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If you fancy yourself as something of a film buff, take our tricky classic Hollywood trivia test. How many can you get right?
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Question 1
For which performance did John Wayne win his only Best Actor Oscar?
Question 2
Who starred opposite Tom Hanks in the 1993 romantic comedy “Sleepless in Seattle”?
Question 3
Robert Redford and Paul Newman co-starred as a couple of professional grifters in which 1973 movie?
Question 4
What was the name of the character played by Marlon Brando in The Godfather?
Question 5
Who starred as Bonnie and Clyde in the 1967 movie of the same name?
Question 6
In which 2010 science fiction movie does Leonardo DiCaprio star as a thief who steals people’s secrets by infiltrating their dreams?
Question 7
Which actress starred as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca?
Question 8
Which classic musical movie features Gene Kelly as Don Lockwood, a silent movie star transitioning into talking pictures?
Question 9
Which 2016 romantic musical features Ryan Gosling as a jazz pianist who falls in love with aspiring actress Emma Stone in Los Angeles?
Question 10
Which historical romantic epic, based on the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell, is set against the backdrop of the American Civil War?
Question 11
Who are the brothers who won Best Director Oscars for their 2007 movie “No Country for Old Men”?
Question 12
Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis disguise themselves as women in which 1959 romantic comedy?
Question 13
Which actor starred as Vincent Vega in Quentin Tarantino’s classic crime drama “Pulp Fiction”?
Question 14
Who directed the 1961 romantic comedy Breakfast at Tiffany’s?
Question 15
Richard Dreyfuss stars as Ralph Neary, an ordinary worker whose life changes after he encounters a UFO, in which 1977 science fiction film?
Question 16
Which classic 1946 movie features an angel called Clarence who earns his wings by helping George Bailey see what life would have been like if he’d never existed?
Question 17
What hacker alias does computer programmer Thomas Anderson, played by Keanu Reeves, use in “The Matrix”?
Question 18
James Dean starred as Jim Stark in which 1955 drama movie?
Question 19
Who directed the 1968 science fiction epic 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Question 20
Which 1994 drama tells the story of a banker who is jailed for life for the murders of his wife and her lover, and who develops a friendship with fellow prisoner Ellis “Red” Redding?
Question 21
Which 1975 thriller directed by Steven Spielberg was based on the Peter Benchley novel of the same name?
Question 22
In which 1940 romantic thriller, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, does Laurence Olivier star as Maxim de Winter who takes his new wife to Manderley, his mansion by the sea?
Question 23
Who directed the 1990 crime film “Goodfellas”?
Question 24
Which 1927 musical drama was the first to feature lip-synchronous singing and featured six songs performed by Al Jolson?
Question 25
Which 1985 movie follows six teenagers from different cliques who spend a Saturday in detention with their assistant principal Richard Vernon?
Question 26
Who played the faded film star Norma Desmond in the 1950 movie Sunset Boulevard?
Question 27
In which Steven Spielberg movie did Indiana Jones first appear?
Question 28
What is the name of the sled that burns at the end of Citizen Kane?
Question 29
Who starred as Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in the 1971 movie “The French Connection”?
Question 30
Which 1939 musical fantasy movie was based on the children’s book by L. Frank Baum?
Question 31
In “E. T. the Extra Terrestrial”, what is the name of the young boy who befriends the stranded alien?
Question 32
Who starred as Margo Channing in the 1950 drama All About Eve?
Question 33
Which Francis Ford Coppola Vietnam War epic was loosely based on the Joseph Conrad novella “Heart of Darkness”?
Question 34
Which classic Hitchcock horror movie features the Bates Motel?
Question 35
Who played the teenager Marty McFly in “Back to the Future”?
Question 36
What is the name of the sentient computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Question 37
In “Ghostbusters”, which actress played the cellist Dana Barrett who was possessed by the demon Zuul?
Question 38
In Casablanca what song does Ilsa ask the house pianist to play, to the fury of Rick?
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