schoolyard / swingset
		Parking lot / parking meter
		Hayfield / rock
		City park / old oak tree

20.	Who or what was Jake?
		A particularly sadistic guard
		The man who was having an affair with Andy's wife
		Warden Norton's brother
		Brooks' bird

21.	Which was not a film bombshell whose poster Andy had in his cell?
		Marilyn Monroe
		Rita Hayworth
		Sophia Loren
		Raquel Welch

22.	What personal item of the warden's did Andy steal to aid him in his escape?
		His wallet
		His shoes
		His penknife
		His tietack

23.	After Andy escaped, Norton came across his bible, which had been inscribed with which statement that the warden had made earlier?
		I am the light of the world
		Put your trust in the Lord, your ass belongs to me
		I'll pull you out of that one-bunk Hilton and cast you down with the Sodomites
		Salvation lies within

24.	How many parole hearings did Red appear at during the film?
		Three
		Six
		One
		Five

25.	We were going to end the quiz by asking you the correct spelling of the Mexican town where Andy and Red met at the end of the film (Zihuatanejo!). Instead: what was Andy doing in the final scene of the movie?
		Tending bar
		Working on a boat
		Driving a cab
		Sitting in a prison cell