Factburst Quiz
Test your film knowledge with ten questions on directors, performers, famous characters and cinema history. The selection ranges from animated cooking stories and The 400 Blows to Midnight Cowboy, Titanic, Mad Max: Fury Road and a 1970s musical. Silent-era film, the Oscars and unusual production details also appear. Several choices involve distinguishing the actor from the character or the director from the film, so read the credited role carefully.
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Distinguish the story on screen from the people and techniques behind it. Directors, genres and release periods provide useful context.
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Correct answer: Ratatouille
Ratatouille is a 2007 Pixar animated film about Remy, a rat who dreams of becoming a chef in Paris. His cooking ambitions drive the story, whose title also refers to a French vegetable dish.
Correct answer: François Truffaut
François Truffaut directed The 400 Blows (1959), a landmark of the French New Wave. Its central character, Antoine Doinel, is a Parisian boy struggling with school and family life.
Correct answer: John Schlesinger
John Schlesinger directed Midnight Cowboy (1969), an American drama starring Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman. The film follows Joe Buck and Ratso Rizzo as they try to survive in New York City.
Correct answer: Racing Hearts
Racing Hearts starred Agnes Ayres and Richard Dix, not Wallace Reid. Reid appeared in What’s Your Hurry?, Thirty Days, and The Dictator.
Correct answer: The Lost Weekend
In The Lost Weekend, Ray Milland plays Don Birnam, an alcoholic writer who desperately searches his apartment for a hidden bottle of rye.
Correct answer: Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio played Jack Dawson in James Cameron's Titanic (1997). Jack is a fictional passenger whose relationship with Rose takes place against the historical sinking of the ship.
Correct answer: Tom Hardy
Tom Hardy played Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), directed by George Miller. Hardy took over the role previously associated with Mel Gibson in the earlier Mad Max films.
Correct answer: Cabaret
Cabaret won eight Academy Awards, including Best Director, but lost Best Picture to The Godfather.
Correct answer: 3
The production used three different types of animals besides the dogs.
Correct answer: Frank Dux
Jean-Claude Van Damme played martial artist Frank Dux, the central character in Bloodsport.
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