Movie trivia questions

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All 20 movies questions and answers

  1. Which film won the first Academy Award for Best Picture (then "Outstanding Picture")?

    Wings. Wings won at the 1929 ceremony.

  2. Who directed Jurassic Park (1993)?

    Steven Spielberg. Based on the Michael Crichton novel.

  3. What is the name of the fictional African country in Black Panther?

    Wakanda. Zamunda is from Coming to America.

  4. Which movie features the line "Here's looking at you, kid"?

    Casablanca. Humphrey Bogart says it to Ingrid Bergman.

  5. Which 1975 Steven Spielberg film is often called the first summer blockbuster?

    Jaws. Its wide release and TV ad campaign set the template for summer tentpoles.

  6. In The Wizard of Oz, what colour are Dorothy's magic slippers?

    Ruby red. They were silver in L. Frank Baum's book.

  7. Which Pixar film is set mostly inside a girl's mind?

    Inside Out. Her emotions include Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust.

  8. Who played Jack Dawson in Titanic (1997)?

    Leonardo DiCaprio. Kate Winslet played Rose.

  9. In which film does a character say "May the Force be with you" for the first time?

    Star Wars (1977). The original is now titled Episode IV: A New Hope.

  10. Which film is about a clownfish searching for his son?

    Finding Nemo. Released by Pixar in 2003.

  11. What is the name of the hobbit played by Elijah Wood?

    Frodo Baggins. In Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy.

  12. Who directed Oppenheimer (2023)?

    Christopher Nolan. It won Best Picture at the 2024 Oscars.

  13. Which 1994 film follows a man telling his life story on a bench?

    Forrest Gump. Tom Hanks won Best Actor for it.

  14. What kind of creature is Shrek?

    An ogre. Based on William Steig's 1990 picture book.

  15. In The Matrix, which pill does Neo take?

    The red pill. The red pill shows him the truth.

  16. Which animated film features the song "Let It Go"?

    Frozen. Sung by Idina Menzel as Elsa.

  17. Who played the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008)?

    Heath Ledger. Ledger won a posthumous Oscar for the role.

  18. Parasite (2019) was the first non-English-language film to win Best Picture. Who directed it?

    Bong Joon-ho. It is a South Korean film.

  19. What is the name of the toy cowboy in Toy Story?

    Woody. Voiced by Tom Hanks.

  20. Which film is set on the desert planet Arrakis?

    Dune. Based on Frank Herbert's 1965 novel.

Questions people ask

What is a good easy movie trivia question?

"What kind of creature is Shrek?" (an ogre) or "Which pill does Neo take?" (red) work for any crowd.

Which film won the first Best Picture Oscar?

Wings, at the first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929.

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