🎬 Film Trivia Questions & Answers
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50 Film trivia questions
Q1. In 'Home Alone', what city does Kevin McCallister's family accidentally leave him in?
Answer: Chicago
💡 The film was shot in real homes in the Chicago suburbs, including Winnetka.
Q2. What kind of animal is Simba in the Disney film 'The Lion King'?
Answer: Lion
💡 The Lion King was inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet and grossed over $1 billion in its original release.
Q3. Who directed The Dark Knight (2008)?
Answer: Christopher Nolan
💡 Christopher Nolan shot key sequences in IMAX, a first for a major feature, including the opening bank heist.
Q4. Which Scottish actor became the screen's first James Bond, debuting in 1962?
Answer: Sean Connery
💡 Dr. No was made on a modest $1.1 million budget but became a global smash hit.
Q5. Whose powerhouse 'Goldfinger' (1964) became a signature, the most Bond themes recorded by anyone?
Answer: Shirley Bassey
💡 Bassey sang three Bond themes in total: Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, and Moonraker.
Q6. Which character, the first Bond girl, rose from the sea in a white bikini, played by Andress?
Answer: Honey Ryder
💡 The actress, Ursula Andress, later said the role and that bikini made her financially independent for life.
Q7. Which actor debuted as a rawer, more brutal 007 in 2006's Casino Royale?
Answer: Daniel Craig
💡 Casino Royale is widely credited with reinventing the franchise for the 21st century.
Q8. As Rick says goodbye to Ilsa on a foggy tarmac in Casablanca, what four-word toast does he give?
Answer: Here's looking at you, kid
💡 AFI ranked this Humphrey Bogart line the 5th most famous movie quote of all time.
Q9. In A Quiet Place, the deadly creatures track their victims using which sense?
Answer: Hearing
💡 The Abbott family survives by communicating in sign language and living in near-total silence.
Q10. Which surname belongs to Sigourney Weaver's officer who outlasts the creature in Alien?
Answer: Ripley
💡 Ellen Ripley became one of cinema's first great female action heroes; Weaver was a stage unknown at 28.
Q11. The 1922 silent film Nosferatu was an unauthorised adaptation of which vampire novel?
Answer: Dracula
💡 Bram Stoker's widow sued, and a court ordered every copy destroyed, yet a few survived.
Q12. Anthony Perkins played which shy, mother-obsessed motel owner in Hitchcock's Psycho?
Answer: Norman Bates
💡 Novelist Robert Bloch loosely modelled the character on a real Wisconsin criminal case.
Q13. Which actress starred as the diary-keeping heroine in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)?
Answer: Renée Zellweger
💡 Texan Zellweger gained weight and mastered an English accent, earning an Oscar nod.
Q14. Audrey Hepburn plays which stylish New York socialite in Breakfast at Tiffany's?
Answer: Holly Golightly
💡 The film's song 'Moon River' won the Oscar for Best Original Song.
Q15. Which actor stars opposite Kate Hudson in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days?
Answer: Matthew McConaughey
💡 Her magazine columnist and his ad exec each secretly bet on their doomed romance.
Q16. Which British actor headlined Richard Curtis's hit Four Weddings and a Funeral?
Answer: Hugh Grant
💡 The 1994 comedy was the highest-grossing British film ever at the time of release.
Q17. 'There's no place like home' is repeated by Dorothy to end which 1939 classic?
Answer: The Wizard of Oz
💡 The line comes straight from L. Frank Baum's original 1900 Oz novel.
Q18. 'I am Groot' is nearly the only line a walking tree speaks in which Marvel film?
Answer: Guardians of the Galaxy
💡 Vin Diesel recorded the three-word line in several languages for overseas releases.
Q19. Who directed the record-breaking 2023 blockbuster Barbie?
Answer: Greta Gerwig
💡 Gerwig also directed Lady Bird and Little Women before taking on Barbie.
Q20. Which director won his second Best Director Oscar for 1998's Saving Private Ryan?
Answer: Steven Spielberg
💡 His first Best Director win came five years earlier for Schindler's List.
Q21. Which Mexican director won Best Director for the fairytale The Shape of Water?
Answer: Guillermo del Toro
💡 The film also won Best Picture at the 2018 Academy Awards ceremony.
Q22. Which director followed The Godfather with 1979's war epic Apocalypse Now?
Answer: Francis Ford Coppola
💡 The troubled Philippines shoot ran over a year and nearly bankrupted Coppola.
Q23. Which entertainment legend holds the all-time record for most competitive Oscars, with 22?
Answer: Walt Disney
💡 Disney's haul spans 1932 to 1969 and is mostly for animated shorts and features.
Q24. Which green ogre's movie won the very first Best Animated Feature Oscar?
Answer: Shrek
💡 It beat Monsters, Inc. for the 2002 debut prize and was the first non-Disney winner.
Q25. Which actress plays Hermione Granger across the Harry Potter films?
Answer: Emma Watson
💡 Cast at nine, she played Hermione across all eight films from 2001 to 2011.
Q26. In Star Wars, what glowing energy blade do the Jedi carry as their signature weapon?
Answer: Lightsaber
💡 Sound designer Ben Burtt built the hum by mixing an idling film-projector motor with TV interference.
Q27. Which actor voices the space ranger Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story films?
Answer: Tim Allen
💡 Buzz was almost named 'Lunar Larry' before Pixar renamed him after astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
Q28. In the James Bond films, what is Bond's code number as a licensed agent?
Answer: 007
💡 The '00' prefix signifies a licence to kill in the field.
Q29. What is the name of the wizard school in the Harry Potter films?
Answer: Hogwarts
💡 Hogwarts was filmed primarily at Alnwick Castle, Oxford's Christ Church College, and various other UK locations rather than a single purpose-built set.
Q30. In Toy Story, what is the name of the cowboy doll?
Answer: Woody
💡 Tom Hanks was cast as Woody after recording just two lines — the directors knew immediately he was the voice they needed.
Q31. Which film features the line 'You can't handle the truth!'?
Answer: A Few Good Men
💡 Jack Nicholson improvised elements of this iconic courtroom speech.
Q32. Who directed Pulp Fiction?
Answer: Quentin Tarantino
💡 Pulp Fiction was filmed for around $8 million and grossed over $200 million.
Q33. Who plays Tony Stark / Iron Man in the MCU?
Answer: Robert Downey Jr.
💡 Robert Downey Jr. was initially considered too risky to cast due to his troubled past.
Q34. Tom Hanks plays a slow-witted man who unwittingly influences major historical events in which 1994 film?
Answer: Forrest Gump
💡 Instead of a salary, Tom Hanks took a percentage of Forrest Gump's earnings — a back-end deal that paid him tens of millions as the film became a global hit.
Q35. In The Silence of the Lambs, what is the name of the cannibal psychiatrist?
Answer: Hannibal Lecter
💡 Anthony Hopkins won the Oscar for Best Actor despite appearing on screen for only 16 minutes.
Q36. Complete: 'May the ___ be with you.'
Answer: Force
💡 This line has appeared in every mainline Star Wars film to date.
Q37. Who played The Terminator in the 1984 film?
Answer: Arnold Schwarzenegger
💡 OJ Simpson was considered for the role but was deemed too nice.
Q38. In which film does a character say 'I see dead people'?
Answer: The Sixth Sense
💡 M. Night Shyamalan appeared as a drug dealer in the film.
Q39. Which actress plays Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games?
Answer: Jennifer Lawrence
💡 Jennifer Lawrence won an Oscar for Best Actress at age 22, the second youngest winner ever.
Q40. Which 1999 film stars Keanu Reeves as a hacker who discovers reality is a simulation?
Answer: The Matrix
💡 Keanu Reeves donated much of his earnings from The Matrix sequels to the costume and special-effects departments.
Q41. What is the name of the shark in Finding Nemo who is 'trying' to be vegetarian?
Answer: Bruce
💡 Bruce is a great white shark named after the mechanical shark used in Jaws.
Q42. In which film does Will Smith play a genie?
Answer: Aladdin
💡 Will Smith played the Genie in the 2019 live-action remake.
Q43. Which Bond film introduced the character Judi Dench as M?
Answer: GoldenEye
💡 Judi Dench played M in seven Bond films from GoldenEye (1995) to Skyfall (2012).
Q44. What is the subtitle of the second 'Avengers' film?
Answer: Age of Ultron
💡 Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) introduced key characters Scarlet Witch and Vision.
Q45. In which country is the film 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' set?
Answer: China
💡 Despite being set in China and spoken entirely in Mandarin, the film was directed by Taiwanese-American Ang Lee and partly funded by Sony Pictures Classics.
Q46. In 'Jurassic Park', which dinosaur kills the lawyer on the toilet?
Answer: T-Rex
💡 Steven Spielberg shot the T-Rex attack in pouring rain to make the dinosaur look more terrifying. The T-Rex animatronic weighed 12,000 pounds and kept breaking down.
Q47. What is the name of the fictional African country in Black Panther?
Answer: Wakanda
💡 Wakanda was first mentioned in a 1966 Marvel comic. The film's box office of $1.3 billion made it the ninth-highest-grossing film of all time at the time of release.
Q48. In Home Alone, what is the name of the two burglars Kevin outwits?
Answer: Harry and Marv
💡 Harry and Marv call themselves 'The Wet Bandits' because they leave taps running at every house they rob. Joe Pesci actually bruised his finger filming the iron scene.
Q49. In which film does The Bride seek revenge with a Hattori Hanzo sword?
Answer: Kill Bill: Volume 1
💡 The Crazy 88 fight used a huge amount of fake blood; Tarantino switched to black-and-white partway through to ease the MPAA.
Q50. What type of fish is Nemo in 'Finding Nemo'?
Answer: Clownfish
💡 After Finding Nemo was released, demand for clownfish as pets skyrocketed — contributing to a decline in wild clownfish populations. The film inadvertently hurt the animals it celebrated.
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