Can You Score 20/20? Can You Name These Famous Movie Characters Trivia Quiz

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Test your cinematic knowledge with this ultimate quiz on famous movie characters! From timeless classics to blockbuster legends, these 20 multiple-choice questions range from easy warm-ups to expert-level challenges. Grab a pen and see if you can name them all.

20 Trivia Questions on Famous Movie Characters

Question 1: Who is the patriarch of the Corleone crime family in The Godfather (1972)?

A. Michael Corleone
B. Sonny Corleone
C. Tom Hagen
D. Vito Corleone

Question 2: Which character is the masked Sith Lord and Anakin Skywalker’s father in the original Star Wars trilogy?

A. Obi-Wan Kenobi
B. Yoda
C. Emperor Palpatine
D. Darth Vader

Question 3: In Casablanca (1942), who owns Rick’s Café Américain and delivers the line “Here’s looking at you, kid”?

A. Victor Laszlo
B. Sam
C. Ilsa Lund
D. Rick Blaine

Question 4: Which character survives as the resourceful warrant officer aboard the Nostromo in Alien (1979)?

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

Question 5: Who is the whip-cracking archaeologist hero battling Nazis in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)?

A. Sallah
B. Marion Ravenwood
C. René Belloq
D. Indiana Jones

Question 6: Which character runs across America and famously says “Life is like a box of chocolates” in Forrest Gump (1994)?

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

Question 7: The cannibalistic psychiatrist who helps FBI trainee Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) is?

A. Jack Crawford
B. Buffalo Bill
C. Clarice Starling
D. Hannibal Lecter

Question 8: In Fight Club (1999), who is the charismatic soap salesman and alter ego played by Brad Pitt?

A. The Narrator
B. Marla Singer
C. Robert “Bob” Paulson
D. Tyler Durden

Question 9: The hacker prophesied as “The One” who bends the rules of the Matrix in The Matrix (1999) is?

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

Question 10: Who carries the One Ring to Mount Doom in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)?

A. Gandalf
B. Aragorn
C. Samwise Gamgee
D. Frodo Baggins

Question 11: The teen who travels back to 1955 in a DeLorean in Back to the Future (1985) is?

A. Emmett “Doc” Brown
B. Biff Tannen
C. Lorraine Baines
D. Marty McFly

Question 12: The motel owner with a split personality and his deceased mother in Psycho (1960) is?

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

Question 13: The axe-wielding caretaker descending into madness in The Shining (1980) is?

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

Question 14: The Roman general seeking revenge in the arena in Gladiator (2000) is?

A. Commodus
B. Juba
C. Proximo
D. Maximus Decimus Meridius

Question 15: The NYPD cop battling terrorists in a skyscraper on Christmas Eve in Die Hard (1988) is?

A. Hans Gruber
B. Holly Gennaro
C. Argyle
D. John McClane

Question 16: The mother who fights the T-800 to protect her future son in The Terminator (1984) is?

A. Kyle Reese
B. John Connor
C. T-800
D. Sarah Connor

Question 17: The Kansas farm girl who journeys to Oz in The Wizard of Oz (1939) is?

A. Scarecrow
B. Tin Man
C. Cowardly Lion
D. Dorothy Gale

Question 18: The Amity police chief facing the great white shark in Jaws (1975) is?

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

Question 19: The banker wrongfully imprisoned who tunnels to freedom in The Shawshank Redemption (1994) is?

A. Ellis “Red” Redding
B. Brooks Hatlen
C. Tommy Williams
D. Andy Dufresne

Question 20: The grinning “Clown Prince of Crime” terrorising Gotham in Batman (1989) is?

A. The Riddler
B. The Penguin
C. Two-Face
D. The Joker

Answers

  1. D. Vito Corleone – Vito, played by Marlon Brando, leads the family; the others are his son Sonny, adopted son Tom, and son Michael.
  2. D. Darth Vader – Vader is the iconic villain revealed as Luke’s father; the others are Jedi or the Emperor.
  3. D. Rick Blaine – Rick, played by Humphrey Bogart, is the cynical owner; others are his love interest, pianist, and rival.
  4. D. Ellen Ripley – Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver, is the sole survivor; others are crewmates who die.
  5. D. Indiana Jones – Indy, played by Harrison Ford, is the adventurer; others are allies or foes.
  6. D. Forrest Gump – Forrest, played by Tom Hanks, is the titular naive hero; others are his friends.
  7. D. Hannibal Lecter – Lecter, played by Anthony Hopkins, is the brilliant killer; others are FBI agents or the murderer.
  8. D. Tyler Durden – Tyler is the anarchic leader; the others are the unnamed Narrator, his lover, and a group member.
  9. D. Neo – Neo, played by Keanu Reeves, awakens to his destiny; others are his mentors or enemies.
  10. D. Frodo Baggins – Frodo bears the Ring on the quest; others are companions or wizards.
  11. D. Marty McFly – Marty, played by Michael J. Fox, is the time-traveller; others are inventor, bully, or mother.
  12. D. Norman Bates – Norman, played by Anthony Perkins, dresses as his mother; others are victims or investigators.
  13. D. Jack Torrance – Jack, played by Jack Nicholson, goes insane; others are his family and cook.
  14. D. Maximus Decimus Meridius – Maximus, played by Russell Crowe, avenges his family; others are emperor, friend, or trainer.
  15. D. John McClane – McClane, played by Bruce Willis, saves the day barefoot; others are villain, wife, or limo driver.
  16. D. Sarah Connor – Sarah, played by Linda Hamilton, becomes a warrior; others are soldier, son, or cyborg.
  17. D. Dorothy Gale – Dorothy, played by Judy Garland, seeks the Wizard; others are her Oz companions.
  18. D. Chief Martin Brody – Brody, played by Roy Scheider, hunts the shark; others are oceanographer, hunter, or mayor.
  19. D. Andy Dufresne – Andy, played by Tim Robbins, endures 19 years before escaping; others are inmates.
  20. D. The Joker – The Joker, played by Jack Nicholson, poisons Gotham; others are later Batman villains.

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