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Which British actor took home the 2011 Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of a stutter-plagued monarch in The King’s Speech?
A) Daniel Day-Lewis
B) Colin Firth
C) Benedict Cumberbatch
D) Ralph Fiennes
Answer: B. Colin Firth
Who accepted the Razzie for Worst Actress in 2010, just one day before winning the Oscar for Best Actress for a different film?
A) Halle Berry
B) Nicole Kidman
C) Sandra Bullock
D) Julia Roberts
Answer: C. Sandra Bullock
Who played Captain James T. Kirk on the original Star Trek series?
A) Leonard Nimoy
B) Patrick Stewart
C) William Shatner
D) George Takei
Answer: C. William Shatner
Which British prime minister, known as “The Iron Lady,” was portrayed by Meryl Streep in a 2011 film?
A) Theresa May
B) Margaret Thatcher
C) Elizabeth II
D) Queen Victoria
Answer: B. Margaret Thatcher
Which quirky director teamed up with Johnny Depp to make the 2012 film Dark Shadows, about a vampire living with his descendants?
A) Wes Anderson
B) Tim Burton
C) Guillermo del Toro
D) Robert Zemeckis
Answer: B. Tim Burton
Sales of frill-necked lizards rose after the release of what 1993 film featuring a similar (but extinct) creature?
A) Godzilla
B) Land Before Time
C) Jurassic Park
D) Congo
Answer: C. Jurassic Park
What Neil Diamond-penned tune was performed by Smash Mouth in the 2001 movie Shrek?
A) “Sweet Caroline”
B) “I’m a Believer”
C) “Forever in Blue Jeans”
D) “Red, Red Wine”
Answer: B. “I’m a Believer”
In The Devil Wears Prada, what is the name of the fashion magazine run by Meryl Streep’s character?
A) Vogue
B) Runway
C) Elle
D) Haute
Answer: B. Runway
Which Quentin Tarantino saga features characters with code names like Black Mamba, Cottonmouth, and Sidewinder?
A) Reservoir Dogs
B) Death Proof
C) Kill Bill
D) Django Unchained
Answer: C. Kill Bill
Who became the first woman to win the Oscar for Best Director in 2010 for her Iraq war film The Hurt Locker?
A) Sofia Coppola
B) Greta Gerwig
C) Ava DuVernay
D) Kathryn Bigelow
Answer: D. Kathryn Bigelow
Which director of The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up is credited with discovering Seth Rogen?
A) Todd Phillips
B) Adam McKay
C) Judd Apatow
D) Paul Feig
Answer: C. Judd Apatow
Which horror movie features fast-running zombies that stack themselves like a ladder to scale walls and is based on a book by Max Brooks?
A) 28 Days Later
B) World War Z
C) Train to Busan
D) Resident Evil
Answer: B. World War Z
The Norwegian city of Arendal inspired the name of the fictional kingdom in which Disney film?
A) Tangled
B) Frozen
C) Brave
D) Moana
Answer: B. Frozen
What is the name of the haunted hotel in Stephen King’s The Shining?
A) The Overlook Hotel
B) The Redrum Inn
C) The Timberline Lodge
D) The Grady Manor
Answer: A. The Overlook Hotel
Which famous Chinese actor was born Chan Kong-sang?
A) Jet Li
B) Bruce Lee
C) Donnie Yen
D) Jackie Chan
Answer: D. Jackie Chan
Who is the voice of Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story?
A) Tom Hanks
B) Tim Allen
C) Robin Williams
D) Billy Crystal
Answer: B. Tim Allen
Who is the main actress who starred in Blue Jasmine?
A) Meryl Streep
B) Cate Blanchett
C) Nicole Kidman
D) Julianne Moore
Answer: B. Cate Blanchett
Why are movie previews called “trailers”?
A) They were shown after the movie
B) They showcased trailers of actors
C) The term was copied from book publishing
D) It stands for “trailing release”
Answer: A. They were shown after the movie
What is the highest-grossing Batman movie worldwide?
A) The Dark Knight
B) The Batman
C) Batman Begins
D) The Dark Knight Rises
Answer: D. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Which character died in the original Jurassic Park book but was brought back to life for the film franchise?
A) John Hammond
B) Alan Grant
C) Ian Malcolm
D) Ellie Sattler
Answer: C. Ian Malcolm
How long is the first Western film, The Great Train Robbery (1903)?
A) 6 minutes
B) 11 minutes
C) 20 minutes
D) 30 minutes
Answer: B. 11 minutes
What is Tom Mix best known for in film history?
A) First stuntman
B) First Hollywood cowboy star
C) First silent film actor
D) First Western film director
Answer: B. First Hollywood cowboy star
Disney’s first full-length animated film, based on a Grimm tale, was what?
A) Sleeping Beauty
B) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
C) Cinderella
D) Tangled
Answer: B. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
What movie is the quote from: “If it bleeds, we can kill it”?
A) Batman Returns
B) Predator
C) Commando
D) Alien
Answer: B. Predator
Which movie includes the quote: “The unknown future rolls toward us. I face it, for the first time, with a sense of hope”?
A) The Terminator
B) Terminator 2: Judgment Day
C) Blade Runner
D) RoboCop
Answer: B. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Who directed Jurassic World (2015)?
A) Steven Spielberg
B) J.A. Bayona
C) Colin Trevorrow
D) James Cameron
Answer: C. Colin Trevorrow
What type of spaceship is the Millennium Falcon?
A) Naboo Starfighter
B) Corellian YT-1300 light freighter
C) X-Wing
D) Star Destroyer
Answer: B. Corellian YT-1300 light freighter
What is the name of the technique Mr. Miyagi teaches Daniel in The Karate Kid?
A) The Eagle Claw
B) The Tiger Kick
C) The Crane Kick
D) The Cobra Sweep
Answer: C. The Crane Kick
What is John Wayne’s real name?
A) Robert Wayne Morrison
B) Marion Robert Morrison
C) Wayne Marion Roberts
D) John Michael Wayne
Answer: B. Marion Robert Morrison
Which Jurassic Park film has the lowest Rotten Tomatoes rating?
A) Jurassic Park III
B) Jurassic World
C) Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
D) The Lost World
Answer: C. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (47%)
In Blade Runner, what test identifies replicants?
A) Nexus Scan
B) Rachael Protocol
C) Replicant ID 101
D) Voight-Kampff test
Answer: D. Voight-Kampff test
What breed is Lady from Lady and the Tramp?
A) Beagle
B) Poodle
C) Cocker Spaniel
D) Chihuahua
Answer: C. Cocker Spaniel
What was the number one movie in July 1975?
A) The Godfather II
B) Young Frankenstein
C) Jaws
D) Rocky
Answer: C. Jaws
What was the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide?
A) Titanic
B) Avatar
C) Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
D) The Lion King
Answer: A. Titanic (1998)
What was one of Yoda’s original names in the first draft of The Empire Strikes Back?
A) Richmond
B) Judah
C) Buffy
D) Ripley
Answer: C. Buffy
George Lucas and Carrie Fisher make a cameo as a kissing couple in what 1990s fantasy film?
A) Labyrinth
B) Hook
C) Jumanji
D) The Princess Bride
Answer: B. Hook (1991)
Which singer-songwriter has a cameo in Jurassic World holding margaritas?
A) Jimmy Buffett
B) Billy Joel
C) Bruce Springsteen
D) Kenny Chesney
Answer: A. Jimmy Buffett
Woody Allen wrote and directed this 1977 romantic comedy-drama starring Diane Keaton. What is it?
A) Manhattan
B) Annie Hall
C) Crimes and Misdemeanors
D) Hannah and Her Sisters
Answer: B. Annie Hall
“It’s clobbering time!” is the tagline of which superhero?
A) The Thing
B) Hulk
C) Wolverine
D) Colossus
Answer: A) The Thing
Which 2010 James Franco movie featured the rocky landscape of Utah’s Canyonlands National Park?
A) Into the Wild
B) 127 Hours
C) The Revenant
D) Wild
Answer: B. 127 Hours
In what 2015 Amy Schumer film does LeBron James play an exaggerated version of himself as Bill Hader’s best friend?
A) Funny People
B) Trainwreck
C) The Heat
D) This Is 40
Answer: B. Trainwreck
Which Oscar-nominated 2000 film stars Juliette Binoche as a mysterious woman who opens up a confectionery shop in a small town in France?
A) Amélie
B) Like Water for Chocolate
C) Chocolat
D) The Hundred-Foot Journey
Answer: C. Chocolat
What 2014 Jon Favreau indie flick features a chef and his ex-wife, played by Sofia Vergara, cooking up a storm in a Miami food truck?
A) Burnt
B) Chef
C) The Chef Show
D) Eat Pray Love
Answer: B. Chef
What horror movie was filmed with a home video camera, shot in the director’s house, and made over $100 million at the box office?
A) The Blair Witch Project
B) Paranormal Activity
C) Insidious
D) The Conjuring
Answer: B. Paranormal Activity
Who stars in the 2006 comedy Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby as a NASCAR racer trying to regain his lost glory?
A) Steve Carell
B) Will Ferrell
C) Ben Stiller
D) Adam Sandler
Answer: B. Will Ferrell
In which upbeat, coming-of-age 2002 British film does a character named Jess defy her parents to follow her dream of becoming a soccer player?
A) Bend It Like Beckham
B) Billy Elliot
C) Goal!
D) The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Answer: A. Bend It Like Beckham
What 2004 documentary by Morgan Spurlock illustrated the popularity of McDonald’s selling bigger portions for just a little more money?
A) Food, Inc.
B) Forks Over Knives
C) Super Size Me
D) Fast Food Nation
Answer: C. Super Size Me
What feline breed is Mr. Bigglesworth, the hairless cat of Dr. Evil, in the 2002 film Austin Powers in Goldmember?
A) Persian
B) Devon Rex
C) Sphynx
D) Siamese
Answer: C. Sphynx
In which 2012 film was James Bond believed to have died while trying to retrieve a stolen disc containing the identity of MI6 agents?
A) Skyfall
B) Spectre
C) Quantum of Solace
D) Casino Royale
Answer: A. Skyfall
In which 2010 psychological thriller does Leonardo DiCaprio hack into people’s minds to steal secrets and plant ideas?
A) Shutter Island
B) The Prestige
C) Inception
D) Interstellar
Answer: C. Inception
Which actress lends her voice to Samantha, the computer ‘girlfriend’ of Theodore Twombly in the 2013 movie Her?
A) Cate Blanchett
B) Scarlett Johansson
C) Rooney Mara
D) Emma Stone
Answer: B. Scarlett Johansson
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