Smart Cookie Trivia

40 Movie Trivia Questions and Answers (Easy to Hard)

Famous lines, directors, characters, and Oscar history. These start easy and get harder as you go. Tap any question to reveal the answer and a quick fact.

1. 1Which film series made "May the Force be with you" famous?Answer

   Star WarsThe first film was released in 1977.

2. 2What is the name of the cowboy doll in "Toy Story"?Answer

   WoodyThe 1995 film was the first fully computer-animated feature.

3. 3Who directed "Jurassic Park"?Answer

   Steven SpielbergIt came out in 1993, adapted from Michael Crichton's novel.

4. 4Which 1997 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet is about a doomed ocean liner?Answer

   TitanicIt won 11 Academy Awards, tying the record.

5. 5Which animated film features the sisters Elsa and Anna?Answer

   FrozenIts song "Let It Go" won the Oscar for Best Original Song.

6. 6What is the name of the wizarding school in Harry Potter?Answer

   HogwartsIts four houses are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin.

7. 7Bruce Wayne is the secret identity of which superhero?Answer

   BatmanHe first appeared in comics in 1939.

8. 8In "The Lion King", what is the name of Simba's father?Answer

   MufasaHe is betrayed by his brother, Scar.

9. 9Which actor played Captain Jack Sparrow?Answer

   Johnny DeppThe first "Pirates of the Caribbean" film was released in 2003.

10. 10Which film features the line "E.T. phone home"?Answer

    E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialSteven Spielberg released it in 1982.

11. 11Which film features a great white shark terrorizing Amity Island?Answer

    JawsThe 1975 film is often called the first summer blockbuster.

12. 12Who played Tony Stark in the Marvel films?Answer

    Robert Downey Jr.He first played him in "Iron Man" in 2008.

13. 13What is the name of the talking snowman in "Frozen"?Answer

    OlafHe dreams of experiencing summer.

14. 14In "The Wizard of Oz" film, what color are Dorothy's magic slippers?Answer

    Ruby redIn L. Frank Baum's original book they were silver.

1. 15Which film won the first Academy Award for Best Picture?Answer

   WingsThe silent First World War drama won at the first ceremony in 1929.

2. 16Who directed "Pulp Fiction"?Answer

   Quentin TarantinoThe 1994 film won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.

3. 17What is the family name in "The Godfather"?Answer

   CorleoneMarlon Brando played Don Vito Corleone.

4. 18Which film introduced Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter?Answer

   The Silence of the LambsIt is one of only three films to win all five major Oscars.

5. 19In which 1939 film is Scarlett O'Hara the heroine?Answer

   Gone with the WindVivien Leigh won Best Actress for the role.

6. 20Who directed "Psycho" in 1960?Answer

   Alfred HitchcockIts shower scene is one of the most studied sequences in film.

7. 21What is the name of the hotel in "The Shining"?Answer

   The Overlook HotelStephen King's novel was adapted by Stanley Kubrick in 1980.

8. 22Which actress played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films?Answer

   Emma WatsonShe was cast at the age of nine.

9. 23What is the name of the fictional African nation in "Black Panther"?Answer

   WakandaIt is powered by the rare metal vibranium.

10. 24Which 1994 film features the line "Life is like a box of chocolates"?Answer

    Forrest GumpIt won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

11. 25Who composed the music for "Star Wars", "Jaws", and "Indiana Jones"?Answer

    John WilliamsHe has more Oscar nominations than any other living person.

12. 26In "The Matrix", which color pill does Neo take?Answer

    RedThe blue pill would have returned him to his ordinary life.

13. 27Which Pixar film follows a robot cleaning up an abandoned Earth?Answer

    WALL-EIt won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2009.

14. 28Which 1928 cartoon made Mickey Mouse a star?Answer

    Steamboat WillieIt was one of the first cartoons with synchronized sound.

1. 29Which 1927 film is often called the first feature-length "talkie"?Answer

   The Jazz SingerIt mixed silent scenes with synchronized songs and dialogue.

2. 30Who directed "Seven Samurai"?Answer

   Akira KurosawaThe 1954 film inspired the western "The Magnificent Seven".

3. 31In "Citizen Kane", what is "Rosebud"?Answer

   Charles Foster Kane's childhood sledOrson Welles co-wrote, directed, and starred in the 1941 film.

4. 32What was the first non-English-language film to win Best Picture?Answer

   ParasiteBong Joon-ho's Korean film won at the 2020 ceremony.

5. 33Who directed "2001: A Space Odyssey"?Answer

   Stanley KubrickHe co-wrote it with the science-fiction author Arthur C. Clarke.

6. 34What is the name of the ship's computer in "2001: A Space Odyssey"?Answer

   HAL 9000Its calm voice saying "I'm sorry, Dave" became iconic.

7. 35Which 1927 German film features the robot Maria?Answer

   MetropolisFritz Lang directed the silent science-fiction epic.

8. 36Who was the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor?Answer

   Sidney PoitierHe won for "Lilies of the Field" at the 1964 ceremony.

9. 37Which 1942 film features the line "Here's looking at you, kid"?Answer

   CasablancaHumphrey Bogart says it to Ingrid Bergman.

10. 38What nickname did the crew of "Jaws" give the mechanical shark?Answer

    BruceIt was reportedly named after Steven Spielberg's lawyer.

11. 39Which Italian director made "La Dolce Vita"?Answer

    Federico FelliniIts scene in the Trevi Fountain is one of cinema's most famous.

12. 40Which three films have won all five major Academy Awards?Answer

    It Happened One Night, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and The Silence of the LambsThe five are Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay.