It is expected for every movie buff to keep abreast of happenings in the world of movies, not just names of movies but also names of the actors and actresses playing different roles in different movies. Most times a group of movie freaks gather together and all they do is talk about movies and you need to be updated to join in the conversation, the discussion ranges from latest movie releases, best actors/actresses, most interesting scenes etc It will be very odd to find yourself in that circle and not say a word, all because you are not enlightened or knowledgeable about movies. Here is a list of movie trivia questions and answers for your consumption. These questions and answers might seem trivial, but they are fun to read.
Movie Trivia Questions and Answers
1. Who was the first female monster to appear in a movie? Bride of Frankenstein
2. Lucille Le Sueur became famous as what actress? Joan Crawford
3. What classic film was called production 9401 during filming? Psycho
4. What actor won an Oscar posthumously for Network? Peter Finch
5. What colour were the slippers in the original Wizard of Oz? Silver
6. Which director directed the movie of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451? Francois Trudeau
7. William Hurt won the best actor Oscar for what 1985 movie? The Kiss of the Spiderwoman
8. Raquel Welch once had a job as a what? Weathergirl
9. In the first two Jaws film, what was the police chiefs name? Martin Brody
10. Which famous actor was born in Chihuahua Mexico? Anthony Quinn
11. What was the name of James Bonds secretary? Loelia Ponsonby
12. Mary Catherine Collins scored acting success as who? Bo Derek
13. In the movie Star Wars, what is the Emperors last name? Palpatine
14. What film was the last sequel to win the best picture award? Silence of the Lambs
15. In South Dakota what is illegal to show in movies? Police getting beaten
16. Who was the director of Four Weddings and a Funeral? Mike Newell
17. In 1908, A’Ecu d’Or became the world’s first what? Pornographic movie
18. What actress in the film Goldfinger, was painted gold? Shirley Eaton
19. Who was it who once said, “I have had a talent for irritating women since I was 14”? Marilyn Monroe
20. Bruce Willis played a time traveling criminal in what movie? Twelve Monkeys
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21. In the Terminator, Sarah Conner was played by who? Linda Hamilton
22. Excluding “the”, which word appears the most often in Bond film titles? Never
23. Wings of Desire, a foreign film, was remade as what starring the actor Nicolas Cage? City of Angels
24. Where was Rhett Butler of Gone With the Wind born? Charleston
25. The first movie given the title “Blockbuster” was which movie? Jaws
26. Which screenwriter has received the most Oscar nominations? Woody Allen
27. In Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty, what is the name of the Queen witch? Maleficent.
28. What was David Leans first film? Oliver Twist
29. Charlie Chaplin insured which part of his body? Feet
30. In 1933, what was the first film to have a sequel? King Kong, sequel was Son of Kong
31. The Golden Bear is awarded at which film festival? Berlin
32. What was Norman Bates hobby in Psycho? Stuffing birds
33. What did Marlon Brando and George C Scott refuse? Oscars
34. Which actor once had a job as a coffin polisher? Sean Connery
35. In 1933, what was the first film shown in a drive in theatre? Wife Beware
36. Shirley Schrift found fame and success as which actress? Shelly Winters
37. What movie won the best story Oscar in 1958? The Defiant Ones
38. What actor studied as a priest then an architect before becoming an actor? Anthony Quinn
39. In Hitchcock’s film, The Trouble with Harry, what was the trouble? He was dead
40. In which film did George Lazenby play James Bond? On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
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41. What famous Hollywood star once said “men are creatures with two legs and 8 hands”? Jayne Mansfield
42. What car did Caractacus Potts drive? Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
43. What was Clint Eastwood’s first film, made in 1955? Francis in the Navy
44. Who wanted to play Brody in Jaws but was rejected by Spielberg ? Charlton Heston
45. For what movie did Jack Palance win the best supporting actor Oscar in 1991? City Slickers
46. Peter Ustinov won an Oscar for best supporting actor in what movie in 1960? Spartacus
47. Gerald Thomas directed what series of films? Carry on Films
48. What did Anna Maria Louisa Italiano change her name to? Anne Bancroft
49. Who dropped the role of Clouseau before Peter Sellers ran with it? Peter Ustinov
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50. What famous role did both Cary Grant and Noel Coward reject? James Bond
51. In 1995, what was Pierce Brosnan’s first James Bond movie? Goldeneye
52. In Italian translation who is Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang? James Bond
53. Which X rated movie won an Oscar? Midnight Cowboy
54. According to Gene Kelly, Fred Astair was his favorite what? Dancing partner
55. In the movie Ben Hur, what were Aldeberan, Antares, Atair, and Rigel? The horses on his chariot
56. Which actress played the part of the girl on the motorcycle in a film of same name? Marianne Faithful
57. What was Jimmy Stuarts middle name? Crane
58. In the original film, who steals the Pink Panther? The Phantom
59. The method school of acting was developed by who? Konstantin Stanislavsky
60. What was Hitchcock’s first color film? Rope
61. Tommy Lee Jones made his movie debut in what movie? Love Story – As Hank
62. In Grease, who rejected the Olivia Newton-John role? Marie Osmond
63. Who directed Serpico? Sidney Lumet
64. What was the name of the first actress to endorse a product commercially? Lilly Langtree
65. What is Sean Connery’s real first name? Thomas
66. Malden Serkiovitch used what name for his acting career? Karl Malden
67. Who won the Oscar for best supporting actress in 1967 for the film Bonnie and Clyde? Estelle Parsons
68. What famous actor failed an audition for “Fame” because was not pretty enough? Tom Cruise
69. Tracey and Hepburn’s first film in 1942 was titled what? Woman of the Year
70. What actor was known as Singing Sandy early in his career? John Wayne
71. In “The Left Handed Gun” Paul Newman played who? Billy the Kid
72. In the movie Storm Warning, which Actress was killed? Doris Day
73. In the movie industry, what is a flipper often used by child actors? False teeth
74. James Bonds fathers name was what? Andrew
75. In 1906, which country made the first feature film? Australia – Story of Kelly gang
76. In the movie Rebel Without a Cause what was the name of the High School? Dawson
77. What was the first film made in cinemascope? The robe
78. What did Clark Gable used to do four or more times a day? Shower
79. Alfred Hitchcock’s daughter appeared in what film thriller? Psycho – name her Patricia Hitchcock
80. In the film Tommy, who played The Acid Queen? Tina Turner
81.Who played Inspector Clouseau in 1968? Alan Arkin
82. Marilyn Monroe’s real last name was what? Mortenson
83. Who first starred in the film “The Boy in the Plastic Bubble”? John Travolta
84. Alphonso D’Abruzzo changed his name to what? Alan Alda
85. What movie won the best screenplay Oscar in 1970? MASH
86. Which movie is the only silent film to win the best picture Oscar? Wings
87. In George C Scott, what does the C stand for? Campbell
88. On film, who first played Flash Gordon? Buster Crabbe
89. What macho actor appeared in drag in two Marlene Dietrich movies? John Wayne
90. What actor was the star of the movie” The Sixth Sense”? Bruce Willis
91. What famous Hollywood star used to be a circus acrobat? Burt Lancaster
92. In Arthur Hailey’s roots Ben Veeren played what character? Chicken George
93. Susan Alexandria changed her name to what? Sigourney Weaver
94. In 1961 who was first actress to win an Oscar for a non-English movie? Sophia Loren
95. Margaret Herrick named what in 1931? The Oscar because it looked like her uncle
96. Vaselina and Brillantino were alternate names for what movie? Grease
97. What actor started his film career as Anglo Saxton type 2008 in the 30s? David Niven
98. Harold Sakata was badly burned playing what character? Odd Job in Goldfinger
99. In which movie did Sean Connery sing Pretty Irish Girl? Darby O Gill and the Little People
100. Jerome Siberman achieved acting success as who? Gene Wilder
Best Movie Trivia Questions and Answers
101. Alfred Hitchcock admitted to being terrified of what? Policeman
102. In Star Wars, who was the first character to speak? C3PO
103. Betty Joan Perske changed her name to what? Lauren Bacall
104. In what movie did Baron Numpsi appear as the villain? Eddie Murphy’s The Golden Child
105. In which film did Richard Dreyfuss make his one line movie debut? The Graduate
106. What actor starred in the movie The Sixth Sense? Bruce Willis
107. What family did Mickey Rooney base a series of movies on? Hardy family
108. “The Egg and I” was whose first film? Marilyn Monroe
109. Terrence Nezman changed his name to what? Stanley Kubrick
110. Susannah Yolanda Fletcher changed her name to what? Susannah York
111. What macho actor has a real first name of Walter? Bruce Willis
112. Which male movie star once sold lingerie door to door? Burt Lancaster
113. Paul Newman’s first job at directing was with what movie? Rachel Rachel
114. Who plays Clouseau after surgery in the Curse of the Pink Panther? Roger Moore
115. What type of gun does James Bond use? A Walther PPK
116. Which actor has been portrayed most on-screen by other actors? Charlie Chaplain
117. Which 1954 film won eight Oscars? On the Waterfront
118. Who played C-P3O in a series of films? Anthony Daniels
119. Which movie was the only horror film nominated for the best film Oscar? The Exorcist in 1973
120. Tom Cruise’s first box office film was called what? Risky Business
121. What nationality was Oddjob? Korean
122. What License to Kill was the first Bond film not to be what? Titled from a Bond book
123. Who directed the film “The African Queen”? John Huston
124. Who played Beau Geste in the 1939 film? Gary Cooper
125. What was the name of Elizabeth Taylor’s horse in the 1944 film National Velvet Pie
126. Anna Maria Louisa Italiano changed her name to what? Ann Bancroft
127. Which movie star was born in Sakhalin Siberia? Yul Bryner
128. Who was the first filmed recipient of the ” Custard Pie” in 1913? Fatty Arbuckle
129. What actor turned down the leading role in Laurence of Arabia? Marlon Brando
130. Richard Burton narrated Jeff Wayne’s what? War of the Worlds
131. Casablanca in 1943 won the Oscar for what? Best film
132. Charlie Chaplin was the first actor to appear on the cover of what? Time magazine
133. Harrison Ford played CIA agent Jack Ryan. What other actor also played Jack Ryan? Alec Baldwin
134. Which actress was considered the Laurence Olivier of Orgasms? Hedy Lamarr
135. Which sexy Hollywood actress declared “I’ll get naked at the drop of a hat” ? Sharon Stone
136. The annual Hackademy awards are given for what? Smoking in films
137. What movie won the best sound effects Oscar in 1987? Robocop
138. Quentin Tarantino had his directorial debut with what film? Reservoir Dogs
139. What talented director directed Spartacus and Lolita? Stanley Kubrick
140. Fred Astaire began his career as what? The World’s Worst Juggler
141. In the Terminator movie, who was the boy who would become the leader of the humans?
John Conner
142. Who won the best actress Oscar in 1959 for the movie Room at the Top? Simone Signoret
143. In the Pink Panther, what did Peter Sellers use as an ink blotter? A Cat
144. Who wrote and starred in the 1922 version of Robin Hood? Douglas Fairbanks
145. In The Caine Mutiny Humphrey Bogart played Captain Queeg, but who was the first choice? Richard Widmark
146. Which film festival awards the “golden lion”? Venice
147. Sylvester Stallone used to sweep out what for a living? Lions cages
148. What unusual role did Bogart play in “The Return of Doctor X” in 1939? A Vampire
149. What was Spencer Tracy’s last movie role? Guess who’s coming to dinner
150. What was the name of the lion in the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe? Aslan
151. What was Clint Eastwood’s first film as a director? Play Misty for Me
152. What movie was the first of the spaghetti westerns? A Fistful of Dollars
153. The role of Indiana Jones was offered to and rejected by what actor? Tom Selleck, he was too busy
154. Made in 1976, what was Hitchcock’s last movie? The Family Plot
155. Which one of Clint Eastwood’s movies has the most killings? Where Eagles Dare at 65 killings
156. In what country was Keanu Reeves born? Lebanon
157. What is Indiana Jones first name? Henry
158. What job did Michael Cane, Uma Thurman, and Sidney Poitier all do at one time in their lives? Dishwashers
159. Who directed the Halloween series of films? John Carpenter
160. In the 1980 film Breaking Away, what sport was featured? Cycling
161. The movie Shaft won the best song Oscar in 1971 for what music? The theme from Shaft
162. Breakfast at Tiffany’s is a famous film, but who wrote the book? Truman Capote
163. What Hollywood star had a job as aircraft factory inspector? Marilyn Monroe
164. In Goldfinger who was the boss of The Cement Mixers? Pussy Galore
165. What was the basis for the movie Die Hard? Walter Wagers novel 58 minutes
166. Joe Yule jr., born in 1920, became a Hollywood Star with what name? Mickey Rooney
167. After 50 years acting, who was given an honorary Oscar in 1985? James Stewart
168. Who danced with Gene Kelly in Anchors Aweigh in 1945? Jerry Mouse
169. Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, and Paul Newman all rejected which movie role? Dirty Harry Callahan
170. What was the name of the German film of the 1920s that starred Max Schreck as a vampire? Nosferatu
171. What was Bruce Lees first Hollywood produced film? Enter the Dragon
172. What Bond film was entitled in Japan, “The Dead Slave”? Live and let Die
173. What movie filmed in 1945 won best picture, actor, and director Oscars? The Lost Weekend
174. Which actor died during the filming of Gladiator? Oliver Reed
175. Jack Nicholson made his debut in the 1958 film what? Cry Baby Killer
176. What was the first Bond film not based on an Ian Fleming book? Goldeneye
177. What famous actor wrote the book “The Outlaw Trail”? Robert Redford
178. Buster Keaton’s silent films contract forbade him doing what on-screen? smiling
179. Which U.S. film was based on Thomas Dixons book The Clansman? Birth of a Nation
180. In the film Bambi what is Bambi’s first word? Bird
181. James Bonds housekeepers name was what? May
182. In what 1950s movie did Gregory Peck play the part of Lt. Joe Clements? Pork Chop Hill
183. In which film was the character Mary Goodnight the Bond girl? The man with the golden gun
184. Which future actor dropped out of college to be a dishwasher? Warren Beatty
185. What did Jill Oppenheimer change her name to and became famous as? Jill St John, Tiffany Case in a Bond film
186. Which ship was blown up at the end of the movie “The African Queen”? The Louisa
187. Who won the best su George Burns
188. Which 1979 movie won the Oscar for best visual effects? Alien
189. The character Marion Crane died in what movie? Psycho
190. In what Location was Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket filmed? London’s Dockland
191. What actors autobiography is titled ” All my Yesterdays”? Edward G Robinson
192. What was the name of the Australian movie about the pianist Halstadt? Shine
193. The extras from what Oscar-winning movie died within a year of making it? Babe, they were all pigs
194. What’s the only movie Alfred Hitchcock to be made twice? The man who knew too much
195. In the Wizard of Oz, what was the name of the Good Witch of the North? Glinda
196. Richard Burton won how many of his seven Oscar nominations? None
197. Kevin Kline won the best supporting actor Oscar for what 1988 movie? A Fish Called Wanda
198. What was the subtitle of Police Academy Six? City Under Siege
199. Who’s life story was the basis for the film “Dance with a Stranger” ? Ruth Ellis
200. What was the name of Chewbacca’s son as seen on the Star wars holiday special in 1978? Lumpy.
These movie trivia questions and answers covers most of the popularly discussed foreign movies in Kenya today and beyond.
