Movies by Year Trivia

1. David (Paul Rudd), Cal (Seth Rogen), and Jay (Romany Malco) find out that their co-worker Andy Stitzer is "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" (2005). Who played the sex deprived Andy?

From Quiz Great Comedy Films After 2000

Answer: Steve Carell

Steve Carell has a long history in television and bit parts in movies. "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" was really his first starring film. Television fans will remember him as Michael Scott, Regional Manager in the long running "The Office" (2005-2013). "Little Miss Sunshine" (2006), "Evan Almighty" (2007), and "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" (2012) are his other films in addition to numerous voice-overs. The trio of co-workers dream up various schemes to assist him but most are failures. They give him questionable dating advice, get his chest hair removed, run him through a speed dating sequence, and set him up with a prostitute who turns out to be a male transgender. But as he goes through these experiences, his confidence grows and he becomes the best salesman in the store and begins to realize that he must take charge of his own life. Rotten Tomatoes give it an 85% freshness rating and was one of the highest grossing films of that year. Footnote: The American Humane Association did not approve the film as some tropical fish died during filming.

From Quiz Great Movie Comedies Before 1940

Answer: The Gold Rush

Chaplin's unnamed character and Big Jim McKay share a cabin during the Klondike gold rush of 1898. Weather and lack of food bring them to the point of starvation causing them to consider shoe leather a source of nutrition while McKay visualizes Chaplin as a plump chicken. Their cabin titters on the edge of a cliff as well. But all's well that ends well with riches and love in this 1925 Chaplin epic.

From Quiz What 1990s Movie Am I?

Answer: Fargo

"Fargo" starred Frances McDormand, William H Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell and Peter Stormare. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won two, for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Frances McDormand), and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (The Coen Brothers). The film was nominated for six BAFTAs and Joel Coen won the David Lean award for Direction. Francis McDormand also won a Screen Actors' Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Leading Role. She married director Joel Coen in 1984. On the American Film Institute's 2006 list "100 Years . . . 100 Heroes and Villains", the character Marge Gunderson ranks at number 33. "Fargo" screened at many film festivals, and at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, the movie won the "Prix de la Mise en Scene" (Best Director prize).

From Quiz One Word Title Movies of the Seventies

Answer: McQ

John Wayne was cast as Seattle Police Detective Lieutenant Lon McQ in the 1974 film. His boss was played by Eddie Albert. The film centered around the murder of McQ's partner and an unfolding narcotics investigation. David Huddleston was cast as McQ's private detective associate and Diana Muldaur was his love interest in the film. John Wayne would star in only three more movies before he passed in 1979. "Badlands" was a film based on the Starkweather-Fugate murders that took place in the fifties in the Dakotas. "Companeros" was a 1970 Sergio Corbucci Western starring Franco Nero. "Coonskin" was a controversial film dealing with racial inequality and mob characters featuring Scatman Crothers and Barry White with a supporting cast.

From Quiz 90s and 2000s Movies

Answer: The English Patient

Like "Cold Mountain", another Minghella film, this 1996 picture was a love epic set during the war. This time, it was the Second World War and the love story was between a pilot and an engaged woman, an affair that would leave one seriously burned. Willem Dafoe and Colin Firth also had parts in this movie.

From Quiz Saturday Matinee Serials

Answer: Gene Autry

This 1935 Mascot release was the story of the land of Murania, located thousands of feet below the earth, and a singing cowboy named Gene Autry who overthrew evil Queen Tika!

From Quiz What Year Was It In?

Answer: Past

'Gone With The Wind' is a classic American historical film that was released in 1939. The movie, which is set in the American South during the American Civil War and Reconstruction era, follows the life of Scarlett O'Hara (played by Vivien Leigh), the daughter of a wealthy plantation owner, as she navigates love, loss, and survival. Its memorable cast includes Clark Gable as the rogue Rhett Butler, Leslie Howard as the dashing Ashley Wilkes, and Olivia de Havilland as Melanie Hamilton. 'Gone With The Wind' is widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time and has won numerous awards, including 10 Academy Awards. The film's iconic status has been cemented by its memorable characters, sweeping cinematography, and timeless themes of love and perseverance in the face of adversity.

From Quiz Movie History

Answer: The Kid

From Quiz Classic Movie Trivia 30s-50s

Answer: nine

Their first film was 'Woman of the Year' in 1942, their last was 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' in 1967.

From Quiz Movie Trivia 70s To 90s

Answer: The Sugarland Express

'The Sugarland Express' was Spielberg's first film released in theaters in 1974; 'Duel' was a TV-movie made earlier that year.

From Quiz Movies, Mostly Recent

Answer: Terry Jones

From Quiz 20s, 30s and 40s Hollywood Cinema

Answer: Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten also starred in 'Shadow of a Doubt', Alfred Hitchcock's personal favourite amongst his own films.

From Quiz Highest Grossing Film: The "9" Years

Answer: The Broadway Melody

"The Broadway Melody" (1929) was one of the first films to feature a technicolor sequence. It stars Charles King, Bessie Love and Anita Page as entertainers trying to stage a Broadway show. The music was written by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed. Several of their songs would be recycled in the 1953 musical "Singin' in the Rain". It grossed $4.36 million for Metro Goldwyn Mayer, around $64 million in 2019 terms. "Gold Diggers of Broadway" was the second biggest picture, grossing around $3.9 million. "Hollywood Revue" is notable for the debut of the song "Singing in the Rain." "In Old Arizona" set several precedents as the first western to use sound and the first sound picture to be filmed outdoors. Warner Baxter won an Academy Award as Best Actor for playing The Cisco Kid.

From Quiz Great Movie Comedies Before 1940

Answer: A train engine

Keaton wrote, directed, starred, and did his own stunts in "The General". Because he is a locomotive engineer, he is considered more valuable to the war effort than serving in the military but that does not cut any ice with his girl friend, Annabelle, who thinks he is a shirker as he is not in uniform. Keaton is the engineer of the General, a Confederate supply train engine, but it is stolen by Union troops. Keaton pursues the General with another train called the Texas that leads to a complicated chase scene with one chasing the other then the reverse. In 1927 it was one of the most expensive films of that era. For instance, instead of using miniature mock-ups in the studio for the bridge collapse and train wreck at the end, Keaton went on location to Oregon and blew up a real bridge and a real train for the scene. The costs were not appreciated by studio executives and Keaton was given less control after that. The wrecked train became a tourist spot for many years until the metal was scrapped in the World War Two effort.

From Quiz What 1990s Movie Am I?

Answer: The Shawshank Redemption

"The Shawshank Redemption" starred Tim Robbins as former banker Andy Dufresne and Morgan Freeman as Ellis (Red) Redding. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, one Grammy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. On the American Film Institute's 2007 list of "100 Years . . . 100 Movies", this movie is ranked number 72. Director Rob Reiner was interested in Frank Darabont's script of "The Shawshank Redemption" and offered to buy it. He planned to cast Tom Cruise and Harrison Ford as the two leads in the film, but Frank Darabont declined. Both Tom Hanks and Kevin Costner turned down the role of Andy Dufresne; Tom Hanks was working on "Forrest Gump" at the time and Kevin Costner later said that he strongly regretted turning the role down. However, Tom Hanks later appeared in another movie directed by Frank Darabont, "The Green Mile", also based on a book written by Stephen King.

From Quiz What 1980s Movie Am I?

Answer: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

"E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" starred Henry Thomas as Elliott, Robert MacNaughton as Michael, Drew Barrymore as Gertie and Dee Wallace as their mother, Mary. For 11 years this film held the record for the highest grossing film of all time. According to Steven Spielberg, E.T was based on an imaginary alien friend he had in his childhood, after his parents divorced. The cost of creating the E.T. creature was $1.5 million and according to Spielberg it was "something that only a mother could love." "E.T" was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won four Oscars for Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing, and Best Visual Effects. It was nominated for five Golden Globes and won two. John Williams won a Grammy and a BAFTA for his score. The film also is included on several American Film Institute Lists. On the AFI list of "100 Movies... 100 Quotes" the line "E.T phone home" is number 15. According to "Time" it is one of the 100 best films ever made.

From Quiz One Word Title Movies of the Seventies

Answer: Airport

The original "Airport" was released in 1970. The movie was based on a 1968 book and centered around an airport manager's problems with a snowstorm and a suicide bomber on a plane. Burt Lancaster played the airport manager. Four years later "Airport 1975" was released. The film focused on a mid-air collision and the efforts of the surviving crew to bring the plane to a safe landing. Charlton Heston and Karen Black headed the cast. Jack Lemmon, Joseph Cotton and Brenda Vaccaro were among the cast of "Airport 77". The film featured a Boeing 747 that sank. The final film of the series was "The Concorde: Airport '79" which starred Robert Wagner and Susan Blakely. In the film the Concorde crashed into the Alps. "The Concorde: Airport '79" was the final film in the series, making a total of four. The only "Halloween" film released in the seventies was the 1978 original "Halloween". The 1971 film "Shaft" had only two sequels in the seventies, "Shaft's Big Score" (1972) and "Shaft in Africa" (1973). "Rocky" was released in 1976 and the only sequel done in the seventies was "Rocky II" in 1979. The rest were produced in the eighties.

From Quiz 90s and 2000s Movies

Answer: Hannibal & Hannibal Lecter

Hannibal can be counted in the scariest movie villains in cinema's history. He was featured in "Red Dragon" and also in "Hannibal", "Silence of the Lambs" and "Hannibal Rising". Lecter has been played by Anthony Hopkins and also by French man Gaspard Ulliel.

From Quiz Saturday Matinee Serials

Answer: Ming

Ming the Merciless was portrayed by Charles Middleton in the 30s, and by Max Von Sydow in 1996. I must admit that I had a crush on Priscilla Lawson, who played his daughter, Princess Aura, in the 1936 version.

From Quiz What Year Was It In?

Answer: Past and Present

'It's A Wonderful Life' (1946) is a classic Christmas movie that tells the story of George Bailey, a young man running a struggling building and loan firm. When the company misplaces $8,000 on Christmas Eve, George, played by James Stewart, is about to commit suicide when God sends an Angel who is hoping to earn his wings down to earth to show George what life would have been like if he had never been born. The film also starred Donna Reed as George's wife Mary. Despite being a box office flop when it was first released, the movie has since become a beloved holiday tradition for many families. Interestingly, the film's copyright was not renewed in 1974, which led to it falling into the public domain. This meant that TV stations could air the movie without having to pay any royalties, which helped to increase its popularity even further.

From Quiz Movie History

Answer: The Jazz Singer

Al Jolson starred in 'The Jazz Singer', the first 'Talkie'.

From Quiz Classic Movie Trivia 30s-50s

Answer: Judy Holliday

Judy Holliday had a relatively short film career. She died at age 49 in 1965.

From Quiz Best Movie Scenes from the '80s and '90s

Answer: The Lion King

One of my favorite Disney scenes.

From Quiz Movie Trivia 70s To 90s

Answer: Dan Aykroyd

From Quiz Movies, Mostly Recent

Answer: '80s

From Quiz 20s, 30s and 40s Hollywood Cinema

Answer: Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford became a familiar face on TV after his film career petered out.

From Quiz Highest Grossing Film: The "9" Years

Answer: Victor Fleming

"Gone with the Wind" was released December 15, and rapidly became the most popular film of all time. Since the metrics for measuring box office in the late 1930s were different, it is difficult to analyze exactly how much more successful it was. "Gone With the Wind" won the Best Picture award at the 1940 Academy Awards ceremony, and many other awards as well. 1939 was a banner year for Hollywood. Films released that year include "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", "Goodbye Mr. Chips", "The Wizard of Oz", "Stagecoach", "Ninotchka" and "Drums Along the Mohawk". If you think Frank Capra directed "Gone with the Wind" you have never seen a Frank Capra movie. He was nominated for "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington". John Ford was nominated for his work on "Stagecoach", the film that made John Wayne a movie star. And William Wyler, who won three Directing Oscars, was nominated for "Wuthering Heights."

From Quiz Great Comedy Films After 2000

Answer: Borat

Advance people would line up potential venues for Borat (Sacha Baron Cohen) to interact with. They were told that Borat was a foreign visitor, unaccustomed to the English language and may say unusual things. Since they would be filming, each person had to sign a waiver. Their true objectives were hidden in the fine print. Borat shocked the volunteer participants with rudeness, anti-Semitic remarks, graphic sexual comments beyond innuendo, and broad statements and stereotypes about many minority groups. In other words it was "Candid Camera" gone raunchy, rated "R" and maybe "X". But there is no evil intent as it is a satire, often in innocent or uninformed statements such as "She is my sister. She is number-four prostitute in whole of Kazakhstan", "He insist we not fly in case the Jews repeated their attack of 9/11", and "I arrived in America's airport with... a jar of gypsy tears to protect me from AIDS". The only semblance of a plot is Borat's crush on Pamela Anderson who played herself; otherwise, it is surprise tricks on unsuspecting individuals and groups. Rotten Tomatoes' rating was 91%. Its consensus said, "Part satire, part shockumentary, Borat gets high-fives almost all-around for being offensive in the funniest possible way." The law suits were many. Romanian extras sued for being paid only 1.28 dollars for all day work, and the European Center for Antiziganism Research sued on behalf of defamed gypsies. The film was banned by many countries, including most of the Arab world, and Kazakhstan until tourism increased. Sacha Baron Cohen is an English Jew known for developing his own characters such as Ali G and Borat, but was also praised for his supporting role in "Les Misérables" (2012).

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