Can You Score 20/20? The Ultimate Summer Blockbuster Trivia Quiz: Big Screen Hits

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Are you ready to test your knowledge of the biggest summer blockbusters that have lit up cinema screens? From jaw-dropping action to record-breaking spectacles, this 20-question quiz spans easy warm-ups to fiendish challenges on Hollywood’s hottest hits. Grab some popcorn and dive in!

20 Trivia Questions on Summer Blockbusters: Big Screen Hits

Question 1: Which 1975 film is widely credited as the first true summer blockbuster?

A. Star Wars
B. Jaws
C. Superman
D. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Question 2: Who directed the 1975 summer blockbuster Jaws?

A. George Lucas
B. Steven Spielberg
C. Ridley Scott
D. Martin Scorsese

Question 3: In Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), who portrayed Princess Leia Organa?

A. Natalie Portman
B. Carrie Fisher
C. Daisy Ridley
D. Felicity Jones

Question 4: Raiders of the Lost Ark was released in US cinemas on 12 June which year?

A. 1979
B. 1981
C. 1984
D. 1989

Question 5: In E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), what does ‘E.T.’ stand for?

A. Eternal Traveller
B. Extra-Terrestrial
C. Earthly Tourist
D. Extraterrestrial Entity

Question 6: Which film was the highest-grossing summer release of 1984 in North America?

A. Ghostbusters
B. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
C. Gremlins
D. The Karate Kid

Question 7: Who directed the 1985 summer blockbuster Back to the Future?

A. Steven Spielberg
B. Robert Zemeckis
C. Joe Dante
D. Richard Donner

Question 8: In Top Gun (1986), which actor played the lead role of Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell?

A. Val Kilmer
B. Tom Cruise
C. Anthony Edwards
D. Kelly McGillis

Question 9: Which director helmed the 1989 summer blockbuster Batman?

A. Christopher Nolan
B. Tim Burton
C. Joel Schumacher
D. Sam Raimi

Question 10: Jurassic Park (1993) is based on a novel written by whom?

A. Crichton Howard
B. Michael Crichton
C. John Crichton
D. Peter Crichton

Question 11: Who directed the 1996 summer blockbuster Independence Day?

A. James Cameron
B. Roland Emmerich
C. Michael Bay
D. Dean Devlin

Question 12: In Men in Black (1997), which actors played Agents J and K?

A. Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith
B. Will Smith and Josh Brolin
C. Tommy Lee Jones and Chris Hemsworth
D. Will Smith and Rip Torn

Question 13: Which 1997 summer blockbuster served as a direct sequel to Jurassic Park?

A. The Lost World: Jurassic Park
B. Air Force One
C. Con Air
D. Face/Off

Question 14: In the 1998 summer hit Armageddon, who played the oil driller Harry Stamper?

A. Ben Affleck
B. Bruce Willis
C. Billy Bob Thornton
D. Steve Buscemi

Question 15: Who directed Spider-Man (2002), the first film in Sam Raimi’s trilogy?

A. Marc Webb
B. Jon Watts
C. Sam Raimi
D. David Fincher

Question 16: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was released in July which year?

A. 2002
B. 2003
C. 2006
D. 2007

Question 17: Which 2004 summer blockbuster became the highest-grossing animated film at the time?

A. Shrek 2
B. Spider-Man 2
C. Shark Tale
D. The Incredibles

Question 18: Who directed the 2007 summer blockbuster Transformers?

A. Steven Spielberg
B. Michael Bay
C. Jon Favreau
D. Gore Verbinski

Question 19: The Dark Knight (2008) was released in US theatres on 18 July which year?

A. 2007
B. 2008
C. 2010
D. 2012

Question 20: Which 2015 summer blockbuster revived the Jurassic Park franchise?

A. Jurassic World
B. Avengers: Age of Ultron
C. Terminator Genisys
D. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

Answers

  1. B. Jaws – Released 20 June 1975, it pioneered wide summer releases and massive marketing; Star Wars followed in 1977.
  2. B. Steven Spielberg – He directed the film, facing infamous production troubles with the mechanical shark; others directed later blockbusters.
  3. B. Carrie Fisher – Fisher originated the role in 1977; the others played Leia in sequel trilogies.
  4. B. 1981 – Exact US release was 12 June 1981; other years are nearby Indiana Jones films.
  5. B. Extra-Terrestrial – The title explicitly stands for this; other options are fabricated distractors.
  6. A. Ghostbusters – It grossed over $229 million domestically in 1984, topping the summer chart; Temple of Doom was second.
  7. B. Robert Zemeckis – Zemeckis co-wrote and directed the 1985 hit; Spielberg produced but did not direct.
  8. B. Tom Cruise – Cruise starred as Maverick in the 1986 aerial action blockbuster; others were co-stars.
  9. B. Tim Burton – Burton’s gothic vision launched the 1989 hit; Nolan directed the later Dark Knight trilogy.
  10. B. Michael Crichton – Crichton’s 1990 novel was adapted by Spielberg in 1993; no relation to the other names.
  11. B. Roland Emmerich – Emmerich co-wrote and directed the alien invasion smash; Devlin co-wrote but did not direct.
  12. A. Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith – They played Agents K and J in the 1997 original; others appeared in sequels/prequels.
  13. A. The Lost World: Jurassic Park – Released May 1997 as the direct sequel; others were competing action hits that summer.
  14. B. Bruce Willis – Willis led the asteroid-deflecting team in the 1998 blockbuster; Affleck was his future son-in-law character.
  15. C. Sam Raimi – Raimi directed the 2002 Tobey Maguire Spider-Man; others helmed later iterations.
  16. B. 2003 – US release was 9 July 2003; other years are sequels.
  17. A. Shrek 2 – It grossed $441 million domestically in 2004, a record until surpassed; Spider-Man 2 topped overall.
  18. B. Michael Bay – Bay launched the live-action franchise in 2007; Spielberg produced.
  19. B. 2008 – Exact US wide release was 18 July 2008; other years are Batman sequels.
  20. A. Jurassic World – Released 12 June 2015, it rebooted the series with record-breaking grosses; others were concurrent blockbusters.

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