2013 marks the 25th anniversary of Die Hard and the agreeably trashy A Good Day to Die Hard has just debuted in British cinemas. Therefore, what better time than to sort fairweather John McClane fans from the real die hard Die Hard nuts with a fiendish 20-question quiz about the series.
So if the idea of testing your Die Hard knowledge doesn't give you the Willis (sorry), have a bash at our trivia test and check your score at the bottom of the quiz to find out just how well you know the action franchise.
To paraphrase Jeremy Irons in Die Hard With a Vengeance: Simon says get your thinking cap on...
1. Which award-winning British actor played Hans Gruber in the original 1988 Die Hard?
Alan Rickman
2. What is the American title of Die Hard 4.0?
Live Free or Die Hard
3. Name the Roderick Thorpe novel which was used as the basis for Die Hard:
Nothing Lasts Forever
4. What type of shop was Zeus Carver (Samuel L Jackson) working in at the beginning of Die Hard With a Vengeance?
Pawn shop
5. John McClane's son is called Jack, but what is the name of his daughter?
Lucy
6. In which building does the first Die Hard take place?
The Nakatomi Plaza
7. What was the title of the Die Hard video game released for PlayStation, Sega Saturn and PC in 1996?
Die Hard Trilogy
8. Which BBC newsreader makes a cameo appearance in A Good Day to Die Hard?
Sophie Raworth
9. Name the principle antagonist in Die Hard 2:
Col. Stuart
10. Who plays master hacker Frederick 'Warlock' Kaludis in Die Hard 4.0?
Kevin Smith
11. What was the name of Hans Gruber's number one henchman in Die Hard?
Karl
12. Which tune from the American Civil War plays during the bank robbery in Die Hard With a Vengeance?
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
13. The first two Die Hard films take place on a special day of the year. Name the day:
Christmas Eve
14. In which country does the closing scene of Die Hard With a Vengeance take place?
Canada
15. Complete this tagline for A Good Day to Die Hard: Yippee-Ki-Yay Mother...
Russia
16. What is the term used in Die Hard 4.0 to describe a full-scale attack on America's computer systems?
Fire sale
17. What is the name of John McClane's long-suffering wife?
Holly
18. Die Hard was originally written as Commando 2, a vehicle for which popular action star?
Arnold Schwarzenegger
19. Which magazine originally published the article that Die Hard 4.0 was based on?
Wired
20. On which British TV magazine show did Die Hard star Bruce Willis give a toe-curlingly awkward interview in 2013?
The One Show
Scores:
16-20: Super-cop: If ever a bomb needs defusing with Die Hard trivia knowledge (don't ask how), you'd be on the authorities' speed-dial.
11-15: Grizzled detective: Very good, don't get us wrong, but not great. A bit like Die Hard 2.
6-10: Workaday gumshoe: Room for improvement - but maybe you just haven't had chance to see A Good Day to Die Hard yet.
0-5: Bruce Witless: Die Hard not your specialist subject, then? Oh well, never mind: have a go at our film taglines quiz instead...