The Insider Quiz Questions
1. Who is the tobacco executive who becomes a whistleblower in the film?
(a) Jeffrey Wigand
(b) Lowell Bergman
(c) Michael Brass
(d) Don Hewitt
2. Which news program does Lowell Bergman work for?
(a) 60 Minutes
(b) Nightline
(c) 20/20
(d) Dateline NBC
3. What is the name of the tobacco company that manufactures the drug at the center of the scandal?
(a) Philip Morris
(b) R.J. Reynolds
(c) Brown & Williamson
(d) Lorillard
4. What is the main health risk associated with the drug?
(a) Addiction
(b) Heart attacks
(c) Cancer
(d) Birth defects
5. Who is the vice president of Brown & Williamson?
(a) Michael Eisner
(b) Michael Ovitz
(c) Michael Milken
(d) Jeffrey Wigand
6. What is the name of the lawyer who represents Jeffrey Wigand?
(a) Jonathan Harr
(b) Eric Schlosser
(c) Ron Motley
(d) Erin Brockovich
7. What is the name of the journalist who first breaks the story about the drug’s dangers?
(a) Lowell Bergman
(b) Diane Sawyer
(c) Katie Couric
(d) Meredith Vieira
8. What is the name of the film that is based on the events of the film?
(a) The Insider
(b) Tobacco Road
(c) The Whistleblower
(d) Thank You for Smoking
9. What is the name of the actor who plays Jeffrey Wigand in the film?
(a) Al Pacino
(b) Russell Crowe
(c) Matt Damon
(d) Leonardo DiCaprio
10. What is the name of the actor who plays Lowell Bergman in the film?
(a) Al Pacino
(b) Russell Crowe
(c) Matt Damon
(d) Leonardo DiCaprio
11. What is the name of the actor who plays the CEO of Brown & Williamson in the film?
(a) Michael Gambon
(b) Christopher Plummer
(c) John C. Reilly
(d) Paul Giamatti
12. What highly addictive substance is added to cigarettes to increase their potency?
(a) Nicotine
(b) Menthol
(c) Coumarin
(d) Tobacco
13. What is the name of the lawyer who represents Brown & Williamson?
(a) Richard Scruggs
(b) Michael Moore
(c) Richard Drew
(d) Maureen Dowd
14. What is the name of the journalist who first interviews Wigand?
(a) Lowell Bergman
(b) Mike Wallace
(c) Dan Rather
(d) Morley Safer
15. What is the name of the disease that Wigand’s son is diagnosed with?
(a) Asthma
(b) Cystic fibrosis
(c) Leukemia
(d) Diabetes
16. What is the name of the network that broadcasts the 60 Minutes segment featuring Wigand?
(a) ABC
(b) CBS
(c) NBC
(d) Fox
17. What is the name of the tobacco company executive who is interviewed on 60 Minutes?
(a) Michael Siegel
(b) Jeffrey Wigand
(c) Thomas Sandefur
(d) Claude Seigle
18. What is the name of the actor who plays Richard Scruggs?
(a) Christopher Plummer
(b) Philip Baker Hall
(c) Cameron Crowe
(d) Colm Feore
19. What is the name of the actress who plays Liane Wigand?
(a) Diane Venora
(b) Kate Winslet
(c) Winona Ryder
(d) Jennifer Connelly
20. What is the name of the actress who plays Sharon Tiller?
(a) Claire Danes
(b) Lindsay Crouse
(c) Winona Ryder
(d) Jennifer Connelly
21. What is the name of the actress who plays Debbie De Luca?
(a) Claire Danes
(b) Kate Winslet
(c) Debi Mazar
(d) Jennifer Connelly
22. What year was the film released?
(a) 1997
(b) 1998
(c) 1999
(d) 2000
23.How many Academy Award nominations did the film receive?
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) Five
(d) Seven
24. For which Academy Award did Russell Crowe receive a nomination?
(a) Best Actor
(b) Best Supporting Actor
(c) Best Director
(d) Best Original Screenplay
25. What is the name of the director of the film?
(a) Martin Scorsese
(b) Oliver Stone
(c) Michael Mann
(d) Steven Soderbergh
The Insider Quiz Questions with Answers
1. Who is the tobacco executive who becomes a whistleblower in the film?
(a) Jeffrey Wigand
2. Which news program does Lowell Bergman work for?
(a) 60 Minutes
3. What is the name of the tobacco company that manufactures the drug at the center of the scandal?
(c) Brown & Williamson
4. What is the main health risk associated with the drug?
(b) Heart attacks
5. Who is the vice president of Brown & Williamson?
(d) Jeffrey Wigand
6. What is the name of the lawyer who represents Jeffrey Wigand?
(c) Ron Motley
7. What is the name of the journalist who first breaks the story about the drug’s dangers?
(a) Lowell Bergman
8. What is the name of the film that is based on the events of the film?
(a) The Insider
9. What is the name of the actor who plays Jeffrey Wigand in the film?
(b) Russell Crowe
10. What is the name of the actor who plays Lowell Bergman in the film?
(a) Al Pacino
11. What is the name of the actor who plays the CEO of Brown & Williamson in the film?
(a) Michael Gambon
12. What highly addictive substance is added to cigarettes to increase their potency?
(c) Coumarin
13. What is the name of the lawyer who represents Brown & Williamson?
(a) Richard Scruggs
14. What is the name of the journalist who first interviews Wigand?
(b) Mike Wallace
15. What is the name of the disease that Wigand’s son is diagnosed with?
(a) Asthma
16. What is the name of the network that broadcasts the 60 Minutes segment featuring Wigand?
(b) CBS
17. What is the name of the tobacco company executive who is interviewed on 60 Minutes?
(b) Jeffrey Wigand
18. What is the name of the actor who plays Richard Scruggs?
(d) Colm Feore
19. What is the name of the actress who plays Liane Wigand?
(a) Diane Venora
20. What is the name of the actress who plays Sharon Tiller?
(b) Lindsay Crouse
21. What is the name of the actress who plays Debbie De Luca?
(c) Debi Mazar
22. What year was the film released?
(c) 1999
23.How many Academy Award nominations did the film receive?
(d) Seven
24. For which Academy Award did Russell Crowe receive a nomination?
(a) Best Actor
25. What is the name of the director of the film?
(c) Michael Mann
