Close Encounters Movie Trivia Quiz

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Ten questions revisit UFO sightings, an obsessive vision, a secret government operation, and the extraordinary final contact.
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind trivia follows ordinary people pulled toward an unexplained phenomenon after strange sightings and powerful visions. The questions cover Roy's family life, Jillian's search, government secrecy, musical communication, and the climactic meeting.
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 Alfred 9 / 10 1:26
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 Don 9 / 10 1:27
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 Alfred 9 / 10 1:26
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 Don 9 / 10 1:27
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 Hudikm 10 / 10 6:22
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 Ed 9 / 10 1:11
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 Sturgeonka... 9 / 10 1:25
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 Alfred 9 / 10 1:26
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 Don 9 / 10 1:27
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What This Quiz Covers

The quiz covers Roy's ordinary life before the sightings, a recurring sculpted shape, Jillian's missing child, a government evacuation story, a musical communication sequence, and an early aviation mystery.

Trivia Study Guide ›
  1. Which actor played electrical lineman Roy Neary in Close Encounters of the Third Kind?
  2. What food does Roy famously use while trying to recreate the mysterious shape in his mind?
  3. Which real landmark becomes the focus of Roy and Jillian's shared obsession?
  4. What kind of work does Roy Neary do before his strange nighttime encounter?
  5. What emergency does the government claim is threatening the area around the final meeting site?
  6. What is the first name of Jillian Guiler's young son who disappears after a UFO encounter?
  7. Which character leads the international scientific effort investigating the unexplained phenomena?
  8. In which state does Roy Neary live when the unexplained events begin?
  9. How many tones make up the musical phrase used to communicate during the climactic encounter?
  10. Which famous group of missing military aircraft is discovered intact early in the film?
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