Can You Name Them All? Ultimate Modern Action Movie Trivia Quiz Challenge

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Are you a true aficionado of modern action cinema? Dive into this thrilling quiz featuring 20 questions on blockbuster hits from the 2000s to today, spanning easy starters to brain-busting stumpers about explosive fights, high-stakes chases, and iconic heroes.

20 Trivia Questions on Modern Action Movies

Question 1: Which 2014 action thriller stars Keanu Reeves as a former hitman drawn back into the underworld after his dog’s murder?

A. The Equalizer
B. John Wick
C. Taken 3
D. A Walk Among the Tombstones

Question 2: In which 2015 post-apocalyptic epic does Charlize Theron play the fierce Imperator Furiosa?

A. Mad Max: Fury Road
B. The Book of Eli
C. Snowpiercer
D. I Am Mother

Question 3: What 2011 Indonesian film follows a SWAT team fighting their way through a crime lord’s high-rise apartment block?

A. Merantau
B. The Protector
C. The Raid
D. Ong-Bak 3

Question 4: Which Mission: Impossible film features the death-defying Burj Khalifa climbing sequence?

A. Mission: Impossible III
B. Ghost Protocol
C. Rogue Nation
D. Fallout

Question 5: Which 2014 spy action comedy features the iconic line “Manners maketh man”?

A. Kingsman: The Secret Service
B. Kick-Ass
C. Spy
D. The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Question 6: Charlize Theron plays MI6 agent Lorraine Broughton in which 2017 neon-lit spy thriller?

A. Atomic Blonde
B. Red Sparrow
C. Salt
D. Hanna

Question 7: In which 2018 sci-fi action film does a quadriplegic man gain superhuman abilities via an AI implant named STEM?

A. Venom
B. Upgrade
C. Alita: Battle Angel
D. Gemini Man

Question 8: Karl Urban portrays Judge Dredd in a dystopian high-rise in which 2012 film?

A. Dredd
B. Judge Dredd
C. RoboCop
D. Equilibrium

Question 9: Denzel Washington plays a retired Marine and DIA officer turned vigilante in which 2014 film?

A. The Equalizer
B. Safe House
C. Man on Fire
D. Inside Man

Question 10: Bob Odenkirk stars as an underestimated family man unleashing violence in which 2021 revenge thriller?

A. Wrath of Man
B. Nobody
C. Den of Thieves
D. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Question 11: Brad Pitt plays a zen assassin aboard a high-speed train in which 2022 action film?

A. Bullet Train
B. The Gray Man
C. Tenet
D. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Question 12: Tom Cruise reprises his role as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in which 2022 aerial action blockbuster?

A. Top Gun: Maverick
B. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
C. Fast X
D. Avatar: The Way of Water

Question 13: Chris Hemsworth plays mercenary Tyler Rake rescuing a drug lord’s son in which 2020 Netflix actioner?

A. 6 Underground
B. Triple Frontier
C. The Old Guard
D. Extraction

Question 14: Which 2015 Fast & Furious instalment features a heartfelt skydiving tribute to Paul Walker?

A. Fast Five
B. Fast & Furious 6
C. Furious 7
D. The Fate of the Furious

Question 15: Ryan Gosling stars as CIA agent Court Gentry in which 2022 Netflix thriller directed by the Russo brothers?

A. Red Notice
B. The Gray Man
C. Army of the Dead
D. Extraction 2

Question 16: Michael Bay’s 2022 film involves a bank heist, ambulance chase, and helicopter showdown in LA?

A. 6 Underground
B. Ambulance
C. Bad Boys for Life
D. Transformers: The Last Knight

Question 17: Gerard Butler plays pilot Brodie Torrance forcing a landing on hostile terrain in which 2023 film?

A. Greenland
B. Angel Has Fallen
C. Hunter Killer
D. Plane

Question 18: Gal Gadot leads as elite spy Rachel Stone in which 2023 Netflix action film?

A. Heart of Stone
B. The 355
C. Gunpowder Milkshake
D. Argylle

Question 19: Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt battles the AI threat “The Entity” in which 2023 Mission: Impossible entry?

A. Fallout
B. Rogue Nation
C. Ghost Protocol
D. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Question 20: Jason Statham plays security expert “H” seeking revenge for his son’s death in which 2021 Guy Ritchie film?

A. Wrath of Man
B. Mechanic: Resurrection
C. The Transporter Refuelled
D. Sparks

Answers

  1. B. John Wick – Directed by Chad Stahelski and David Leitch; The Equalizer and Taken 3 are also 2014 vigilante tales but star Denzel Washington and Liam Neeson respectively, while A Walk Among the Tombstones is a detective story.
  2. A. Mad Max: Fury Road – George Miller’s 2015 reboot stars Theron as Furiosa aiding Tom Hardy’s Max; others are post-apocalyptic but lack her role.
  3. C. The Raid – Directed by Gareth Evans, it’s famed for non-stop martial arts in a tower; others are Indonesian action films by Iko Uwais or Tony Jaa but different plots.
  4. B. Ghost Protocol – 2011 film directed by Brad Bird with Tom Cruise scaling the Burj; others have stunts but not this landmark sequence.
  5. A. Kingsman: The Secret Service – Matthew Vaughn’s 2014 film with Colin Firth; others are spy comedies but lack the line.
  6. A. Atomic Blonde – David Leitch’s 2017 film based on graphic novel The Coldest City; others feature female spies but different eras/agents.
  7. B. Upgrade – Leigh Whannell’s 2018 film with Logan Marshall-Green; others involve enhancements but not this AI spinal implant plot.
  8. A. Dredd – 2012 adaptation directed by Pete Travis; Judge Dredd (1995) stars Stallone, others are similar dystopias.
  9. A. The Equalizer – Antoine Fuqua’s 2014 film based on TV series; others star Washington but in different roles/eras.
  10. B. Nobody – Directed by Ilya Naishuller in 2021; Wrath of Man stars Statham in a similar heist-revenge setup.
  11. A. Bullet Train – David Leitch’s 2022 adaptation of Maria Beetle; others feature Pitt/Gosling but not the train assassins.
  12. A. Top Gun: Maverick – Joseph Kosinski’s 2022 sequel 36 years later; others star Cruise but aviation-focused differently.
  13. D. Extraction – Sam Hargrave’s 2020 debut with Rake’s one-man army; others are ensemble Netflix action.
  14. C. Furious 7 – James Wan’s 2015 film ending Paul Walker’s arc; others are franchise entries without the tribute.
  15. B. The Gray Man – 2022 Russo brothers film from Mark Greaney novels; others are Netflix action but different leads.
  16. B. Ambulance – Michael Bay’s 2022 remake of 1990 Danish film; others have Bay-style chaos but not this heist.
  17. D. Plane – Jean-François Richet’s 2023 film; others star Butler in survival/action but not plane hijacking.
  18. A. Heart of Stone – Tom Harper’s 2023 Netflix original; others feature female-led spy teams but different premises.
  19. D. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – Christopher McQuarrie’s 2023 entry introducing The Entity; others are prior franchise films.
  20. A. Wrath of Man – Guy Ritchie’s 2021 film with nonlinear storytelling; others star Statham in assassin roles but different plots.

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