Can You Score 20/20? Sequel Trivia Quiz: Better Than the Original!

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Love sequels that surpass their originals? Put your movie knowledge to the test with these 20 trivia questions on iconic follow-ups like Aliens, Terminator 2, and The Dark Knight. We’ve mixed easy starters with tough challenges to see if you truly know why these are superior!

20 Trivia Questions on Sequels Better Than the Original

Question 1: Which director helmed Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)?

A. Ridley Scott
B. James Cameron
C. Roland Emmerich
D. Michael Bay

Question 2: How many survivors from the Alien (1979) crew appear in Aliens (1986)?

A. None
B. One
C. Two
D. Three

Question 3: Which actor won an Oscar for portraying young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II (1974)?

A. Marlon Brando
B. Al Pacino
C. Robert De Niro
D. Robert Duvall

Question 4: Heath Ledger won a posthumous Best Supporting Actor Oscar for the Joker in which film?

A. Batman Begins
B. The Dark Knight Rises
C. The Dark Knight
D. Joker

Question 5: To whom does Darth Vader say "No, I am your father" in The Empire Strikes Back (1980)?

A. Han Solo
B. Princess Leia
C. Lando Calrissian
D. Luke Skywalker

Question 6: Mad Max 2 (1981) is known in the US as?

A. Mad Max
B. The Road Warrior
C. Mad Max: Fury Road
D. Beyond Thunderdome

Question 7: What does Ash call his shotgun in Evil Dead 2 (1987)?

A. Chainsaw
B. Necronomicon
C. Delta 88
D. Boomstick

Question 8: In Dawn of the Dead (1978), where do the survivors take refuge?

A. Police station
B. Hospital
C. Apartment building
D. Shopping mall

Question 9: Alfred Molina portrayed which villain in Spider-Man 2 (2004)?

A. Green Goblin
B. Venom
C. Sandman
D. Doctor Octopus

Question 10: Which toy is kidnapped in Toy Story 2 (1999)?

A. Buzz Lightyear
B. Mr. Potato Head
C. Jessie
D. Woody

Question 11: Who voices Puss in Boots in Shrek 2 (2004)?

A. Mike Myers
B. Eddie Murphy
C. Antonio Banderas
D. John Cleese

Question 12: Elsa Lanchester played which role in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)?

A. Elizabeth
B. Mary Shelley (framing)
C. The Monster’s Bride
D. Dr. Praetorius’s assistant

Question 13: Who directed Top Gun: Maverick (2022)?

A. Tony Scott
B. Ridley Scott
C. Tom Cruise
D. Joseph Kosinski

Question 14: Patrick Stewart reprises which role in Logan (2017)?

A. Magneto
B. Wolverine
C. Professor X
D. Cyclops

Question 15: Before Sunset (2004) primarily takes place in which city?

A. Vienna
B. Prague
C. New York
D. Paris

Question 16: Who voices the peacock villain Lord Shen in Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)?

A. Jack Black
B. Gary Oldman
C. Angelina Jolie
D. Jackie Chan

Question 17: In Despicable Me 2 (2013), Gru teams up with which Anti-Villain League agent?

A. Margo
B. Edith
C. Agnes
D. Lucy Wilde

Question 18: What is the major battle in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)?

A. Battle of Isengard
B. Battle of the Pelennor Fields
C. Mines of Moria
D. Battle of Helm’s Deep

Question 19: What compels John Wick to return in John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)?

A. Revenge for his dog
B. Destruction of his car
C. A called-in marker
D. Theft of his house

Question 20: Creed (2015) continues which boxing film franchise?

A. Raging Bull
B. Rocky
C. Cinderella Man
D. Million Dollar Baby

Answers

  1. B. James Cameron – James Cameron directed Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), which grossed $520 million (vs original’s $78 million) and won four Oscars; others directed unrelated sci-fi films.
  2. B. One – Only Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) survives from the Nostromo; the rest perished in the original.
  3. C. Robert De Niro – De Niro won Best Supporting Actor Oscar for young Vito; Brando played older Vito in part I, Pacino is Michael, Duvall is Tom Hagen.
  4. C. The Dark Knight – Ledger’s Joker in The Dark Knight (2008) won Best Supporting Actor; Nicholson was in Batman (1989), others in later films.
  5. D. Luke Skywalker – Vader reveals this to Luke during their Cloud City lightsaber duel; others are present but not addressed.
  6. B. The Road Warrior – US title for Mad Max 2 (1981), lauded for action; others are different entries.
  7. D. Boomstick – Ash dubs his 12-gauge shotgun the "boomstick"; chainsaw is his hand replacement, others unrelated.
  8. D. Shopping mall – The group holes up in a mall; original had rural/city settings.
  9. D. Doctor Octopus – Molina as Dr. Otto Octavius; others are different Spider-Man villains.
  10. D. Woody – Woody is stolen by Al McWhiggin; Buzz leads the rescue.
  11. C. Antonio Banderas – Banderas voices Puss; Myers is Shrek, Murphy Donkey, Cleese King Harold.
  12. C. The Monster’s Bride – Lanchester as the Bride; her hairstyle inspired lightning bolt hair.
  13. D. Joseph Kosinski – Kosinski directed the 2022 hit (96% RT vs original 73%); Tony Scott did 1986 film.
  14. C. Professor X – Stewart as elderly Charles Xavier; McAvoy younger version, others unrelated.
  15. D. Paris – Jesse and Celine reunite walking Paris streets; Vienna was first film.
  16. B. Gary Oldman – Oldman voices Lord Shen; Black is Po, Jolie Tigress.
  17. D. Lucy Wilde – Wiig voices Lucy, Gru’s partner; girls are his adopted daughters.
  18. D. Battle of Helm’s Deep – Epic defence of the deep; Pelennor in Return of the King.
  19. C. A called-in marker – Santino invokes the blood oath marker; dog/car from first film.
  20. B. Rocky – Creed features Apollo’s son trained by Rocky; others separate boxing films.

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