50 Movie Trivia Questions and Answers

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Which 1972 crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola is based on Mario Puzo's novel?
Answer: The Godfather
Who directed the 1994 film 'Pulp Fiction'?
Answer: Quentin Tarantino
Which film about a ship that sinks won the Academy Award for Best Picture for 1997?
Answer: Titanic
In the 1939 film 'The Wizard of Oz', what colour are Dorothy's slippers?
Answer: Red
Who played Jack Dawson in 'Titanic' (1997)?
Answer: Leonardo DiCaprio
Which studio made 'Toy Story' (1995), the first feature film created entirely with CGI?
Answer: Pixar
What is the name of the fictional African nation in Marvel's 'Black Panther'?
Answer: Wakanda
Who directed both 'Jaws' (1975) and 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' (1982)?
Answer: Steven Spielberg
In 'The Shining' (1980), what single sentence does Jack Torrance type over and over?
Answer: All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
Which 2019 South Korean film was the first non-English-language movie to win Best Picture?
Answer: Parasite
Who composed the iconic orchestral score for 'Star Wars' (1977)?
Answer: John Williams
As of 2024, what is the highest-grossing film of all time worldwide (unadjusted)?
Answer: Avatar
In 'Forrest Gump' (1994), Forrest says life is like a box of what?
Answer: Chocolates
Who directed the 'Lord of the Rings' film trilogy?
Answer: Peter Jackson
Which actor played the Joker in 'The Dark Knight' (2008) and won a posthumous Oscar?
Answer: Heath Ledger
What 1985 sci-fi film features a time-travelling DeLorean car?
Answer: Back to the Future
Who directed 'Psycho' (1960) and was nicknamed the 'Master of Suspense'?
Answer: Alfred Hitchcock
In Disney's 'The Lion King' (1994), what is the name of Simba's father?
Answer: Mufasa
Which film franchise features the secret agent Ethan Hunt?
Answer: Mission: Impossible
Who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for 'La La Land' (2016)?
Answer: Emma Stone
What is the name of the hobbit who carries the One Ring to Mordor?
Answer: Frodo Baggins
Which 1993 Spielberg film features cloned dinosaurs in a theme park?
Answer: Jurassic Park
Who directed both 'Inception' (2010) and 'Interstellar' (2014)?
Answer: Christopher Nolan
Complete the 'Casablanca' (1942) line: 'Here's looking at you, ___.'
Answer: kid
Which actress played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films?
Answer: Emma Watson
What was the first film released in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in 2008?
Answer: Iron Man
Who directed 'Schindler's List' (1993)?
Answer: Steven Spielberg
In 'The Matrix' (1999), which colour pill does Neo take?
Answer: Red
Which 2003 Pixar film follows a clownfish searching the ocean for his son?
Answer: Finding Nemo
Who played Vito Corleone in 'The Godfather' (1972)?
Answer: Marlon Brando
What is the name of the spaceship in Ridley Scott's 'Alien' (1979)?
Answer: Nostromo
Which film won Best Picture at the 2023 Academy Awards (for 2022)?
Answer: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Who directed 'Citizen Kane' (1941), often called the greatest film ever made?
Answer: Orson Welles
In the original 'Star Wars' trilogy, who is revealed to be Luke Skywalker's father?
Answer: Darth Vader
Which actor portrayed the title character in 'Forrest Gump' (1994)?
Answer: Tom Hanks
Which Studio Ghibli film won the 2003 Oscar for Best Animated Feature?
Answer: Spirited Away
Which film features the courtroom line 'You can't handle the truth!'?
Answer: A Few Good Men
Who directed the Oscar-winning film 'Parasite' (2019)?
Answer: Bong Joon-ho
In Disney's 'Frozen' (2013), what is the name of Elsa's sister?
Answer: Anna
Which 1994 prison film is based on a Stephen King novella?
Answer: The Shawshank Redemption
Who played Neo in 'The Matrix' (1999)?
Answer: Keanu Reeves
What is the name of the wizarding school in the Harry Potter films?
Answer: Hogwarts
Which director made 'Reservoir Dogs', 'Kill Bill' and 'Django Unchained'?
Answer: Quentin Tarantino
In 'Jurassic Park' (1993), which dinosaur appears at the film's climax?
Answer: Tyrannosaurus rex
Which 1997 film directed by James Cameron won both Best Picture and Best Director?
Answer: Titanic
Who voices Woody in the 'Toy Story' films?
Answer: Tom Hanks
What is the name of the kingdom in Disney's 'Frozen'?
Answer: Arendelle
Which actor played Tony Stark / Iron Man across the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Answer: Robert Downey Jr.
Who directed both 'Gladiator' (2000) and 'Blade Runner' (1982)?
Answer: Ridley Scott
Which 1976 boxing film won Best Picture and starred Sylvester Stallone?
Answer: Rocky