Iconic Movie Characters Trivia Quiz

Answer: Indiana Jones

Harrison Ford brought the adventurous character of Dr. Henry Walton 'Indiana' Jones, Jr. to life through a number of movies, beginning with "Raiders of the Lost Ark" in 1981, although he wasn't the only actor to take on the role. River Phoenix played a young Indiana Jones at the beginning of the third film in the franchise, "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (1989).

Indy was also portrayed by Corey Carrier, Sean Patrick Flanery, George Hall, Boutalat, and Neil Boulane at various ages in "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" television series (1992-1996).

Duncan Idaho was in "Dune" (1984 & 2020)
Johnny Utah was in "Point Break" (1991 & 2015)
Minnesota Fats was in "The Hustler" (1961)

Answer: Princess Leia Organa

Princess Leia was portrayed by Carrie Fisher in multiple movies within the "Star Wars" space opera franchise, beginning with the original "Star Wars" (subtitled "A New Hope") released in 1977. After the initial trilogy of movies Fisher reprised her role in Episodes VII, VIII and IX, although she passed away before those films were completed. In the last film, unseen footage from "The Force Awakens" (2015) was used to include her character in "The Rise of Skywalker" (2019).

A CGI rendition of Princess Leia was seen at the end of the Anthology film "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" (2016).

Princess Danielle de Barbarac was in "Ever After" (1998).
Cleopatra was seen in the 1963 film of the same name.
The Queen of Hearts is from Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" (2010) - and many other appearances in literature (beginning with the original 1865 novel "Alice's Adventure in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll) and on the screen.

Answer: Captain Jack Sparrow

Swashbuckling pirate Captain Jack Sparrow was superbly portrayed by Johnny Depp in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl" in 2003, bringing to life the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction from the various Disney theme parks. He reprised the role in the subsequent franchise films, even though all of his main costars from the original film did not.

Atticus Finch was in "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962).
Hudson Hawk appeared in the movie of the same name in 1991.
The Birdman of Alcatraz similarly appeared in the movie of the same name (minus the 'The') in 1962.

Answer: Ferris Bueller

Ferris Bueller struggled to take it easy in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" in 1986. He also made a short-lived run on the small screen in "Ferris Bueller" with Charlie Schlatter in the lead role.

Ted 'Theodore' Logan went on "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" in 1989.
Napoleon Dynamite appeared in the 2004 film of the same name.
Jeff Spicoli was in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982).

Answer: The Bride

The Bride was the main character in "Kill Bill: Volume 1" and "Kill Bill: Volume 2", starring Uma Thurman. She portrayed the ex-assassin-turned-vengeful-killer with fervor in the unforgettable role. Originally meant to be just one film, it was split in two due to its 4-hour length.

"The Wedding Singer" was a 1998 film featuring Adam Sandler.
Julia Roberts was the "Runaway Bride" (1999).
Murial Heslop was obsessed with having a glamorous wedding in "Muriel's Wedding" (1994).

Answer: Forrest Gump

Tom Hanks brought Winston Groom's 1986 novel "Forrest Gump" to life in the 1994 movie of the same name, telling the story of the fictional simpleton who realized the American dream many times over.

Elwood Blues was one half of "The Blues Brothers" (1980).
Treebeard was voiced by John Rhys-Davies in "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (2002).
Groot was voiced by Vin Diesel in the "Guardians of the Galaxy" (and other Marvel) movies, with his first appearance in 2014 (and in 1960 in the comics).

Answer: The Man With No Name

Clint Eastwood portrayed The Man With No Name in the Spaghetti Westerns "A Fistful of Dollars" (1964), "For a Few Dollars More" (1965), and "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (1966). He was called a few things during the films, including 'Joe,' 'Manco,' and 'Blondie,' and of course he is 'The Good' from the third film.

The Gunslinger appeared in "The Dark Tower" (2017).
Wyatt Earp has appeared in many movies, but was in one actually named "Wyatt Earp" in 1994.
The same goes with Billy the Kid, but he featured prominently in 1988's "Young Guns."

Answer: Harry Potter

Daniel Radcliffe portrayed the young orphaned wizard in eight films beginning with "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" in 2001 and concluding with the defeat of Lord Voldemort (spoilers?) in 2011's "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II".

Gandalf was in "The Hobbit" (2012-14) and "The Lord of the Rings" (2001-03) trilogies.
Doctor Strange appears in multiple Marvel movies, beginning with "Doctor Strange" (2016).
Merlin has appeared in many different mediums, but perhaps most notably in the television series of the same name (2008-2012).

Answer: Rocky Balboa

Sylvester Stallone brought the fictional Rocky Balboa (inspired by real-life boxer Rocco Francis'Rocky Marciano' Marchegiano) through many films, beginning with 1976's "Rocky."

Muhammad Ali was portrayed by Will Smith in "Ali" (2001)
Jake LaMotta was played by Robert DeNiro in "Raging Bull" (1980).
Denzel Washington took on the role of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter in "The Hurricane" (1999).

Answer: Marty McFly

Marty McFly (and Doc Brown) traveled through time with their nuclear-powered Delorean through three films, beginning with "Back to the Future" (1985). Two sequels (Part 2 and Part 3) followed in 1989 and 1990. The role was brought to life by Michael J. Fox as he filled multiple roles through the series.