300 Movie Trivia Questions and Answers – How Many Can You Get Right?

I love movies – I always have. Some of my wonderful memories are from going to the cinema with my mom and, later, with my husband.

I’ve also watched a lot of movies at home, on TV and online. I have Disney+ and Netflix, and I also had Prime Video for a year. I watch old films as well as new ones, and it’s incredible to see how much cinema has changed from Charlie Chaplin to Hitchcock and then to the techniques and styles used today.

As I’m sure I’m not the only one who loves movies, I thought it would be fun to create a big movie trivia questions and answers collection covering different decades, styles and genres. The 300 questions start easy, move through accessible medium rounds and finish with a short hard section for people who really know their films.

Oh, and as a note: I have grouped them by decades – so keep going until the end, as you will see a lot of fun and interesting questions in this accessible movie trivia. 

I hope you’ll enjoy it and use it for family trivia, a game day or a movie trivia game night with friends. You can keep score from Question 1 to Question 300, or use one section when you want a shorter game.

And one more thing: I have included a few videos I think you will like 🙂

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Easy Movie Trivia Questions and Answers

The first round is meant to give you plenty of wins. These easy movie trivia questions and answers use blockbuster movies, famous characters, well-known actors and scenes that have become part of popular culture. I think they work well for beginners, families and mixed groups where not everyone watches hundreds of movies a year.

I’ve mixed generations too. You don’t need to know only new superhero movies or only Hollywood classics to do well here.

1. In Home Alone, what is the name of the boy accidentally left behind when his family travels to Paris?
Answer: Kevin McCallister.
The movie was released in 1990. In Romania, it’s shown on TV every Christmas!

2. What famously long word does Mary Poppins introduce in the movie?
Answer: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
The extraordinary word became one of the most recognizable things associated with Mary Poppins.

3. In The Lion King, what is Simba’s father called?
Answer: Mufasa.
The original animated movie was released in 1994.

4. What is the first name of Olivia Newton-John’s character in Grease?
Answer: Sandy.
Grease became one of the best-known movie musicals of the 1970s.

5. What sport does Rocky Balboa compete in?
Answer: Boxing.
Rocky’s training scenes became some of the best-known sports-movie sequences ever filmed.

6. In The Wizard of Oz, what color are Dorothy’s famous slippers?
Answer: Ruby red.
The slippers became one of the most recognizable objects in classic Hollywood.

7. What animals have been brought back to life in Jurassic Park?
Answer: Dinosaurs.
The mix of animatronics and computer effects made the 1993 movie look extraordinary for its time.

8. What type of car becomes a time machine in Back to the Future?
Answer: A DeLorean.
The unusual silver car became almost as famous as the movie itself.

9. In Jaws, what kind of animal terrorizes the seaside community?
Answer: A great white shark.
The 1975 movie turned a trip to the beach into something much less relaxing.

10. Forrest Gump says life is like…? 
Answer: …a box of chocolates.
“My mama always said, ‘Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.'” The line became one of the most remembered moments from the movie. That and “Run, Forrest, Run”.

Classic Movie Trivia Questions and Answers

The questions now move further back through cinema history, but classic movie trivia questions and answers can still be accessible. This round uses famous actors, unforgettable characters and scenes that remained well known long after their original releases.

There’s also plenty here for Alfred Hitchcock fans. If suspense and horror are among your favorite genres, the psychology behind why we love being scared is fascinating. Some classic Western landscapes can even be found in Spain’s Tabernas Desert.

76. What is Charlie Chaplin’s famous bowler-hatted character usually called?
Answer: The Tramp.
The character appeared in many of Chaplin’s best-known films.

77. Which actor performs the famous title number in Singin’ in the Rain?
Answer: Gene Kelly.
The 1952 musical is set during Hollywood’s transition to sound.

78. Which Hollywood star appears alongside Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot?
Answer: Marilyn Monroe.
The 1959 comedy is still regularly included among classic Hollywood favorites.

79. Which actor plays Rick in Casablanca?
Answer: Humphrey Bogart.
The wartime romance won Best Picture.

80. What is the name of the main character in It’s a Wonderful Life?
Answer: George Bailey.
The film follows what happens when he is shown how much his life has affected others.

81. What kind of worker does Chaplin play in Modern Times?
Answer:A factory worker.
The 1936 comedy turns machines and assembly-line work into elaborate physical comedy.

82. Which city does Princess Ann explore in Roman Holiday?
Answer: Rome.
The movie used real locations that you can still see while exploring Rome.

83. Why is James Stewart’s photographer stuck at home in Rear Window?
Answer: He has a broken leg.
His enforced stay gives him plenty of time to watch the neighbors across the courtyard.

84. What fear troubles the main character in Vertigo?
Answer: A fear of heights.
The fear is central to several of Hitchcock’s visual sequences.

85. What is the name of the motel in Psycho?
Answer: Bates Motel.
The lonely roadside property became one of horror cinema’s most recognizable settings.

86. Who wrote, directed and starred in The Great Dictator?
Answer: Charlie Chaplin.
The 1940 satire was his first full talking feature.

87. Which actress plays Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s?
Answer: Audrey Hepburn.
Her opening scene outside Tiffany & Co. became an enduring image.

88. What spectacular competition is the most famous sequence in Ben-Hur?
Answer: A chariot race.
The enormous sequence remains one of the movie’s best-known achievements.

89. What does Mary Poppins hold while floating through the air?
Answer: An umbrella.
The magical nanny arrives in a way the Banks family certainly wasn’t expecting.

90. How many von Trapp children are there in The Sound of Music?
Answer: Seven.
Fans can still visit several filming locations around Salzburg.

91. What is the name of the intelligent computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Answer: HAL 9000.
Its calm voice became one of science fiction’s most recognizable sounds.

92. Which actress stars as Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly!?
Answer: Barbra Streisand.
The 1969 musical was directed by Gene Kelly.

93. What is the name of the heroine played by Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind?
Answer: Scarlett O’Hara.
The 1939 film became one of the most famous epics of Hollywood’s studio era.

94. What business makes Charles Foster Kane powerful in Citizen Kane?
Answer: Newspaper publishing.
The film follows his rise and the increasingly complicated life behind his public image.

95. What New York skyscraper does King Kong climb in the 1933 movie?
Answer: The Empire State Building.
The landmark is still one of the most iconic buildings in the USA.

96. Where do most of the discussions take place in 12 Angry Men?
Answer: A jury room.
The drama creates nearly all its tension inside one room.

97. What kind of aircraft chases Cary Grant’s character across an open field in North by Northwest?
Answer: A crop-duster plane.
The sequence became one of Alfred Hitchcock’s most famous action scenes.

98. What is the name of the lawyer played by Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Answer: Atticus Finch.
Peck won the Best Actor Oscar for the role.

99. Which actor plays the title character in Lawrence of Arabia?
Answer: Peter O’Toole.
The sweeping desert epic was released in 1962.

100. Which older woman becomes involved with Benjamin in The Graduate?
Answer: Mrs. Robinson.
The character’s name also became famous through the movie’s music.

101. Who directed The Birds, Psycho, Rear Window and Vertigo?
Answer: Alfred Hitchcock.
Few directors are as closely associated with suspense.

102. In the famous image from A Trip to the Moon, what hits the Moon in the eye?
Answer: A spacecraft.
The 1902 Georges Méliès short is one of the best-known surviving images from very early cinema.

103. What are the two rival gangs called in West Side Story?
Answer: The Jets and the Sharks.
The 1961 musical won 10 Academy Awards.

104. What type of vehicle is at the center of Buster Keaton’s The General?
Answer: A train.
Keaton built major action and comedy sequences around the locomotive.

105. Which actor became a symbol of teenage rebellion after starring in Rebel Without a Cause?
Answer: James Dean.
His screen career was brief, but his image became part of movie history.

1970s and 1980s Movie Trivia Questions

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The 1970s and 1980s produced movies that are still watched, quoted and remade today. These 70s and 80s movie trivia questions focus on the stars, characters and stories most people are likely to remember rather than tiny production details.

If these decades are your strongest area, there are many more memories waiting in my 80s trivia questions and answers.

106. What is the surname of the powerful family at the center of The Godfather?
Answer: Corleone.
The first movie was released in 1972.

107. What is the name of the possessed girl in The Exorcist?
Answer: Regan.
The 1973 film became the first horror movie nominated for Best Picture.

108. Which actor plays Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest?
Answer: Jack Nicholson.
His performance won the Academy Award for Best Actor.

109. Which actor plays Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver?
Answer: Robert De Niro.
The 1976 drama follows an increasingly isolated New York cab driver.

110. Which actor plays Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever?
Answer: John Travolta.
The movie helped turn disco into an even bigger cultural phenomenon.

111. Which actress plays Ripley in Alien?
Answer: Sigourney Weaver.
Ripley became one of science fiction cinema’s most famous heroines.

112. What family conflict is at the center of Kramer vs. Kramer?
Answer: A custody battle.
The 1979 drama won Best Picture.

113. Which war provides the setting for Apocalypse Now?
Answer: The Vietnam War.
Francis Ford Coppola’s film was released in 1979.

114. What is the name of the isolated hotel in The Shining?
Answer: The Overlook Hotel.
The hotel becomes increasingly frightening as winter closes in.

115. What are the first names of the two musical brothers in The Blues Brothers?
Answer: Jake and Elwood.
The 1980 comedy combines music with spectacular car chases.

116. What biblical object is Indiana Jones searching for in Raiders of the Lost Ark?
Answer: The Ark of the Covenant.
The adventure introduced audiences to Indiana Jones in 1981.

117. What are the artificial humans called in Blade Runner?
Answer: Replicants.
The 1982 movie is set in a dark futuristic Los Angeles.

118. Which actor plays Tony Montana in Scarface?
Answer: Al Pacino.
The 1983 crime drama became a major pop-culture reference point.

119. What is Alex’s day job in Flashdance?
Answer: Welder.
At night, her life revolves around dancing.

120. What has the town banned in Footloose?
Answer: Dancing.
The unusual rule creates the central conflict in the 1984 movie.

121. What subject does teacher Jaime Escalante teach in Stand and Deliver?
Answer: Calculus.
The 1988 drama was inspired by a real teacher and his students.

122. What is the name of the woman the Terminator is sent back to kill?
Answer: Sarah Connor.
Her ordinary life changes in an instant.

123. What future year does Marty visit in Back to the Future Part II?
Answer: 2015.
Fans had great fun comparing the movie’s imagined future with the real year when it finally arrived.

124. Which actress plays Claire in The Breakfast Club?
Answer: Molly Ringwald.
She became one of the most recognizable stars of 1980s teen cinema.

125. Which future television icon plays Sofia in The Color Purple?
Answer: Oprah Winfrey.
Her performance earned an Academy Award nomination.

126. What is Pete Mitchell’s famous call sign in Top Gun?
Answer: Maverick.
The nickname became nearly as recognizable as the movie title.

127. Stand by Me was based on a story by which famous author?
Answer: Stephen King.
The coming-of-age story is quite different from the horror novels many people associate with him.

128. In which U.S. city does Ferris Bueller spend his famous day off?
Answer: Chicago.
The characters visit several real city landmarks.

129. Who directed Platoon?
Answer: Oliver Stone.
Stone drew on his own military experience in Vietnam.

130. Which actress plays Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction?
Answer: Glenn Close.
The 1987 thriller became one of the decade’s most talked-about films.

131. Which actor plays Raymond in Rain Man?
Answer: Dustin Hoffman.
He won the Best Actor Oscar for the role.

132. Which actor plays John McClane in Die Hard?
Answer: Bruce Willis.
The 1988 movie transformed him into a major action star.

133. Which actress plays Sally in When Harry Met Sally…?
Answer: Meg Ryan.
The movie became one of the best-known romantic comedies of its era.

134. Which actor plays inspiring teacher John Keating in Dead Poets Society?
Answer: Robin Williams.
The 1989 drama became closely associated with the phrase “carpe diem.”

135. Who directed and stars in Do the Right Thing?
Answer: Spike Lee.
The movie unfolds over one increasingly tense summer day in Brooklyn.

1990s Movie Trivia Questions and Answers

The 1990s gave us huge blockbusters, thrillers, romantic comedies and movies that became permanent television favorites. These 90s movie trivia questions and answers stay in the comfortable middle of the quiz: not giveaways, but still based on things a broad movie audience can know.

You can continue the nostalgia later with my 90s trivia quiz.

136. Which actor plays Henry Hill in Goodfellas?
Answer: Ray Liotta.
The 1990 crime drama follows several decades of his life around the mob.

137. What activity are Sam and Molly doing during the famous romantic scene in Ghost?
Answer: Pottery.
The scene became one of the best-known images from the 1990 romance.

138. Which actor plays Edward in Edward Scissorhands?
Answer: Johnny Depp.
The fantasy romance was one of his early collaborations with Tim Burton.

139. Which actress plays FBI trainee Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs?
Answer: Jodie Foster.
She won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

140. What is the name of Sarah Connor’s son in Terminator 2?
Answer: John Connor.
His survival is crucial to the future described in the story.

141. What kind of lawyer is Tom Cruise’s character in A Few Good Men?
Answer: A military lawyer.
The courtroom drama was adapted from Aaron Sorkin’s stage play.

142. What holiday does Phil Connors keep reliving in the 1993 Bill Murray comedy?
Answer: Groundhog Day.
The title became shorthand for situations that seem to repeat endlessly.

143. Who directed Schindler’s List?
Answer: Steven Spielberg.
The 1993 drama won seven Academy Awards.

144. What is Richard Kimble’s profession in The Fugitive?
Answer: Doctor.
He spends the movie trying to prove he didn’t kill his wife.

145. Which actor stars as Sam in Sleepless in Seattle?
Answer: Tom Hanks.
The romantic comedy eventually brings its two main characters to the Empire State Building.

146. Which actress plays Mia Wallace in Pulp Fiction?
Answer: Uma Thurman.
Her dance with Vincent Vega became one of the film’s signature scenes.

147. Which actor plays Red in The Shawshank Redemption?
Answer: Morgan Freeman.
His narration accompanies much of the story.

148. Which actor stars as police officer Jack Traven in Speed?
Answer: Keanu Reeves.
The 1994 action movie puts most of its tension aboard a city bus.

149. Which actress plays famous movie star Anna Scott in Notting Hill?
Answer: Julia Roberts.
The 1999 romantic comedy pairs a Hollywood star with a London bookshop owner.

150. Who directed and starred in Braveheart?
Answer: Mel Gibson.
The historical epic won five Academy Awards.

151. What goes wrong aboard the spacecraft in Apollo 13?
Answer: An oxygen tank explodes.
The planned Moon landing turns into a struggle to bring the astronauts home safely.

152. Which actress wrote the screenplay for and starred in Sense and Sensibility?
Answer: Emma Thompson.
She won an Oscar for the screenplay.

153. Which actress plays police chief Marge Gunderson in Fargo?
Answer: Frances McDormand.
She won her first Best Actress Oscar for the role.

154. What is the name of Tom Cruise’s character in Mission: Impossible?
Answer: Ethan Hunt.
The character has anchored the franchise since 1996.

155. Which American holiday gives Independence Day its title?
Answer: The Fourth of July.
The 1996 blockbuster combines an alien invasion with a worldwide counterattack.

156. What extreme weather phenomenon are the characters chasing in Twister?
Answer: Tornadoes.
The storm-chasing adventure became one of the summer hits of 1996.

157. Which actor plays football player Rod Tidwell in Jerry Maguire?
Answer: Cuba Gooding Jr.
He won the Supporting Actor Oscar for the role.

158. Which actor plays Count Almásy in The English Patient?
Answer: Ralph Fiennes.
The romantic drama won nine Academy Awards.

159. What name is given to the masked killer persona in Scream?
Answer: Ghostface.
The 1996 movie revived the slasher genre with a self-aware sense of humor.

160. Which actress plays Leeloo in The Fifth Element?
Answer: Milla Jovovich.
Her bright orange hair and unusual costume became instantly recognizable.

161. What do the unemployed men decide to become in The Full Monty?
Answer: Male strippers.
The British comedy became an unexpected international success.

162. What nickname does Jeffrey Lebowski prefer in The Big Lebowski?
Answer: The Dude.
The movie became a major cult favorite after its original release.

163. Who directed and stars as Guido in Life Is Beautiful?
Answer: Roberto Benigni.
The Italian movie won three Academy Awards.

164. Which actor plays Private Ryan in Saving Private Ryan?
Answer: Matt Damon.
The rescue mission is built around finding his character and bringing him home.

165. What is the name of the unusually gifted prisoner played by Michael Clarke Duncan in The Green Mile?
Answer: John Coffey.
The character possesses a mysterious healing ability.

2000s Movie Trivia Questions and Answers

By the 2000s, giant franchises were sharing cinemas with romantic comedies, musicals, animation and award-winning dramas. These 2000s movie trivia questions and answers concentrate on the faces and stories that made the decade memorable.

There’s much more from the era in my 2000s trivia questions, but this round stays completely focused on movies.

166. Which actor plays Maximus in Gladiator?
Answer: Russell Crowe.
The epic won Best Picture, and parts of it were filmed in Morocco.

167. What type of weapon is the Green Destiny in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?
Answer: A sword.
The 2000 martial-arts film became a major international success.

168. Which actress plays Satine in Moulin Rouge!?
Answer: Nicole Kidman.
The musical mixes a story set in 1899 with much newer popular songs.

169. In which country is Amélie set?
Answer: France.
Much of the story unfolds in Paris, particularly Montmartre.

170. What field is John Nash famous for in A Beautiful Mind?
Answer: Mathematics.
The movie won Best Picture.

171. What is the nickname of the big blue monster in Monsters, Inc.?
Answer: Sulley.
He works alongside his one-eyed friend Mike.

172. Which actress plays Roxie Hart in Chicago?
Answer: Renée Zellweger.
The 2002 musical won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

173. Which actor plays Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me If You Can?
Answer: Leonardo DiCaprio.
His character spends years assuming false identities while being pursued by the FBI.

174. Which actor plays the British prime minister in Love Actually?
Answer: Hugh Grant.
The ensemble romance follows several overlapping love stories.

175. Which actress stars opposite Bill Murray in Lost in Translation?
Answer: Scarlett Johansson.
The two characters meet while staying at a Tokyo hotel.

176. What name is Uma Thurman’s character usually known by in Kill Bill?
Answer: The Bride.
Her story unfolds as a long revenge mission.

177. What unusual procedure do Joel and Clementine undergo in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind?
Answer: Memory erasure.
They try to remove memories of their relationship.

178. Which actress plays boxer Maggie Fitzgerald in Million Dollar Baby?
Answer: Hilary Swank.
She won the Best Actress Oscar for the role.

179. Which actor plays Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins?
Answer: Christian Bale.
The 2005 film begins Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy.

180. Which actor plays Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain?
Answer: Heath Ledger.
The role earned him an Academy Award nomination.

181. Who directed The Departed?
Answer: Martin Scorsese.
The movie finally brought him his first Best Director Oscar.

182. What color is the family’s Volkswagen bus in Little Miss Sunshine?
Answer: Yellow.
The unreliable vehicle becomes an important part of their road trip.

183. What career is Chris Gardner trying to enter in The Pursuit of Happyness?
Answer: Stockbroker.
The film follows his struggle to build a new life while caring for his son.

184. Which actor first plays James Bond in Casino Royale (2006)?
Answer: Daniel Craig.
The movie introduced a new version of Bond to audiences.

185. Who directed Pan’s Labyrinth?
Answer: Guillermo del Toro.
The dark fantasy combines a fairy-tale world with real historical violence.

186. Which actor plays Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men?
Answer: Javier Bardem.
His performance won the Supporting Actor Oscar.

187. Which actor plays oilman Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood?
Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis.
He won the Best Actor Oscar for the performance.

188. What does Juno decide to do with her baby?
Answer: Place the baby for adoption.
The decision drives much of the 2007 story.

189. Which actor plays Tony Stark in Iron Man?
Answer: Robert Downey Jr.
The 2008 movie became the starting point for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

190. What is the name of the sleek robot WALL-E falls in love with?
Answer: EVE.
The Pixar story manages to build a romance between two robots with very little dialogue.

191. What name does Harvey Dent take after half of his face is scarred in The Dark Knight?
Answer: Two-Face.
The character’s coin becomes central to his decisions.

192. Which game show does Jamal appear on in Slumdog Millionaire?
Answer: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
The questions unexpectedly connect with moments from his own life.

193. What lifts Carl’s house into the sky in Up?
Answer: Thousands of balloons.
The colorful flying house became the movie’s signature image.

194. What are the blue-skinned inhabitants of Pandora called in Avatar?
Answer: The Na’vi.
James Cameron’s movie was released in 2009.

195. Where does the bachelor party go disastrously wrong in The Hangover?
Answer: Las Vegas.
The group wakes up with almost no memory of the previous night.

Modern Movie Trivia Questions – 2010s and 2020s

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I watch movies at home as well as at the cinema, so older films and recent releases often sit next to each other in my viewing. These modern movie trivia questions cover many of the biggest films of the 2010s and 2020s without expecting you to remember every secondary character or tiny plot detail.

If this is your favorite era, my 2010s trivia questions cover much more than movies.

196. What small object does Cobb spin in Inception?
Answer: A spinning top.
The final shot involving it became one of the movie’s most debated moments.

197. Which actress plays Nina in Black Swan?
Answer: Natalie Portman.
She won the Best Actress Oscar for her performance.

198. Which actress stars as Annie in Bridesmaids?
Answer: Kristen Wiig.
She also co-wrote the 2011 comedy.

199. The Artist was made in the style of what earlier type of cinema?
Answer: Silent film.
The black-and-white movie became an unusual modern Best Picture winner.

200. Which singer performs the theme song for Skyfall?
Answer: Adele.
The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

201. Which actor plays Django in Django Unchained?
Answer: Jamie Foxx.
The character sets out to rescue his wife.

202. Which actress spends much of Gravity alone in space?
Answer: Sandra Bullock.
The 2013 thriller won seven Academy Awards.

203. Which actress plays Aibileen in The Help?
Answer: Viola Davis.
The 2011 drama was adapted from Kathryn Stockett’s novel.

204. Which actor plays astronaut and farmer Cooper in Interstellar?
Answer: Matthew McConaughey.
His character leaves Earth on a mission to search for another home for humanity.

205. Which actress plays Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road?
Answer: Charlize Theron.
The character became one of the most celebrated action heroines of the decade.

206. What profession do the main characters have in Spotlight?
Answer: Journalists.
The film follows an investigative team at a Boston newspaper.

207. What animal attacks Hugh Glass in The Revenant?
Answer: A grizzly bear.
The brutal sequence happens early in his survival story.

208. Hidden Figures follows three women working for which organization?
Answer: NASA.
The movie tells the story of Black women whose mathematical work helped the U.S. space program.

209. Which actor plays Chris in Get Out?
Answer: Daniel Kaluuya.
The role brought him his first Academy Award nomination.

210. What kind of mysterious being does Elisa fall in love with in The Shape of Water?
Answer: An amphibious creature.
The unusual romance won Best Picture.

211. What is the name of Black Panther’s technologically advanced homeland?
Answer: Wakanda.
The fictional African nation is central to the story.

212. Which Queen singer is the central figure in Bohemian Rhapsody?
Answer: Freddie Mercury.
The movie builds toward Queen’s famous Live Aid performance.

213. Which singer plays Ally in A Star Is Born (2018)?
Answer: Lady Gaga.
She also performed many of the movie’s songs.

214. From which country is the Oscar-winning movie Parasite?
Answer: South Korea.
It became the first non-English-language film to win Best Picture.

215. Which actor plays Arthur Fleck in Joker?
Answer: Joaquin Phoenix.
He won the Best Actor Oscar for the role.

216. During which war is 1917 set?
Answer: World War I.
The story follows two soldiers trying to deliver an urgent message.

217. What type of vehicle does Fern live in while traveling in Nomadland?
Answer: A van.
Her vehicle becomes both transportation and home.

218. Which actor plays Paul Atreides in Dune?
Answer: Timothée Chalamet.
He first took the role in the 2021 adaptation.

219. Which actor plays Spider-Man in No Way Home?
Answer: Tom Holland.
The movie brings together characters from several eras of Spider-Man cinema.

220. Which actress plays Evelyn in Everything Everywhere All at Once?
Answer: Michelle Yeoh.
She won the Best Actress Oscar for the performance.

221. In Top Gun: Maverick, what is Rooster’s relationship to Goose from the original movie?
Answer: He is Goose’s son.
The connection adds a personal complication to Maverick’s role as an instructor.

222. In which country is The Banshees of Inisherin set?
Answer: Ireland.
The story unfolds on a fictional island off the Irish coast.

223. Which Native American nation is at the center of Killers of the Flower Moon?
Answer: The Osage Nation.
The movie is based on real events in Oklahoma.

224. Which actress plays Chani in Dune: Part Two?
Answer: Zendaya.
Her role becomes much larger in the second movie.

225. Which new emotion causes major trouble in Inside Out 2?
Answer: Anxiety.
The sequel introduces several new emotions as Riley enters adolescence.

Animated, Family and Musical Movie Trivia

Animated movie trivia, family movie trivia questions and musical movie trivia can become difficult very quickly when they focus on minor characters. I’ve kept this round on the names, stories and songs connected with films that reached very large audiences.

Some movies also leave a real travel trail. The Sound of Music is one of the best examples, with recognizable locations around Salzburg still attracting visitors today.

226. Who is the villain in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?
Answer: The Evil Queen.
Her magic mirror produces one of Disney’s most familiar fairy-tale scenes.

227. At what time does Cinderella’s magic begin to disappear?
Answer: Midnight.
She has to leave the ball before the transformation ends.

228. What is Sleeping Beauty’s real first name?
Answer: Aurora.
She is hidden away from Maleficent for most of her childhood.

229. Who lives inside the magic lamp in Aladdin?
Answer: The Genie.
Robin Williams voiced the character in the 1992 animated movie.

230. What is the name of the mermaid who dreams of living on land in The Little Mermaid?
Answer: Ariel.
The 1989 movie helped begin a major new period of Disney animation.

231. What is the name of Mulan’s small dragon companion?
Answer: Mushu.
Eddie Murphy voiced him in the animated movie.

232. What kind of creature is Stitch?
Answer: An alien.
He was created as Experiment 626 before arriving in Hawaii.

233. What is the name of the red racing car in Cars?
Answer: Lightning McQueen.
His unexpected stay in Radiator Springs changes his priorities.

234. What is the name of the cooking rat in Ratatouille?
Answer: Remy.
He dreams of becoming a chef in Paris.

235. What is the name of the panda hero in Kung Fu Panda?
Answer: Po.
He unexpectedly becomes the Dragon Warrior.

236. What is the name of Hiccup’s dragon in How to Train Your Dragon?
Answer: Toothless.
The friendship between the two changes the relationship between Vikings and dragons.

237. Which long-haired princess is the heroine of Tangled?
Answer: Rapunzel.
She has spent most of her life locked inside a tower.

238. Which emotion is the bright yellow leader at the beginning of Inside Out?
Answer: Joy.
The character tries very hard to keep Riley happy.

239. What is the name of the rabbit police officer in Zootopia?
Answer: Judy Hopps.
She is determined to prove herself in the big city.

240. What is the name of the only Madrigal child who doesn’t receive a magical gift in Encanto?
Answer: Mirabel.
Her apparently ordinary place in the family turns out to be very important.

241. What is the name of the girl who enters the spirit world in Spirited Away?
Answer: Chihiro.
Hayao Miyazaki’s film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

242. What does Professor Higgins teach Eliza to improve in My Fair Lady?
Answer: Her speech and pronunciation.
The transformation drives much of the musical’s story.

243. Which actress stars as Sally Bowles in Cabaret?
Answer: Liza Minnelli.
She won the Best Actress Oscar for the performance.

244. In which decade is Hairspray set?
Answer: The 1960s.
The story mixes a teenage dance show with the fight against racial segregation.

245. Which actor plays Jean Valjean in Les Misérables (2012)?
Answer: Hugh Jackman.
He received a Best Actor nomination for the role.

Blockbusters, Franchises and Superhero Movie Trivia

Franchise movie trivia can easily turn into a test of invented languages, minor villains and fictional geography. These blockbuster and superhero movie trivia questions stay with the famous characters and details most viewers have a realistic chance of remembering.

Some fantasy worlds were created in very real places. Oxford has Harry Potter connections, while Wadi Rum in Jordan has appeared as an otherworldly landscape in several major movies. Pirates of the Caribbean also used locations in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

246. What famous car does James Bond drive in Goldfinger?
Answer: An Aston Martin DB5.
The silver car became one of Bond’s most recognizable vehicles.

247. Who reveals that he is Luke Skywalker’s father in The Empire Strikes Back?
Answer: Darth Vader.
The revelation became one of the most famous twists in blockbuster cinema.

248. Which actor plays Indiana Jones’s father in The Last Crusade?
Answer: Sean Connery.
The pairing of father and son gives the third adventure much of its humor.

249. Which actor plays Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings movies?
Answer: Viggo Mortensen.
The character begins as a ranger and eventually has to accept a much larger destiny.

250. Who is Harry Potter’s godfather?
Answer: Sirius Black.
Harry learns much more about him in Prisoner of Azkaban.

251. What is the name of the tentacled captain in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest?
Answer: Davy Jones.
The character commands the Flying Dutchman.

252. Which Avenger carries a magical hammer?
Answer: Thor.
His hammer is named Mjolnir.

253. Which two superheroes lead the opposing sides in Captain America: Civil War?
Answer: Captain America and Iron Man.
The disagreement splits friends who had previously fought together.

254. Which actress plays Wonder Woman in the 2017 movie?
Answer: Gal Gadot.
The movie follows Diana as she leaves her island home for the wider world.

255. Which actor plays Deadpool?
Answer: Ryan Reynolds.
His sarcastic version of the character became a major box-office success.

256. Which country created the original Godzilla movie?
Answer: Japan.
The giant monster first reached screens in 1954.

257. Who is the main villain trying to collect the Infinity Stones in Avengers: Infinity War?
Answer: Thanos.
The character’s plan affects heroes across the Marvel universe.

258. Which actor plays Owen in Jurassic World?
Answer: Chris Pratt.
His character works with velociraptors at the rebuilt dinosaur park.

259. What is the name of the teenage Spider-Man in Into the Spider-Verse?
Answer: Miles Morales.
The animated movie introduced the character to an enormous new audience.

260. Which actor played Superman in the famous 1978 movie?
Answer: Christopher Reeve.
His performance became one of the defining screen versions of Superman.

Famous Movie Quotes and Iconic Scenes Trivia

This round uses movie quote trivia questions and iconic scenes that became widely recognizable outside the films themselves. You don’t need to remember complete speeches. A short line or famous moment should be enough to trigger the answer.

If you particularly enjoy the spooky ones, my Halloween movie trivia questions have a full collection devoted to horror and Halloween films.

261. Which movie is associated with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s line “I’ll be back”?
Answer: The Terminator.
The short line became one of the most famous in action cinema.

262. Which movie franchise is famous for the phrase “May the Force be with you”?
Answer: Star Wars.
The phrase became familiar even to people who haven’t watched every movie.

263. Which movie contains the line “Nobody puts Baby in a corner”?
Answer: Dirty Dancing.
The line comes shortly before the final dance.

264. Which classic movie includes “Here’s looking at you, kid”?
Answer: Casablanca.
The line is spoken by Rick to Ilsa.

265. Which courtroom drama contains the outburst “You can’t handle the truth!”?
Answer: A Few Good Men.
The courtroom confrontation is the film’s most famous scene.

266. Which Toy Story character says “To infinity and beyond”?
Answer: Buzz Lightyear.
The phrase became the space ranger’s signature line.

267. Which movie gave us the enthusiastic demand “Show me the money!”?
Answer: Jerry Maguire.
The exchange between Jerry and Rod became one of the comedy-drama’s best-known scenes.

268. Which Batman movie is closely associated with the Joker’s question “Why so serious?”
Answer: The Dark Knight.
The 2008 film became one of the most acclaimed superhero movies.

269. Which Finding Nemo character keeps repeating “Just keep swimming”?
Answer: Dory.
Her determined advice became one of Pixar’s most recognizable lines.

270. In which Disney movie do characters sing about “Hakuna Matata”?
Answer: The Lion King.
The phrase becomes part of Simba’s new carefree life.

271. Which movie gave us the famous phrase “E.T. phone home”?
Answer: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
The phrase became known around the world.

272. Which character says there’s “no place like home” in The Wizard of Oz?
Answer: Dorothy Gale.
The words capture exactly what she has learned from her adventure.

273. Which Lord of the Rings character repeatedly calls the Ring “my precious”?
Answer: Gollum.
His obsession with the Ring is central to his story.

274. Which movie is famous for Robert De Niro asking a mirror, “You talking to me?”
Answer: Taxi Driver.
The improvised-feeling scene became one of the actor’s best-known moments.

275. Who shouts “I’m the king of the world!” from the front of the ship in Titanic?
Answer: Jack Dawson.
The scene takes place before Jack and Rose’s romance develops.

Oscars, Directors and Behind-the-Scenes Movie Trivia

The questions get a little harder here, but the Oscar movie trivia, famous directors and behind-the-scenes stories still involve films and filmmakers with very wide recognition. You won’t need to know obscure technical categories or the name of somebody who appeared for 30 seconds.

Awards are only one part of cinema culture. Los Angeles remains closely associated with movies, while events such as the Venice International Film Festival bring films and filmmakers to international audiences.

276. Who directed Titanic?
Answer: James Cameron.
He also directed Avatar and several other major blockbusters.

277. Who directed The Godfather?
Answer: Francis Ford Coppola.
The 1972 film won Best Picture.

278. Who directed Pulp Fiction?
Answer: Quentin Tarantino.
The film won the Palme d’Or at Cannes.

279. Who directed The Lord of the Rings trilogy?
Answer: Peter Jackson.
The three movies were produced in New Zealand.

280. Who directed Barbie?
Answer: Greta Gerwig.
She also co-wrote the screenplay.

281. Who directed Oppenheimer?
Answer: Christopher Nolan.
The film won seven Academy Awards.

282. Who became the first woman to win the Oscar for Best Director?
Answer: Kathryn Bigelow.
She won for The Hurt Locker.

283. Which South Korean film became the first non-English-language movie to win Best Picture?
Answer: Parasite.
The historic win came at the 2020 Academy Awards.

284. Which actress became the first Black woman to win the Oscar for Best Actress?
Answer: Halle Berry.
She won for Monster’s Ball.

285. Which movie was mistakenly announced as the Best Picture winner before Moonlight was revealed as the real winner?
Answer: La La Land.
The extraordinary envelope mix-up happened live at the 2017 Oscars.

286. What nickname did the crew give the mechanical shark used for Jaws?
Answer: Bruce.
The troublesome mechanical shark didn’t always cooperate during filming.

287. Which actor originally filmed several weeks as Marty McFly before being replaced?
Answer: Eric Stoltz.
The filmmakers ultimately recast the role and started many scenes again.

288. Which actor has spoken openly about turning down the role of Neo in The Matrix?
Answer: Will Smith.
The role eventually became one of Keanu Reeves’s best known.

289. Which actor was originally selected to play Indiana Jones but couldn’t take the role because of his television commitments?
Answer: Tom Selleck.
The casting change became one of Hollywood’s famous “what if?” stories.

290. What did filmmakers use as blood in Psycho’s black-and-white shower scene?
Answer: Chocolate syrup.
Its appearance worked well when photographed in black and white.

Challenging Movie Trivia Questions

The last ten are harder than the opening rounds, but they’re still about extremely famous films. These challenging movie trivia questions are meant to make you think for a few seconds, not make you wonder how anybody could possibly know the answer.

If horror is one of your strongest areas, you might also enjoy these funny horror movie moments after you finish the quiz.

291. What word does Charles Foster Kane whisper before dying in Citizen Kane?
Answer: Rosebud.
Discovering what the word means drives the investigation through the film.

292. What is the number of the mysterious room in The Shining?
Answer: Room 237.
The room becomes one of the hotel’s most frightening places.

293. What is the name of Quint’s boat in Jaws?
Answer: Orca.
Brody, Hooper and Quint take the boat out to hunt the shark.

294. What is Neo’s real name in The Matrix?
Answer: Thomas Anderson.
Neo is the hacker identity he uses before discovering the truth about his world.

295. What is the name of the spaceship in Alien?
Answer: Nostromo.
The commercial spacecraft becomes the setting for almost the entire nightmare.

296. What small tool does Andy use to dig his escape tunnel in The Shawshank Redemption?
Answer: A rock hammer.
The tiny tool makes the scale of his long-term plan even more impressive.

297. What does Vincent Vega say a Quarter Pounder with Cheese is called in Paris in Pulp Fiction?
Answer: A Royale with Cheese.
The casual conversation became one of the film’s most quoted exchanges.

298. Which Princess Bride character repeatedly introduces himself before seeking revenge for his father?
Answer: Inigo Montoya.
His carefully repeated introduction became one of the movie’s defining lines.

299. What animal’s severed head is discovered in a bed in one of The Godfather’s most famous scenes?
Answer: A horse’s head.
The disturbing warning became one of the most recognizable images from the movie.

300. What is the name of Gloria Swanson’s fading silent-film star in Sunset Boulevard?
Answer: Norma Desmond.
The character became one of cinema’s most famous fictional portraits of old Hollywood.

How Did You Do? Movie Trivia Score

If you made it all the way to Question 300, give yourself credit before you even look at the score bands. Three hundred movies, characters, lines, awards and production details cover a lot of cinema history.

0–75 correct: You’ve got plenty of movie nights ahead of you, which isn’t a bad problem to have.

76–150 correct: You’re a movie fan. The big titles and famous moments are clearly in there.

151–210 correct: You’re a serious movie lover. You remember far more than the main characters and endings.

211–250 correct: Film buff territory. Your movie memory crosses decades and genres.

251–285 correct: You know cinema extremely well. Even the harder rounds didn’t shake much loose.

286–299 correct: You’re basically a walking movie database.

300 correct: I’m impressed. I also have questions about the size of your movie collection.

How to Use These Movie Trivia Questions for Game Night

You don’t need special equipment to turn these movie trivia questions for game night into a proper challenge. For a short game, choose 20 or 30 questions and mix the easier opening round with one decade section and a few of the final questions. For a longer evening, use 10-question rounds and let each section provide its own theme.

Families with different ages can begin with Questions 1–75, then add animation and family films. Groups of adults who watch a lot of movies can start farther down and save Questions 291–300 for the end. If two teams are tied, choose an unused question from the Oscar or quote rounds for a quick tie-breaker.

I created this because movie knowledge is much more fun when it becomes a shared game. I hope you use it for family trivia, a game day, a movie night or an evening with friends – and that at least a few answers make everyone say, “I knew that!” a second too late. Around Halloween, you can also mix in a round from these Halloween trivia questions.

If you want to make the evening feel more like an event, some of these staycation ideas at home include simple cinema-style touches such as homemade movie tickets, snacks and a darker room.

How This Movie Trivia Was Fact-Checked

I checked the questions individually and kept the wording specific when remakes, sequels or different versions could cause confusion. Award claims were checked against the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; classic-film and production details were cross-checked with resources such as the AFI Catalog and the Library of Congress National Film Registry when relevant.

I also avoided current “record holder” questions when the answer could change next year. The goal here is a movie quiz you can return to without discovering that half a section has expired.

Conclusion

Three hundred questions later, we’ve moved through silent comedy, Golden Age Hollywood, Hitchcock, musicals, New Hollywood, 1980s favorites, 1990s blockbusters, 2000s franchises, animation, international cinema and some of the biggest movies of the last few years.

Movie technology and styles keep changing. A great film can still surprise you, make you laugh, scare you, stay in your head for years – and suddenly give you exactly the answer you need during a trivia game.