47 film and television trivia questions and answers
The questions mix animated family films, live-action classics, television settings and characters, performers, directors, awards, and the craft used to make screen images.
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Questions 1–20
Which film features a yellow brick road leading to the Emerald City?
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The Wizard of Oz
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz?oldid=1365044818#Plot
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
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SpongeBob SquarePants
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants?oldid=1365958032#Characters
What kind of fish is Nemo in Finding Nemo?
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Clownfish
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finding_Nemo?oldid=1366053212
Which actor stars alongside Kate Winslet in Titanic?
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Leonardo DiCaprio
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_(1997_film)?oldid=1366054107
In Friends, what is the name of Ross’s sister?
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Monica Geller
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1365331208#Season_1
What is the name of the cowboy toy in Toy Story?
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Woody
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_(Toy_Story)?oldid=1365518273
Which movie princess has a pet tiger named Rajah?
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Jasmine
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasmine_(Aladdin)?oldid=1365337923#Miscellaneous
What catchphrase does Buzz Lightyear shout before taking action?
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To infinity and beyond
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzz_Lightyear?oldid=1365940095
Which fictional American town is The Simpsons set in?
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Springfield
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons?oldid=1365375528#Setting
Which franchise centers on a fictional professor of archaeology?
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Indiana Jones
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones?oldid=1365294627
Who directed Jurassic Park in 1993?
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Spielberg
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Spielberg?oldid=1365995118
What is the surname of the family in Home Alone?
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McCallister
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Alone?oldid=1366043451
Which television series follows a time-travelling character called the Doctor?
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Doctor Who
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who?oldid=1364705726#Premise
In The Lion King, who is Simba’s father?
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Mufasa
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_King?oldid=1365978440
What color pill does Neo take in The Matrix?
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A red pill
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix?oldid=1365635203#Plot
When was Frozen released theatrically in the United States?
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November 27, 2013
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_(2013_film)?oldid=1365745263#Release
What kind of musician is the ambitious student in Whiplash?
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Aspiring jazz drummer
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiplash_(2014_film)?oldid=1366025571
Which film follows Riley as five personified emotions administer her thoughts and actions?
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Inside Out
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_Out?oldid=1365715835
In Mrs. Doubtfire, which role does the title character take on?
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An elderly British nanny
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Doubtfire?oldid=1365841704#Plot
Who portrayed Black Panther in the Marvel films?
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Boseman
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chadwick_Boseman?oldid=1364779395
Questions 21–40
Which American mockumentary sitcom television series is described by the source?
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The Office
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Office_(American_TV_series)?oldid=1365954989
Who joined the Ghostbusters as their fourth member?
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Winston Zeddemore
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters?oldid=1365340202#Plot
Gotham City, the Bat-Signal, and Wayne Manor are all associated with which superhero?
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Batman
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman?oldid=1363928756#Technology
Which actor voiced Darth Vader while David Prowse wore the suit?
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James Earl Jones
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darth_Vader?oldid=1365939023
What word do people shout at Wallace Shawn because of The Princess Bride?
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Inconceivable
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_Bride?oldid=1362599074#Legacy
What is the name of the coffee shop in Friends?
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Central Perk
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1365331208#Series_finale
Which series is set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos?
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Game of Thrones
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones?oldid=1365331574
What powers Doc Brown’s modified DeLorean time machine?
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Plutonium
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_Future?oldid=1365140017#Plot
When was the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature first awarded?
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In 2002 for films released in 2001
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Animated_Feature?oldid=1365314590
What fictional mineral weakens Superman?
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Kryptonite
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptonite?oldid=1365275826
Who played both Gollum’s motion capture and voice in The Lord of the Rings films?
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Serkis
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Serkis?oldid=1365265595#Career
Which television detective lives at 221B Baker Street in many adaptations?
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Sherlock Holmes
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes?oldid=1365649282#Honours
Which product associated with Eleven regained global recognition?
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Eggo waffles
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleven_(Stranger_Things)?oldid=1365316305#Cultural_impact
Which director wrote and directed My Neighbor Totoro?
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Miyazaki
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayao_Miyazaki?oldid=1365068494
Where does Rick make Ilsa board a plane with Laszlo?
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Lisbon
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_(film)?oldid=1364297980#Plot
What does the acronym TARDIS stand for in Doctor Who?
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Time And Relative Dimension In Space
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARDIS?oldid=1362647574#Name
Which actor won an Oscar for playing the Joker in The Dark Knight?
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Ledger
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heath_Ledger?oldid=1365378538#2000s
Which 1995 animated adventure comedy film was directed by John Lasseter?
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Toy Story
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story?oldid=1366023349
What fictional newspaper appears in American comic books with Superman?
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The Daily Planet
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Planet?oldid=1341597108
Which Alfred Hitchcock film is famous for its shower scene?
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Psycho
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_(1960_film)?oldid=1365501601
Questions 41–47
Which 1941 film was directed, produced by, and starred Orson Welles?
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Citizen Kane
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane?oldid=1365058577
Which television show made the phrase Winter is coming famous?
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Game of Thrones
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Is_Coming?oldid=1360938095
Which assassination squad was the Bride formerly a member of?
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The Deadly Viper assassination squad
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_Bill%3A_Volume_1?oldid=1364888717#Plot
What sound-film first is The Jazz Singer known for?
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The first feature-length motion picture with both synchronized recorded music and lip-synchronous singing and speech
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jazz_Singer?oldid=1363547582
What filmmaking effect combines separately filmed images into one shot?
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Compositing
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compositing?oldid=1344893782
Which 1937 film was the first cel animated feature film?
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White_and_the_Seven_Dwarfs_(1937_film)?oldid=1366025454
Which 2008 release was the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
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Iron Man
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man_(2008_film)?oldid=1365154273
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