100 Questions & Answers

100 Movie Trivia Questions and Answers

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Classic Cinema

  1. 1. What year was the first 'talkie' film 'The Jazz Singer' released? expand_more
    Answer: 1927.
  2. 2. Who directed 'Citizen Kane'? expand_more
    Answer: Orson Welles.
  3. 3. Which 1939 film is famous for 'Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn'? expand_more
    Answer: 'Gone with the Wind'.
  4. 4. Who directed 'Psycho' (1960)? expand_more
    Answer: Alfred Hitchcock.
  5. 5. Which Audrey Hepburn film features her singing 'Moon River'? expand_more
    Answer: 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'.
  6. 6. In what decade was 'Casablanca' released? expand_more
    Answer: The 1940s (1942).
  7. 7. Which actor starred in 'Some Like It Hot' alongside Marilyn Monroe? expand_more
    Answer: Tony Curtis (and Jack Lemmon).
  8. 8. What was Charlie Chaplin's iconic character called? expand_more
    Answer: The Tramp.
  9. 9. Who was the first actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor? expand_more
    Answer: Emil Jannings (1929).
  10. 10. Which animated Disney film was released in 1937, becoming the first full-length cel animation? expand_more
    Answer: 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'.

Modern Blockbusters

  1. 11. Who directed 'Jurassic Park' (1993)? expand_more
    Answer: Steven Spielberg.
  2. 12. Which actor played the Joker in 'The Dark Knight'? expand_more
    Answer: Heath Ledger.
  3. 13. What is the highest-grossing film of all time (unadjusted)? expand_more
    Answer: 'Avatar' (James Cameron).
  4. 14. What year was the first 'Star Wars' film released? expand_more
    Answer: 1977.
  5. 15. Who played Tony Stark / Iron Man in the MCU? expand_more
    Answer: Robert Downey Jr.
  6. 16. Which Marvel film introduced Black Panther? expand_more
    Answer: 'Captain America: Civil War' (2016).
  7. 17. Which 2019 film concluded 'The Infinity Saga'? expand_more
    Answer: 'Avengers: Endgame'.
  8. 18. Who directed 'Inception' (2010)? expand_more
    Answer: Christopher Nolan.
  9. 19. What is the name of the fictional Indiana town in 'Stranger Things'? expand_more
    Answer: Hawkins.
  10. 20. Which 2022 film featured a Navy pilot callsign 'Maverick'? expand_more
    Answer: 'Top Gun: Maverick'.

Oscars & Awards

  1. 21. Which film won Best Picture in 2020? expand_more
    Answer: 'Parasite' (Bong Joon-ho).
  2. 22. Who has won the most Academy Awards overall? expand_more
    Answer: Walt Disney (26 wins).
  3. 23. Which actress has won the most Academy Awards for acting? expand_more
    Answer: Katharine Hepburn (4).
  4. 24. What film won Best Picture at the 2024 Oscars? expand_more
    Answer: 'Oppenheimer'.
  5. 25. Who is the youngest person to win a Best Actress Oscar? expand_more
    Answer: Marlee Matlin (21 at 'Children of a Lesser God') — sometimes cited; Jennifer Lawrence and others have been close.
  6. 26. Which film won the first Academy Award for Best Picture? expand_more
    Answer: 'Wings' (1927–28).
  7. 27. Who directed 'Titanic', which swept the 1998 Oscars? expand_more
    Answer: James Cameron.
  8. 28. Which 2016 film was incorrectly announced as Best Picture winner? expand_more
    Answer: 'La La Land' (Best Picture actually went to 'Moonlight').
  9. 29. Who was the first Black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor? expand_more
    Answer: Sidney Poitier (1964).
  10. 30. Which film won Best Picture in 2023? expand_more
    Answer: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'.

Directors

  1. 31. Who directed 'Pulp Fiction'? expand_more
    Answer: Quentin Tarantino.
  2. 32. Who directed 'Schindler's List'? expand_more
    Answer: Steven Spielberg.
  3. 33. Who directed 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'? expand_more
    Answer: Steven Spielberg.
  4. 34. Which director is known for 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Kill Bill'? expand_more
    Answer: Quentin Tarantino.
  5. 35. Who directed 'The Godfather' trilogy? expand_more
    Answer: Francis Ford Coppola.
  6. 36. Who directed 'Get Out' and 'Us'? expand_more
    Answer: Jordan Peele.
  7. 37. Which director is known for anime including 'Spirited Away'? expand_more
    Answer: Hayao Miyazaki.
  8. 38. Who directed 'The Shape of Water'? expand_more
    Answer: Guillermo del Toro.
  9. 39. Who directed 'Apocalypse Now'? expand_more
    Answer: Francis Ford Coppola.
  10. 40. Who directed 'Mad Max: Fury Road'? expand_more
    Answer: George Miller.

Quotes & Catchphrases

  1. 41. 'I'll be back' is from which film? expand_more
    Answer: 'The Terminator' (1984).
  2. 42. 'May the Force be with you' is from which franchise? expand_more
    Answer: 'Star Wars'.
  3. 43. 'Here's looking at you, kid' — which film? expand_more
    Answer: 'Casablanca'.
  4. 44. 'You can't handle the truth!' is from which courtroom film? expand_more
    Answer: 'A Few Good Men'.
  5. 45. Which character says 'Why so serious?' expand_more
    Answer: The Joker, in 'The Dark Knight'.
  6. 46. 'My precious' is a line from which franchise? expand_more
    Answer: 'The Lord of the Rings'.
  7. 47. 'Life is like a box of chocolates' is from which film? expand_more
    Answer: 'Forrest Gump'.
  8. 48. 'Say hello to my little friend' — which film? expand_more
    Answer: 'Scarface'.
  9. 49. 'I see dead people' is from which M. Night Shyamalan film? expand_more
    Answer: 'The Sixth Sense'.
  10. 50. 'Houston, we have a problem' is from which film? expand_more
    Answer: 'Apollo 13'.

Actors & Actresses

  1. 51. Who played Jack in 'Titanic'? expand_more
    Answer: Leonardo DiCaprio.
  2. 52. Who plays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films? expand_more
    Answer: Emma Watson.
  3. 53. Who plays Wonder Woman in the DC films? expand_more
    Answer: Gal Gadot.
  4. 54. Who played James Bond in 'GoldenEye'? expand_more
    Answer: Pierce Brosnan.
  5. 55. Who won Best Actress for 'La La Land' (2017)? expand_more
    Answer: Emma Stone.
  6. 56. Which actor is known for playing Wolverine? expand_more
    Answer: Hugh Jackman.
  7. 57. Who played Mia Wallace in 'Pulp Fiction'? expand_more
    Answer: Uma Thurman.
  8. 58. Which actor is famous for 'Forrest Gump' and 'Cast Away'? expand_more
    Answer: Tom Hanks.
  9. 59. Who played Captain America in the MCU? expand_more
    Answer: Chris Evans.
  10. 60. Which actress played Mulan in the 2020 live-action film? expand_more
    Answer: Liu Yifei.

Animation

  1. 61. Who produced 'Toy Story', the first feature-length computer-animated film? expand_more
    Answer: Pixar.
  2. 62. What is the name of the cowboy doll in 'Toy Story'? expand_more
    Answer: Woody.
  3. 63. Which Pixar film features Marlin searching for his son? expand_more
    Answer: 'Finding Nemo'.
  4. 64. What year was 'The Lion King' (animated) released? expand_more
    Answer: 1994.
  5. 65. Which Studio Ghibli film is about a magical bathhouse? expand_more
    Answer: 'Spirited Away'.
  6. 66. Which 2013 Disney film features 'Let It Go'? expand_more
    Answer: 'Frozen'.
  7. 67. What is the first fully 3D animated Disney feature? expand_more
    Answer: 'Chicken Little' (2005) is often cited; Pixar's 'Toy Story' was first fully CG in 1995.
  8. 68. Which animated series is set in the fictional town of Springfield? expand_more
    Answer: 'The Simpsons'.
  9. 69. Which character in 'Shrek' is voiced by Eddie Murphy? expand_more
    Answer: Donkey.
  10. 70. What 2023 Pixar film centres on elemental characters? expand_more
    Answer: 'Elemental'.

World Cinema

  1. 71. Which Italian director is known for 'La Dolce Vita'? expand_more
    Answer: Federico Fellini.
  2. 72. What is the highest-grossing Indian film of all time? expand_more
    Answer: 'Dangal' (global) / 'Pathaan' domestic — figures shift year to year.
  3. 73. Which 2019 South Korean film won Cannes' Palme d'Or? expand_more
    Answer: 'Parasite'.
  4. 74. What nationality is director Pedro Almodóvar? expand_more
    Answer: Spanish.
  5. 75. Which Iranian film won the Best Foreign Language Oscar in 2012? expand_more
    Answer: 'A Separation'.
  6. 76. Which French director is known as a pioneer of the 'Nouvelle Vague'? expand_more
    Answer: Jean-Luc Godard (and François Truffaut).
  7. 77. What is the Japanese term for anime-style action films? expand_more
    Answer: Anime is the term itself — for live-action, 'jidaigeki' covers period dramas.
  8. 78. Which Akira Kurosawa film inspired 'A Fistful of Dollars'? expand_more
    Answer: 'Yojimbo'.
  9. 79. What is the name of the Bollywood industry's hub city? expand_more
    Answer: Mumbai.
  10. 80. Who directed 'Amélie'? expand_more
    Answer: Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

Filmmaking Craft

  1. 81. What does 'MPAA' stand for? expand_more
    Answer: Motion Picture Association (of America).
  2. 82. What is the name of the device that produces shots at continuous motion on film? expand_more
    Answer: A camera dolly (or Steadicam for stabilization).
  3. 83. What is 'mise-en-scène' in film? expand_more
    Answer: Everything placed in front of the camera — setting, lighting, actors, composition.
  4. 84. What is an 'establishing shot'? expand_more
    Answer: A wide shot that establishes the setting for an upcoming scene.
  5. 85. Who is sometimes called the 'father of cinema'? expand_more
    Answer: The Lumière brothers (Auguste and Louis).
  6. 86. What does 'CGI' stand for? expand_more
    Answer: Computer-Generated Imagery.
  7. 87. Which department in filmmaking is responsible for sound mixing? expand_more
    Answer: The sound department (production sound and post-production).
  8. 88. What is a 'McGuffin' in film? expand_more
    Answer: A plot device that drives the story but has little intrinsic value.
  9. 89. Which film first used Technicolor's three-strip colour process as a feature? expand_more
    Answer: 'Becky Sharp' (1935).
  10. 90. What is the Academy's colloquial name for the Best Picture Oscar? expand_more
    Answer: The Academy Award for Best Picture — there's no separate colloquial name, but 'top prize' is common.

Expert Movie Trivia

  1. 91. What is Citizen Kane's final word and what does it refer to? expand_more
    Answer: 'Rosebud' — it refers to his childhood sled.
  2. 92. Which actor holds the record for most Academy Award acting nominations? expand_more
    Answer: Meryl Streep (21 nominations).
  3. 93. Which conventional Hollywood feature is often cited as the longest ever to reach wide theatrical release? expand_more
    Answer: 'Gone with the Wind' at 3h 58m.
  4. 94. Which Alfred Hitchcock cameo appears in almost every film he directed? expand_more
    Answer: A brief on-screen cameo of himself.
  5. 95. Who composed the 'Jaws' theme? expand_more
    Answer: John Williams.
  6. 96. Which 2001 French film is shot largely from its main character's imagination? expand_more
    Answer: 'Amélie'.
  7. 97. Which film is often credited as the first 'blockbuster'? expand_more
    Answer: 'Jaws' (1975).
  8. 98. Which director is known for long takes and used a 10-minute continuous shot in '1917'? expand_more
    Answer: Sam Mendes.
  9. 99. What is the 'Bechdel test'? expand_more
    Answer: A test asking whether a work features two named women talking about something other than a man.
  10. 100. Who was the first female director to win the Academy Award for Best Director? expand_more
    Answer: Kathryn Bigelow ('The Hurt Locker', 2010).

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