TL;DR. Seventy movie trivia questions across classics, blockbusters, behind-the-scenes details, and award winners — sorted by difficulty. Use as a single round or split into themed sub-rounds (Oscars, Star Wars, Pixar, horror).
Easy (25 questions)
Who directed *Jurassic Park* (1993)? Steven SpielbergWhat year did *Titanic* release in cinemas? 1997In *Toy Story*, what is the name of Andy’s favourite cowboy? WoodyWhich movie features the line “Here’s looking at you, kid”? CasablancaWho plays Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Robert Downey Jr.What is the name of the wizarding school in *Harry Potter*? HogwartsWhich Pixar movie features a rat as the protagonist? RatatouilleWho directed *Pulp Fiction*? Quentin TarantinoWhat colour pill does Neo take in *The Matrix*? RedWhat is the name of the kingdom in *Frozen*? ArendelleWho plays Forrest in *Forrest Gump*? Tom HanksWhat year did *Star Wars: A New Hope* release? 1977Which animated film features the song “Let It Go”? FrozenWho directed *The Godfather*? Francis Ford CoppolaIn *Finding Nemo*, what species is Nemo? A clownfishWhich actor played Jack in *Titanic*? Leonardo DiCaprioWhat is the highest-grossing film of all time (worldwide)? Avatar (2009)Who plays Hermione Granger? Emma WatsonWhat is the dog’s name in *Up*? DugWhich 1994 film stars Tom Hanks running across America? Forrest GumpWho plays Tony Stark’s assistant Pepper Potts? Gwyneth PaltrowIn *Lion King*, who is Simba’s evil uncle? ScarWhich director made *E.T.* (1982)? Steven SpielbergWhat year did the first *Avengers* movie release? 2012Who played the Joker in *The Dark Knight* (2008)? Heath LedgerMedium (25 questions)
Which film won the first Academy Award for Best Picture? Wings (1927)How many Oscars did *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* win? 11Who directed *Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind*? Michel GondryIn *Pulp Fiction*, what is in the briefcase? Never revealedWho is the youngest actress to win Best Actress at the Oscars? Marlee Matlin? No — actually Marlee Matlin at 21. Holly Hunter and others younger appearances. The youngest is Marlee Matlin (21). (Note: Tatum O’Neal was the youngest Best Supporting Actress winner at 10.)Which Spielberg movie features a great white shark? Jaws (1975)Which 1999 film features Brad Pitt and Edward Norton? Fight ClubWho plays the lead in *Schindler’s List*? Liam NeesonWhat was the budget of *The Blair Witch Project*? About $60,000Which film has the line “You can’t handle the truth”? A Few Good Men (1992)Who directed *Inception*? Christopher NolanWhat year did *The Shawshank Redemption* release? 1994Which actor has won the most Best Actor Oscars? Daniel Day-Lewis (3)Who is the only director to win Best Director three times? Frank Capra, John Ford, William Wyler — actually John Ford with 4 (Ford holds the record with 4 wins)Which film won the first Best Picture Oscar for an animated feature? No animated film has won Best Picture; *Beauty and the Beast* was the first nominated (1991)Who composed the *Star Wars* theme? John WilliamsWhat is the name of Tony Stark’s AI before Friday? JARVISWhich Coen Brothers film features Walter and The Dude? The Big Lebowski (1998)Who directed *Citizen Kane*? Orson WellesWhat was Citizen Kane’s dying word? “Rosebud”Which 2019 film has the line “We have a Hulk”? Avengers: Endgame (the line is actually from Avengers 2012)Who plays Walter White in *Breaking Bad*? Bryan Cranston (note: TV, included for crossover trivia)Which Tarantino film is a revenge story about a slave? Django Unchained (2012)Who directed *La La Land* (2016)? Damien ChazelleWhich 2017 horror film won Best Original Screenplay? Get Out (Jordan Peele)Hard (20 questions)
Which film was the first to use the Wilhelm Scream? The 1951 film *Distant Drums*Who composed the score for *The Godfather*? Nino RotaIn what year was the first feature-length animated film released? 1937 (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)Which actor turned down the role of Neo in The Matrix? Will Smith (he chose Wild Wild West)What is the longest film to win Best Picture? Gone with the Wind (1939) — 3h 58m, technically Lawrence of Arabia is longer (3h 47m); GWTW is the standard record-holder for length among Best Picture winners until Killers of the Flower Moon and others.Who plays Hannibal Lecter in *The Silence of the Lambs*? Anthony HopkinsWhat was the first film to gross $1 billion at the box office? Titanic (1997)Which film holds the record for most Oscar nominations? All About Eve, Titanic, and La La Land — each with 14Who edited *The Godfather*? William Reynolds and Peter ZinnerWhich film opens with Citizen Kane’s glass-ball shattering scene? Citizen Kane (1941)Who is the youngest Best Director Oscar winner? Damien Chazelle (32, for La La Land)Which film’s ending famously features Tyler Durden being shot? Fight Club (1999)What is the runtime of *Lawrence of Arabia*? 3h 47mWho wrote the screenplay for *Chinatown*? Robert TowneWhich film won the first non-English-language Best Picture Oscar? Parasite (2019)Who directed *Mulholland Drive*? David LynchWhich Star Wars film is Episode I? The Phantom Menace (1999)Who composed the *Inception* score? Hans ZimmerWhich actor has appeared in the most Marvel films (as of 2024)? Samuel L. JacksonWhich 1942 film is set in Casablanca, Morocco? CasablancaUsing these
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Running movie trivia as a scored quiz instead of a shouted-out round
A printed list works fine for a casual living-room night, but the moment you have more than six or seven people, someone always disputes an answer, someone loses track of their score, and the fastest talker wins by volume instead of knowledge. If you want an actual leaderboard, turn this list (or your own themed cut of it) into a digital quiz instead of reading questions aloud.
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Under 10 players, casual vibe — the printed list above is genuinely the right tool. Don't over-engineer a living-room game night.10+ players, or you want a real winner — a digital quiz with live scoring removes the "who buzzed in first" arguments and gives you a clean leaderboard at the end.Recurring trivia night (weekly bar quiz, classroom warm-up, team social) — build a bank of rounds once and reuse them; SimpleQuizMaker's free plan includes 5 AI-generated quizzes a month, which comfortably covers a monthly trivia night, and paid plans raise that ceiling for anyone running more frequent events.Teaching a film studies or media class — pair the trivia questions with actual assessment. The testing effect research shows that answering questions, even easy recall ones like "who directed this," strengthens retention far more than re-reading a fact sheet, which is part of why trivia formats work as a study tool and not just entertainment.Common mistakes when adapting a trivia list into a quiz
Keeping all 70 questions in one sitting. Attention drops fast in a single long round — split into themed 15-20 question rounds (Oscars, franchises, behind-the-scenes) with a short break between them.Ignoring the difficulty labels. The easy/medium/hard split in this list exists so you can calibrate to your crowd; dumping hard questions into a family-friendly round is the fastest way to kill momentum.Not accounting for regional or era bias. A mostly-2020s crowd may not know 1970s answers cold — weight your round toward questions your specific group can actually engage with.Skipping a written record. Verbal-only trivia leads to disputes over answers nobody wrote down. A quiz tool timestamps and stores every submission automatically.If you're running trivia nights regularly for a classroom rather than a party, the for-teachers page covers how educators use the same quiz engine for warm-ups, review games, and formative checks — the mechanics are identical to a party trivia round, just graded.
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Can I turn this movie trivia list into a digital quiz without retyping everything?
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How many trivia questions should a single round have?
Fifteen to twenty questions per round keeps attention high without dragging. For a full movie trivia night, split this 70-question list into three or four themed rounds (easy warm-up, blockbusters, behind-the-scenes, hard finale) rather than running all 70 back to back.
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What's the difference between running trivia live versus as a self-paced quiz?
Live trivia (shouting answers or buzzing in) is faster and more social but harder to score fairly at scale. A self-paced digital quiz, built with a tool like the quiz maker, gives every player the same questions in the same order, times their answers automatically, and produces a leaderboard without anyone needing to keep score by hand — useful once your group grows past a table or two.