Gunga Din Quiz

Gunga Din Quiz Questions

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1. What is the name of the loyal water carrier in the film “Gunga Din”?
(a) Ram Lal
(b) Abdul
(c) Gunga Din
(d) Babu

2. Which British regiment do the three main characters, MacChesney, Cutter, and Ballantine belong to?
(a) The Royal Engineers
(b) The Bengal Lancers
(c) The 3rd Bengal Fusiliers
(d) The Gurkha Rifles

3. What is the name of the sacred Hindu city that the British soldiers must defend?
(a) Benares
(b) Agra
(c) Lahore
(d) Amritsar

4. What is the name of the elephant that Mac and his men use to transport their supplies?
(a) Jumbo
(b) Annie
(c) Shanti
(d) Kali

5. What is the name of the sacred river that flows through Benares?
(a) Ganges
(b) Indus
(c) Brahmaputra
(d) Yamuna

6. What is the name of the British officer who commands the regiment that MacChesney, Cutter, and Ballantine belong to?
(a) Colonel Weed
(b) Major Smythe
(c) Captain Hastings
(d) Lieutenant Sinclair

7. What is the name of the director of the movie Gunga Din?
(a) Ben Hecht
(b) Fred Guiol
(c) Joel Sayre
(d) George Stevens

8. What is the name of the British spy who is captured and tortured by Rangi’s men?
(a) Cutter
(b) Private Smith
(c) Lieutenant Jones
(d) Captain Reynolds

9. When was the film “Gunga Din” released?
(a) 1935
(b) 1939
(c) 1942
(d) 1945

10. What is the name of the animal that is sacred to the Hindus?
(a) The elephant
(b) The cow
(c) The tiger
(d) The monkey

11. What is the name of the person who is killed by Rangi’s men?
(a) Gunga Din
(b) Major Smythe
(c) Captain Hastings
(d) Lieutenant Sinclair

12. What is the name of the British journalist who is traveling with Mac and his men?
(a) Mr. Kipling
(b) Mr. Wells
(c) Mr. Verne
(d) Mr. Conan Doyle

13. What is the name of the British officer who is sent to rescue Mac and his men?
(a) Colonel Talbot
(b) Higginbotham
(c) Captain Hastings
(d) Lieutenant Sinclair

14. What is the name of the British officer who takes over command of the regiment after MacChesney and Cutter?
(a) Higginbotham
(b) Captain Hastings
(c) Lieutenant Sinclair
(d) Sergeant Saunders

15. What is the occupation of the main characters in the movie “Gunga Din”?
(a) Treasure hunters
(b) Soldiers
(c) Spies
(d) Explorers

16. Who plays the role of Gunga Din in the movie?
(a) Cary Grant
(b) Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
(c) Victor McLaglen
(d) Sam Jaffe

17. Where is the movie “Gunga Din” primarily set?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Egypt
(d) Tibet

18. What is the significance of the “Gunga Din” poem by Rudyard Kipling in the movie?
(a) It is the theme song of the movie
(b) It is recited by one of the characters
(c) It is the inspiration for the movie’s plot
(d) It is played during the end credits

19. What is the name of the villainous cult leader in the movie?
(a) The Thuggee
(b) The Maharajah
(c) The Rajah
(d) The Guru

20. Who composed the music in the movie “Gunga Din”?
(a) Eduardo Ciannelli
(b) Alfred Newman
(c) Joan Fontaine
(d) Joseph H. August

21. What is the name of the character played by Cary Grant?
(a) Sergeant Rutledge
(b) Sgt. Archibald Cutter
(c) Captain Allyn
(d) Private Grogan

22. What is the name of the character played by Douglas Fairbanks Jr.?
(a) Sgt. Thomas Ballantine
(b) Lieutenant Ballantine
(c) Captain Allyn
(d) Private Grogan

23. What is the name of the character played by Victor McLaglen?
(a) Sergeant Rutledge
(b) Lieutenant Ballantine
(c) Sgt. MacChesney
(d) Private Grogan

24. What is the meaning of the word “Gunga Din”?
(a) A type of Indian food
(b) A type of Indian musical instrument
(c) A title of respect for a servant
(d) A type of Indian dance

25. Who wrote the poem Gunga Din?
(a)J. K. Rowling
(b) J. R. R. Tolken
(c) Rudyard Kipling
(d) Roald Dahl

Gunga Din Quiz Questions with Answers

1. What is the name of the loyal water carrier in the film “Gunga Din”?
(c) Gunga Din

2. Which British regiment do the three main characters, MacChesney, Cutter, and Ballantine belong to?
(a) The Royal Engineers

3. What is the name of the sacred Hindu city that the British soldiers must defend?
(a) Benares

4. What is the name of the elephant that Mac and his men use to transport their supplies?
(b) Annie

5. What is the name of the sacred river that flows through Benares?
(a) Ganges

6. What is the name of the British officer who commands the regiment that MacChesney, Cutter, and Ballantine belong to?
(a) Colonel Weed

7. What is the name of the director of the movie Gunga Din?
(d) George Stevens

8. What is the name of the British spy who is captured and tortured by Thugs?
(a) Cutter

9. When was the film “Gunga Din” released?
(b) 1939

10. What is the name of the animal that is sacred to the Hindus?
b) The cow

11. What is the name of the person who is killed by Thugs?
(a) Gunga Din

12. What is the name of the British journalist who is traveling with Mac and his men?
(a) Mr. Kipling

13. What is the name of the British officer who is sent to rescue Mac and his men?
(b) Higginbotham

14. What is the name of the British officer who takes over command of the regiment after MacChesney and Cutter?
(a) Higginbotham

15. What is the occupation of the main characters in the movie “Gunga Din”?
(b) Soldiers

16. Who plays the role of Gunga Din in the movie?
(d) Sam Jaffe

17. Where is the movie “Gunga Din” primarily set?
(a) India

18. What is the significance of the “Gunga Din” poem by Rudyard Kipling in the movie?
(c) It is the inspiration for the movie’s plot

19. What is the name of the villainous cult leader in the movie?
(a) The Thuggee

20. Who composed the music in the movie “Gunga Din”?
(b) Alfred Newman

21. What is the name of the character played by Cary Grant?
(b) Sgt. Archibald Cutter

22. What is the name of the character played by Douglas Fairbanks Jr.?
(a) Sgt. Thomas Ballantine

23. What is the name of the character played by Victor McLaglen?
(c) Sgt. MacChesney

24. What is the meaning of the word “Gunga Din”?
(c) A title of respect for a servant

25. Who wrote the poem Gunga Din?
(c) Rudyard Kipling