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A multiple-choice quiz by miked66. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
miked66

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
39,870

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
12 / 20

Plays
1264

Last 3 plays: Guest 136 (17/20), Guest 176 (8/20), Johnmcmanners (20/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. What movie is this quote from? 'I love the smell of Napalm in the morning.' Hint

Full Metal Jacket

Platoon

Apocalypse Now

Hamburger Hill

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Question 2 of 20

2. For what film did Tom Hanks receive his first Academy Award nomination? Hint

Philadelphia

Splash

A League of Their Own

Big

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Question 3 of 20

3. What was the first movie to gross $100,000,000? Hint

The Sting

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

The Godfather

Jaws

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Question 4 of 20

4. Which of these films contains the most extras? Hint

Casino

Rocky

Gandhi

Schindler's List

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Question 5 of 20

5. Before Tom Hanks did it, who was the last actor to receive two Best Actor Oscars back to back? Hint

Kirk Douglas

Jack Nicholson

Spencer Tracy

Jason Robards Jr.

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Question 6 of 20

6. In the AFI (American Film Institute) list of the 100 greatest movies of all time, which is the only film the 1990s to appear in the top ten? Hint

Titanic

Schindler's List

Dances With Wolves

JFK

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Question 7 of 20

7. Which of these personalities hosted the Oscars the most? Hint

Billy Crystal

Bob Hope

Whoopi Goldberg

Frank Sinatra

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Question 8 of 20

8. What was the first film set to gross $1,000,000,000? Hint

Star Wars

Jurassic Park

E.T.

Titanic

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Question 9 of 20

9. How many Oscars did Marlon Brando win in the 20th Century? Hint

Two

Three

One

Four

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Question 10 of 20

10. Which of these sequels won Best Picture? Hint

The Godfather 2

Rocky 2

Terminator 2

Jaws 2

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Question 11 of 20

11. Which director's films were deemed 'too big' to win Best Picture Oscars until he finally won in the 1990s? Hint

Martin Scorsese

Francis Ford Coppolla

Norman Jewison

Steven Spielberg

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Question 12 of 20

12. Which of these movie sequels did better at the box office than the original? Hint

Terminator 2

Jaws 2

Rocky 2

The Godfather 2

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Question 13 of 20

13. Which of these individuals has won the most Oscars? Hint

Walt Disney

Katharine Hepburn

John Williams

Steven Spielberg

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Question 14 of 20

14. What movie is this quote from?
Actor 1: 'I haven't fired a gun since basic training.'
Actor 2: 'Did you fire the gun in basic training?'
Actor 1: 'Yes, sir.'
Actor 2: 'Then get your gun.' Hint

Saving Private Ryan

Platoon

Full Metal Jacket

Hamburger Hill

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Question 15 of 20

15. Which of these was the biggest money loser? Hint

Wild Wild West

Waterworld

Cut Throat Island

Police Academy 2

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Question 16 of 20

16. Which director announced on Letterman that it is better not to go to film school but to just start making movies? Hint

Steven Spielberg

Edward Burns

Ridley Scott

Quentin Tarantino

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Question 17 of 20

17. What movie is this quote from? 'I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse.' Hint

Ed Wood

Rocky

The Godfather

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

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Question 18 of 20

18. Which of these was the last film based on a Stephen King novel to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, in the twentieth century? Hint

Stand By Me

The Shawshank Redemption

The Dead Zone

The Running Man

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Question 19 of 20

19. What was the name of Steven Spielberg's first major motion picture? Hint

Jaws

Empire of the Sun

Minority Report

SugarLand Express

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which film did Kevin Spacey win his first Oscar for? Hint

American Beauty

Seven

Swimming with Sharks

The Usual Suspects

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What movie is this quote from? 'I love the smell of Napalm in the morning.'

Answer: Apocalypse Now

A famous quote by Robert Duvall.

2. For what film did Tom Hanks receive his first Academy Award nomination?

Answer: Big

He won his first Oscar for 'Philadelphia' but was nominated for 'Big'.

3. What was the first movie to gross $100,000,000?

Answer: Jaws

'Jaws' was also the first movie to be called a 'blockbuster'.

4. Which of these films contains the most extras?

Answer: Gandhi

The funeral scene in 'Gandhi' contains the most (over 300,000) extras.

5. Before Tom Hanks did it, who was the last actor to receive two Best Actor Oscars back to back?

Answer: Spencer Tracy

6. In the AFI (American Film Institute) list of the 100 greatest movies of all time, which is the only film the 1990s to appear in the top ten?

Answer: Schindler's List

'Schindler's List' appeared at number 9.

7. Which of these personalities hosted the Oscars the most?

Answer: Bob Hope

8. What was the first film set to gross $1,000,000,000?

Answer: Star Wars

Its original and re-release combined grossed over $1,000,000,000. 'Titanic' beat out that record for the movie.

9. How many Oscars did Marlon Brando win in the 20th Century?

Answer: Two

He won for 'On the Waterfront' and 'The Godfather'.

10. Which of these sequels won Best Picture?

Answer: The Godfather 2

At the time, it was the only sequel to have done so.

11. Which director's films were deemed 'too big' to win Best Picture Oscars until he finally won in the 1990s?

Answer: Steven Spielberg

12. Which of these movie sequels did better at the box office than the original?

Answer: Terminator 2

At the time, it was the only sequel to have done so.

13. Which of these individuals has won the most Oscars?

Answer: Walt Disney

He has won 23.

14. What movie is this quote from? Actor 1: 'I haven't fired a gun since basic training.' Actor 2: 'Did you fire the gun in basic training?' Actor 1: 'Yes, sir.' Actor 2: 'Then get your gun.'

Answer: Saving Private Ryan

15. Which of these was the biggest money loser?

Answer: Cut Throat Island

At the time, it was also the biggest loser in film history.

16. Which director announced on Letterman that it is better not to go to film school but to just start making movies?

Answer: Quentin Tarantino

17. What movie is this quote from? 'I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse.'

Answer: The Godfather

18. Which of these was the last film based on a Stephen King novel to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, in the twentieth century?

Answer: The Shawshank Redemption

19. What was the name of Steven Spielberg's first major motion picture?

Answer: SugarLand Express

'Duel' came first, but it was a made for T.V. movie. 'SugarLand' was his first theatrical release.

20. Which film did Kevin Spacey win his first Oscar for?

Answer: The Usual Suspects

Source: Author miked66

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