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What's Your Score Out of 20? | Film Quiz

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What's Your Score Out of 20? | Film Quiz

Test yourself with this Film quiz and see how many you can get right.

Subject Film
Questions 20
Format Multiple choice

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Question 1

In the movie The Color Purple, who quoted the line, a girl child aint safe in a family of men?

Correct answer: Sofia

Sofia says that a girl child is not safe in a family of men while discussing the dangers women face.

Question 2

Who directed the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia?

Correct answer: David Lean

David Lean directed Lawrence of Arabia.

Question 3

In the movie Back to the Future, when Marty is in the diner in 1955, he asks for what kind of drink?

Correct answer: All of these

Marty tries to order a Tab and then a Pepsi Free before asking for something without sugar, but the diner worker misunderstands each request.

Question 4

The 1979 comedy-drama movie Being There ends with this quote.

Correct answer: Life is a state of mind

Being There concludes with the statement “Life is a state of mind,” reflecting the film’s central theme.

Question 5

Which actress played the title character in Bridget Jones's Diary?

Correct answer: Renée Zellweger

Renée Zellweger played Bridget Jones.

Question 6

Which of Peter Jacksons movies based on J. R. R. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings won all the eleven Academy Awards for which it was nominated?

Correct answer: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

The Return of the King won all 11 Academy Awards for which it was nominated, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Question 7

What is the name of the moon where Avatar mainly takes place?

Correct answer: Pandora

Avatar is primarily set on the fictional moon Pandora.

Question 8

Which film features a shark terrorizing Amity Island?

Correct answer: Jaws

Jaws is set around the fictional seaside community of Amity Island.

Question 9

Who sang the theme song to St. Elmos Fire, subtitled Man in Motion?

Correct answer: John Parr

John Parr performed “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion),” the hit theme song from the film.

Question 10

Who directed the 1960 romantic comedy The Apartment?

Correct answer: Billy Wilder

Billy Wilder directed and co-wrote The Apartment.

Question 11

Which 1950 Japanese film uses conflicting accounts of the same event?

Correct answer: Rashomon

Rashomon presents contradictory perspectives on the same incident.

Question 12

What was the name of the CIA operation in which Bourne was involved in the film The Bourne Identity?

Correct answer: Treadstone

Treadstone is the secret CIA program that trained and employed Jason Bourne as an assassin.

Question 13

Which actress played Princess Ann in Roman Holiday?

Correct answer: Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn played Princess Ann in Roman Holiday.

Question 14

Which of the following statements regarding Godzila and King Kong is true?

Correct answer: Godzilla had 30 sequels and remakes as of 2005, King Kong only starred in seven.

By 2005, Godzilla had accumulated about 30 sequels and remakes, while King Kong had appeared in only seven films.

Question 15

In the movie Napoleon Dynamite, what was the name of the farmer who shot the cow and lives across from Napoleon?

Correct answer: Lyle

Lyle is the farmer who lives across from Napoleon and shoots a cow while a school bus passes.

Question 16

Which director made the 1948 film The Red Shoes?

Correct answer: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger wrote, produced, and directed The Red Shoes.

Question 17

Which actor played Salieri in Amadeus?

Correct answer: F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham portrayed Antonio Salieri.

Question 18

Who directed the 1988 film Cinema Paradiso?

Correct answer: Giuseppe Tornatore

Giuseppe Tornatore directed Cinema Paradiso.

Question 19

What unforgettable character did actor Heath Ledger portray in the 2008 Batman movie The Dark Knight?

Correct answer: The Joker

Heath Ledger portrayed the Joker in The Dark Knight, a performance that earned him a posthumous Academy Award.

Question 20

What does the movie title 48 Hrs. refer to?

Correct answer: The amount of time that Reggie and Jack have to catch the bad guys

The title refers to the 48-hour period during which Reggie is temporarily released into Jack’s custody to help catch the criminals.

questions
  1. In the movie The Color Purple, who quoted the line, a girl child aint safe in a family of men?
  2. Who directed the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia?
  3. In the movie Back to the Future, when Marty is in the diner in 1955, he asks for what kind of drink?
  4. The 1979 comedy-drama movie Being There ends with this quote.
  5. Which actress played the title character in Bridget Jones's Diary?
  6. Which of Peter Jacksons movies based on J. R. R. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings won all the eleven Academy Awards for which it was nominated?
  7. What is the name of the moon where Avatar mainly takes place?
  8. Which film features a shark terrorizing Amity Island?
  9. Who sang the theme song to St. Elmos Fire, subtitled Man in Motion?
  10. Who directed the 1960 romantic comedy The Apartment?
  11. Which 1950 Japanese film uses conflicting accounts of the same event?
  12. What was the name of the CIA operation in which Bourne was involved in the film The Bourne Identity?
  13. Which actress played Princess Ann in Roman Holiday?
  14. Which of the following statements regarding Godzila and King Kong is true?
  15. In the movie Napoleon Dynamite, what was the name of the farmer who shot the cow and lives across from Napoleon?
  16. Which director made the 1948 film The Red Shoes?
  17. Which actor played Salieri in Amadeus?
  18. Who directed the 1988 film Cinema Paradiso?
  19. What unforgettable character did actor Heath Ledger portray in the 2008 Batman movie The Dark Knight?
  20. What does the movie title 48 Hrs. refer to?

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