Can You Score 20/20? The Ultimate 90s Movies Trivia Quiz

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Step back into the golden era of cinema with this ultimate 90s movies trivia quiz! Featuring iconic blockbusters, cult classics, and Oscar winners from 1990 to 1999, these 20 questions ramp up from easy starters to real brain-teasers. Test your knowledge and see if you can nail a perfect score!

20 Trivia Questions on 90s Movies

Question 1: In which year was Pulp Fiction released?

A. 1993
B. 1995
C. 1994
D. 1996

Question 2: Who directed Jurassic Park?

A. James Cameron
B. Steven Spielberg
C. Roland Emmerich
D. Jan de Bont

Question 3: What is the name of Tom Hanks’ character in Forrest Gump?

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

Question 4: In The Matrix, which colour pill does Neo choose from Morpheus?

A. Blue
B. Green
C. Red
D. Black

Question 5: Who plays Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption?

A. Morgan Freeman
B. Tim Robbins
C. Clancy Brown
D. William Sadler

Question 6: In which year was Titanic released?

A. 1996
B. 1998
C. 1999
D. 1997

Question 7: What is the first rule of Fight Club in the film Fight Club?

A. You talk about Fight Club
B. You do not talk about Fight Club
C. Fight Club is mandatory
D. Always wear a shirt

Question 8: Who voices Woody in Toy Story?

A. Tim Allen
B. Tom Hanks
C. Don Rickles
D. Wallace Shawn

Question 9: Which 1994 film won the Best Picture Oscar at the 1995 Academy Awards?

A. Pulp Fiction
B. The Shawshank Redemption
C. Forrest Gump
D. Quiz Show

Question 10: Who directed Goodfellas?

A. Francis Ford Coppola
B. Quentin Tarantino
C. Martin Scorsese
D. Spike Lee

Question 11: Who plays Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs?

A. Julianne Moore
B. Jodie Foster
C. Michelle Pfeiffer
D. Meg Ryan

Question 12: What was the highest-grossing film of the 1990s worldwide?

A. Jurassic Park
B. Independence Day
C. Titanic
D. The Lion King

Question 13: In which year was Home Alone released?

A. 1989
B. 1991
C. 1990
D. 1992

Question 14: Who plays the T-1000 in Terminator 2: Judgment Day?

A. Arnold Schwarzenegger
B. Edward Furlong
C. Robert Patrick
D. Linda Hamilton

Question 15: From which 90s film is the quote "Life is like a box of chocolates"?

A. The Shawshank Redemption
B. Good Will Hunting
C. Forrest Gump
D. Scent of a Woman

Question 16: Who plays the boy who "sees dead people" in The Sixth Sense?

A. Bruce Willis
B. Haley Joel Osment
C. Toni Collette
D. Donnie Wahlberg

Question 17: Who plays Captain John Miller in Saving Private Ryan?

A. Matt Damon
B. Tom Sizemore
C. Tom Hanks
D. Edward Burns

Question 18: Who directed Se7en?

A. Ridley Scott
B. David Fincher
C. Michael Bay
D. Gore Verbinski

Question 19: Clueless is a modern adaptation of which Jane Austen novel?

A. Pride and Prejudice
B. Sense and Sensibility
C. Emma
D. Mansfield Park

Question 20: Who plays Verbal Kint / Keyser Söze in The Usual Suspects?

A. Stephen Baldwin
B. Kevin Pollak
C. Kevin Spacey
D. Benicio del Toro

Answers

  1. C. 1994 – Pulp Fiction, directed by Quentin Tarantino, premiered at Cannes in 1994 and was released theatrically that year; 1993 was Dazed and Confused, while 1995 saw Heat.
  2. B. Steven Spielberg – Spielberg directed the 1993 blockbuster based on Michael Crichton’s novel; Cameron did Titanic, Emmerich Independence Day.
  3. C. Forrest Gump – Tom Hanks portrays the titular character who runs across America; the others are supporting roles voiced or played by others.
  4. C. Red – The red pill reveals the truth about the Matrix; the blue pill returns Neo to simulated reality.
  5. B. Tim Robbins – Robbins stars as the banker wrongly imprisoned for nearly two decades; Freeman narrates as Red.
  6. D. 1997 – James Cameron’s epic romance-disaster film was released on 19 December 1997, becoming a global phenomenon.
  7. B. You do not talk about Fight Club – Stated explicitly twice at the start; the second rule repeats it.
  8. B. Tom Hanks – Hanks voices the cowboy doll Woody in Pixar’s groundbreaking 1995 animated feature; Allen voices Buzz Lightyear.
  9. C. Forrest Gump – It won Best Picture for its 1994 release at the 67th Oscars; the others were nominated but lost.
  10. C. Martin Scorsese – Scorsese’s 1990 mob masterpiece stars Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, and Joe Pesci.
  11. B. Jodie Foster – Foster won an Oscar for her portrayal of the FBI trainee; Moore played Clarice in the 2001 prequel Hannibal.
  12. C. Titanic – It grossed over $2.2 billion adjusted, far surpassing Jurassic Park‘s $1 billion+.
  13. C. 1990 – The Christmas comedy starring Macaulay Culkin was released on 16 November 1990.
  14. C. Robert Patrick – Patrick plays the advanced liquid-metal assassin pursuing John Connor; Schwarzenegger is the protector T-800.
  15. C. Forrest Gump – Spoken by Forrest (Tom Hanks) early in the 1994 film; not from the other dramatic titles.
  16. B. Haley Joel Osment – Osment’s chilling line earned him an Oscar nod; Willis plays the psychologist.
  17. C. Tom Hanks – Hanks leads as the squad leader in Spielberg’s 1998 WWII epic.
  18. B. David Fincher – Fincher’s dark 1995 thriller stars Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman hunting a serial killer.
  19. C. Emma – The 1995 teen comedy loosely adapts Austen’s 1815 novel about matchmaking.
  20. C. Kevin Spacey – Spacey won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for the twist role in Bryan Singer’s 1995 crime thriller.

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