Can You Name These Iconic Movie Characters? Ultimate Challenge Trivia Quiz

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Test your cinematic knowledge with this ultimate challenge featuring 20 questions on legendary movie characters! Spanning classics, blockbusters, and cult favourites, the questions range from easy warm-ups to fiendishly tricky ones. Grab some paper and pencil – how many can you name correctly?

20 Trivia Questions on Iconic Movie Characters

Question 1: In The Wizard of Oz (1939), what is the name of the young girl who travels to Munchkinland?

A. Judy Garland
B. Glinda
C. Wicked Witch
D. Dorothy Gale

Question 2: In Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977), who is the young farm boy who joins the Rebel Alliance?

A. Han Solo
B. Obi-Wan Kenobi
C. Luke Skywalker
D. Darth Vader

Question 3: In The Godfather (1972), what is the name of the Corleone family patriarch?

A. Michael Corleone
B. Sonny Corleone
C. Vito Corleone
D. Fredo Corleone

Question 4: In Jaws (1975), who is the police chief of Amity Island?

A. Matt Hooper
B. Quint
C. Martin Brody
D. Mayor Vaughn

Question 5: In Casablanca (1942), who is the nightclub owner romantically involved with Ilsa Lund?

A. Victor Laszlo
B. Rick Blaine
C. Captain Renault
D. Ugarte

Question 6: In The Silence of the Lambs (1991), what is the name of the FBI trainee investigating Buffalo Bill?

A. Clarice Starling
B. Ardelia Mapp
C. Catherine Martin
D. Dr. Hannibal Lecter

Question 7: In Titanic (1997), who is the poor artist who falls in love with Rose DeWitt Bukater?

A. Cal Hockley
B. Jack Dawson
C. Fabrizio De Rossi
D. Tommy Ryan

Question 8: In Forrest Gump (1994), what is the name of the titular character?

A. Lieutenant Dan Taylor
B. Forrest Gump
C. Bubba Blue
D. Jenny Curran

Question 9: In The Matrix (1999), who is “The One”?

A. Morpheus
B. Trinity
C. Agent Smith
D. Neo

Question 10: In Fight Club (1999), what is the name of the narrator’s charismatic alter ego?

A. Marla Singer
B. Tyler Durden
C. Bob
D. The Mechanic

Question 11: In Pulp Fiction (1994), who is the boxer who double-crosses Marsellus Wallace?

A. Jules Winnfield
B. Vincent Vega
C. Butch Coolidge
D. Mia Wallace

Question 12: In Goodfellas (1990), what is the name of the protagonist played by Ray Liotta?

A. Jimmy Conway
B. Tommy DeVito
C. Henry Hill
D. Paul Cicero

Question 13: In Psycho (1960), who is the owner of the Bates Motel?

A. Marion Crane
B. Norman Bates
C. Lila Crane
D. Sam Loomis

Question 14: In The Shining (1980), what is the name of the boy with psychic abilities?

A. Jack Torrance
B. Wendy Torrance
C. Danny Torrance
D. Dick Hallorann

Question 15: In Alien (1979), who is the warrant officer who survives the xenomorph encounter?

A. Ripley
B. Kane
C. Parker
D. Ash

Question 16: In Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), what is the name of the archaeologist hero played by Harrison Ford?

A. Marcus Brody
B. Sallah
C. Indiana Jones
D. Marion Ravenwood

Question 17: In E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), who is the boy who befriends the stranded alien?

A. Michael
B. Elliott
C. Gertie
D. Keys

Question 18: In Blade Runner (1982), who is the replicant hunter played by Harrison Ford?

A. Roy Batty
B. Rick Deckard
C. Pris
D. Leon

Question 19: In The Terminator (1984), who is the cyborg assassin sent back in time to kill Sarah Connor?

A. Kyle Reese
B. Sarah Connor
C. The Terminator
D. John Connor

Question 20: In Die Hard (1988), who is the NYPD cop who stops the terrorists at Nakatomi Plaza?

A. John McClane
B. Hans Gruber
C. Al Powell
D. Holly Gennaro

Answers

  1. D. Dorothy Gale – Dorothy is the Kansas farm girl played by Judy Garland who is whisked away by a tornado; Judy is the actress, while Glinda and the Wicked Witch are Oz characters.
  2. C. Luke Skywalker – Luke is the Tatooine moisture farmer who discovers his Force potential; the others are smugglers, Jedi master, and Sith Lord respectively.
  3. C. Vito Corleone – Vito, played by Marlon Brando, heads the Corleone crime family; Michael, Sonny, and Fredo are his sons.
  4. C. Martin Brody – Brody, played by Roy Scheider, battles the shark as Amity’s sheriff; Hooper is the oceanographer and Quint the grizzled fisherman.
  5. B. Rick Blaine – Rick, played by Humphrey Bogart, owns Rick’s Café Américain; the others are Ilsa’s husband, police captain, and petty thief.
  6. A. Clarice Starling – Clarice, played by Jodie Foster, consults Lecter for help; the others are her roommate, victim, and cannibal psychiatrist.
  7. B. Jack Dawson – Jack, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, charms Rose aboard the ship; Cal is her fiancé, Fabrizio and Tommy fellow steerage passengers.
  8. B. Forrest Gump – Forrest, played by Tom Hanks, narrates his life’s extraordinary events; the others are his army friend, shrimp partner, and lifelong love.
  9. D. Neo – Neo, played by Keanu Reeves, fulfils the prophecy as the saviour; Morpheus is his mentor, Trinity his ally, and Smith his nemesis.
  10. B. Tyler Durden – Tyler, played by Brad Pitt, leads the underground fight club; the others are the narrator’s girlfriend, a group member, and a minion.
  11. C. Butch Coolidge – Butch, played by Bruce Willis, wins his fight but defies orders; Jules and Vincent are hitmen, Mia Marsellus’s wife.
  12. C. Henry Hill – Henry, played by Ray Liotta, rises and falls in the mob; Conway and DeVito are associates, Cicero the underboss.
  13. B. Norman Bates – Norman, played by Anthony Perkins, runs the motel with his “mother”; Marion is the thief, Lila her sister, Sam her boyfriend.
  14. C. Danny Torrance – Danny, played by Danny Lloyd, “shines” and sees visions; Jack is his father, Wendy his mother, Dick the cook.
  15. A. Ripley – Ellen Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver, is the sole survivor; Kane is facehugged, Parker an engineer, Ash a synthetic traitor.
  16. C. Indiana Jones – Indy, played by Harrison Ford, seeks the Ark; Brody is his employer, Sallah an ally, Marion the love interest.
  17. B. Elliott – Elliott is the suburban boy who hides and bonds with E.T.; Michael is his brother, Gertie his sister, Keys the agent.
  18. B. Rick Deckard – Deckard hunts rogue replicants in dystopian LA; Roy is a leader replicant, Pris and Leon fellow escapees.
  19. C. The Terminator – The T-800 cyborg, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, relentlessly pursues Sarah; Reese protects her, John her future son.
  20. A. John McClane – McClane, played by Bruce Willis, single-handedly thwarts the heist; Gruber is the villain, Powell his ally cop, Holly his wife.

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