Can You Score 20/20? Identify These Classic Movies Trivia Quiz Challenge!

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Put your knowledge of cinema’s timeless treasures to the test! These 20 questions on classic movies draw from Hollywood’s Golden Age and iconic masterpieces, with clues ranging from famous quotes and scenes to legendary stars. Can you identify every one?

20 Trivia Questions on Classic Movies

Question 1: Which classic film features the line “Here’s looking at you, kid,” spoken by Humphrey Bogart?

A. The Big Sleep (1946)
B. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
C. African Queen (1951)
D. Casablanca (1942)

Question 2: In which film does a young girl named Dorothy follow a yellow brick road with her dog Toto?

A. The Wiz (1978)
B. Alice in Wonderland (1951)
C. Return to Oz (1985)
D. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Question 3: What is the name of the film where “Rosebud” is the famous last word of a dying newspaper tycoon?

A. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
B. Meet John Doe (1941)
C. Citizen Kane (1941)
D. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Question 4: Which movie ends with the line “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn”?

A. Wuthering Heights (1939)
B. Gone with the Wind (1939)
C. Rebecca (1940)
D. Waterloo Bridge (1940)

Question 5: In which musical does Gene Kelly famously sing and dance in a rainstorm?

A. An American in Paris (1951)
B. Brigadoon (1954)
C. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
D. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

Question 6: Which comedy features two men disguising themselves as women to escape the mob?

A. Victor/Victoria (1982)
B. Tootsie (1982)
C. Some Like It Hot (1959)
D. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

Question 7: What film introduced the shocking shower murder scene and the character Norman Bates?

A. Strangers on a Train (1951)
B. The Birds (1963)
C. Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
D. Psycho (1960)

Question 8: Which Hitchcock film involves a man with vertigo and a woman who appears to be possessed?

A. Dial M for Murder (1954)
B. To Catch a Thief (1955)
C. Rear Window (1954)
D. Vertigo (1958)

Question 9: In which film does James Stewart spy on his neighbours from a wheelchair?

A. Rope (1948)
B. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
C. Vertigo (1958)
D. Rear Window (1954)

Question 10: Which movie features Cary Grant being chased by a crop-dusting plane in a cornfield?

A. North by Northwest (1959)
B. Charade (1963)
C. Notorious (1946)
D. To Catch a Thief (1955)

Question 11: What Christmas classic shows George Bailey learning his life matters with help from angel Clarence?

A. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
B. White Christmas (1954)
C. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
D. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Question 12: Which film stars Gloria Swanson as faded star Norma Desmond?

A. A Star is Born (1954)
B. All About Eve (1950)
C. The Country Girl (1954)
D. Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Question 13: In which movie does Audrey Hepburn play Holly Golightly, who loves breakfast at Tiffany’s?

A. Funny Face (1957)
B. Roman Holiday (1953)
C. Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
D. My Fair Lady (1964)

Question 14: Which epic features the famous chariot race between Ben-Hur and Messala?

A. The Robe (1953)
B. Quo Vadis (1951)
C. Ben-Hur (1959)
D. Spartacus (1960)

Question 15: What war film involves British POWs building a bridge over the River Kwai?

A. The Guns of Navarone (1961)
B. Zulu (1964)
C. Tunes of Glory (1960)
D. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Question 16: Which Kirk Douglas film has slaves led by Spartacus yelling “I’m Spartacus!”?

A. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
B. Lust for Life (1956)
C. Spartacus (1960)
D. Paths of Glory (1957)

Question 17: Peter O’Toole stars as which historical figure crossing the desert in an epic adventure?

A. The Lion in Winter (1968)
B. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
C. Becket (1964)
D. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)

Question 18: Which satirical film features Peter Sellers as Dr. Strangelove and a doomsday machine?

A. Lolita (1962)
B. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
C. The Mouse That Roared (1959)
D. Being There (1979)

Question 19: Stanley Kubrick’s space epic begins with apes discovering a monolith.

A. The Shining (1980)
B. Spartacus (1960)
C. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
D. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Question 20: Julie Andrews sings “The hills are alive with the sound of music” in which film?

A. Mary Poppins (1964)
B. Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
C. The Sound of Music (1965)
D. Victor/Victoria (1982)

Answers

  1. D. Casablanca (1942) – Humphrey Bogart’s Rick Blaine says “Here’s looking at you, kid” to Ingrid Bergman; the others are Bogart films without this line.
  2. D. The Wizard of Oz (1939) – Judy Garland’s Dorothy travels the yellow brick road to Oz with Toto; others are later adaptations.
  3. C. Citizen Kane (1941) – Orson Welles’ Charles Foster Kane whispers “Rosebud” on his deathbed; others are contemporary dramas without this element.
  4. B. Gone with the Wind (1939) – Clark Gable’s Rhett Butler delivers the line to Vivien Leigh’s Scarlett; others are romances from the era.
  5. C. Singin’ in the Rain (1952) – Gene Kelly performs the joyous dance in pouring rain; others are MGM musicals but lack this scene.
  6. C. Some Like It Hot (1959) – Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon dress as women to flee gangsters with Marilyn Monroe; later films echo the premise.
  7. D. Psycho (1960) – Alfred Hitchcock’s horror features Anthony Perkins as Bates and the infamous shower scene; others are earlier Hitchcock thrillers.
  8. D. Vertigo (1958) – James Stewart’s Scottie suffers vertigo while investigating Kim Novak’s Madeleine; other Hitchcock films have different plots.
  9. D. Rear Window (1954) – Stewart’s photographer suspects murder while wheelchair-bound; others are Hitchcock but without this setup.
  10. A. North by Northwest (1959) – Cary Grant’s Thornhill is attacked by the crop duster in Hitchcock’s thriller; others star Grant in different adventures.
  11. A. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) – James Stewart’s George Bailey is shown life’s value by Henry Travers’ Clarence; others are holiday classics.
  12. D. Sunset Boulevard (1950) – Gloria Swanson plays delusional Norma Desmond; others feature faded stars but different stories.
  13. C. Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) – Audrey Hepburn’s Holly Golightly is the quirky socialite; others star Hepburn in varied roles.
  14. C. Ben-Hur (1959) – Charlton Heston’s Judah battles Messala in the epic chariot race; others are biblical spectacles.
  15. D. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) – Alec Guinness leads POWs in bridge construction; others are war films without this plot.
  16. C. Spartacus (1960) – Kirk Douglas’ gladiator inspires followers to claim “I’m Spartacus!”; others star Douglas in different genres.
  17. B. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) – Peter O’Toole portrays T.E. Lawrence in David Lean’s desert epic; others feature O’Toole in historical dramas.
  18. B. Dr. Strangelove (1964) – Peter Sellers plays multiple roles including the title character in Kubrick’s nuclear satire; others are Sellers comedies.
  19. D. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – Kubrick’s film opens with the transformative monolith and apes; others are Kubrick works without this sequence.
  20. C. The Sound of Music (1965) – Julie Andrews’ Maria von Trapp sings the opening line in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical; others star Andrews.

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