Can You Match Every Iconic Movie to Its Exact Release Year? Ultimate 20/20 Trivia Quiz

Answers Below – No Peeking!

Challenge your cinematic knowledge in this thrilling quiz matching legendary films to their precise release years! Spanning horror classics, sci-fi epics, and blockbusters, the questions ramp up from easy warm-ups to expert-level stumpers. Think you can ace all 20?

20 Trivia Questions: Match the Movie to the Release Year

Question 1: In what year was The Texas Chain Saw Massacre released?

A. 1975
B. 1973
C. 1976
D. 1974

Question 2: In what year was Jaws released?

A. 1976
B. 1975
C. 1974
D. 1977

Question 3: In what year was Star Wars released?

A. 1978
B. 1976
C. 1977
D. 1979

Question 4: In what year was Halloween released?

A. 1977
B. 1979
C. 1980
D. 1978

Question 5: In what year was Alien released?

A. 1980
B. 1978
C. 1979
D. 1981

Question 6: In what year was The Shining released?

A. 1981
B. 1982
C. 1980
D. 1979

Question 7: In what year was E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial released?

A. 1981
B. 1983
C. 1984
D. 1982

Question 8: In what year was A Nightmare on Elm Street released?

A. 1983
B. 1985
C. 1984
D. 1986

Question 9: In what year was The Silence of the Lambs released?

A. 1992
B. 1990
C. 1991
D. 1993

Question 10: In what year was Jurassic Park released?

A. 1994
B. 1992
C. 1993
D. 1995

Question 11: In what year was Scream released?

A. 1997
B. 1995
C. 1996
D. 1998

Question 12: In what year was Titanic released?

A. 1996
B. 1998
C. 1999
D. 1997

Question 13: In what year was The Matrix released?

A. 2000
B. 1998
C. 1999
D. 2001

Question 14: In what year was The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring released?

A. 2000
B. 2002
C. 2001
D. 2003

Question 15: In what year was Spider-Man released?

A. 2001
B. 2003
C. 2002
D. 2004

Question 16: In what year was Saw released?

A. 2003
B. 2005
C. 2004
D. 2006

Question 17: In what year was The Dark Knight released?

A. 2007
B. 2009
C. 2008
D. 2010

Question 18: In what year was Avatar released?

A. 2008
B. 2010
C. 2009
D. 2007

Question 19: In what year was The Avengers released?

A. 2011
B. 2013
C. 2012
D. 2014

Question 20: In what year was Black Panther released?

A. 2017
B. 2019
C. 2018
D. 2020

Answers

  1. D. 1974 – The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, directed by Tobe Hooper, premiered on 1 October 1974; 1975 was Jaws, 1973 The Exorcist, and 1976 Carrie.
  2. B. 1975 – Steven Spielberg’s Jaws was released on 20 June 1975; the other years flank nearby blockbusters like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) and Rocky (1976).
  3. C. 1977 – Star Wars (later subtitled Episode IV: A New Hope) hit theatres on 25 May 1977; distractors include Halloween (1978) and Alien (1979).
  4. D. 1978 – John Carpenter’s Halloween was released on 25 October 1978; 1977 was Star Wars, 1979 Alien.
  5. C. 1979 – Ridley Scott’s Alien premiered on 25 May 1979; 1978 was Halloween, 1980 The Shining.
  6. C. 1980 – Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining was released on 23 May 1980 (US); others include Alien (1979) and E.T. (1982).
  7. D. 1982 – Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial came out on 11 June 1982; 1981 had Raiders of the Lost Ark.
  8. C. 1984 – Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street debuted on 9 November 1984; nearby slashers like Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) but year-specific.
  9. C. 1991 – The Silence of the Lambs was released on 14 February 1991 and won Best Picture; 1993 was Jurassic Park.
  10. C. 1993 – Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park roared into theatres on 11 June 1993; 1991 was Terminator 2.
  11. C. 1996 – Wes Craven’s Scream slashed its way to release on 20 December 1996; 1997 was Titanic.
  12. D. 1997 – James Cameron’s Titanic sailed on 19 December 1997; 1996 had Scream.
  13. C. 1999 – The Wachowskis’ The Matrix debuted on 31 March 1999; 2001 was Fellowship.
  14. C. 2001 – Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring premiered on 19 December 2001 (wide US); 2002 was Spider-Man.
  15. C. 2002 – Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man swung into theatres on 3 May 2002; 2001 was Fellowship.
  16. C. 2004 – Saw, directed by James Wan, was released on 29 October 2004; kickstarted the torture porn era.
  17. C. 2008 – Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight arrived on 18 July 2008; 2009 was Avatar.
  18. C. 2009 – James Cameron’s Avatar was released on 18 December 2009, becoming the highest-grossing film; 2008 was Dark Knight.
  19. C. 2012 – Marvel’s The Avengers assembled on 4 May 2012; massive box office hit.
  20. C. 2018 – Black Panther roared to release on 16 February 2018; cultural phenomenon and box office smash.

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