Cinema Quiz – Printable Version
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- Which film begins with the line: 'I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse'?
- A. The Godfather
- B. Scarface
- C. Goodfellas
- D. Casino
- Which actor plays Jack Torrance in The Shining (1980)?
- A. Dustin Hoffman
- B. Robert De Niro
- C. Jack Nicholson
- D. Al Pacino
- In which film does Marlon Brando play Colonel Kurtz, a military man gone mad deep in the jungle?
- A. The Deer Hunter
- B. Platoon
- C. Apocalypse Now
- D. Full Metal Jacket
- What is the name of the shark in Steven Spielberg's Jaws (1975)?
- A. Jaws
- B. Bruce
- C. Crusher
- D. Chompers
- Which 1999 film, Stanley Kubrick's last, follows a doctor through a disturbing night in New York during the Christmas season?
- A. American Beauty
- B. Eyes Wide Shut
- C. Magnolia
- D. Fight Club
- Which actor plays Jack Dawson in 'Titanic'?
- A. Leonardo DiCaprio
- B. Tom Cruise
- C. Brad Pitt
- D. Johnny Depp
- Which film is known for its famous shower scene?
- A. Psycho
- B. The Shining
- C. Halloween
- D. Scream
- What is the first film in the 'Harry Potter' saga?
- A. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- B. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- C. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- D. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Which actor plays Neo in 'The Matrix'?
- A. Brad Pitt
- B. Tom Cruise
- C. Will Smith
- D. Keanu Reeves
- Which actor plays John McClane in 'Die Hard'?
- A. Sylvester Stallone
- B. Mel Gibson
- C. Bruce Willis
- D. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Which film is known for the line: 'Here's Johnny!'?
- A. The Exorcist
- B. The Shining
- C. Psycho
- D. A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Which Hitchcock film features a man wrongly accused of murder?
- A. The 39 Steps
- B. The Wrong Man
- C. North by Northwest
- D. Frenzy
- Which Chaplin film features a factory and a feeding machine scene?
- A. The Great Dictator
- B. The Kid
- C. Modern Times
- D. The Gold Rush
- Which Chaplin film features a child and a tramp?
- A. The Circus
- B. The Gold Rush
- C. Modern Times
- D. The Kid
- What famous line is spoken by young Cole in 'The Sixth Sense' (1999)?
- A. They talk to me at night
- B. I see dead people
- C. They are among us
- D. I see ghosts
- Which Steven Spielberg film tells the story of a businessman who saved more than a thousand Jews during World War II?
- A. The Pianist
- B. Schindler's List
- C. Saving Private Ryan
- D. Munich
- Which film became in 2020 the first non-English-language feature to win the Best Picture Oscar?
- A. Parasite
- B. Pan's Labyrinth
- C. Amour
- D. Roma
- What is the name of the onboard computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey?
- A. Deep Thought
- B. Mother
- C. HAL 9000
- D. Skynet
- Which Japanese animated film won the Best Animated Feature Oscar in 2003?
- A. Akira
- B. Spirited Away
- C. My Neighbor Totoro
- D. Princess Mononoke
- Which Stanley Kubrick film is set during the Vietnam War?
- A. Platoon
- B. The Deer Hunter
- C. Full Metal Jacket
- D. Paths of Glory
Answer key — Cinema Quiz
- A. The GodfatherThis iconic line is spoken by Don Corleone in The Godfather (1972).
- C. Jack NicholsonJack Nicholson plays Jack Torrance, a writer descending into madness, in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, adapted from Stephen King's novel.
- C. Apocalypse NowApocalypse Now is a film by Francis Ford Coppola released in 1979, loosely inspired by Joseph Conrad's novel 'Heart of Darkness'.
- B. BruceThe mechanical great white shark in Jaws was nicknamed Bruce by the film crew, in tribute to Steven Spielberg's lawyer, Bruce Ramer.
- B. Eyes Wide ShutEyes Wide Shut is Stanley Kubrick's final film, released in 1999 a few months after his death.
- A. Leonardo DiCaprioLeonardo DiCaprio plays Jack Dawson in 'Titanic'.
- A. PsychoThe shower scene is an iconic scene from Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho'.
- A. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneThe first film in the 'Harry Potter' saga was released in 2001.
- D. Keanu ReevesKeanu Reeves plays Neo in 'The Matrix', released in 1999.
- C. Bruce WillisBruce Willis plays John McClane in 'Die Hard', released in 1988.
- B. The ShiningThis famous line is from Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining'.
- A. The 39 Steps'The 39 Steps' (1935) tells the story of a man wrongly accused.
- C. Modern Times'Modern Times' (1936) includes a famous scene in a factory.
- D. The Kid'The Kid' (1921) tells the story of a tramp and an abandoned child.
- B. I see dead peopleThe line 'I see dead people' has become one of the most famous lines in film history.
- B. Schindler's ListSchindler's List (1993), directed by Steven Spielberg, won seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.
- A. ParasiteParasite, by South Korean director Bong Joon-ho, won four Oscars in 2020, including Best Picture, a year after its Palme d'Or in Cannes.
- C. HAL 9000HAL 9000, with its unsettling red eye, turns against the crew of the Discovery One in Stanley Kubrick's film (1968).
- B. Spirited AwayDirected by Hayao Miyazaki, Spirited Away had already won the Golden Bear in Berlin in 2002.
- C. Full Metal JacketFull Metal Jacket (1987) is famous for its first half set in boot camp, with drill instructor Hartman.