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Quiz about Day and Night Movies
Quiz about Day and Night Movies

'Day' and 'Night' Movies Trivia Quiz

All the answers will contain either the word 'day' or 'night' in the title. All multiple choice. Good luck and have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by betben. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
betben
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
122,802
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
1352
Last 3 plays: Guest 166 (3/15), Guest 136 (10/15), Johnmcmanners (15/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. In this movie you'll find the characters Lenny Nero, Faith Justin and Philo Grant. Hint


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2. This 1986 movie was adapted from the Pultizer Prize-winning play by Marsha Norman.
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Question 3 of 15
3. This 1970 movie starred Barbra Streisand as a clairvoyant. Hint


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4. In this 1951 movie, you'll find the characters Klaatu and Gort. Hint


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5. Gene Hackman plays Harry Moseby in this 1975 mystery. Hint


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6. Edward G. Robinson plays a psychic in this thriller directed by John Farrow. Hint


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Question 7 of 15
7. This 1934 movie won all five major Academy Awards including one for Best Director. Hint


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8. This 1996 movie starred Sylvester Stallone as a former Emergency Medical Services director and his heroic efforts. Hint


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Question 9 of 15
9. This Marx Brothers comedy featured the characters Otis B. Driftwood and Mrs. Claypool. Hint


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Question 10 of 15
10. Keanu Reeves stars as a nerd who takes the most popular girl in school to the prom. Hint


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11. This 1967 movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Hint


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12. This 1973 thriller was directed by Mike Nichols and starred George C. Scott as Dr. Jake Terrell.
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Question 13 of 15
13. This Arnold Schwarzenegger movie was set in the near future and was about cloning. Hint


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Question 14 of 15
14. This 1975 movie was about Hollywood in the 1930s. Hint


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Question 15 of 15
15. This 1987 movie starred rocker Joan Jett as an unwed mother and as an aspiring rock star. Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Dec 24 2024 : Guest 166: 3/15
Dec 22 2024 : Guest 136: 10/15
Dec 09 2024 : Johnmcmanners: 15/15
Dec 03 2024 : Guest 75: 0/15
Nov 24 2024 : Guest 104: 10/15
Nov 22 2024 : christiebohne: 6/15
Nov 20 2024 : Guest 77: 2/15
Nov 17 2024 : Guest 71: 7/15
Nov 14 2024 : Guest 136: 10/15

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In this movie you'll find the characters Lenny Nero, Faith Justin and Philo Grant.

Answer: Strange Days

 In this 1995 sci-fi movie, Ralph Fiennes starred as an ex-cop who now hustles a black market product that allows people to experience other people's thoughts and emotions. Also co-starring Juliette Lewis and Angela Bassett.
2. This 1986 movie was adapted from the Pultizer Prize-winning play by Marsha Norman.

Answer: 'Night Mother

 This psychological drama starred Sissy Spacek as Jessie Cates, a young woman who tells her mother (Anne Bancroft) that she is about to commit suicide.
3. This 1970 movie starred Barbra Streisand as a clairvoyant.

Answer: On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

 Adapted from the stage musical by Alan Jay Lerner, this movie starred Ms. Streisand as Daisy Gamble, a chain smoker who seeks help from a hypnotist (Yves Montand). Under hypnosis, she discovers that she is clairvoyant. Co-starring Jack Nicholson as Daisy's brother.
4. In this 1951 movie, you'll find the characters Klaatu and Gort.

Answer: The Day the Earth Stood Still

 This sci-fi film starred Michael Rennie as Klaatu, an interplantery traveller who along with his bodyguard Gort (Lock Martin) arrange to make Earth "stand still". The role of Klaatu was originally intended to be played by Claude Rains.
5. Gene Hackman plays Harry Moseby in this 1975 mystery.

Answer: Night Moves

 Hackman plays Moseby, a private eye who is hired by aging actress Arlene Iverson (Janet Ward) to find her daughter Delly (Melanie Griffith).
6. Edward G. Robinson plays a psychic in this thriller directed by John Farrow.

Answer: Night Has a Thousand Eyes

 This 1948 starred Robinson as psychic John Triton who is consulted to help by a suicidal woman (Gail Russell) and her fiancé Elliot Carson (John Lund). Adapted from the novel by Cornell Woolrich.
7. This 1934 movie won all five major Academy Awards including one for Best Director.

Answer: It Happened One Night

 Starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, this comedy was the first movie to win all the five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay). As to date (2003) the only two other movies to accomplish this feat are "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975) and "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991).
8. This 1996 movie starred Sylvester Stallone as a former Emergency Medical Services director and his heroic efforts.

Answer: Daylight

 When a truck containing dangerous chemicals explodes in the Holland Tunnel in NYC, Kit Latura (Stallone) almost single-handedly rescues all survivors in the tunnel.
9. This Marx Brothers comedy featured the characters Otis B. Driftwood and Mrs. Claypool.

Answer: A Night at the Opera

 This 1935 comedy starred Groucho Marx as Otis B. Driftwood, a penny-ante promoter. Margaret Dumont plays Mrs. Claypool, Driftwood's wealthy patroness.
10. Keanu Reeves stars as a nerd who takes the most popular girl in school to the prom.

Answer: The Night Before

 This 1988 teen comedy is about the most popular girl in school (Lori Loughlin) who loses a bet and has to date the biggest nerd in school (Keanu Reeves).
11. This 1967 movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Answer: In the Heat of the Night

 Starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger, this movie focuses on an unusual murder that has taken place in a small town in Mississippi. Mr. Steiger won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Sheriff Gillespie.
12. This 1973 thriller was directed by Mike Nichols and starred George C. Scott as Dr. Jake Terrell.

Answer: Day of the Dolphin

 Dr. Terrell (George C. Scott) a researcher who along with his wife Maggie (Trish Van Devere) investigate dolphin intelligence. Adapted from the novel by Robert Merle.
13. This Arnold Schwarzenegger movie was set in the near future and was about cloning.

Answer: The 6th Day

 This 2000 sci-fi movie starred Schwarzeneggar as Adam Gibson a helicopter pilot who didn't believe in cloning. Co-starring Tony Goldwyn and Michael Rappaport.
14. This 1975 movie was about Hollywood in the 1930s.

Answer: The Day of the Locusts

 This movie tells the story of a talentless actress Faye (Karen Black) and an accountant Homer (Donald Sutherland) and their different views about Hollywood.
15. This 1987 movie starred rocker Joan Jett as an unwed mother and as an aspiring rock star.

Answer: Light of Day

 Also co-starring Michael J. Fox as her brother and band mate. Bruce Springsteen contributed by writing the title song.
Source: Author betben

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