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Movies Trivia Questions and Answers
10 free movies trivia questions with answers and explanations.
1Which film won the first Academy Award for Best Picture?
AAll Quiet on the Western Front
BBroadway Melody
CWings✓
DThe Jazz Singer
💡 Explanation: "Wings" (1927) won the first Academy Award for Best Picture at the first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929.
2In which film does the character "Forrest Gump" appear?
ABig
BCast Away
CForrest Gump✓
DThe Green Mile
💡 Explanation: Forrest Gump (1994) stars Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump, a kind-hearted man who witnesses major historical events.
3Which movie has the highest worldwide box office gross of all time?
AAvengers: Endgame
BAvatar✓
CTitanic
DStar Wars: The Force Awakens
💡 Explanation: Avatar (2009) holds the all-time box office record with $2.923 billion worldwide, followed by Avengers: Endgame.
4Who directed the movie "Jaws" (1975)?
AGeorge Lucas
BFrancis Ford Coppola
CSteven Spielberg✓
DMartin Scorsese
💡 Explanation: Steven Spielberg directed Jaws in 1975, which became the first summer blockbuster and launched his career as a major Hollywood director.
5In "The Wizard of Oz," what were Dorothy's ruby slippers made of in the original book?
ARuby
BSilver✓
CGlass
DRed leather
💡 Explanation: In L. Frank Baum's original 1900 novel, Dorothy's magical slippers were silver, not ruby. They were changed to ruby for the 1939 Technicolor film.
6Which fictional kingdom does Elsa rule in "Frozen"?
AArendelle✓
BEnchantia
CValdermoor
DFjordheim
💡 Explanation: Elsa and her sister Anna are from the kingdom of Arendelle in the Disney movie "Frozen" (2013).
7What year was the first Star Wars film released?
A1975
B1977✓
C1979
D1981
💡 Explanation: Star Wars: A New Hope (Episode IV) was released on May 25, 1977, and became a cultural phenomenon.
8Which animated film follows a clownfish searching for his missing son?
AShark Tale
BThe Little Mermaid
CFinding Nemo✓
DMoana
💡 Explanation: In Pixar's "Finding Nemo" (2003), Marlin crosses the ocean to find his son Nemo, with help from a forgetful fish named Dory.
9Who played Jack Dawson in the 1997 film "Titanic"?
ABrad Pitt
BLeonardo DiCaprio✓
CTom Cruise
DMatt Damon
💡 Explanation: Leonardo DiCaprio played Jack Dawson opposite Kate Winslet's Rose in James Cameron's "Titanic".
10In "Jurassic Park" (1993), what kind of creatures are brought back to life?
AMammoths
BDragons
CSaber-toothed cats
DDinosaurs✓
💡 Explanation: In Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park", scientists clone dinosaurs from DNA found in mosquitoes preserved in amber.
About Movies Trivia Questions
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