Can You Score 20/20? Ultimate Movie Facts Trivia Quiz: Did You Know These?

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Test your cinematic knowledge with this 20-question movie facts trivia quiz, packed with "did you know" gems from classic and modern films. Questions range from easy warm-ups to brain-bending challenges – how many can you get right?

20 Trivia Questions on Movie Facts

Question 1: Who directed the 1975 blockbuster Jaws?

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

Question 2: In what year was Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope first released?

A. 1975
B. 1979
C. 1977
D. 1980

Question 3: Which actor portrayed Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972)?

A. Al Pacino
B. Robert Duvall
C. James Caan
D. Marlon Brando

Question 4: What was the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture?

A. Casablanca
B. It Happened One Night
C. Wings
D. All Quiet on the Western Front

Question 5: Who composed the iconic score for Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960)?

A. John Williams
B. Jerry Goldsmith
C. Bernard Herrmann
D. Ennio Morricone

Question 6: Which 1997 film tied the record for most Oscars won (11) previously set by Ben-Hur (1959)?

A. Schindler’s List
B. Forrest Gump
C. The English Patient
D. Titanic

Question 7: Who played the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz (1939)?

A. Margaret Hamilton
B. Judy Garland
C. Billie Burke
D. Clara Blandick

Question 8: Which director is famously known as the "Master of Suspense"?

A. Stanley Kubrick
B. Alfred Hitchcock
C. Quentin Tarantino
D. Christopher Nolan

Question 9: Which 1937 Disney film was the first full-length cel-animated feature in motion picture history?

A. Pinocchio
B. Dumbo
C. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
D. Fantasia

Question 10: Which actor improvised the famous "Here’s Johnny!" line in The Shining (1980)?

A. Shelley Duvall
B. Danny Lloyd
C. Jack Nicholson
D. Scatman Crothers

Question 11: In which film does the character yell, "You can’t handle the truth!"?

A. The Silence of the Lambs
B. Top Gun
C. A Few Good Men
D. Magnum Force

Question 12: Who directed and starred in Citizen Kane (1941)?

A. William Wyler
B. John Ford
C. Orson Welles
D. Howard Hawks

Question 13: Which actress has won the most competitive Academy Awards for acting (four)?

A. Meryl Streep
B. Bette Davis
C. Katharine Hepburn
D. Ingrid Bergman

Question 14: Which film is the highest-grossing of all time when adjusted for inflation?

A. Avatar
B. Titanic
C. Star Wars
D. Gone with the Wind

Question 15: For which film did Tom Hanks win his first Best Actor Oscar?

A. Forrest Gump
B. Big
C. Philadelphia
D. Sleepless in Seattle

Question 16: Which 1962 film was the first official James Bond movie?

A. Goldfinger
B. From Russia with Love
C. Dr. No
D. Casino Royale

Question 17: The green digital rain code in The Matrix (1999) derives from scanned text of what?

A. Newspaper headlines
B. Bible verses
C. Phone book entries
D. Japanese sushi recipes

Question 18: In Pulp Fiction (1994), what is the burger called in the Amsterdam scene due to the metric system?

A. Big Kahuna Burger
B. Quarter Pounder
C. Royale with Cheese
D. Whopper

Question 19: Which 2023 film won Best Picture at the 2024 Academy Awards?

A. Barbie
B. Poor Things
C. Oppenheimer
D. American Fiction

Question 20: Which Alfred Hitchcock film features the famous 45-second shower murder scene?

A. Vertigo
B. Rear Window
C. Psycho
D. North by Northwest

Answers

  1. C. Steven Spielberg – Spielberg directed Jaws, the 1975 thriller that revolutionised summer blockbusters with its mechanical shark and John Williams score; the others directed other classics like Star Wars (Lucas) but not this.
  2. C. 1977 – Star Wars premiered on 25 May 1977, launching a franchise; 1975 was Jaws, 1979 Alien.
  3. D. Marlon Brando – Brando won Best Actor for his iconic role in The Godfather; Pacino played Michael, Duvall Tom Hagen, Caan Sonny.
  4. C. Wings – Silent film Wings (1927–28) won at the first Oscars in 1929; others won later.
  5. C. Bernard Herrmann – Herrmann’s shrieking strings defined Psycho‘s tension; Williams scored Jaws, Morricone Westerns.
  6. D. Titanic – Titanic matched Ben-Hur‘s 11 Oscars in 1998 ceremony; others won fewer.
  7. A. Margaret Hamilton – Hamilton’s portrayal is legendary; Garland was Dorothy, Burke Glinda.
  8. B. Alfred Hitchcock – Hitchcock earned the title through films like Psycho; Kubrick known for sci-fi epics.
  9. C. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Released 21 December 1937, it was the first feature-length animated film in the US; others followed later.
  10. C. Jack Nicholson – Nicholson ad-libbed the axe line from The Tonight Show; he played Jack Torrance.
  11. C. A Few Good Men – Jack Nicholson’s Col. Jessup delivers the line in the 1992 film; others have different quotes.
  12. C. Orson Welles – Welles made his directorial debut with Citizen Kane, playing Charles Foster Kane.
  13. C. Katharine Hepburn – Hepburn won four Best Actress Oscars (1933, 1967, 1968, 1981); Streep has three.
  14. D. Gone with the Wind – Adjusted for inflation, it grossed over $4 billion; Avatar leads unadjusted.
  15. C. Philadelphia – Hanks won in 1994 for portraying a lawyer with AIDS; Forrest Gump was his second.
  16. C. Dr. No – Sean Connery starred in the 1962 Eon Productions adaptation; Casino Royale (1967) was a parody.
  17. D. Japanese sushi recipes – The code is reversed katakana from a Japanese cookbook scanned by designer Simon Whiteley.
  18. C. Royale with Cheese – Vincent (Travolta) explains the name change in the film; Big Kahuna is later.
  19. C. Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan’s biopic won Best Picture at the 96th Oscars on 10 March 2024.
  20. C. Psycho – The 1960 film’s shower scene used 77 camera setups and chocolate syrup for blood; revolutionary editing by George Tomasini.

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