General Film Trivia

Question 1

Which French brothers were the first to show moving pictures on screen in 1895?

Answer 1

The Lumiere brothers

Question 2

“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future” is a quote by which character from which film?

Answer 2

Galadriel, LOTR - The Fellowship of the Ring

Question 3

What song is playing under Ewan McGregor’s ‘Choose Life’ speech in Trainspotting?

Answer 3

Lust for Life, Iggy Pop

Question 4

“Tina eat. Food. Eat the food.” is a quote by which character from which film?

Answer 4

Napoleon Dynamite, Napoleon Dynamite

Question 5

Eric Marlon Bishop is the given name of which actor?

Answer 5

Jamie Foxx

Question 6

Who directed Pretty in Pick and the Breakfast Club?

Answer 6

John Hughes

Question 7

Which two iconic grunge bands made cameo appearances in the Cameron Crowe film ‘Singles’?

Answer 7

Alice in Chains & Soundgarden

Question 8

Who directed the film Dirty Dancing?

Answer 8

Emile Ardolino

Question 9

Which two Keanu Reeves films from the 1990s feature the name of US States in the title?

Answer 9

My Own Private Idaho and Feeling Minnesota

Question 10

Which successful director wrote the supernatural horror movie Poltergeist?

Answer 10

Steven Spielberg

Question 11

“asphinctersayswhat” is a quote by which character from which film?

Answer 11

Wayne Campbell, Wayne’s World

Question 12

The Public Enemy song ‘Fight the Power’ was written for which 1989 film?

Answer 12

Do the Right Thing

Question 13

For which two films did Oliver Stone win the Best Director Oscar in the 1980s?

Answer 13

Born on the Fourth of July

Question 14

Which Oscar category was introduced in 1981 and won by An American Werewolf in London?

Answer 14

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Question 15

Lindsay Lohan, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jackie Chan have all played what on screen?

Answer 15

Twins

Question 16

Who said the line ‘That rug really tied the room together’ from The Big Lebowski?

Answer 16

Walter Sobchak

Question 17

Who played Elliot in E.T.?

Answer 17

Henry Thomas

Question 18

The first Cannes film festival was held in which decade?

Answer 18

1940s

Question 19

Ron Howard directed which movie about a group of older people who are made young again by aliens?

Answer 19

Cocoon

Question 20

The line ‘Eat my shorts’ is by which film character from which film?

Answer 20

John Bender, The Breakfast Club

Question 21

What is the callsign of Nick Bradshaw in Top Gun?

Answer 21

Goose

Question 22

Who directed the 1927 classic Metropolis?

Answer 22

Fritz Lang

Question 23

What is Patrick Swayze’s occupation in Road House?

Answer 23

A cooler

Question 24

Which musician was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in 2017’s Mudbound?

Answer 24

Mary J. Blige

Question 25

Director Wes Craven cameos as a janitor in the 1996 movie Scream. What is he wearing?

Answer 25

Freddy Kreuger's outfit

Question 26

Who directed the film My Own Private Idaho?

Answer 26

Gus Van Sant

Question 27

Which character says 'Take the gun. leave the cannoli" in The Godfather?

Answer 27

Peter Clemenza

Question 28

Who is Madonna's co-star in the film Desperately Seeking Susan?

Answer 28

Rosanna Arquette

Question 29

In which year was the Academy Awards first televised?

Answer 29

1953

Question 30

'I have some extremely distressing news. We've just run out of wine." is a line said by which character in which film?

Answer 30

Withnail, Withnail & I

Question 31

What did Bjork leave on the red carpet at the 2001 Academy Awards?

Answer 31

An egg

Question 32

Which sci-fi movie was based on a novel written by Carl Sagan?

Answer 32

Contact

Question 33

Who played Shirley Valentine in the 1989 film of the same name?

Answer 33

Pauline Collins

Question 34

"I'm going to eat your heart out with a spoon" is a line from which character in which film?

Answer 34

Sheriff of Nottingham, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves

Question 35

For three years, Oscar statues were made of painted plaster, owing to which world event?

Answer 35

World War II

Question 36

Which actress played a mafia widow in Married to the Mob?

Answer 36

Michelle Pfeiffer

Question 37

For which film was Kathryn Bigelow the first woman to win the Best Director Oscar?

Answer 37

The Hurt Locker

Question 38

"I've been a poor man and I've been a rich man. And I choose rich every f***ing time!" is a line by which character from which film?

Answer 38

Jordan Belfort, The Wolf of Wall Street

Question 39

Which Mean Girls character says 'That is so fetch'?

Answer 39

Gretchen Wieners

Question 40

Which 1990 French film, named for its criminal-turned-government assassin, was directed by Luc Besson?

Answer 40

La Femme Nikita

Question 41

What to Audrey Hepburn, Whoopi Goldberg and Mel Brooks all have in common?

Answer 41

EGOT winners

Question 42

"The snacks are free" is a quote by which character from which film?

Answer 42

Kate Dibiasky, Don't Look Up

Question 43

Who directed the film Pretty Woman?

Answer 43

Garry Marshall

Question 44

"If one of you was lying in the street bleeding, I'd walk by and spit on you" is a quote from which character in which film?

Answer 44

Anita, West Side Story

Question 45

"Now THAT is a cheeseburger" is a line from which character in which film?

Answer 45

Margot, The Menu

Question 46

"If you want to dance the mask, you must service the composer" is a line from which character in which film?

Answer 46

Lydia Tar, Tar

Question 47

Who is the queen of the fictional land of Arendelle?

Answer 47

Elsa

Question 48

Who holds the record for the most Oscar wins by an individual?

Answer 48

Walt Disney

Question 49

Catherine Called Birdy is written and directed by which actor?

Answer 49

Lena Dunham

Question 50

What is the name of Robert Downey Jr's character in Tropic Thunder?

Answer 50

Kirk Lazarus

Question 51

For which two films has Steven Spielberg won the Best Director Oscar?

Answer 51

Saving Private Ryan & Schindler's List