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Forty movie questions about blockbusters, franchises, classic films and the actors who played the parts. They're sorted easy to hard, and every answer comes with a fun fact.

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These come from the Blockbusters & Franchises, Classic Films, Who Played Them and Animated Movies categories in Trivia Battle, our trivia game for Apple TV.

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Easy movie trivia questions

  1. Question 1

    Which Hitchcock film is built around a detective's fear of heights?

    1. ASpellbound
    2. BRebecca
    3. CVertigo
    4. DNotorious

    Answer: Vertigo

    Fun fact: A camera trick invented for it, zooming while tracking backward, is now named after the film.

  2. Question 2

    Which 1975 comedy features knights who say 'Ni' and coconut horses?

    1. AMonty Python and the Holy Grail
    2. BJabberwocky
    3. CAnd Now for Something Completely Different
    4. DTime Bandits

    Answer: Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    Fun fact: Members of Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin helped finance it.

  3. Question 3

    Who played Willy Wonka in the 1971 film?

    1. APeter Sellers
    2. BJack Nicholson
    3. CDick Van Dyke
    4. DGene Wilder

    Answer: Gene Wilder

    Fun fact: He agreed to take the role only if he could enter with a limp and then somersault.

  4. Question 4

    Which character did Alan Rickman play in Die Hard?

    1. AHans Gruber
    2. BJohn McClane
    3. CKarl
    4. DAgent Johnson

    Answer: Hans Gruber

    Fun fact: It was his first feature film role.

  5. Question 5

    Which actor improvised the line that ends Iron Man?

    1. ATerrence Howard
    2. BGwyneth Paltrow
    3. CRobert Downey Jr.
    4. DJeff Bridges

    Answer: Robert Downey Jr.

    Fun fact: The scripted version had him deny the accusation entirely.

  6. Question 6

    Which 1995 film was the first fully computer-animated feature?

    1. AA Bug's Life
    2. BToy Story
    3. CAntz
    4. DShrek

    Answer: Toy Story

    Fun fact: It took about four years to make.

  7. Question 7

    How many Harry Potter films were made?

    1. ASix
    2. BNine
    3. CSeven
    4. DEight

    Answer: Eight

    Fun fact: The final book was split into two films.

  8. Question 8

    Which 1959 comedy features two musicians hiding in an all-female band?

    1. ASome Like It Hot
    2. BThe Apartment
    3. CPillow Talk
    4. DBringing Up Baby

    Answer: Some Like It Hot

    Fun fact: Its final line is often voted the best closing line in comedy.

  9. Question 9

    Which actor voices Donkey?

    1. AMartin Lawrence
    2. BDave Chappelle
    3. CChris Rock
    4. DEddie Murphy

    Answer: Eddie Murphy

    Fun fact: Murphy recorded his lines separately from Mike Myers.

  10. Question 10

    Which actress voices Princess Fiona?

    1. ARenee Zellweger
    2. BCameron Diaz
    3. CJulia Roberts
    4. DReese Witherspoon

    Answer: Cameron Diaz

    Fun fact: Janeane Garofalo originally recorded the role before being replaced.

  11. Question 11

    Which film made Chris Hemsworth a star?

    1. ARush
    2. BStar Trek
    3. CThor
    4. DSnow White and the Huntsman

    Answer: Thor

    Fun fact: He had a small role in a Star Trek film first.

  12. Question 12

    Which teenager becomes Spider-Man in Into the Spider-Verse?

    1. ABen Reilly
    2. BGwen Stacy
    3. CMiles Morales
    4. DPeter Parker

    Answer: Miles Morales

    Fun fact: The animators added hand-drawn lines over the computer animation to make it look like a comic.

  13. Question 13

    In what year was the first How to Train Your Dragon released?

    1. A2018
    2. B2014
    3. C2010
    4. D2006

    Answer: 2010

    Fun fact: It was based on a British children's book series.

  14. Question 14

    Which 1978 film launched a long-running slasher series?

    1. AFriday the 13th
    2. BHalloween
    3. CA Nightmare on Elm Street
    4. DScream

    Answer: Halloween

    Fun fact: It was made for around $300,000 and earned back more than 150 times that.

  15. Question 15

    Which 1993 film started the dinosaur franchise?

    1. AThe Lost World
    2. BJurassic Park
    3. CCongo
    4. DJurassic World

    Answer: Jurassic Park

    Fun fact: Its dinosaur effects mixed animatronics with early computer animation.

  16. Question 16

    In which country is the 1965 musical about a singing family set?

    1. AGermany
    2. BSwitzerland
    3. CItaly
    4. DAustria

    Answer: Austria

    Fun fact: Austrians largely ignored the film, which remains far more popular abroad.

Medium movie trivia questions

  1. Question 17

    Which widescreen process did studios adopt in 1953 to fight television?

    1. ATodd-AO
    2. BVistaVision
    3. CCinerama
    4. DCinemaScope

    Answer: CinemaScope

    Fun fact: Wider screens gave theaters something a small TV set could not match.

  2. Question 18

    Who directed Brief Encounter and A Passage to India?

    1. ATony Richardson
    2. BJohn Schlesinger
    3. CDavid Lean
    4. DCarol Reed

    Answer: David Lean

    Fun fact: He started out as a film editor.

  3. Question 19

    Who played Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy?

    1. ASissy Spacek
    2. BCarrie Fisher
    3. CAmy Irving
    4. DJane Fonda

    Answer: Carrie Fisher

    Fun fact: She was 19 when the first film was shot.

  4. Question 20

    Which 2019 film concluded the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy?

    1. ADragons Forever
    2. BThe Secret Cave
    3. CRace to the Edge
    4. DThe Hidden World

    Answer: The Hidden World

    Fun fact: It ends with dragons disappearing from the human world.

  5. Question 21

    What does the letter Q stand for in Bond's gadget department?

    1. AQuantum
    2. BQuality
    3. CQuartermaster
    4. DQuest

    Answer: Quartermaster

    Fun fact: Ben Whishaw plays a much younger Q in the Craig films.

  6. Question 22

    Which 1968 musical follows an orphan in Victorian London?

    1. AMy Fair Lady
    2. BHalf a Sixpence
    3. CScrooge
    4. DOliver!

    Answer: Oliver!

    Fun fact: It was the last musical to win Best Picture for nearly 35 years.

  7. Question 23

    In which film does Puss in Boots first appear?

    1. AShrek
    2. BShrek 2
    3. CShrek the Third
    4. DShrek Forever After

    Answer: Shrek 2

    Fun fact: Antonio Banderas based the voice on his role in The Mask of Zorro.

  8. Question 24

    Which Pixar sequel arrived 14 years after the original, in 2018?

    1. AIncredibles 2
    2. BFinding Dory
    3. CMonsters University
    4. DToy Story 4

    Answer: Incredibles 2

    Fun fact: It had the biggest opening weekend ever for an animated film at the time.

  9. Question 25

    Which 2017 animated film won Worst Picture at the Razzies?

    1. ANorm of the North
    2. BSausage Party
    3. CThe Emoji Movie
    4. DThe Angry Birds Movie

    Answer: The Emoji Movie

    Fun fact: It was the first animated film ever to win the award.

  10. Question 26

    Who plays the technician Benji in the Mission: Impossible films?

    1. ASimon Pegg
    2. BMartin Freeman
    3. CNick Frost
    4. DPaddy Considine

    Answer: Simon Pegg

    Fun fact: He joined the series in its third film.

  11. Question 27

    Which horror universe includes Annabelle and The Nun?

    1. AThe Conjuring
    2. BSinister
    3. CInsidious
    4. DParanormal Activity

    Answer: The Conjuring

    Fun fact: It's the highest-grossing horror franchise ever made.

  12. Question 28

    Which film was Jonah Hill's first Oscar nomination?

    1. AMoneyball
    2. BSuperbad
    3. CThe Wolf of Wall Street
    4. D21 Jump Street

    Answer: Moneyball

    Fun fact: He took a large pay cut to be in it.

  13. Question 29

    Which 2023 prequel followed a young President Snow?

    1. ACatching Fire
    2. BMockingjay: The Final Spark
    3. CSunrise on the Reaping
    4. DThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

    Answer: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

    Fun fact: Tom Blyth played the young version of Donald Sutherland's character.

  14. Question 30

    Which character did Natalie Portman play in the Star Wars prequels?

    1. APadme Amidala
    2. BShmi Skywalker
    3. CMon Mothma
    4. DLeia

    Answer: Padme Amidala

    Fun fact: She was filming the first prequel while still in high school.

  15. Question 31

    Which 2025 film rebooted the Jurassic series with Scarlett Johansson?

    1. AJurassic Park IV
    2. BJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
    3. CJurassic World Rebirth
    4. DJurassic World Dominion

    Answer: Jurassic World Rebirth

    Fun fact: It was written by the screenwriter of the original 1993 film.

  16. Question 32

    What is the name of the angel who shows George Bailey another life?

    1. AMichael
    2. BGabriel
    3. CJoseph
    4. DClarence

    Answer: Clarence

    Fun fact: He is trying to earn his wings.

Hard movie trivia questions

  1. Question 33

    Which Hitchcock film has two strangers discussing a swap of murders?

    1. AStrangers on a Train
    2. BShadow of a Doubt
    3. CDial M for Murder
    4. DRope

    Answer: Strangers on a Train

    Fun fact: Raymond Chandler worked on the script and hated the experience.

  2. Question 34

    Who played Rooster in Top Gun: Maverick?

    1. AMiles Teller
    2. BJon Bernthal
    3. CGlen Powell
    4. DLewis Pullman

    Answer: Miles Teller

    Fun fact: He grew out the mustache and learned the piano bar scene to mirror the original film.

  3. Question 35

    Which actor replaced Kevin Spacey in All the Money in the World after reshoots?

    1. ADonald Sutherland
    2. BChristopher Plummer
    3. CMichael Caine
    4. DAnthony Hopkins

    Answer: Christopher Plummer

    Fun fact: His scenes were reshot in nine days, weeks before release.

  4. Question 36

    Which singer performs the inner voice of the horse in Spirit?

    1. ASting
    2. BBryan Adams
    3. CPhil Collins
    4. DDon Henley

    Answer: Bryan Adams

    Fun fact: The horse never speaks, so the songs carry his thoughts.

  5. Question 37

    Which director was announced in 2025 to make the next Bond film?

    1. AGreta Gerwig
    2. BSam Mendes
    3. CChristopher Nolan
    4. DDenis Villeneuve

    Answer: Denis Villeneuve

    Fun fact: He had just finished the Dune films.

  6. Question 38

    Which 1957 western dramatized a famous Arizona gunfight?

    1. AWyatt Earp
    2. BGunfight at the O.K. Corral
    3. CThe Magnificent Seven
    4. DWinchester '73

    Answer: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

    Fun fact: Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas starred, and they made seven films together.

  7. Question 39

    Michael Myers's mask was modified from a mask of whom?

    1. AA hockey goalie
    2. BRichard Nixon
    3. CA clown
    4. DCaptain Kirk

    Answer: Captain Kirk

    Fun fact: The crew bought it cheaply and painted it white.

  8. Question 40

    Which 2011 animated western about a chameleon won an Oscar?

    1. ARio
    2. BKung Fu Panda 2
    3. CRango
    4. DPuss in Boots

    Answer: Rango

    Fun fact: Johnny Depp and the cast acted out scenes together on a soundstage, which is rare for animation.

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