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General Film Trivia Flashcards

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

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The Lumiere brothers

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

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Galadriel, LOTR - The Fellowship of the Ring

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

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Lust for Life, Iggy Pop

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

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Napoleon Dynamite, Napoleon Dynamite

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Eric Marlon Bishop is the given name of which actor?

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Jamie Foxx

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Who directed Pretty in Pick and the Breakfast Club?

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John Hughes

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

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Alice in Chains & Soundgarden

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Who directed the film Dirty Dancing?

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Emile Ardolino

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

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My Own Private Idaho and Feeling Minnesota

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Which successful director wrote the supernatural horror movie Poltergeist?

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Steven Spielberg

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

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Wayne Campbell, Wayne’s World

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

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Do the Right Thing

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

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Born on the Fourth of July

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

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Best Makeup and Hairstyling

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

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Twins

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

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Walter Sobchak

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Who played Elliot in E.T.?

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Henry Thomas

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The first Cannes film festival was held in which decade?

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1940s

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

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Cocoon

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

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John Bender, The Breakfast Club

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21
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What is the callsign of Nick Bradshaw in Top Gun?

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Goose

22
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Who directed the 1927 classic Metropolis?

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Fritz Lang

23
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What is Patrick Swayze’s occupation in Road House?

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A cooler

24
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Which musician was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in 2017’s Mudbound?

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Mary J. Blige

25
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Director Wes Craven cameos as a janitor in the 1996 movie Scream. What is he wearing?

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Freddy Kreuger’s outfit

26
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Who directed the film My Own Private Idaho?

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Gus Van Sant

27
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Which character says ‘Take the gun. leave the cannoli” in The Godfather?

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Peter Clemenza

28
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Who is Madonna’s co-star in the film Desperately Seeking Susan?

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Rosanna Arquette

29
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In which year was the Academy Awards first televised?

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1953

30
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‘I have some extremely distressing news. We’ve just run out of wine.” is a line said by which character in which film?

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Withnail, Withnail & I

31
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What did Bjork leave on the red carpet at the 2001 Academy Awards?

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An egg

32
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Which sci-fi movie was based on a novel written by Carl Sagan?

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Contact

33
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Who played Shirley Valentine in the 1989 film of the same name?

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Pauline Collins

34
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“I’m going to eat your heart out with a spoon” is a line from which character in which film?

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Sheriff of Nottingham, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves

35
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For three years, Oscar statues were made of painted plaster, owing to which world event?

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World War II

36
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Which actress played a mafia widow in Married to the Mob?

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Michelle Pfeiffer

37
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For which film was Kathryn Bigelow the first woman to win the Best Director Oscar?

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The Hurt Locker

38
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“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?

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Jordan Belfort, The Wolf of Wall Street

39
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Which Mean Girls character says ‘That is so fetch’?

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Gretchen Wieners

40
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Which 1990 French film, named for its criminal-turned-government assassin, was directed by Luc Besson?

A

La Femme Nikita

41
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What to Audrey Hepburn, Whoopi Goldberg and Mel Brooks all have in common?

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EGOT winners

42
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“The snacks are free” is a quote by which character from which film?

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Kate Dibiasky, Don’t Look Up

43
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Who directed the film Pretty Woman?

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Garry Marshall

44
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“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?

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Anita, West Side Story

45
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“Now THAT is a cheeseburger” is a line from which character in which film?

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Margot, The Menu

46
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“If you want to dance the mask, you must service the composer” is a line from which character in which film?

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Lydia Tar, Tar

47
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Who is the queen of the fictional land of Arendelle?

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Elsa

48
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Who holds the record for the most Oscar wins by an individual?

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Walt Disney

49
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Catherine Called Birdy is written and directed by which actor?

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Lena Dunham

50
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What is the name of Robert Downey Jr’s character in Tropic Thunder?

A

Kirk Lazarus

51
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For which two films has Steven Spielberg won the Best Director Oscar?

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Saving Private Ryan & Schindler’s List

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