Famous Movies / Films Trivia Questions on Actors, stories, dialogue, awards, scenes and more
Which Tom’s first leading role was in the 1983 film ”Risky Business”?
(a) Cruise
(b) Drift
(c) Float
(d) Coast
Which of these is a Walt Disney film released in 1940 that features 8 segments set to classical music?
(a) Wall E
(b) Fantasia
(c) Finding Nemo
(d) Mary Poppins
Which 1993 American Civil War epic film follows the story of a group of Confederate soldiers who desert their army and try to escape to Mexico?
(a) Gone with the Wind
(b) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
(c) Glory
(d) Dances with Wolves
John Carpenter and Debra Hill started writing a story called “The Babysitter Murders” in 1976 or 1977. What movie was it finally adapted into?
(a) Nightmare on Elm St
(b) Blind Terror
(c) Halloween
(d) Silence of the Lambs
In “The Hobbit”, what type of creature was Smaug?
(a) Cat
(b) Duck
(c) Dragon
(d) Dog
What is the name of the famous Christmas-themed movie that takes place in Bedford Falls?
(a) Miracle on 34th Street
(b) It’s a Wonderful Life
(c) A Christmas Carol
(d) A Christmas Story
Which horror film franchise features the iconic character Michael Myers?
(a) Friday the 13th
(c) A Nightmare on Elm Street
(c) Halloween
(d) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Who directed Avatar?
(a) Linda Hamilton
(b) Sam Worthington
(c) James Cameron
(d) Peter Jackson
Who played “Pete Mitchell” in Top Gun?
(a) Tom Cruise
(b) Miles Teller
(c) Jennifer Connelly
(d) Jon Hamm
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Who starred with Bette Davis in the 1962 film ”Whatever Happened To Baby Jane”?
(a) Joan Crawford
(b) Olivia de Havilland
(c) Agnes Moorehead
(d) Susan Hayward
How many films have been made in the Harry Potter series?
(a) 2
(b) 8
(c) 20
(d) 11
What is the occupation of the serial killer hero of the TV series ”Dexter”?
(a) A blood spatter analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department
(b) A medical orderly in Sacred Heart Hospital
(c) A free-lance photographer working out of Chicago
What movie tells the tale of Willie Stark, who begins with good intentions to pursue a career in politics, but gets corrupted by power as he climbs the ladder to become a governor of a US state, only to meet his demise through assassination?
(a) The Struggle
(b) The Grapes Of Wrath
(c) Mr Deeds Goes To Washington
(d) All The King’s Men
The TV series ”Peaky Blinders”, aired first in 2013, is based on late 19th and early 20th century urban youth gangs in what city?
(a) Chicago, USA
(b) Manchester, UK
(c) Birmingham, UK
(d) Marseilles, France
In the movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” who is the main character that stumbles into the Halloween Town?
(a) Jack Skellington
(c) Sally
(c) Oogie Boogie
(d) Lock, Shock, and Barrel
Which actress played the Black Widow in the Marvel Universe?
(a) Scarlett Johansson
(b) Blake Lively
(c) Emma Stone
(d) Zoe Saldaña
What 1989 film starring Kevin Costner tells the story of a Union lieutenant who is assigned to a remote western outpost and befriends a tribe of Lakota Sioux?
(a) The Patriot
(b) Gettysburg
(c) Glory
(d) Dances with Wolves
Who played Skylar in the film “Good Will Hunting”?
(a) Naomi Watts
(b) William Shatner
(c) Matt Damon
(d) Minnie Driver
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What is Judge Judy’s last name?
(a) Epstein
(b) Sheindlin
(c) Begin
(d) Schwartz
Samuel L. Jackson” played who in Pulp Fiction?
(a) Vincent Vega
(b) Jules Winnfield
(c) Jimmie Dimmick
(d) Butch Coolidge
Which 1958 film is a musical adaptation of the novel The Philadelphian, set against the backdrop of the Civil War?
(a) Oklahoma!
(b) West Side Story
(c) South Pacific
(d) South Carolina
Which is the film for which Pixar Animation Studios completely rewrote their animation system for the first time in 25 years, and dedicated the film to Steve Jobs?
(a) Toy Story
(b) Brave
(c) Wall-E
(d) Ratatouille
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Martin Scorsese’s 2016 film ”Silence” is based on a true story and a novel written by what 1966 prize-winning author?
(a) Trivium
(b) Shusaku Endo
(c) Bridget Stutchbury
(d) Thomas Harris
Who took the lead role in the 2014 film “The Imitation Game”?
(a) Eddie Redmayne
(b) Benedict Cumberbatch
(c) Derek Jacobi
(d) Ed Stoppard
Which 1997 film, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, tells the story of a Union Army officer who leads a mission to recover stolen Confederate gold?
(a) Saving Private Ryan
(b) Schindler’s List
(c) Lincoln
(d) Amistad
Which actress starred in the Avengers: Endgame?
(a) Sandra Bullock
(b) Jamie Curtis Lee
(c) Angelina Jolie
(d) Scarlett Johnson
Which of these starred in the 1990 film ”Hamlet” directed by Franco Zeffirelli?
(a) Ethan Hawke
(b) Kenneth Branagh
(c) Nicol Williamson
(d) Mel Gibson
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Gregory Peck played attorney Sam Bow-den in what 1962 film?
(a) The Paradine Case
(b) The Big Country
(c) Cape Fear
(d) The Bourne Identity
In ”The Terminator”, a 1984 film directed and co-written by James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger had the famous line: ”I’ll be … ” what?
(a) In the bar
(b) In the attic
(c) Home for dinner
(d) Back
Which 1990 film, starring Anthony Hopkins and Morgan Freeman, is based on the true story of a group of slaves who rebelled against their owners and fought for their freedom during the Civil War?
(a) Glory
(b) The Legend of Bagger Vance
(c) The Long Walk Home
(d) Free State of Jones
In the Alfred Hitchcock film ”Psycho”, where did the murder take place?
(a) In the bedroom
(b) In the kitchen
(c) On the front porch
(d) In the shower
British actor Malcolm McDowell featured in which 1971 film, hailed as brilliant and dangerous, a landmark in the relaxation of control on violence in the cinema, a dystopian nightmare, and a hit in the USA and France, but was withdrawn in the UK in 1973 because of copycat violence.
(a) The Godfather
(b) The Wild Bunch
(c) A Clockwork Orange
(d) The Shining
Who plays Dalton Russell, who tells you why he is in a cell, in the 2006 film ”Inside Man”?
(a) Clive Owen
(b) Tom Hanks
(c) Brad Pitt
(d) Tom Cruise
In a film script, what do the letters MCU mean?
(a) Many Close Upward
(b) Move Camera Unfocussed
(c) Mobile Camera Unsteady
(d) Medium Close Up
What 1993 film, based on the novel by Michael Shaara, tells the story of the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War?
(a) Gods and Generals
(b) The Last Confederate
(c) Gettysburg
(d) Glory
Who played “Ned Leeds” in the movie Spider-Man : Now Way Home?
(a) Jacob Batalon
(b) Willem Dafoe
(c) Alfred Molina
(d) Tony Revolori
Which studio produced the computer animated 2001 film ”Shrek”?
(a) 20th Century Fox
(b) Pixar
(c) Dreamworks
(d) Plastic Wax
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Which among the following films is considered as the first film to use synchronized sound as a means of telling a story?
(a) The Green Forest
(b) Mother Goose Tales
(c) Singing in the Rain
(d) The Jazz Singer
What links do Bollywood, Hollywood and Lollywood have?
(a) Bonsai Christmas trees
(b) Confectionery industry
(c) Film-making
(d) Boat building
What 1939 film, based on Margaret Mitchell’s novel of the same name, is set against the backdrop of the Civil War and Reconstruction era?
(a) Jezebel
(b) The Birth of a Nation
(c) Gone with the Wind
(d) The General
In the film Spiderman (2004), which New York newspaper does Peter go go take photographs for?
(a) The Daily Blog
(b) The Daily Planet
(c) The Daily Times
(d) The Daily Bugle
Film actor Mel Gibson was born in which country?
(a) Jamaica
(b) Australia
(c) South Africa
(d) USA
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The 2011 US crime drama TV series ”The Killing” was based on a work created by
(a) Henning Mankell
(b) Veena Sud
(c) Soren Sveistrup
(d) Stieg Larsson
The Potts children are from which film?
(a) Peter Pan
(b) The Railway Children
(c) Mary Poppins
(d) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Which of these Hitchcock films is mainly set on a train?
(a) Rear Window
(b) Psycho
(c) Vertigo
(d) The Lady Vanishes
Which 1987 film set during the Vietnam War was based on the career of Adrian Cronauer, a disc jockey on Armed Forces Radio Service who was popular with the troops but infuriated his superiors?
(a) Good Morning, Vietnam
(b) Play Misty For Me
(c) Extended Play
(d) Desert Island Discs
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What is the setting for the Steven Spielberg film ”Jaws”?
(a) Amity Island
(b) Bodega Bay
(c) Black Lake, Maine
(d) Haddonfield, Illinois
Which is Walt Disney’s first feature film?
(a) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(b) The Three Little Pigs
(c) Fantasia
(d) Trouble in Paradise
Who played Valentina in West Side Story?
(a) Maddie Ziegler
(b) Ariana DeBose
(c) Rita Moreno
(d) Talia Ryder
Edison is considered the father of movie studios. His studio was known as __
(a) Edison Parlour
(b) Film strip Parlour
(c) Black Maria
(d) Black Edison
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Father of African Cinema
(a) Auguste Lumiere
(b) Thomas Alva Edison
(c) Edwin S. Porter
(d) Osmane Sembene
Which is the film production company launched jointly by Griffith, Chalpin, Mary Pickford and Doughlas Fairbanks?
(a) United Artist’s Corporation
(b) Paramount
(c) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
(d) Rex Pictures
“2001 A Space Odyssey” is directed by__
(a) Steven Spielberg
(b) Stanley Kubrick
(c) Francis Ford Cappola
(d) Emile Cohl
The life of Eskimos is pictured by Robert Flaherty in his classical documentary __
(a) Man of Aran
(b) Nanook of the North
(c) Nanook of the South
(d) Man of Arabia
