Can You Score 20/20? Movie Scene Quiz: Can You Identify the Moment?

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Think you know your movies? Test your cinematic eye with 20 questions pinpointing iconic scenes from film history. From heart-pounding horror to epic blockbusters, these moments range from easy warm-ups to true superfan challenges. No peeking – grab a pen and dive in!

20 Trivia Questions on Iconic Movie Scenes

Question 1: In which film does a shower scene culminate in a shocking stabbing death, directed by Alfred Hitchcock?

A. The Birds
B. Vertigo
C. Psycho
D. Rear Window

Question 2: In which film does a chestburster erupt from a crew member’s stomach during a tense dinner scene aboard a spaceship?

A. Aliens
B. Alien
C. Prometheus
D. Alien Resurrection

Question 3: In which film does Jack Nicholson yell “Here’s Johnny!” while hacking through a bathroom door with an axe?

A. The Shining
B. Doctor Sleep
C. The Exorcist
D. Poltergeist

Question 4: In which film does a boy on a bicycle with a basket fly across the full moon in the opening shot?

A. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
B. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
C. Flight of the Navigator
D. Explorers

Question 5: In which film is the mystery of “Rosebud” revealed as a sled burns in a furnace at the end?

A. Citizen Kane
B. The Godfather
C. Casablanca
D. Gone with the Wind

Question 6: In which film does Jack Nicholson deliver the line “You can’t handle the truth!” during a courtroom confrontation?

A. The Firm
B. My Cousin Vinny
C. A Few Good Men
D. Philadelphia

Question 7: In which film does the narrator realise the unassuming storyteller is the criminal mastermind Keyser Söze as coffee stirrers fall from a bulletin board?

A. Se7en
B. Fight Club
C. L.A. Confidential
D. The Usual Suspects

Question 8: In which film does Keanu Reeves’ character dodge bullets in slow motion during a rooftop showdown?

A. Equilibrium
B. The Matrix
C. Ghost in the Shell
D. Dark City

Question 9: In which film does Darth Vader tell Luke Skywalker “I am your father” atop a Cloud City platform?

A. The Empire Strikes Back
B. Return of the Jedi
C. A New Hope
D. The Phantom Menace

Question 10: In which film does a Tyrannosaurus Rex attack and devour a lawyer while he sits on a portable toilet?

A. The Lost World: Jurassic Park
B. Jurassic World
C. Jurassic Park
D. Jaws

Question 11: In which film does Judy Garland’s Dorothy click her heels together three times and say “There’s no place like home”?

A. The Wiz
B. Return to Oz
C. The Wizard of Oz
D. Willow

Question 12: In which film does Leonardo DiCaprio sketch Kate Winslet’s character nude while she reclines on a couch below a painting?

A. Titanic
B. Pearl Harbor
C. The Notebook
D. Ghost

Question 13: In which film does Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones attempt to replace a golden idol with a bag of sand, causing a trap to trigger?

A. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
B. Raiders of the Lost Ark
C. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
D. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Question 14: In which film does Arnold Schwarzenegger’s cyborg say “I’ll be back” to a security guard before ramming a car through the police station doors?

A. Predator
B. Commando
C. The Terminator
D. Conan the Barbarian

Question 15: In which film does a baptism ceremony intercut with a series of brutal assassinations orchestrated by Michael Corleone?

A. The Godfather
B. The Godfather Part II
C. Goodfellas
D. Casino

Question 16: In which film do John Travolta and Uma Thurman perform a twist dance contest at Jack Rabbit Slim’s diner?

A. Reservoir Dogs
B. Kill Bill: Vol. 1
C. Pulp Fiction
D. Inglourious Basterds

Question 17: In which film does Tom Hanks’ character impulsively start running and crosses the United States multiple times?

A. The Running Man
B. Forrest Gump
C. Rocky
D. Chariots of Fire

Question 18: In which film does Anthony Hopkins’ Hannibal Lecter describe eating a census taker’s liver “with some fava beans and a nice Chianti”?

A. Red Dragon
B. Hannibal
C. Manhunter
D. The Silence of the Lambs

Question 19: In which film does a beach crowd panic and evacuate as a shark fin circles ominously towards swimmers?

A. Jaws
B. Deep Blue Sea
C. The Shallows
D. Open Water

Question 20: In which film does Humphrey Bogart’s Rick Blaine tell Ingrid Bergman’s Ilsa “We’ll always have Paris” amid an airport farewell?

A. Notorious
B. To Have and Have Not
C. Casablanca
D. The Maltese Falcon

Answers

  1. C. Psycho (1960) – Alfred Hitchcock’s seminal horror features Marion Crane’s brutal shower murder by the unseen killer; the others are Hitchcock classics without this specific scene.
  2. B. Alien (1979) – John Hurt’s Kane births the xenomorph chestburster at the Nostromo crew’s table; sequels and prequels have similar creatures but not this exact first reveal.
  3. A. The Shining (1980) – Jack Torrance’s descent into madness peaks with the axe attack on Wendy; the others involve supernatural horror but no matching axe-door moment.
  4. B. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) – Elliott and E.T. soar past the moon on the BMX bike; the other 80s kid adventure films lack this iconic silhouette shot.
  5. A. Citizen Kane (1941) – Charles Foster Kane’s dying word “Rosebud” ties to his childhood sled’s destruction; the others are classics without this revelation.
  6. C. A Few Good Men (1992) – Col. Jessup explodes in the trial with the famous line to Tom Cruise; the other legal dramas feature Nicholson but not this quote.
  7. D. The Usual Suspects (1995) – Verbal Kint’s fabricated tale unravels as the office props match his story; the other 90s crime thrillers have twists but not this exact denouement.
  8. B. The Matrix (1999) – Neo’s “bullet time” defiance defines the film’s revolutionary action; similar visuals appear later but originate here.
  9. A. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) – Vader’s parentage bombshell to Luke is one of cinema’s biggest reveals; later Star Wars films reference it but don’t originate it.
  10. C. Jurassic Park (1993) – The T. rex’s nocturnal rampage includes Gennaro’s grisly toilet demise; sequels expand dinosaurs but miss this specific kill.
  11. C. The Wizard of Oz (1939) – Dorothy’s ruby slippers send her home from Oz; adaptations like The Wiz reinterpret but don’t replicate this verbatim.
  12. A. Titanic (1997) – Jack’s intimate sketching of Rose with the Heart of the Ocean; other romances have art but not this pose or necklace.
  13. B. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) – Indy’s boulder-chase starts with the sand-swap failure in Peru; later Indy films have traps but not this idol swap.
  14. C. The Terminator (1984) – The T-800’s first “I’ll be back” precedes the police station assault; sequels reuse the line but debut here.
  15. A. The Godfather (1972) – Michael’s vow during his nephew’s baptism syncs with the Five Families’ hits; Part II mirrors it but first occurs here.
  16. C. Pulp Fiction (1994) – Vega and Wallace’s diner dance wins them a trophy; Tarantino’s other films have music but not this routine.
  17. B. Forrest Gump (1994) – Forrest’s run inspires his followers across America; running films like Rocky lack the cross-country epic.
  18. D. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) – Lecter’s chilling dinner anecdote to Clarice; prequels expand Lecter but originate this quote here.
  19. A. Jaws (1975) – Chief Brody spots the fin, sparking the 4th of July frenzy; later shark films homage but don’t match this beach sequence.
  20. C. Casablanca (1942) – Rick’s nostalgic line seals his sacrifice for Ilsa; other Bogart films have romance but not this airport goodbye.

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