The Sting trivia
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Starring Paul Newman, what 1973 Best Picture winner's title refers to the exact moment a con artist takes a gullible mark's money?
The film's intricate plot of deception was heavily inspired by the real-life confidence games described in David Maurer's 1940 non-fiction book The Big Con.
What 1902 Scott Joplin ragtime composition saw a massive 1970s revival after being used as the theme for the caper film The Sting?
Marvin Hamlisch adapted "The Entertainer" for the film, earning an Academy Award and sending the 1902 piano piece to number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The 1973 hit film The Sting uses the song "The Entertainer" to spark a massive revival of what musical genre?
Characterized by its syncopated or "ragged" rhythm, ragtime originated in African American communities in the 1890s before largely fading with the rise of jazz.
The 1973 heist movie The Sting features two grifters who build a fake betting parlor to achieve what main goal?
The grifters orchestrate the elaborate scam to seek revenge against a ruthless mob boss who previously ordered the murder of their mutual friend and mentor.
Con man Henry Gondorff feigns drunkenness during a poker game in the film The Sting to do what?
In The Sting, Paul Newman's character acts obnoxiously drunk to infuriate mob boss Doyle Lonnegan. This clouds the villain's judgment, causing him to bet wildly.