1. What is the longest movie ever made?
Logistics – at 51,420 minutes, (857 hours or 35 days and 17 hours), it is the longest movie ever made.
2. Who is the youngest best actor Oscar winner?
Adrien Brody – aged 29, Adrien won an Oscar for playing the role of Władysław Szpilman in The Pianist (2002), making him the youngest actor to win in that category.
3. Who said during their one and only Oscar acceptance speech “I think they gave it to me because I’m the oldest”?
Jessica Tandy – she was 80 at the time.
4. What woman has won the most Oscars?
Edith Head – eight for costume design.
5. Bruce Willis played a time traveler in what 1995 movie?
12 Monkeys
6. In which popular Christmas film does Will Ferrell play an elf?
In the 2003 film ‘Elf’, Will Ferrell plays a guy that was raised as an elf, named Buddy.
7. Carlos Estevez is better known as whom?
Charlie Sheen
8. The 1959 ‘Some Like it Hot’ starred which bombshell actress?
Marilyn Monroe
9. ‘The Wizard of Oz’ lost the best picture Oscar to what movie?
Gone with the Wind
10. What are the only two best picture Oscar winning films that were based on best musical Tony Award winners?
My Fair Lady and The Sound of Music
11. What 1979 film has a spaceship named Nostromo?
Alien
12. What movie sold the most tickets of all time in the U.S.?
Gone with the Wind – about 208 million tickets have been sold; the U.S. population in 1939 when it was released was 131 million.
13. What movie starred Lee Marvin as twins Kid Shelleen and Tim Strawn?
Cat Ballou
14. In ‘Back to the Future’, how fast does DeLorean have to go to time travel?
88 mph
15. What was the first comedy to win the best picture Oscar?
It happened One Night – 1934
Movie Trivia Questions and Answers
16. Who was the first actor do direct himself to a best actor Oscar?
Laurence Olivier – Hamlet in 1948
17. Robin Williams won a best supporting actor Oscar for what film?
Good Will Hunting
18. What famous actor made his film debut in ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’?
Johnny Depp
19. In what Hitchcock film does Doris Day sing the Oscar winning song “Que Sera, Sera”?
The Man Who Knew Too Much
20. What 1969 western won best story and best song Oscars?
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
21. “Somewhere My love” is the theme song of what movie?
Doctor Zhivago
22. What character is the heroine of ‘The Silence of the Lambs’?
Clarice Starling
23. What actor is in both ‘The Magnificent Seven’ and ‘The Dirty Dozen’?
Charles Bronson
24. Who was the first actor to receive a posthumous Oscar nomination?
James Dean – East of Eden in 1956
25. What movie has the line “You’re gonna need a bigger boat”?
Jaws
26. What 1954 film won eight Oscars?
On the Waterfront
27. What are James Dean’s three films?
Rebel Without a Cause, East of Eden, Giant
28. Who were the first father and son to win Oscars for the same film?
Walter and John Huston – The Treasure of Sierra Madre
29. What is the name of Bill Murray’s character in ‘Ghostbusters’?
Peter Venkman
30. What was the first Andrew Lloyd Webber musical to be filmed?
Jesus Christ Superstar
General Movie Trivia
31. What film is set in and around 17 Cherry Tree Lane, London in 1910?
Marry Poppins
32. What romantic comedy has the line “I’ll have what she’s having”?
When Harry Met Sally
33. What was the first Disney animated film based on the life of a real person?
Pocahontas
34. Who played Norman Bates in ‘Psycho’?
Anthony Perkins
35. What is the name of Gene Hackman’s character in ‘The French Connection’?
Popeye Doyle
36. Marnie Nixon did what for Deborah Kerr, Natalie Wood, and Audrey Hepburn?
Dubbed their singing voices
37. The character Marion Crane died famously in what film?
Psycho – shower scene
38. What 1948 classic film was advertised as “Greed, gold and gunplay on a Mexican mountain of malice”?
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
39. What is the name of Kevin Costner’s character in ‘Field of Dreams’?
Ray Kinsella
40. Who played the part of Cruella de Vil in 1996’s ‘101 Dalmatians’?
Glenn Close
41. What was the sequel to ‘Going My Way’?
The Bells of St. Mary’s
42. Who played Dr. Frank-N-Furter in ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’?
Tim Curry
43. What was Spencer Tracy’s last film?
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
44. Elvis Presley memorized every line from his all-time favourite movie; what was the film?
Patton
45. What cartoon duo has won seven Oscars for best animated short film?
Tom and Jerry
Movie Trivia Quiz
46. Who played Lois Lane in 1978’s ‘Superman’?
Margot Kidder
47. What film has the line “I coulda been a contender”?
On the Waterfront
48. Who played Miss Hanningan in 1982’s ‘Annie’?
Carol Burnett
49. What is the name of the serial killer in ‘Halloween’?
Michael Myers
50. Who is the youngest actor ever nominated for an Oscar?
Justin Henry – eight years old for Kramer vs. Kramer
51. Who played Anna in 1956’s ‘The King and I’?
Deborah Kerr
52. Who directed ‘Blade Runner’?
Ridley Scott
53. ‘Bambi’ was the first Disney film without what?
Human characters
54. What is the only movie character that has won Oscars for two different actors?
Vito Corleone – Marlon Brando and Robert de Niro in The Godfather and The Godfather Part II
55. For what movie did Rod Steiger win a best actor Oscar?
In the Heat of the Night
56. What was the top grossing U.S. film of the 1960s?
The Sound of Music
57. What character did Mel Gibson play in ‘Braveheart’?
William Wallace
58. Gene Hackman received an Oscar for his portrayal of the sheriff of Big Whiskey in what movie?
Unforgiven
59. What book does Forrest Gump keeps in his suitcase?
Curious George
60. What is the name of Kurt Russell’s character in ‘Escape from New York’?
Snake Plissken
Random Movie Questions
61. In what movie die Hugh Grant play the role of the British Prime Minister?
Love Actually
62. What character sang “When You Wish Upon a Star” in Disney’s Pinnochio?
Jiminy Cricket
63. In ‘Home Alone’, what is the first name of Macaulay Culkin’s character?
Kevin
64. The Olympics depicted in ‘Chariots of Fire’ took place in what year?
1924
65. What is the only movie Alfred Hitchcock made twice?
The Man Who Knew Too Much – 1934 and 1956
66. Who is Melanie Griffith’s mother?
Trippi Hedren – star of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds
67. What character did Michael J. Fox play in ‘Back to the Future’?
Marty McFly
68. Set in a Los Angeles office building, the 1979 novel ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ is the basis for what film?
Die Hard
69. Who was the first choice to play Indiana Jones but missed out due to other commitments?
Tom Selleck
70. Who is Ben Hur’s rival in the great chariot race?
Messala
71. What Marlon Brando film was widely banned?
Last Tango in Paris
72. What was the last of the five Dirty Harry movies?
The Dead Pool
73. What year was Clint Eastwood’s first spaghetti western made?
1964
74. What movie cast included James Garner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasance, and James Coburn?
The Great Escape
75. What musical won the best picture Oscar in 1968?
Oliver!
Film Questions and Answers
76. What is the name of Audrey Hepburn’s character in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’?
Holly Golightly
77. Who was voted most popular film performer in the U.S. in 1926?
Rin Tin Tin
78. Who was Vincent Price’s last film?
Edward Scissorhands – 1990
79. How old was Orson Welles when he co-wrote, produced, directed and starred in ‘Citizen Kane’?
25
80. Who played the two crooks in ‘Home Alone’?
Daniel Stern and Joe Pesci
81. Who did Sergio Leone originally want to play the lead in ‘A Fistful of Dollars’ but couldn’t afford his salary?
Henry Fonda – many actors turned down the role before Clint Eastwood accepted and was paid $15,000 for the role.
82. In ‘Star Wars’, what is the name of Princess Leia’s home planet?
Alderaan
83. Who won a best actor Oscar for ‘Marty’?
Ernest Borgnine
84. Prior to ‘Schindler’s List’ in 1993, what was the last black and white movie to win the best picture Oscar?
The Apartment – 1960
85. What is the name of Michael Douglas’ character in ‘Wall Street’?
Gordon Gekko
86. For what in 1974 film did Art Carney win a best actor Oscar?
Harry and Tonto
87. Who was the first film star to earn 1 million dollars for a single film?
Elizabeth Taylor – Cleopatra in 1963
88. What was Marilyn Monroe’s last film?
The Misfits
89. What is the name of the character played by John Wayne in ‘The Quiet Man’?
Sean Thornton
90. What is the name of the police character played by Roy Schreider in ‘Jaws’?
Martin Brody
Movie Quiz Questions
91. For what film did Frank Sinatra win his only acting Oscar?
From Here to Eternity
92. In the James Bond movies, who is the only actress to play Bond’s wife?
Diana Rigg – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
93. What actor died during the filming of ‘Gladiator’?
Oliver Reed
94. What 1956 film caused riots in theatres?
Rock Around the Clock
95. What is the best-selling movie soundtrack of all time?
The Bodyguard
96. What Oscar winning actress was the Connecticut state golf champion at age 16?
Katharine Hepburn
97. What international movie star was born in a bombed out French village during WWI?
Rin Tin Tin
98. Who directed ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’?
Frank Capra
99. What was the first full length color cartoon talking picture?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
100. The song “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head” was introduced in what movie?
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
