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47 film and television trivia questions and answers

Cartoon favorites, classic films, TV shows, actors and directors, the Oscars and how movies are made.

47 questions · Film and television trivia questions and answers · answers included

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Film and television trivia questions and answers

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Questions 1–20

  1. 1

    Which film features a yellow brick road leading to the Emerald City?

    easy

    Answer

    The Wizard of Oz

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz?oldid=1365044818#Plot

  2. 2

    Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

    easy

    Answer

    SpongeBob SquarePants

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants?oldid=1365958032#Characters

  3. 3

    What kind of fish is Nemo in Finding Nemo?

    easy

    Answer

    Clownfish

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finding_Nemo?oldid=1366053212

  4. 4

    Which actor stars alongside Kate Winslet in Titanic?

    easy

    Answer

    Leonardo DiCaprio

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_(1997_film)?oldid=1366054107

  5. 5

    In Friends, what is the name of Ross’s sister?

    medium

    Answer

    Monica Geller

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1365331208#Season_1

  6. 6

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

    easy

    Answer

    Woody

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_(Toy_Story)?oldid=1365518273

  7. 7

    Which movie princess has a pet tiger named Rajah?

    medium

    Answer

    Jasmine

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasmine_(Aladdin)?oldid=1365337923#Miscellaneous

  8. 8

    What catchphrase does Buzz Lightyear shout before taking action?

    easy

    Answer

    To infinity and beyond

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzz_Lightyear?oldid=1365940095

  9. 9

    Which fictional American town is The Simpsons set in?

    easy

    Answer

    Springfield

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons?oldid=1365375528#Setting

  10. 10

    Which franchise centers on a fictional professor of archaeology?

    easy

    Answer

    Indiana Jones

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones?oldid=1365294627

  11. 11

    Who directed Jurassic Park in 1993?

    easy

    Answer

    Spielberg

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Spielberg?oldid=1365995118

  12. 12

    What is the surname of the family in Home Alone?

    medium

    Answer

    McCallister

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Alone?oldid=1366043451

  13. 13

    Which television series follows a time-travelling character called the Doctor?

    easy

    Answer

    Doctor Who

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who?oldid=1364705726#Premise

  14. 14

    In The Lion King, who is Simba’s father?

    easy

    Answer

    Mufasa

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_King?oldid=1365978440

  15. 15

    What color pill does Neo take in The Matrix?

    medium

    Answer

    A red pill

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix?oldid=1365635203#Plot

  16. 16

    When was Frozen released theatrically in the United States?

    hard

    Answer

    November 27, 2013

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_(2013_film)?oldid=1365745263#Release

  17. 17

    What kind of musician is the ambitious student in Whiplash?

    hard

    Answer

    Aspiring jazz drummer

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiplash_(2014_film)?oldid=1366025571

  18. 18

    Which film follows Riley as five personified emotions administer her thoughts and actions?

    easy

    Answer

    Inside Out

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_Out?oldid=1365715835

  19. 19

    In Mrs. Doubtfire, which role does the title character take on?

    easy

    Answer

    An elderly British nanny

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Doubtfire?oldid=1365841704#Plot

  20. 20

    Who portrayed Black Panther in the Marvel films?

    medium

    Answer

    Boseman

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chadwick_Boseman?oldid=1364779395

Questions 21–40

  1. 21

    Which American mockumentary sitcom follows the staff of a paper company's office in Scranton?

    hard

    Answer

    The Office

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Office_(American_TV_series)?oldid=1365954989

  2. 22

    Who joined the Ghostbusters as their fourth member?

    hard

    Answer

    Winston Zeddemore

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters?oldid=1365340202#Plot

  3. 23

    Gotham City, the Bat-Signal, and Wayne Manor are all associated with which superhero?

    easy

    Answer

    Batman

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman?oldid=1363928756#Technology

  4. 24

    Which actor voiced Darth Vader while David Prowse wore the suit?

    medium

    Answer

    James Earl Jones

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darth_Vader?oldid=1365939023

  5. 25

    What word do people shout at Wallace Shawn because of The Princess Bride?

    hard

    Answer

    Inconceivable

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_Bride?oldid=1362599074#Legacy

  6. 26

    What is the name of the coffee shop in Friends?

    medium

    Answer

    Central Perk

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1365331208#Series_finale

  7. 27

    Which series is set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos?

    easy

    Answer

    Game of Thrones

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones?oldid=1365331574

  8. 28

    What powers Doc Brown’s modified DeLorean time machine?

    medium

    Answer

    Plutonium

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_Future?oldid=1365140017#Plot

  9. 29

    In which year was the Oscar for Best Animated Feature first awarded?

    hard

    Answer

    2002, for films released in 2001

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Animated_Feature?oldid=1365314590

  10. 30

    What fictional mineral weakens Superman?

    easy

    Answer

    Kryptonite

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptonite?oldid=1365275826

  11. 31

    Who played both Gollum’s motion capture and voice in The Lord of the Rings films?

    medium

    Answer

    Serkis

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Serkis?oldid=1365265595#Career

  12. 32

    Which television detective lives at 221B Baker Street in many adaptations?

    easy

    Answer

    Sherlock Holmes

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes?oldid=1365649282#Honours

  13. 33

    In Stranger Things, which brand of frozen waffles does Eleven love?

    medium

    Answer

    Eggo

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleven_(Stranger_Things)?oldid=1365316305#Cultural_impact

  14. 34

    Which director wrote and directed My Neighbor Totoro?

    medium

    Answer

    Miyazaki

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayao_Miyazaki?oldid=1365068494

  15. 35

    At the end of Casablanca, Rick puts Ilsa on a plane to which city?

    hard

    Answer

    Lisbon

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_(film)?oldid=1364297980#Plot

  16. 36

    What does the acronym TARDIS stand for in Doctor Who?

    hard

    Answer

    Time And Relative Dimension In Space

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARDIS?oldid=1362647574#Name

  17. 37

    Which actor won an Oscar for playing the Joker in The Dark Knight?

    medium

    Answer

    Ledger

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heath_Ledger?oldid=1365378538#2000s

  18. 38

    Which 1995 animated adventure comedy film was directed by John Lasseter?

    easy

    Answer

    Toy Story

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story?oldid=1366023349

  19. 39

    What fictional newspaper appears in American comic books with Superman?

    medium

    Answer

    The Daily Planet

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Planet?oldid=1341597108

  20. 40

    Which Alfred Hitchcock film is famous for its shower scene?

    easy

    Answer

    Psycho

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_(1960_film)?oldid=1365501601

Questions 41–47

  1. 41

    Which 1941 film was directed, produced by, and starred Orson Welles?

    medium

    Answer

    Citizen Kane

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane?oldid=1365058577

  2. 42

    Which television show made the phrase Winter is coming famous?

    easy

    Answer

    Game of Thrones

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Is_Coming?oldid=1360938095

  3. 43

    Which assassination squad was the Bride formerly a member of?

    hard

    Answer

    The Deadly Viper assassination squad

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_Bill%3A_Volume_1?oldid=1364888717#Plot

  4. 44

    The Jazz Singer (1927) was the first feature-length film with what?

    hard

    Answer

    Synchronized recorded music and lip-synchronous singing and speech

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jazz_Singer?oldid=1363547582

  5. 45

    What filmmaking effect combines separately filmed images into one shot?

    hard

    Answer

    Compositing

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compositing?oldid=1344893782

  6. 46

    Which 1937 film was the first cel animated feature film?

    medium

    Answer

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White_and_the_Seven_Dwarfs_(1937_film)?oldid=1366025454

  7. 47

    Which 2008 release was the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

    easy

    Answer

    Iron Man

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man_(2008_film)?oldid=1365154273

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