Flight of Fantasy Trivia Quiz

Answer: Pan's Labyrinth

"Pan's Labyrinth" starred Ivana Baquero as Ofelia, Sergi Lopez as Captain Vidal and Doug Jones as the faun. The story told of Ofelia who, with her pregnant mother, went to live with her stepfather Captain Vidal at his home. Captain Vidal was searching locally for, and torturing, republican rebels after the end of the Spanish Civil War.

In the meantime, Ofelia located a labyrinth in the garden and was set three tasks by a faun she met as he believed her to be Princess Moanna from the underworld. One of those tasks was to retrieve a dagger from the Pale Man, a child eating monster with an eye in each hand. Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican director, known for his work on the films "Hellboy" (2004), "Quantum of Solace" (2008) and "The Hobbit" (2012).

Answer: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Brad Pitt played the title character, Benjamin Button, in the 2008 film directed by David Fincher. In 1918, a baby boy (Button) was born who had the appearance of an old man. He first met Daisy (Elle Fanning) when she was six years old. As the story developed, the old man started getting younger and it was during the 1960s when he was of a similar age to the older Daisy (Cate Blanchett) that they fell in love.

He left her after the birth of their daughter believing they could not have a future together.

The end of the film saw them reunite when she was an old woman and he a young infant who died in her arms. Cate Blanchett is an Oscar winning actress known for her role in the 1998 film "Elizabeth". Elle Fanning was a child actress with a string of films to her name including "We Bought a Zoo" (2008).

Answer: The Spiderwick Chronicles

"The Spiderwick Chronicles" was a children's series of books written by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. It was brought to the big screen in 2008 and starred Freddie Highmore and Sarah Bolger as the Grace children. The children moved into an old house with their mother and discovered a book about fairies. Soon after that, a brownie called Thimbletack came into their lives and warned them against reading the book.

A fairy circle was placed around the house that kept out the ogre Mulgareth and his evil goblins, but they soon found a way to infiltrate the ring. With the help of Hogsqueal the bird eating goblin, and a flying griffon, the children were able to escape and find the author of the book.

Answer: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn

The "Twilight" series of fantasy films were based on the books written by Stephanie Meyer. The first film "Twilight" (2008) introduced us to the main characters, especially the growing love between human Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen, played by Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson respectively. Bella moved to live with her father in Forks, Washington, and it was here that she met Edward and his vampire family who lived in a house in the woods.

The Cullen family tried to keep Bella's identity a secret from a coven of bad vampires and they were aided (reluctantly to start with) by werewolf Jacob Black who was played by Taylor Lautner.

The first film was followed by "New Moon" (2009) and then "Eclipse" (2010). "Breaking Dawn" was released in two parts during 2011 and 2012, and it was in the first part that we saw Bella and Edward get married followed by her subsequent pregnancy.

Answer: Hugo

The 2011 film "Hugo" was directed by Martin Scorcese and starred Asa Butterfield in the title role, Sacha Baron Cohen as the station master and Ben Kingsley, an old man whom Hugo befriended. Hugo was a young orphan who secretly maintained the clocks at Gare Montparnase in Paris.

He avoided capture several times from the clutches of the station master. He befriended a filmmaker and magician called Georges Melies, played by Kingsley, who worked at the station selling and repairing toys. Asa Butterfield was a child actor, known from movies like "Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang" (2010). Sacha Baron Cohen is a versatile actor known for his lead role in the comedy "Borat" (2006). Ben Kingsley is an Oscar winning actor with a career that spans over 40 years with films that include "Gandhi" (1982) and "Schindler's List" (1993).

Answer: John Carter

"John Carter" was a Walt Disney film directed by Andrew Stanton, who also did directional work on the animated film "WALL-E" (2008). The story was based on the book "A Princess of Mars" which was written by "Tarzan" author, Edward Rice Borroughs. John Carter, played by actor Taylor Kitsch, was an army captain in the American Civil War.

He was accidently transported to the planet of Barsoom where he was able to jump at great heights due to a different atmosphere. It was here that he met a strange creature called Tars Tarkas, chief of the Thark clan, played by actor Willem Dafoe. Together they defeated Sab Than, played by Dominic West, who wanted to take control of the whole planet. Taylor Kitsch is an American actor known for playing Gambit in the "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" (2009).

Answer: Maleficent

The 2014 film "Maleficent" starred Angelina Jolie in the lead role and Elle Fanning as Princess Aurora. It was loosely based on the fairytale, "Sleeping Beauty". It told the story of an impish and carefree fairy called Maleficent who lived in the magical kingdom of the Moors.

She befriended a human Prince from a neighbouring kingdom and fell in love with him. Little did she know that he had a nasty streak and he tried to kill Maleficent after being promised the throne to his kingdom. Instead he let her live but stole her black wings, making her powerless and very embittered. On the birth of his daughter Aurora, Maleficent cast a spell on the child. Angelina Jolie's real life daughter Vivienne played a cameo role as the young princess, but it was Elle Fanning who took on the role of the teenage princess. Angelina is no novice when it comes to appearing in fantasy films after starring in "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" (2001). Elle Fanning starred in the fantasy thriller "Super 8" (2011).

Answer: Van Helsing

Hugh Jackman is no stranger to appearing in fantasy films, after playing Wolverine several times in the "X-Men" franchise. He also played Leopold in the 2001 historical fantasy, "Kate and Leoplald". He starred as Van Hesling in the 2004 horror/fantasy film opposite Kate Beckinsale as Anna Valerious. Together they defeated flying vampire brides and Frankenstein's monster. Through their journeys, Van Hesling was bitten by a werewolf and it was the added strength which gave him the chance to kill Count Dracula, who was played by Richard Roxburgh.

Answer: Battleship

Full of special affects, the film "Battleship" starred Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgard and the singer, Rihanna. Taylor Kitsch and Rihanna were serving on the USS John Paul Jones when an alien ship landed in the sea near to where they were carrying out a naval exercise with two other warships.

The alien ship surrounded them all with a force field so they could not escape, and other ships were unable to come to their rescue. They discovered that they could defeat the alien ship by carrying out maneuvers similar to the game "Battleship". Rihanna is a well known and much publicised Barbadian singer famous for her 2007 number one hit single, "Umbrella".

Answer: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

The entertainer and singer Dick Van Dyke played Caractacus Potts in the 1968 musical fantasy, "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". It told of a widower, Van Dyke, his two children Jeremy and Jemima, and their new lady friend, Truly Scrumptious. The children found an old racing car which their father repaired, and in it they all drove to the seaside for a picnic.

It was there when they were attacked by the evil Baron Bomburst's henchmen who had kidnapped their grandfather. The children, their father and Truly took chase after them in their flying car, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, all the way to the Baron's castle in Vulgaria, where Grandfather Potts was taken.

The songs in the film included "Toot Sweets" and "Hushabye Mountain". Dick Van Dyke is well known for playing roles in children's fantasy films.

These have included "Mary Poppins" (1964) and "Night at the Museum" (2006).