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1.	The title cards which announce each section of the film recall which venerable publication?
		The Saturday Evening Post
		Poor Richard's Almanac
		Life Magazine
		Mad Magazine

2.	The film takes place primarily in what state?
		Illinois
		Florida
		New York
		Ohio

3.	What was Hooker's first name?
		Johnny
		Jimmy
		Walter
		Jackson

4.	In the film's opening, Hooker was able to swipe the money that Lonnegan's courier was carrying by hiding the dough in his:
		Pants
		Hat
		Coat
		Sleeve

5.	The amount that Luther and Hooker stole from the courier was:
		$50,000
		$2,500
		$11,000
		$30,000

6.	Gondorff works with a woman named Billie (Eileen Brennan), who operated a __________ located above a _________.
		Burlesque theater / laundromat
		Bond office / church
		Brothel / midway
		Saloon / police station

7.	What physical feature distinguished Lonnegan?
		He was shorter than 5 feet
		He had red hair
		He walked with a limp
		His left hand had four fingers

8.	How did Hooker learn about Henry Gondorff?
		His stripper girlfriend used to date Gondorff
		The dirty cop Snyder dropped his name
		Luther referred Hooker to him
		Gondorff was Hooker's sister's ex-husband

9.	Gondorff and company thought that The Wire would work on Lonnegan, because:
		It was strictly a West Coast operation
		It was out-of-date
		Gondorff himself invented it
		It was the most complicated scam there was

10.	The Wire involved betting on what type of event?
		Car races
		Boxing matches
		Poker games
		Horse races

11.	The train where Gondorff took Lonnegan in poker was the Century Limited, which ran from:
		New York to Chicago
		Kansas City to Boston
		St. Louis to Denver
		Memphis to Baltimore

12.	Gondorff laid down _________ to beat Lonnegan's hand of _______.
		Aces over tens / Kings over tens
		A royal flush / a straight flush
		Three queens / three tens
		Four jacks / four nines

13.	After the poker game on the train, Hooker went to meet Lonnegan and introduced himself using what name?
		Shaw
		Kelly
		Philly Jim
		Red

14.	What name did Gondorff use in the con?
		Gondorff
		Shaw
		Roberts
		Grimsby

15.	Throughout the con, the dirty cop Snyder frequently harassed Hooker and various members of Gondorff's crew. Why did Snyder never try to make any arrests?
		Gondorff had too much on Snyder
		Snyder was out of his jurisdiction
		Snyder wanted to get cut in on the final take
		Snyder was afraid of getting busted himself

16.	When Lonnegan wanted to meet Hooker's "partner" who worked at Western Union, Gondorff's men were able to make temporary use of the Western Union office by pretending to have it:
		Painted
		Exterminated
		Demolished
		Recarpeted

17.	Gondorff had once been big-time, but had run afoul of a certain agency. Who still pursued Gondorff?
		The FBI
		Pinkertons
		The Treasury Department
		The Secret Service

18.	The Fed who was after Gondorff pressured Hooker into turning on Henry by threatening to prosecute:
		Hooker's brother
		Billie
		Hooker's father
		Luther's widow

19.	The woman who Hooker bedded during the con posed as a:
		Dancer
		Waitress
		Hooker
		School teacher

20.	That same woman was gunned down right before she tried to
		Shoot Hooker
		Stab Hooker
		Poison Hooker
		Run Hooker over in her car

21.	The movie showed brief glimpses throughout the film of the man who saved Hooker from the assassin. The man was identified by:
		Black gloves
		White shoes
		A red overcoat
		A brown fedora

22.	How much did Lonnegan put down in his final bet?
		$30,000
		$15,000
		$500,000
		$1.5 million

23.	At the end of the con, why did Lonnegan lose his money?
		He put the money on the wrong horse to win
		The money he bet was counterfeit
		He was robbed on the way to the gaming parlor
		He put the money on the horse to win, instead of to place

24.	Who appeared to have been shot in the "raid" at the end of the sting: A) Hooker B) Gondorff C) Snyder D) Lonnegan
		A only
		A and C
		A and B
		B, C and D

25.	Scott Joplin's great ragtime tunes served as the soundtrack for the film. Which Joplin song was not featured in the film?
		The Entertainer
		Solace
		Pine Apple Rag
		Maple Leaf Rag

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