100+ Best Movie Trivia Questions with Answers

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Movie Trivia Questions

In The Wolf of Wall Street, which firm does Jordan Belfort work for?
Answer: L.F. Rothschild.

Which Studio Ghibli film was NOT directed by Hayao Miyazaki?
Answer: Grave of the Fireflies

Which professional athlete was considered for the lead in The Terminator?
Answer: O.J. Simpson

Which Star Wars characters appear in Indiana Jones?
Answer: R2-D2 and C-3PO

Which famous line from Jaws was ad-libbed?
Answer: You\’re gonna need a bigger boat.

A Harry Potter stunt double was paralyzed on the job. Which actor did the stunt double do stunts for?
Answer: Daniel Radcliffe

Who played Wendy Torrance in The Shining?
Answer: Shelley Duvall

‍Which was the first movie to show a toilet flushing?
Answer: Psycho

Which actor plays Private Ryan in Saving Private Ryan?
Answer: Matt Damon

‍What is the name of Jeff Goldblum’s character in Jurassic Park?
Answer: Dr. Ian Malcolm

Which of the following things did Forrest Gump never do?
Answer: Play the violin

Who directed Kill Bill?
Answer: Quentin Tarantino.

Where do Kat and Patrick first kiss in 10 Things I Hate About You?
Answer: A paintball Arena.

What is Lightning McQueen\’s number in cars?
Answer: 95.

Who plays Bob Woodward in All the President\’s Men?
Answer: Robert Redford.

In The Matrix, what colors are the two pills that Morpheus gives Neo to choose between?
Answer: Red and Blue.

Who is the youngest Oscar winner of all time?
Answer: Tatum O\’Neal

What was the first movie to feature a flushing toilet?
Answer: Psycho.

What was the first animated movie nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars?
Answer: Beauty and the Beast.

Which of these is not one of the Seven Dwarfs: Bashful, Angry, Dopey, or Doc?
Answer: Angry.

What is the last name of Edward and his family in the Twilight series?
Answer: Cullen

What is the name of the Grinch\’s love interest in How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
Answer: Martha May

Which English actor won the 2014 Academy Award for Best Actor in the film The Theory of Everything?
Answer: Eddie Redmayne

What was the name of Bella and Edward’s daughter in the film Twilight: Breaking Dawn (Part 1)?
Answer: Renesmee

In which film did actor Brad Pitt star as David Mills?
Answer: Seven

What are the four houses at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter series?
Answer: Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, & Hufflepuff

In The Lord of the Rings, what is the name of the elf that takes part in the fellowship of the ring?
Answer: Legolas

The film Pulp Fiction was released in which year?
Answer: 1994

Who wrote the book that The Godfather is based on?
Answer: Mario Puzo

How long does Red spend in prison before being paroled in The Shawshank Redemption?
Answer: 40

What was the first feature-length animated movie ever released?
Answer: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

In Finding Nemo, how many white stripes does Nemo have?
Answer: Three

Who voiced Victor Van Dort in Corpse Bride?
Answer: Johnny Depp

What is the name of the fictional place where Frozen takes place?
Answer: Arendelle

What mode of transportation is the Polar Express?
Answer: A train.

What is the first animated movie made entirely by CGI (computer generated imagery)?
Answer: Toy Story

What land are the tiny dinosaurs trying to get to in The Land Before Time?
Answer: The Great Valley

What villain threatens the entire Lego universe in The Lego Movie?
Answer: Lord Business

What animated film was the third highest grossing movie in 2001?
Answer: Monsters, Inc.

What song do title character Cinderella and Prince Charming dance to at the ball?
Answer: \”So This Is Love\”

Which Disney film features the voices of Demi Moore, Kevin Kline and Jason Alexander?
Answer: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Actor Imelda Staunton plays what smug villain in Harry Potter?
Answer: Dolores Umbridge

What is the name of Draco Malfoy\’s father?
Answer: Lucius

What are the four houses at Hogwarts?
Answer: Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin

Before “Twilight,” Robert Pattinson appeared in “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” as what character?
Answer: Cedric Diggory

Professor Severus Snape was fueled by his unrequited love for who?
Answer: Lily Potter (Harry\’s mother)

What position does Harry Potter play in Quidditch?
Answer: Seeker

What is the name of Ron Weasley\’s rat?
Answer: Scabbers

Which aunt does Harry Potter turn into a balloon?
Answer: Aunt Marge

Which American composer and conductor composed \”Hedwig\’s Theme,\” otherwise known as the \”Harry Potter Theme\”?
Answer: John Williams

In \”The Goblet of Fire,\” what Olympics-style competition is Harry Potter competing in?
Answer: The Triwizard Tournament

Who directed Lawrence of Arabia, which documented the incredible life of T. E. Lawrence and his experiences during World War I with the Arabian desert tribes?
Answer: David Lean

The “Father of the Atomic Bomb” is one of the grim names given to which physicist played by Cillian Murphy in a 2023 biopic?
Answer: J. Robert Oppenheimer

Who starred as John Merrick in The Elephant Man, a true story about a severely deformed man who is rescued from a freak show by a kind-hearted doctor?
Answer: John Hurt

Don’t be fooled by the title, King Richard is not about a long-dead English king but a look at the life of the father of which pair of tennis superstars?
Answer: The Williams sisters

Which of these movies is not a biopic about a musician: What’s Love Got to Do with It, Walk the Line, or The Diving Bell and the Butterfly?
Answer: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Hurricane, The Fighter, and Cinderella Man are all biographical films about stars of which sport?
Answer: Boxing

The Last Emperor is a movie by Bernardo Bertolucci about the life of the last imperial ruler of which country?
Answer: China

Who played the title role in the movie “Gandhi”?
Answer: Ben Kingsley

in “A Beautiful Mind,” what mental illness does John Nash struggle with?
Answer: Schizophrenia

What is the title of the biographical film about the life of Johnny Cash?
Answer: Walk the Line

What household pet meets a horrific demise in Fatal Attraction?
Answer: A bunny rabbit

Who did Oscar nominee Bill Nighy play in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies?
Answer: Davy Jones

What vocalist sang for Natalie Wood in West Side Story, Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady and Deborah Kerr in The King and I?
Answer: Marni Nixon

Ke Huy Quan made his first appearance in what 1984 movie?
Answer: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

What is the piece Lydia Tár aims to conduct as a career-high achievement in Tár?
Answer: Mahler\’s Symphony No. 5

In what 2002 Oscar-winning crime thriller classic did Denzel Washington play a villain?
Answer: Training Day

What Dawn of the Dead star directed the Oscar-nominated Women Talking?
Answer: Sarah Polley

What actress delivered the bone-chilling line \”Who\’s hand was I holding?\” in the 1963 horror classic The Haunting?
Answer: Julie Harris

What is the first rule of Fight Club?
Answer: You do not talk about Fight Club.

Who was the visual effects and animation icon behind the stop-motion effects in Jason and the Argonauts and 1981\’s Clash of the Titans?
Answer: Ray Harryhausen

What is the name of the computer system created by Tony Stark that becomes self-aware and poses a threat to humanity in \”Avengers: Age of Ultron\”?
Answer: Ultron

In The Santa Clause, on what date does Bernard say Scott is due back at the North Pole?
Answer: Thanksgiving

In \”Ant-Man,\” what is the name of the technology that allows Scott Lang to shrink and grow in size?
Answer: Pym Particle

What is the name of the powerful alien race that attacks Earth in the first Avengers movie?
Answer: Chitaur

Who is the director of \”Guardians of the Galaxy\” and its sequel?
Answer: James Gunn

What is the name of Thor\’s enchanted hammer?
Answer: Mjolnir

Who is the main antagonist in \”Spider-Man: Homecoming\”?
Answer: Adrien Toomes

What is the title of the first MCU film ever released in 2008?
Answer: Iron Man

What is the name of the character played by Benedict Cumberbatch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Answer: Doctor Strange

Whine \”Avengers: Infinity War,\” which character successfully wields Stormbreaker, Thor\’s new weapon forged in Nidavellir?
Answer: Captain America

Which actor plays the role of Sam Wilson?
Answer: Anthony Mackie

In Girls Trip, why does the group of friends travel to New Orleans?
Answer: To attend Essence Fest.

What is the name of Humphrey Bogart\’s character in The African Queen?
Answer: Charlie Allnut

In She’s the Man, Amanda Bynes plays Viola, a teen who poses as her twin brother and attends his boarding school. What’s her brother’s name?
Answer: Sebastian

Which movie doesn’t star Molly Ringwald?
Answer: Can’t Buy Me Love

What is the name of the disorderly fraternity at the center of National Lampoon’s Animal House?
Answer: Delta Tau Chi

Which two actors starred in the 2012 movie adaptation of 21 Jump Street?
Answer: Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum

Three movies have won 11 Oscars, creating a three-way tie for most Oscars won by a movie. Which movie isn’t included in that tie?
Answer: The Godfather

In the 2000 movie Love & Basketball, the two main characters, Monica and Quincy, play basketball for which college?
Answer: The University of Southern California

Which ‘90s coming-of-age movie features Christina Ricci, Thora Birch, Rosie O’Donnell and Demi Moore in its cast?
Answer: Now and Then

What is the name of Jeff Bridges’s character in The Big Lebowski?
Answer: The Dude

When was the last Twilight movie released?
Answer: 2012

Which actor hasn’t played Batman in a movie?
Answer: Christian Slater

What do the kids nickname Mr. Merle\’s dog in The Sandlot?
Answer: The Beast

Who busts Santa out of jail in The Santa Claus?
Answer: Charlie and the E.L.F.S.

What team does Pat\’s dad bet on in Silver Linings Playbook?
Answer: The Philadelphia Eagles

Where is Kevin McAllister\’s family when they realize they forgot Kevin in Home Alone?
Answer: Paris

In The Terminator, which character is the Terminator sent to kill?
Answer: Sarah Connor

What is the name of Vito\’s youngest son in The Godfather?
Answer: Michael

What is the name of the main antagonist in Saw?
Answer: Jigsaw

Who is the first person to die in A Nightmare on Elm Street?
Answer: Tina Gray

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