50 Movie Trivia Questions and Answers
Lights, camera, trivia. From the golden age of Hollywood to the latest billion-dollar blockbusters, the movies have given us unforgettable characters, quotable lines, and moments that stay with us long after the credits roll. This collection of 50 movie trivia questions and answers puts your film knowledge to the test — whether you're a casual movie-goer or a card-carrying cinephile.
You'll find questions on Oscar-winning Best Pictures, legendary directors like Spielberg, Hitchcock and Tarantino, blockbuster franchises from Star Wars to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the animated classics from Pixar, Disney and Studio Ghibli. Every question comes with the answer plus three plausible alternatives, so you can quiz yourself, settle an argument, or run your own movie trivia night.
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Which 1972 crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola is based on Mario Puzo's novel?
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💡 Movie trivia questions and answers
1. Which 1972 crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola is based on Mario Puzo's novel?
2. Who directed the 1994 film 'Pulp Fiction'?
3. Which film about a ship that sinks won the Academy Award for Best Picture for 1997?
4. In the 1939 film 'The Wizard of Oz', what colour are Dorothy's slippers?
5. Who played Jack Dawson in 'Titanic' (1997)?
6. Which studio made 'Toy Story' (1995), the first feature film created entirely with CGI?
7. What is the name of the fictional African nation in Marvel's 'Black Panther'?
8. Who directed both 'Jaws' (1975) and 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' (1982)?
9. In 'The Shining' (1980), what single sentence does Jack Torrance type over and over?
10. Which 2019 South Korean film was the first non-English-language movie to win Best Picture?
11. Who composed the iconic orchestral score for 'Star Wars' (1977)?
12. As of 2024, what is the highest-grossing film of all time worldwide (unadjusted)?
13. In 'Forrest Gump' (1994), Forrest says life is like a box of what?
14. Who directed the 'Lord of the Rings' film trilogy?
15. Which actor played the Joker in 'The Dark Knight' (2008) and won a posthumous Oscar?
16. What 1985 sci-fi film features a time-travelling DeLorean car?
17. Who directed 'Psycho' (1960) and was nicknamed the 'Master of Suspense'?
18. In Disney's 'The Lion King' (1994), what is the name of Simba's father?
19. Which film franchise features the secret agent Ethan Hunt?
20. Who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for 'La La Land' (2016)?
21. What is the name of the hobbit who carries the One Ring to Mordor?
22. Which 1993 Spielberg film features cloned dinosaurs in a theme park?
23. Who directed both 'Inception' (2010) and 'Interstellar' (2014)?
24. Complete the 'Casablanca' (1942) line: 'Here's looking at you, ___.'
25. Which actress played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films?
26. What was the first film released in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in 2008?
27. Who directed 'Schindler's List' (1993)?
28. In 'The Matrix' (1999), which colour pill does Neo take?
29. Which 2003 Pixar film follows a clownfish searching the ocean for his son?
30. Who played Vito Corleone in 'The Godfather' (1972)?
31. What is the name of the spaceship in Ridley Scott's 'Alien' (1979)?
32. Which film won Best Picture at the 2023 Academy Awards (for 2022)?
33. Who directed 'Citizen Kane' (1941), often called the greatest film ever made?
34. In the original 'Star Wars' trilogy, who is revealed to be Luke Skywalker's father?
35. Which actor portrayed the title character in 'Forrest Gump' (1994)?
36. Which Studio Ghibli film won the 2003 Oscar for Best Animated Feature?
37. Which film features the courtroom line 'You can't handle the truth!'?
38. Who directed the Oscar-winning film 'Parasite' (2019)?
39. In Disney's 'Frozen' (2013), what is the name of Elsa's sister?
40. Which 1994 prison film is based on a Stephen King novella?
41. Who played Neo in 'The Matrix' (1999)?
42. What is the name of the wizarding school in the Harry Potter films?
43. Which director made 'Reservoir Dogs', 'Kill Bill' and 'Django Unchained'?
44. In 'Jurassic Park' (1993), which dinosaur appears at the film's climax?
45. Which 1997 film directed by James Cameron won both Best Picture and Best Director?
46. Who voices Woody in the 'Toy Story' films?
47. What is the name of the kingdom in Disney's 'Frozen'?
48. Which actor played Tony Stark / Iron Man across the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
49. Who directed both 'Gladiator' (2000) and 'Blade Runner' (1982)?
50. Which 1976 boxing film won Best Picture and starred Sylvester Stallone?
Frequently asked questions
- What are some good movie trivia questions?
- Good movie trivia mixes eras and genres — for example: which 1972 film is based on Mario Puzo's novel? (The Godfather) and who directed Pulp Fiction? (Quentin Tarantino). This page has 50 questions with answers, from easy to hard.
- What is the most-watched movie of all time?
- By worldwide box office, Avatar (2009) is the highest-grossing film ever, ahead of Avengers: Endgame and Titanic. By tickets sold adjusted for inflation, Gone with the Wind (1939) is often called the most-watched.
- Are these movie trivia questions multiple choice?
- Yes. Every question gives four options — one correct answer and three plausible decoys — so you can play it as a multiple-choice quiz or just read the answers straight through.
- Do you have 90s and 2000s movie trivia?
- Yes. The 50 questions include plenty from the 1990s and 2000s — Titanic, The Matrix, Toy Story, Gladiator and more — alongside golden-age classics and recent blockbusters.
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- Download the free Erudite app for thousands more trivia questions across movies, music, history, science and dozens of other categories.
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