Lights, Camera, Action! Test Your Big Screen Savvy With This Movie Quiz
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A movie quiz can be a fun way to see how much you really know about the tales and stars of the big screen. Did Hugh Grant win an Oscar? What was the original title of 'Star Wars'? Step right up and see if you have what it takes to call yourself a Hollywood quiz legend.
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Question 1
In which movies do you hear the famous line: "A martini, shaken, not stirred"?
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AThe Terminator series
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BJames Bond series
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CIndiana Jones series
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DThe Bourne series
James Bond series
The phrase first appears in the novel 'Diamonds Are Forever' (1956), though Bond himself does not actually say it until 'Dr. No' (1958), where his exact words are "shaken and not stirred." In the film adaptations of Fleming's novels, the phrase is first uttered by the villain, Dr. Julius No, when he offers the drink in 'Dr. No' (1962), and it is not uttered by Bond himself (played by Sean Connery) until 'Goldfinger' (1964).
Question 2
Which of these Tim Burton movies stars Johnny Depp?
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APlanet of the Apes
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BBig Fish
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CMars Attacks!
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DNone of these
None of these
Johnny Depp has been in a lot of Tim Burton films, but these aren't any of them.
Question 3
In which of the following movies did Scarlett Johansson appear?
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AThe Island
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BThe Prestige
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CThe Black Dahlia
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DAll of these
All of these
Johansson was in all of these movies!
Question 4
Which of the following movies won the Oscar for Best Picture at the 48th Academy Awards?
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AOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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BBarry Lyndon
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CDog Day Afternoon
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DJaws
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The movie starred Jack Nicholson as Randle McMurphy. He also won the award for Best Actor for his performance in the movie.
Question 5
In which of these movies has Bruce Willis made cameo appearances as himself?
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AThat's Adequate
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BOcean's Twelve
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CThe Player
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DAll of these
All of these
Bruce Willis plays himself in all of these movies. I don't know why there's such a market for Bruce Willis cameos, but apparently he's a hot commodity!
Question 6
Which of these movies is about a romance during World War II and stars film legends Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman?
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ATokyo Story
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BFrom Here to Eternity
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CCasablanca
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DPaths of Glory
Casablanca
'Casablanca' is widely considered one of the greatest movies of all time. You should watch it if you haven't already. Even if you have, watch it again.
Question 7
In which of these movies did actor Gerard Butler appeared prior to his appearance in 'The Ugly Truth'?
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AThe Phantom of the Opera
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BAll of these
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C300
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DRocknRolla
All of these
'The Ugly Truth' came out in 2009, while 'RocknRolla' was in 2008, '300' was in 2006, and 'The Phantom of the Opera' was in 2004. He probably had a hard time getting work after 'The Ugly Truth' because it finally exposed how terrible an actor he it.
Question 8
For which of the movies listed below did Steven Spielberg win Oscars for Best Director?
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AEmpire of the Sun and Schindler's List
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BSchindler's List and Saving Private Ryan
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CSchindler's List and The Color Purple
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DAmistad and The Color Purple
Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan
He won in 1994 for 'Schindler's List' and in 1999 for 'Saving Private Ryan'. He has been nominated five other times, but didn't win.
Question 9
Which of these movies was NOT directed by Francois Truffaut?
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AClose Encounters of the Third Kind
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BJules and Jim
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CThe Last Metro
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DDay for Night
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' was directed by Steven Spielberg!
Question 10
In which of these movies does Jennifer Aniston's character fall in love with her gay best friend?
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AFriends with Money
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BThe Object of My Affection
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CThe Good Girl
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DAlong Came Polly
The Object of My Affection
In the movie, Paul Rudd plays the gay best friend who Jennifer Aniston falls in love with and decides to raise her child with him. Not everything goes according to plan, though.
Question 11
Which of the following statements regarding Godzilla and King Kong is true?
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AGodzilla has never had a sequel.
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BKing Kong has never had a sequel.
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CKing Kong starred in more movies than Godzilla since his creation to 2005.
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DGodzilla had 34 sequels and remakes as of 2019, King Kong only starred in 11.
Godzilla had 34 sequels and remakes as of 2019, King Kong only starred in 11.
Godzilla has been in such films as 'Godzilla Raids Again', 'Mothra vs. Godzilla', 'Godzilla vs. Mothra', and about 30 more, and counting.
Question 12
Which of these movies starring Tom Hanks won the most Oscars?
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AForrest Gump
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BSaving Private Ryan
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CPhiladelphia
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DSplash
Forrest Gump
'Splash' didn't win any Academy Awards, but was nominated for one. 'Philadelphia' won two for Best Original Song and Best Actor. 'Saving Private Ryan' took home five for Sound Effects Editing, Film Editing, Sound, Cinematography, and Director. But it was 'Forrest Gump' that took home six Oscars - Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, Best Film Editing, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Picture.
Question 13
In which of these movies does Thomas Lennon portray a ping-pong player?
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AThe Invisible
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BEden Court
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CBalls of Fury
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DGood Luck Chuck
Balls of Fury
In the ping-pong action movie, Lennon plays Karl Wolfschtagg. He also wrote and produced the film.
Question 14
As of 2019, how many Godzilla movies have been produced in Japan since the movie's debut in 1954?
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A12
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B32
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C40
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D20
32
Starting with 'Godzilla' in 1954, and ending with the most recent movie, 2018's 'Godzilla: The Planet Eater', the Japanese Toho studios have made 32 movies starring the giant lizard.
Question 15
Which one of these movies did NOT star the actress who portrays Olive in 'Little Miss Sunshine'?
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ARaising Helen
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BSigns
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CThe Sixth Sense
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DFamily Plan
The Sixth Sense
Abigail Breslin plays Olive in 'Little Miss Sunshine' and she also appears in 'Raising Helen', 'Signs', and 'The Family Plan'. She's not in 'The Sixth Sense', though.
Question 16
Which of the following movies, released in 1996, boasts the use of 50 gallons of blood?
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AApril Fool's Day
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BSeven
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CI Know What You Did Last Summer
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DScream
Scream
Made of corn syrup and food dye, KNB Effects created more than 50 gallons of blood for the slasher flick.
Question 17
Which of these Batman movies raked in the least cash during its theatrical run?
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ABatman Returns
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BBatman and Robin
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CBatman
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DBatman Forever
Batman and Robin
'Batman and Robin' only made $107 million, while all the others made more than $160 million.
Question 18
How many Star Wars movies is Obi-Wan Kenobi alive in?
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A4
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B2
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C6
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D5
4
He is in all three of the prequel movies as well as the original movie that is now named 'Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope'. He dies in that one and is just a spirit for the rest.
Question 19
Which two of these acclaimed movies are directed by David Lean and produced by Sam Spiegel?
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ALawrence of Arabia and The Bridge on the River Kwai
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BCitizen Kane and On the Waterfront
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CThe Graduate and Singin' in the Rain
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DCasablanca and Vertigo
Lawrence of Arabia and The Bridge on the River Kwai
The films were released just 5 years apart, and both of them won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Question 20
Which two movies have been nominated for 11 Academy Awards, but won none?
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ARagtime and The Elephant Man
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BPeyton Place and The Sand Pebbles
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CThe Color Purple and The Turning Point
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DQuo Vadis and The Nun's Story
The Color Purple and The Turning Point
The 1977 movie 'The Turning Point' and the 1985 movie 'The Color Purple' were both nominated for 11 Oscars but went home entirely empty-handed. What a downer.
Question 21
In the 'Topper' movies, what was the last name of the married ghosts who haunted Topper?
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AKramer
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BKingston
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CKerby
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DKing
Kerby
George and Marion Kerby are killed in a car accident and haunt their old friend Cosmo Topper into changing his life for the better.
Question 22
These 1990 movies were all nominated for the Razzie Award for Worst Picture. Which of them won?
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AGraffiti Bridge
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BThe Bonfire of the Vanities
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CThe Adventures of Ford Fairlane
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DRocky V
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
'The Adventures of Ford Fairlane' was that year's worst picture. Directed by Renny Harlin and starring Andrew Dice Clay, the movie tied for the "award" with the movie 'Ghosts Can't Do It'.
Question 23
Which one of these movies did NOT win 10 Academy Awards?
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AThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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BBen-Hur
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CTitanic
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DAmadeus
Amadeus
'Amadeus' only won 8. Ha! Why even try at that point. Each of the others won 11.
Question 24
Which of the following Leonardo DiCaprio movies did Martin Scorsese NOT direct?
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AThe Departed
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BGangs of New York
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CThe Aviator
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DCatch Me If You Can
Catch Me If You Can
Question 25
Where did Julie first see Randy in the movie 'Valley Girl'?
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AAt the movies
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BAt the beach
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CAt Suzi's party
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DAt her parents' store
At the beach
Julie sees Randy on the beach and they share a look. She later sees him at a party at Suzi's house where she learns that he is the same boy she saw earlier that day.
Question 26
Which of these movies, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, tells the true story of a man who was wrongly accused of a crime?
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AI Confess
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BThe Man Who Knew Too Much
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CTo Catch a Thief
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DThe Wrong Man
The Wrong Man
The movie was drawn from the true story of an innocent man charged with a crime, as described in the book 'The True Story of Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero'.
Question 27
Which of the 'Ghostbusters' movies was released in 1989?
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AGhostbusters
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BGhostbusters III
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CGhostbusters II
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DNone of these
Ghostbusters II
'Ghostbusters II' came out in 1989, 5 years after the original.
Question 28
For which of these movies has Jack Nicholson NOT won an Oscar; either for Best Actor or for Best Supporting Actor?
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AAs Good as It Gets
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BOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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CTerms of Endearment
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DChinatown
Chinatown
He was nominated for 'Chinatown' in 1975, but didn't win. For 'Terms of Endearment' he won Best Supporting Actor and for the other two he won Best Actor.
Question 29
At the end of the 1959 movie 'Journey to the Center of the Earth', who falls off the altar and into a tree?
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ACarla Goteborg
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BOliver Lindenbrook
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CGuide Hans Belke
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DAlec McEwen
Alec McEwen
After a giant megalosaurus covered in molten lava attacks the explorers, Lindenbrook, Carla, and Hans are thrown into the sea, while Alec lands naked in a tree in a convent's orchard.
Question 30
In which of these movies did James Bond NOT drive an Aston Martin DB5?
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AGoldenEye
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BDr. No
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CGoldfinger
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DThunderball
Dr. No
In 'Dr. No', Bond drives a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible. It wasn't until 'Goldfinger' that he started driving his iconic Aston Martin.
Question 31
Which one of these Spielberg movies was NOT released in the 1980s?
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AIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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B1941
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CAlways
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DRaiders of the Lost Ark
1941
'Raiders of the Lost Ark' was released in 1981, 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was released in 1989, as was 'Always'. '1941', though, was released in 1979.
Question 32
In which of these movies did Jennifer Aniston star alongside Cameron Diaz?
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AThe Mask
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BPicture Perfect
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CThe Good Girl
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DShe's the One
She's the One
In the 1996 rom com, Jennifer Aniston plays the wife of Francis and Cameron Diaz plays Mickey's ex-fiancée Heather.
Question 33
Which of these movies was NOT directed by Woody Allen's favorite director, Ingmar Bergman?
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AA Good Marriage
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BCries and Whispers
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CThe Virgin Spring
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DWild Strawberries
A Good Marriage
'A Good Marriage' was a 1982 French film directed by Éric Rohmer, or a 2014 movie directed by Peter Askin and based on a Stephen King book. Neither of those people are Ingmar Bergman, unfortunately for them.
Question 34
Which one of these movies starred George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Frances McDormand?
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ABurn After Reading
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BOcean's Twelve
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COcean's Eleven
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DThelma and Louise
Burn After Reading
Two of the three were in a few of these, but only the Coen Brothers' 'Burn After Reading' had all three of them in it.
Question 35
Which of the following movies contained more than one set of siblings in its cast?
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AIndependence Day
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BDuck Soup
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CPaper Moon
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DThe Long Riders
The Long Riders
'The Long Riders' had four sets of actor brothers portraying brothers in the movie, including James and Frank Keach, David, Keith, and Robert Carradine, Dennis and Randy Quaid, and Christopher and Nicholas Guest.
Question 36
In which Bourne movie or movies is there a shootout in Moscow?
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AThe Bourne Ultimatum and Bourne Supremacy
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BThe Bourne Supremacy
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CThe Bourne Identity and The Bourne Ultimatum
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DThe Bourne Chase
The Bourne Ultimatum and Bourne Supremacy
'The Bourne Supremacy' ends with a shootout in Moscow and 'The Bourne Ultimatum' picks up right where that left off while he is evading Moscow police.
Question 37
Which of these movies does NOT feature Jackie Chan?
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ARush Hour
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BEnter the Phoenix
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CIron Monkey
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DThe Myth
Iron Monkey
1993's 'Iron Monkey' stars Donnie Yen, Yu Rongguang, Jean Wang, Angie Tsang, and Yuen Shun-yi, but not Jackie Chan.
Question 38
Which of these movies has NOT won a Razzie?
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AWyatt Earp
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BThe Postman
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CRobin Hood: Prince of Thieves
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DTin Cup
Tin Cup
'Wyatt Earp' won for Worst Remake and Worst Actor for Kevin Costner. 'The Postman' won five Razzie Awards including Worst Picture and both Worst Actor and Worst Director for Kevin Costner. 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves' won Kevin Costner another Razzie for Worst Actor. Costner was finally spared for his performance in 'Tin Cup'. Poor guy. Either the Razzies hate him or he is just a bad actor.
Question 39
Which of these James Bond movies starred Pierce Brosnan and was released in 1997?
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AThe World is Not Enough
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BDie Another Day
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CTomorrow Never Dies
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DGoldenEye
Tomorrow Never Dies
The movie was directed by Roger Spottiswoode and follows Bond as he attempts to stop Elliot Carver, a power-mad media mogul, from engineering world events to initiate World War III.
Question 40
Which statement is true about the movie 'The Bourne Identity'?
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AThe movie takes place in flashbacks.
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BThe guards in the US Embassy scene were all top stuntmen.
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CThere are no opening credits.
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DThe movie was rated R for its violence.
There are no opening credits.
'The Bourne Identity' has no opening credits. It just says the title of the movie and gets right into the action.
Question 41
In which movies does Rambo fight the Russians?
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ARambo III and First Blood pt. II
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BRambo III and Rambo
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CHe never fights the Russians.
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DFirst Blood and First Blood pt. II
Rambo III and First Blood pt. II
In 'First Blood Part II', Rambo is in the middle of the Vietnam War where he learns Soviet troops are arming and training the Vietnamese. In 'Rambo III', he is set in fictional events during the Soviet-Afghan War.
Question 42
Which of these movies was NOT directed by Federico Fellini?
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ALa Strada
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B8 1/2
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CLa Dolce Vita
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DFarinelli
Farinelli
'Farinelli' was directed by Gérard Corbiau.
Question 43
In which of these movies did Scarlett Johansson have a minor role in 1997?
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AHome Alone
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BHome Alone 2: Lost in New York
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CHome Alone 3
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DHome Alone 4: Taking Back the House
Home Alone 3
In 'Home Alone 3', Johansson played Molly Pruitt, the main character Alex's older sister in the movie.
Question 44
Which of the following James Bond movies was NOT released during the 1980s?
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AA View to a Kill
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BMoonraker
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COctopussy
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DFor Your Eyes Only
Moonraker
'For Your Eyes Only' was in 1981, 'Octopussy' was in 1983, and 'A View to a Kill' was in 1985. Only 'Moonraker' was out of the '80s, and it was in 1979.
Question 45
Which of these movies did NOT involve Roberto Benigni?
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APlaytime
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BJohnny Stecchino
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CThe Monster
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DLife is Beautiful (La vita è bella)
Playtime
The Italian man is best known for writing, directing, and starring in 'Life is Beautiful'. He also starred as the title character in 'Johnny Stecchino' and directed 'The Monster', but he had nothing to do with the Jacques Tati movie 'Playtime'.
Question 46
Which of the Bond movies does this phrase belong to: "You're a rare challenge, Mr. Bond."
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ACasino Royale
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BThunderball
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CGoldfinger
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DDie Another Day
Die Another Day
Graves says this line to Bond in 2002's 'Die Another Day'.
Question 47
All of these movies but one star Wallace Reid, considered to be one of the most attractive actors of the silent era. Which movie is it?
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AThirty Days
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BRacing Hearts
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CThe Dictator
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DWhat's Your Hurry?
Racing Hearts
Called "the screen's most perfect lover", Reid also had a brief career as a racing driver.
Question 48
Which of these movies won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture of 1980?
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AFriday the 13th
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BThe Nude Bomb
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CCan't Stop the Music
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DXanadu
Can't Stop the Music
At the very first Razzie Awards, the musical comedy film that is sort of about the Village People won the Razzies for Worst Screenplay and Worst Picture.
Question 49
Which of these movies was the first released by director Francis Ford Coppola after his movie 'Apocalypse Now'?
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AOne from the Heart
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BThe Godfather Part III
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CThe Outsiders
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DPeggy Sue Got Married
One from the Heart
'Apocalypse Now' marked the end of the Golden Age of Coppola's career, and his next movie, the musical fantasy 'One from the Heart', made less than $700,000 on a budget of $26,000,000.
Question 50
Which of the 'Terminator' movies was voted the eighth greatest science fiction movie in history by the American Film Institute in 2008?
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AThe Terminator
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BTerminator 2: Judgment Day
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CTerminator 3: Rise of the Machines
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DTerminator Salvation
'T2' is generally regarded as the best movie in the 'Terminator' franchise, and the American Film Institute confirmed that when it named it the 8th greatest sci-fi movie ever.
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