Characters
Who is the person that tells the main character to board the train?
The conductor
What gets in the way of the train on its way to the North Pole?
Caribou
The Polar Express is based on a poem
False. It is based on a book
While riding on top of the train, the Hobo casually uses a hot stick to roast this animal over his campfire
A rat
"Here we only got one rule"...
"Never ever ____ ___ _____"
let it cool
Who tells the main character he needs to fix the hole in his pocket?
Santa
How does the conductor stamp tickets to allow access on the Polar Express?
He hole punches their initials into the ticket
The movie entered Ripley's Believe it or Not for being the first movie to use technology to track actor's physical performances
False. It entered the Guiness Book of World Records
When the main character sneaks into the abandoned toy car, he is absolutely terrified as a creepy puppet pops out. Who does this puppet resemble?
Ebenezer Scrooge
The conductor delivers this warning to the children right before the train plunges down the steepest hill in the world
"I suggest we all hold on ______"
Tightly
What is the name of the lonely boy who initial does not want to enter the train, but then runs to catch up to it?
Billy
During the frantic chase on top of the train, the main character and the Hobo are forced to slide down a massive pile of what, to get into the engine room?
Coal
Tom Hanks played over 5 roles in the movie
True. He played 6 roles:
The conductor, Hero Boy, Santa Claus, The Hobo, Hero Boy's Father, The Ebenezer Scrooge Puppet, The Narrator
In a bizarre scene on top of the train, the Hobo casually skis across the rooftops while simultaneously playing this brass instrument.
The trumpet
The main character tells the Hobo that he's "looking for a girl". The Hobo says "____ ___ ___"
"aint we all"
What is the main character's name?
"The Boy". He is never given a name in the movie.
What does the conductor use to know they are late to the North Pole
A pocket watch
The movie came out in 2004
True
The large herd in front of the train finally moves when they hear a calling. What makes this calling sound?
It comes from pulling a crew member's beard, which made him yell out
When the main character is struggling to hear the silver bell ring, he closes his eyes and whispers this single phrase over and over.
"I Believe"
What are the names of the two comedic, bickering train crew members responsible for running the engine room and replacing the headlight bulb?
Steamer & Smokey
The main character meets the Hobo on the train and offers him a "nice cup of hot joe". The Hobo then does something that makes him spit it out. What was it?
The main character sees the Hobo take his socks out of the coffee pot
The name of the steep hill the Polar Express goes down when they hold onto the railing is "Glacier Drop"
False, it is Glacier Gulch
How many train cars are shown in the beginning of the movie
When the main character get a turn at the controls on the engine car and tries to control it, he pulls the cord and proudly declares that he has wanted to do WHAT his whole life?
"Sound the train whistle"