🎬50 questions — 5 difficulty rounds

50 Movies & TV Trivia Questions for Film Buffs

Movies and TV is the round where casual viewers and genuine cinephiles split hard. We've built 50 verified questions spanning classic Hollywood, modern blockbusters, prestige television, famous directors, iconic quotes, and Oscar history — organized from crowd-pleaser easy to real deep-cut expert. Run these before your next trivia night to find out exactly who on your team has been doing their homework.

Round 1: Easy

Crowd-pleasers — blockbusters and famous lines everyone knows.

10 questions

1.In 'The Lion King' (1994), what is the name of Simba's father?Show Answer

Mufasa

2.Which film franchise features the character James Bond, also known as 007?Show Answer

The James Bond franchise (Eon Productions / MGM)

3.What is the name of the toy cowboy in the 'Toy Story' films?Show Answer

Woody (Woody Pride)

4.Which actress played Katniss Everdeen in 'The Hunger Games' film series?Show Answer

Jennifer Lawrence

5.Complete the famous line: 'May the __ be with you.' (Star Wars)Show Answer

Force (May the Force be with you)

6.Which 1994 film starring Tom Hanks features the line, 'Life is like a box of chocolates'?Show Answer

Forrest Gump

7.In 'Friends', what was the name of Ross's pet monkey?Show Answer

Marcel

8.Who played Iron Man / Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?Show Answer

Robert Downey Jr.

9.Which animated film features a fish named Nemo who gets lost in the ocean?Show Answer

Finding Nemo (2003, Pixar/Disney)

10.What streaming service produced the original series 'Stranger Things'?Show Answer

Netflix

Round 2: Medium

Classic film knowledge — most cinephiles should get these.

10 questions

11.Which director made 'Schindler's List', 'Jaws', and 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'?Show Answer

Steven Spielberg

12.In 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991), what is the name of the imprisoned cannibal psychiatrist played by Anthony Hopkins?Show Answer

Dr. Hannibal Lecter

13.Which film won the first Academy Award for Best Picture at the inaugural Oscars ceremony in 1929?Show Answer

Wings (1927)

14.In 'Breaking Bad', what is Walter White's alias in the drug trade?Show Answer

Heisenberg

15.Which 1972 Francis Ford Coppola film is based on Mario Puzo's novel about a crime family?Show Answer

The Godfather

16.What is the highest-grossing film of all time, not adjusted for inflation, as of 2024?Show Answer

Avatar (2009, James Cameron) — surpassing Avengers: Endgame

17.In 'Game of Thrones', what is the name of the Stark family's ancestral home?Show Answer

Winterfell

18.Who directed the original 'Star Wars' trilogy's first film, 'A New Hope' (1977)?Show Answer

George Lucas

19.Which actress has won the most Academy Awards for Best Actress?Show Answer

Katharine Hepburn (4 wins — 1934, 1968, 1969, 1982)

20.In 'The Office' (US version), what paper company do the characters work for?Show Answer

Dunder Mifflin Paper Company

Round 3: Hard

For the real film fans — not just casual viewers.

10 questions

21.Which 1941 Orson Welles film is widely considered by critics to be the greatest film ever made?Show Answer

Citizen Kane

22.In 'Pulp Fiction' (1994), what is the name of the dance contest venue where Vincent Vega and Mia Wallace win a trophy?Show Answer

Jack Rabbit Slim's

23.Which actor has appeared in the most Best Picture Oscar winners as a lead or supporting role?Show Answer

Jack Nicholson (often cited; appeared in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Terms of Endearment, and As Good as It Gets)

24.In 'The Shining' (1980), what is the name of the hotel where Jack Torrance is the caretaker?Show Answer

The Overlook Hotel

25.The AMC series 'Mad Men' is set primarily in which decade?Show Answer

The 1960s (spanning 1960–1970)

26.Which non-English-language film became the first to win the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2020?Show Answer

Parasite (directed by Bong Joon-ho, South Korea)

27.In the original 'Terminator' (1984), which Terminator model is sent back to kill Sarah Connor?Show Answer

The T-800 (Model 101), portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger

28.Which director made both 'Schindler's List' (1993) and 'Jurassic Park' (1993) — in the same year?Show Answer

Steven Spielberg

29.In 'The Wire', what city does the show primarily take place in?Show Answer

Baltimore, Maryland

30.Who composed the iconic score for 'Star Wars', 'Indiana Jones', and 'Jaws'?Show Answer

John Williams

Round 4: Expert

Serious cinephiles only — deep cuts and awards history.

10 questions

31.In 'Casablanca' (1942), what is the name of Rick Blaine's nightclub?Show Answer

Rick's Café Américain

32.Akira Kurosawa's 'Seven Samurai' (1954) directly inspired which 1960 American Western?Show Answer

The Magnificent Seven

33.Which actress received Oscar nominations for Best Actress in five consecutive years (1978–1982)?Show Answer

Meryl Streep (nominated for The Deer Hunter, Kramer vs. Kramer, The French Lieutenant's Woman, Sophie's Choice, Silkwood)

34.The opening shot of 'Goodfellas' (1990) is set in which year, as stated on screen?Show Answer

1970

35.In 'Twin Peaks', who killed Laura Palmer?Show Answer

Leland Palmer (her father), possessed by BOB

36.What was the first X-rated film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture?Show Answer

Midnight Cowboy (1969)

37.Which filmmaker directed both 'Apocalypse Now' (1979) and 'The Godfather' (1972)?Show Answer

Francis Ford Coppola

38.In Hitchcock's 'Psycho' (1960), the character Marion Crane is killed in the famous shower scene. How far into the film does this occur?Show Answer

Approximately 47 minutes in (about one-third of the way through)

39.Which network originally aired 'The Sopranos', and in what year did it premiere?Show Answer

HBO, premiered January 10, 1999

40.Who wrote the screenplay for 'Chinatown' (1974), directed by Roman Polanski?Show Answer

Robert Towne

Round 5: Lightning Round

Speed round — film facts in five seconds or less.

10 questions

41.In which film does Jodie Foster play FBI trainee Clarice Starling?Show Answer

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

42.What color is the pill Neo takes in 'The Matrix'?Show Answer

Red (the red pill to see the truth)

43.Which country produces the most films per year?Show Answer

India (Bollywood, Tollywood, and regional industries combined)

44.What was the first feature-length animated film produced by Walt Disney?Show Answer

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

45.In 'Harry Potter', what sport is played on broomsticks?Show Answer

Quidditch

46.Who played the Joker in Christopher Nolan's 'The Dark Knight' (2008)?Show Answer

Heath Ledger

47.What is the name of the fictional African country in 'Black Panther'?Show Answer

Wakanda

48.In 'Seinfeld', what was the name of George Costanza's fictional fiancée who died?Show Answer

Susan Ross

49.Which film series features a time-traveling DeLorean?Show Answer

Back to the Future

50.Who played Jack Dawson in 'Titanic' (1997)?Show Answer

Leonardo DiCaprio

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15–24Works in Progress

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0–14Room to Grow

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How Did You Do?

Tally your correct answers and find your team's level below.

45–50Quiz Champion

Remarkable. Your team should be playing professionally.

35–44Strong Contender

You know your stuff. Consistently top-three at the bar.

25–34Solid Team

Mid-table — competitive with focused prep.

15–24Works in Progress

Some gaps to fill. Pick your weakest round and drill it.

0–14Room to Grow

Keep practicing — every great team started somewhere.