Characters
Symbols
Missing Words
Film Devices
Sunset Trivia
100

This character is busy planning their Hollywood return.

What is NORMA

100

This symbolises the decay of old Hollywood.

What is NORMA'S MANSION

100

"You're Norma Desmond. You used to be in silent pictures. You ______ ______ ______ ______."

What is USED TO BE BIG

100

This technique is used when we are first introduced to Joe's apartment. 

What is a PANNING SHOT

100

The year Sunset Boulevard premiered on the big screen.

What is 1950.

200

Hollywood had given this character an ulcer.

What is SHELDRAKE

200

This symbolises entrapment and loss of freedom.

What is JOE'S CAR

200

These words are missing from the following quote:
"All right ______ ______ , I'm ready for my close-up."

What is MR DE MILLE

200

The name for the background noise that happens in film.

What is DIAGETIC SOUND

200

This genre best describes Sunset Boulevard.

What is FILM NOIR.

300

This character has a blind devotion to their employer.

What is MAX

300

This symbolises lost innocence and the reality behind the facade.

What is THE DEAD CHIMP

300

These words are missing from the following quote:
"No one ever ______ ______ ______. That's what makes one a star."

What is LEAVES A STAR

300

This technique is used when Joe re-enters the mansion after breaking up with Betty.

What is a LOW ANGLE SHOT

300

Gloria Swanson was Paramount Studios biggest star for this many years.

What is SIX YEARS

400

This character has a good head on their shoulders and sees Hollywood for what it is.

What is BETTY

400

This symbolises death, decline and broken dreams.

What is the SWIMMING POOL

400

"I just think that pictures should ______ ______ ______ ______."

What is SAY A LITTLE SOMETHING

400

This technique is used to establish setting in the title sequence.

What is EXTREME CLOSE UP.

400

This theatre great made a stage version of the film.

What is ANDREW LLOYD WEBER

500

This character has a successful career but is less successful in their private life.

What is ARTY

500

This symbolises identity and the masks people wear.

What is FACES

500

"You don't ______ ______ ______ ______. He may fall and break his neck."

What is YELL AT A SLEEPWALKER
500

This technique is used when Norma takes her final big entrance.

What is HIGH KEY LIGHTING

500

The name of the actor turned director turned actor who stars in the film.

What is ERICH VON STROHEIM