Modern Fantasy Quiz: Can You Name Them All? Ultimate Trivia Challenge!

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Are you a true fan of modern fantasy cinema? From epic quests and magical academies to enchanted realms and mythical beasts, this 20-question quiz tests your knowledge of films from 2000 onwards, with questions ranging from easy warm-ups to fiendishly tricky ones. Grab some parchment (or a notepad) and see if you can name them all for a perfect score!

20 Trivia Questions on Modern Fantasy Films

Question 1: Which modern fantasy film follows a young wizard discovering his powers and attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?

A. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
B. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
C. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
D. Eragon

Question 2: Which film features a fellowship of hobbits, men, elves, and dwarves on a quest to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom?

A. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
B. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
D. The Golden Compass

Question 3: In which modern fantasy does a group of children enter a wardrobe to find a frozen land ruled by the White Witch, aided by a lion named Aslan?

A. The Spiderwick Chronicles
B. Bridge to Terabithia
C. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
D. The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

Question 4: Which film depicts blue-skinned Na’vi people on Pandora who bond with nature via tsaheylu and defend their home from human invaders?

A. John Carter
B. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
C. Avatar
D. Jupiter Ascending

Question 5: Which modern fantasy centres on a teenage girl falling in love with a centuries-old vampire in the rainy town of Forks?

A. Twilight
B. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
C. Beautiful Creatures
D. The Host

Question 6: Which film follows Bilbo Baggins joining a company of dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug?

A. Eragon
B. Dragonheart
C. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
D. Reign of Fire

Question 7: In which swashbuckling fantasy do cursed pirates led by Captain Jack Sparrow seek 882 gold medallions to lift their undead curse?

A. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
B. Treasure Planet
C. Hook
D. Cutthroat Island

Question 8: Which film set during the Spanish Civil War follows young Ofelia encountering fauns and pale men in an underworld labyrinth?

A. Pan’s Labyrinth
B. The Orphanage
C. The Devil’s Backbone
D. Crimson Peak

Question 9: Which romantic fantasy features Tristan Thorn pursuing a fallen star named Yvaine amid witches, pirates, and sky captains?

A. Stardust
B. The Princess Bride
C. Labyrinth
D. The NeverEnding Story

Question 10: Which adaptation has Lyra Belacqua wielding an alethiometer and travelling parallel worlds with armoured bear Iorek Byrnison?

A. The Golden Compass
B. Inkheart
C. City of Ember
D. The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

Question 11: Which film stars a demigod teen son of Poseidon retrieving Zeus’s stolen lightning bolt while battling Medusa and the Minotaur?

A. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
B. Clash of the Titans
C. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
D. Doctor Strange

Question 12: Which 1920s-set spin-off features magizoologist Newt Scamander and creatures like Nifflers and Obscurials in New York?

A. Monsters University
B. The Lego Movie
C. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
D. Rise of the Guardians

Question 13: Which live-action reimagining tells the origin story of the dark fairy Maleficent protecting her wings and the Moors?

A. Maleficent
B. Into the Woods
C. Cinderella
D. Mirror Mirror

Question 14: Tim Burton’s 2010 film where Alice returns to Underland to battle the Red Queen’s Jabberwocky and reclaim the crown?

A. Oz the Great and Powerful
B. Alice in Wonderland
C. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
D. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

Question 15: Which film follows farm boy Eragon bonding with blue dragon Saphira to fight the evil king Galbatorix?

A. How to Train Your Dragon
B. Pete’s Dragon
C. Eragon
D. Dragon Rider

Question 16: Which animated fantasy has ogre Shrek rescuing feisty Princess Fiona from Lord Farquaad’s dragon-guarded tower?

A. Finding Nemo
B. Ice Age
C. Shrek
D. Monsters, Inc.

Question 17: Which film features twins Jared and Mallory Grace discovering a hidden world of brownies, goblins, and ogres in their new home?

A. The Spiderwick Chronicles
B. Jumanji
C. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
D. Epic

Question 18: Sam Raimi’s prequel where con-man Oscar Diggs becomes the Wizard of Oz amid witches Theodora and Evanora?

A. Return to Oz
B. Oz the Great and Powerful
C. The Wiz
D. Wicked

Question 19: Jon Favreau’s 2016 live-action remake where Mowgli, raised by wolves, faces tiger Shere Khan and python Kaa?

A. The Jungle Book
B. Tarzan
C. George of the Jungle
D. Doctor Dolittle

Question 20: Which 2021 Arthurian fantasy follows Sir Gawain confronting the Green Knight’s beheading game, giants, and fox spirit?

A. Excalibur
B. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
C. Merlin
D. The Green Knight

Answers

  1. B. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – Released in 2001 and directed by Chris Columbus, this is the first film in the series where orphan Harry learns of his wizard heritage. The others feature different protagonists and mythologies.
  2. C. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Peter Jackson’s 2001 adaptation of Tolkien’s novel assembles the nine walkers for the quest. The alternatives are prequels, sequels, or unrelated fantasies.
  3. C. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – Andrew Adamson’s 2005 film brings C.S. Lewis’s tale to life with the Pevensie siblings. Others involve different portals or creatures.
  4. C. Avatar – James Cameron’s 2009 blockbuster introduced Pandora and the Na’vi. The distractors are other sci-fi fantasies with alien worlds.
  5. A. Twilight – Catherine Hardwicke’s 2008 film launched the vampire romance series based on Stephenie Meyer’s novels. Others feature witches or aliens.
  6. C. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Peter Jackson’s 2012 prequel to Lord of the Rings adapts Tolkien’s book. The rest involve different dragons or settings.
  7. A. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl – Gore Verbinski’s 2003 hit stars Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow under Aztec curse. Others are non-pirate adventures.
  8. A. Pan’s Labyrinth – Guillermo del Toro’s 2006 Oscar-winner blends fairy tale with war. The others are del Toro horrors but lack the labyrinth.
  9. A. Stardust – Matthew Vaughn’s 2007 film stars Charlie Cox and Michelle Pfeiffer pursuing the star. Classics like Princess Bride predate modern era.
  10. A. The Golden Compass – Chris Weitz’s 2007 adaptation of Philip Pullman’s Northern Lights features daemons and dust. Others have books but different plots.
  11. A. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief – Chris Columbus’s 2010 film adapts Rick Riordan’s Greek mythology tale. Others mix magic without demigods.
  12. C. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – David Yates’s 2016 Harry Potter spin-off stars Eddie Redmayne. The rest are animated non-magical creature films.
  13. A. Maleficent – Robert Stromberg’s 2014 Disney film stars Angelina Jolie as the titular fairy. Others retell different fairy tales.
  14. B. Alice in Wonderland – Tim Burton’s 2010 sequel sees Mia Wasikowska’s Alice slaying the Jabberwocky. Oz is a separate prequel.
  15. C. Eragon – Stefan Fangmeier’s 2006 film features Jeremy Irons and dragon Saphira. Others are animated or different dragon stories.
  16. C. Shrek – Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson’s 2001 DreamWorks hit parodies fairy tales. Others are Pixar non-ogre animations.
  17. A. The Spiderwick Chronicles – Mark Waters’s 2008 adaptation stars Freddie Highmore facing Mulgarath. Others lack the Grace family book.
  18. B. Oz the Great and Powerful – Sam Raimi’s 2013 prequel stars James Franco as the Wizard. Return to Oz (1985) is not modern.
  19. A. The Jungle Book – Jon Favreau’s 2016 remake uses motion-capture for Neel Sethi’s Mowgli. Others are non-Rudyard Kipling jungle tales.
  20. D. The Green Knight – David Lowery’s 2021 A24 film stars Dev Patel in the anonymous 14th-century poem adaptation. Others are older Arthurian films.

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