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 Spielberg**What year did *Titanic* release in cinemas? **1997**In *Toy Story*, what is the name of Andy's favourite cowboy? **Woody**Which movie features the line “Here's looking at you, kid”? **Casablanca**Who plays Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? **Robert Downey Jr.**What is the name of the wizarding school in *Harry Potter*? **Hogwarts**Which Pixar movie features a rat as the protagonist? **Ratatouille**Who directed *Pulp Fiction*? **Quentin Tarantino**What colour pill does Neo take in *The Matrix*? **Red**What is the name of the kingdom in *Frozen*? **Arendelle**Who plays Forrest in *Forrest Gump*? **Tom Hanks**What year did *Star Wars: A New Hope* release? **1977**Which animated film features the song “Let It Go”? **Frozen**Who directed *The Godfather*? **Francis Ford Coppola**In *Finding Nemo*, what species is Nemo? **A clownfish**Which actor played Jack in *Titanic*? **Leonardo DiCaprio**What is the highest-grossing film of all time (worldwide)? **Avatar (2009)**Who plays Hermione Granger? **Emma Watson**What is the dog's name in *Up*? **Dug**Which 1994 film stars Tom Hanks running across America? **Forrest Gump**Who plays Tony Stark's assistant Pepper Potts? **Gwyneth Paltrow**In *Lion King*, who is Simba's evil uncle? **Scar**Which director made *E.T.* (1982)? **Steven Spielberg**What year did the first *Avengers* movie release? **2012**Who played the Joker in *The Dark Knight* (2008)? **Heath Ledger**Medium (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? **11**Who directed *Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind*? **Michel Gondry**In *Pulp Fiction*, what is in the briefcase? **Never revealed**Who 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 Club**Who plays the lead in *Schindler's List*? **Liam Neeson**What was the budget of *The Blair Witch Project*? **About $60,000**Which film has the line “You can't handle the truth”? **A Few Good Men (1992)**Who directed *Inception*? **Christopher Nolan**What year did *The Shawshank Redemption* release? **1994**Which 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 Williams**What is the name of Tony Stark's AI before Friday? **JARVIS**Which Coen Brothers film features Walter and The Dude? **The Big Lebowski (1998)**Who directed *Citizen Kane*? **Orson Welles**What 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 Chazelle**Which 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 Rota**In 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 Hopkins**What 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 14**Who edited *The Godfather*? **William Reynolds and Peter Zinner**Which 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 47m**Who wrote the screenplay for *Chinatown*? **Robert Towne**Which film won the first non-English-language Best Picture Oscar? **Parasite (2019)**Who directed *Mulholland Drive*? **David Lynch**Which Star Wars film is Episode I? **The Phantom Menace (1999)**Who composed the *Inception* score? **Hans Zimmer**Which actor has appeared in the most Marvel films (as of 2024)? **Samuel L. Jackson**Which 1942 film is set in Casablanca, Morocco? **Casablanca**Using these
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