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1.
  A.F.I.'s Top 100 Quotes (June 2005)   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Most of these quotes are from movies that have been around for years. I could only find 11 quotes that come from any film released between 1990 and the publishing of the list. I'll give you the plot, and you tell me the name of these winners.
Easier, 10 Qns, skunkee, Feb 04 13
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  A.F.I.'s Top 100 Quotes (2005), Part 2   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz presents you with quotes from the list that come from movies released in the 1980s. There were 17 of these quotes in total. I'll give you the plot, and you tell me the name of these winners.
Easier, 15 Qns, skunkee, Sep 18 05
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AFIs 100 Heroes and Villains
  AFI's 100 Heroes and Villains   popular trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
In 2003, AFI (American Film Institute) presented a list of the 50 Greatest Heroes and the 50 Greatest Villains. This quiz will be about a few of these heroes and villains. Good luck!
Easier, 10 Qns, Buddy1, May 18 13
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  A.F.I.'s Top 100 Quotes (2005), Part 3   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz presents you with quotes from the list that come from movies released in the 1970s. There were 16 of these quotes in total. I'll give you the plot, and you tell me the name of these winners.
Easier, 15 Qns, skunkee, Aug 27 08
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  A.F.I.'s Top 100 Quotes (2005), Part 4   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz presents you with quotes from the list that come from movies released in the 1960s. There were 13 of these quotes in total. I'll give you the plot, and you tell me the name of these winners.
Easier, 10 Qns, skunkee, Sep 27 05
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  AFI's 100 Lists   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The American Film Institute comes out with a new list every year. See how much you know about the winners!
Average, 10 Qns, bonanza22, Mar 03 18
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  AFI's 100 Movies...10th Anniversary   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In 1997 the American Film Institute created a list of the 100 greatest movies of all time. The 10th anniversary edition showed many changes in this list, brought new movies in, and removed some of the old movies. See how much you know!
Average, 10 Qns, bonanza22, Jun 28 07
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  AFI's Greatest Male Legends   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
This quiz incorporates the AFI's greatest screen legends list with its 100 greatest movies list. For each actor, I will tell which of his movies were among the AFI's 100 greatest movies and you give the actor's name.
Average, 25 Qns, weloveum, Mar 13 20
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  AFI's 10 Top 10    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These are questions about AFI's 10 Top 10 list that was made in 2008. Try to guess the number one in each genre.
Easier, 10 Qns, Flags12345, Jun 23 08
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  AFI's Top 100 Movies    
Multiple Choice
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Various trivia about the American Film Institute's list of the 100 greatest movies of all time. Enjoy!
Difficult, 10 Qns, jessesky1969, Jul 09 16
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trivia question Quick Question
This epic, originally at number five, moved two spots to number seven. Name this 1962 movie, winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture.

From Quiz "AFI's 100 Movies...10th Anniversary"




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  AFI's 100 Years 100 Movies 10th Anniversary    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz on "AFI's 100 Years 100 Movies 10th Anniversary Edition" special in 2007.
Average, 10 Qns, Flags12345, Jan 19 08
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  Lalibean's Awesome AFI Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz is all about the 100 movies listed in AFI's "100 Years, 100 Movies". Questions can be about the movie itself, the stars, or its place on the list. So have fun and good luck!
Average, 15 Qns, dramaqti, Dec 18 13
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  AFI Top Ten    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Americal Film Institute (AFI) has created the top ten movies for many genres. This quiz asks questions about ten of the genres.
Average, 10 Qns, maried1, Oct 27 12
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  AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on the recent Top 100 list concocted by the AFI listing the 100 Greatest Thrill movies. Good luck! :)
Tough, 10 Qns, no_1_gracie, May 30 17
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  AFI's Top 100    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Take the ultimate test of the AFI's one hundred years (1896-1996), one hundred movies.
Difficult, 10 Qns, zee93, Nov 27 04
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  AFI's 100 Years, 100 Passions    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Test yourself with AFI's 100 most romantic movies.
Tough, 10 Qns, zee93, Jul 06 03
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  Best Picture Oscar Winners vs. AFI Listmakers    
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According to the 'AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies' list, some of the Best Picture Oscar winners are not the best movies of the year. Here are questions on that.
Difficult, 10 Qns, zee93, Nov 27 04
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AFI Awards Trivia Questions
1. Romantic Comedy Genre: This AFI top ten film in the Romantic Comedy genre is based on a play and has been filmed twice: once in 1940 and once under a different title in 1956.

From Quiz AFI Top Ten

Answer: The Philadelphia Story

"The Philadelphia Story" was released in 1940 and starred Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart. Another version, "High Society", was released in 1956 and starred Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby.

2. Animation. This 1937 film was the first feature length animated movie created by the great Walt Disney. It featured the voices of Adriana Caselotti and Lucille LaVerne.

From Quiz AFI's 10 Top 10

Answer: Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs

"Snow White" was about a woman who was tormented by her stepmother for being more beautiful than she was. The other the animated films on the list were "Pinocchio", "Bambi", "The Lion King", "Fantasia", "Toy Story", "Beauty And The Beast", "Shrek", "Cinderella" and "Finding Nemo", respectively.

3. Two animated movies made the list. One was "Toy Story" which came in at number 99. What other animated film from 1937 made the list at number 34?

From Quiz AFI's 100 Years 100 Movies 10th Anniversary

Answer: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

"Snow White" was the first animated movie to be shown as a feature length. It was about a queen who tried to eliminate Snow White for being "the fairest one of all". It rose 15 spots from its original spot on the list at number 49. "Fantasia" was on the original list at number 58 but didn't make the revised version. This was "Toy Story's" first inclusion on the list.

4. Several movies moved many spots either up or down. This 1956 John Wayne western was the biggest mover, climbing up the chart 84 slots. The line "That'll be the day" was spoken many times throughout this film.

From Quiz AFI's 100 Movies...10th Anniversary

Answer: The Searchers

"The Searchers" was initially number 96, but went all the way up to number 12 on the revised list. The movie starred John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Ward Bond, Vera Miles, and Natalie Wood. Set three years after the end of the Civil War, the movie centers around Ethan's (John Wayne) search for his captured niece Debbie (Natalie Wood). While he is initially prejudiced against the Native American tribes that took his niece, he eventually overcomes this to welcome Debbie back into their family.

5. The number one quote on the "100 Quotes" list was spoken by Clark Gable. What movie was this quote from?

From Quiz AFI's 100 Lists

Answer: Gone with the Wind

"Gone With the Wind" took place in the south during the American Civil War. Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) had put up with a lot over the years, being married to Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh), and he was finally leaving her. When she asked what she was going to do with him gone, he answered with the famous quote, "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn."

6. What is the only 90's Best Picture not to be deemed the best of the year by the AFI?

From Quiz Best Picture Oscar Winners vs. AFI Listmakers

Answer: The English Patient & English Patient

1996's "The English Patient" was absent from the list, but its main Oscar competitor, "Fargo", made it at #84.

7. What is the most romantic movie of the nineties?

From Quiz AFI's 100 Years, 100 Passions

Answer: Ghost

1990's "Ghost", starring Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze, makes it at #19.

8. "Casablanca", "The African Queen", "The Maltese Falcon", "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre".

From Quiz AFI's Greatest Male Legends

Answer: Humphrey Bogart & Bogart

Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957) was ranked as the greatest male screen legend of all time. He won an Oscar for Best Actor for "The African Queen". He is probably best known, however, for playing Rick in "Casablanca".

9. Which comedy is ranked the highest on the list?

From Quiz AFI's Top 100

Answer: The Graduate

"The Graduate" takes seventh place on the entire list.

10. Alright, we'll start at the beginning: What movie did AFI say was the best movie of all time?

From Quiz Lalibean's Awesome AFI Quiz

Answer: Citizen Kane

Directed, written and starring Orson Welles, this movie is a timeless masterpiece. Loosely based on the life of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, you can not say you are a movie buff if you have not seen this!

11. What was the only movie made in the '90s that made the top 10?

From Quiz AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills

Answer: The Silence of the Lambs

The thriller about Hannibal Lecter made the list at Number 5.

12. Which movie was voted the number one movie of all time?

From Quiz AFI's Top 100 Movies

Answer: Citizen Kane

13. Animation Genre: There is only one movie in AFI's top ten Animated genre that has no connection with Disney Studios. What is this movie?

From Quiz AFI Top Ten

Answer: Shrek

The "Shrek" franchise is the sixth highest grossing franchise of all time. There have been four theatrical movies released and various specials. "Puss in Boots", released in 2010, is a spin off of "Shrek".

14. Fantasy. This 1939 fantasy film was famous for its song "Over The Rainbow". It starred Judy Garland and Margaret Hamilton.

From Quiz AFI's 10 Top 10

Answer: The Wizard Of Oz

"The Wizard Of Oz" was about a girl named Dorothy who, after a tornado, landed in in the magical world of Oz and had to find a way back. The other fantasy films on the list were "The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring", "It's A Wonderful Life", "King Kong", "Miracle On 34th Street", "Field Of Dreams", "Harvey", "Groundhog Day", "The Thief Of Baghdad" and "Big", respectively.

15. What director had five movies of his on the list, more than any other director?

From Quiz AFI's 100 Years 100 Movies 10th Anniversary

Answer: Steven Spielberg

"Schindler's List"(number 8), "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial"(number 24), "Jaws"(number 56), "Raiders Of The Lost Ark"(number 66), and "Saving Private Ryan"(number 71) were all Spielberg movies that made the list. Wilder, Hitchcock and Kubrick each had four movies on the list.

16. The only Charlie Chaplin film not to make the list is a spoof on Nazi Germany. Which movie is this?

From Quiz AFI's 100 Movies...10th Anniversary

Answer: The Great Dictator

"City Lights" (1931) was very high, at number 11. "The Gold Rush" (1925) came in at number 58, and "Modern Times" was 78. However, "The Great Dictator" (1940) was not in the list. "City Lights" is the story of Chaplin's "tramp" who falls in love with a blind girl. "Modern Times" focuses on industry and a new way of life. "The Gold Rush" is about a man who goes to the Klondike lookin for gold. "The Great Dictator" is a comedy about a dictator similar to Adolf Hitler.

17. (1977) Woody Allen was at his neurotic best in his role of Alvy Singer. While trying to figure out why his relationship failed, Singer treated us to reflections and reminiscences of times with his equally neurotic, and somewhat ditzy girlfriend.

From Quiz A.F.I.'s Top 100 Quotes (2005), Part 3

Answer: Annie Hall

Diane Keaton played the title character, and got to deliver quote number 55 from the list, "La-dee-de, la-dee-da." Allen directed and starred in this funny film, that also starred Tony Roberts, Carol Cane and Paul Simon.

18. The famous quote "Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By'" came from which movie on the "100 Movies" list?

From Quiz AFI's 100 Lists

Answer: Casablanca

"Casablanca", which starred Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, and Claude Rains, was set in Casablanca, Morocco, during World War II. Old lovers Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman)and Rick (Humphrey Bogart), met again at Rick's night club in Casablanca. Ilsa decided to leaver her husband Victor (Paul Henreid) for Rick. However, Rick decided that it was best for her to leave Morocco with her husband. "Casablanca" had six quotes on the "100 Quotes" list.

19. How many 80's Best Picture winners were deemed the best of the year by the AFI?

From Quiz Best Picture Oscar Winners vs. AFI Listmakers

Answer: 2

1984's "Amadeus" made the list at #53, the only movie of the year to make it. 1986's "Platoon", also the only movie of the year to make the list, was at #83. 1980's "Ordinary People" was bested by "Raging Bull" (#24). 1981's "Chariots of Fire" was bested by "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (#60). 1982's "Gandhi" was bested by "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (#25) and "Tootsie" (#62).

20. "North by Northwest", "The Philadelphia Story", "Bringing up Baby".

From Quiz AFI's Greatest Male Legends

Answer: Cary Grant & Grant

Cary Grant (1904-1986) was ranked second. He won on Honorary Oscar in 1969. Other memorable movies include "Notorious", "His Girl Friday", and "An Affair to Remember".

21. At #38, this movie features Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in a sticky spot, thanks to a murder and an insurance policy.

From Quiz Lalibean's Awesome AFI Quiz

Answer: Double Indemnity

Made in 1944 and directed by Billy Wilder, this movie definitely has its appeal. The twists keep coming and each scene is more shocking and gut-wrenching then the next.

22. Which Harrison Ford movie peaked the highest on the list?

From Quiz AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills

Answer: Raiders of the Lost Ark

The 'Indiana Jones' flick clocked in at Number 10.

23. What was 100th on the list?

From Quiz AFI's Top 100 Movies

Answer: Yankee Doodle Dandy

24. Gangster Genre: James Cagney stars in two of the AFI's top Gangster films. One of the movies is "White Heat" coming in at number four on the list. Which other movie starring James Cagney is in the AFI's top 10 gangster movies?

From Quiz AFI Top Ten

Answer: The Public Enemy

"The Public Enemy" was released in 1931 and is number eight on the list. This is the movie that has the famous scene of Cagney getting angry and pushing a grapefruit into his girlfriend's face.

25. Science Fiction. This 1968 science fiction film had three parts to it, "The Dawn Of Man", "Jupiter Mission" and "Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite". It featured Keir Dullea and was directed by Stanley Kubrick.

From Quiz AFI's 10 Top 10

Answer: 2001: A Space Odyssey

"2001" was about a space station that could think for itself and tried to eliminate the people aboard. The other science fiction film on the list were "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope", "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial", "A Clockwork Orange", "The Day The Earth Stood Still", "Blade Runner", "Alien", "Terminator 2: Judgment Day", "Invasion Of The Body Snatchers" and "Back To The Future", respectively.

26. Originally at number 96, this western made an 84 spot jump to number 12 on the revised list. What is it?

From Quiz AFI's 100 Years 100 Movies 10th Anniversary

Answer: The Searchers

"The Searchers" was John Wayne's only movie on the list. It was a 1956 movie about a man who searched for years for his niece who was kidnapped by Native Americans. The other choices all made big jumps too. "City Lights" went from number 76 to number 11. "Vertigo" went from number 61 to number 9. "Unforgiven" went from number 98 to number 68.

27. This epic, originally at number five, moved two spots to number seven. Name this 1962 movie, winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture.

From Quiz AFI's 100 Movies...10th Anniversary

Answer: Lawrence of Arabia

"Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) won seven Academy Awards for 1962; however, Gregory Peck ("To Kill a Mockingbird") beat Peter O'Toole for Best Actor. The movie is about T.E. Lawrence, an Englishman in Arabia. "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962), based on the novel by Harper Lee, stars Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch, a white lawyer in the south defending a black man accused of raping a white girl. "Vertigo" (1958) is a Hitchcock classic starring James Stewart and Kim Novak.

28. Jimmy Stewart, who came in third in the "100 Legends" list, was NOT in which movie?

From Quiz AFI's 100 Lists

Answer: The Quiet Man

"The Quiet Man" starred John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. Sean Thornton (John Wayne) was a boxer who killed an opponent in the ring. He goes to the land of his ancestry, Ireland, and meets, falls in love with, and marries Mary Kate Danaher (Maureen O'Hara). John Wayne starred with Jimmy Stewart in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" and "The Shootist". Grace Kelley was in "Rear Window" with Stewart.

29. (1997) The disastrous, maiden voyage of the ship that they all believe to be unsinkable provides a wonderful backdrop for this unlikely love story.

From Quiz A.F.I.'s Top 100 Quotes (June 2005)

Answer: Titanic

Standing at the very front of the bow, arms stretched out to catch the wind, Jack Dawson, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, shouts quote #100 from the list, "I'm king of the world." On accepting his Oscar for the film, director James Cameron tried to repeat the quote, but it fell a little flat.

30. What comedy is ranked the highest on the list?

From Quiz AFI's 100 Years, 100 Passions

Answer: Roman Holiday

Audrey's "Roman Holiday" makes it at #4. Although "West Side Story" is ranked higher, it is not a comedy.

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