80+ Movie Trivia Questions and Answers (Generate a Playable Quiz)

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Why movie trivia still works

Quotes, casts, and famous scenes are shared memory. People argue the answer, then talk about the film. That is the whole point of a trivia night. Keep the tone kind. The lists below stay workplace-safe.

Movie trivia questions and answers

Famous films

1. In Titanic, who plays Jack Dawson? Leonardo DiCaprio
2. What is the name of the wizarding school in the Harry Potter films? Hogwarts
3. In The Lion King, what is Simba’s father’s name? Mufasa
4. In The Matrix, which pill does Neo take? The red pill
5. Who directed Jurassic Park (1993)? Steven Spielberg
6. Forrest Gump compares life to what? A box of chocolates
7. Which film includes the line “I’m the king of the world!”? Titanic
8. Which superhero is often called the Dark Knight? Batman
9. Woody appears in which Pixar film first? Toy Story
10. In Frozen, what is Elsa’s sister’s name? Anna
11. Who directed Pulp Fiction? Quentin Tarantino
12. In which year was the original Star Wars theatrical release? 1977
13. Black Panther is set in which fictional nation? Wakanda
14. In Back to the Future, what kind of car is the time machine? DeLorean
15. Who played the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008)? Heath Ledger
16. In The Hunger Games, who volunteers in her sister’s place? Katniss Everdeen
17. Who voices Shrek in the original film? Mike Myers
18. “May the Force be with you” comes from which franchise? Star Wars
19. Indiana Jones’s father is named what? Henry Jones Sr.
20. What is Mario and Luigi’s job in Brooklyn in The Super Mario Bros. Movie? Plumbers

Animated and family

1. What kind of animal is Simba? Lion
2. In Aladdin, what is the princess’s name? Jasmine
3. What is Mickey Mouse’s dog named? Pluto
4. Who is the sea witch in The Little Mermaid? Ursula
5. What is the snowman’s name in Frozen? Olaf
6. In Beauty and the Beast, what does Belle love to do? Read
7. In Toy Story, who is Buzz Lightyear’s cowboy friend? Woody
8. What kind of animal is Dumbo? Elephant
9. In Finding Nemo, what kind of fish is Nemo? Clownfish
10. The Lion King first reached theaters in which year? 1994
11. What is the kingdom in Frozen called? Arendelle
12. In Encanto, what magical gift does Mirabel have? None
13. What animal is Abu in Aladdin? Monkey
14. Who is Ariel’s father? King Triton
15. Ratatouille is set in which city? Paris
16. In Cars, what is Lightning McQueen’s number? 95

Horror

1. In The Exorcist, what is the possessed girl’s name? Regan
2. Who is the masked killer in Halloween (1978)? Michael Myers
3. Freddy Krueger is the killer in which film? A Nightmare on Elm Street
4. In The Shining, which hotel does the family stay in? The Overlook Hotel
5. What object is haunted in Annabelle? A doll
6. In It, what form does Pennywise often take? A clown
7. Who directed Get Out? Jordan Peele
8. In Scream, what mask does the killer wear? Ghostface
9. Camp Crystal Lake is the setting of which franchise? Friday the 13th
10. In A Quiet Place, why must people stay quiet? Creatures hunt by sound
11. The 2002 U.S. remake The Ring stars Naomi Watts and centers on what? A cursed videotape
12. Which Jordan Peele film follows a family meeting their doubles? Us

Halloween-adjacent

1. The Sanderson sisters appear in which film? Hocus Pocus
2. Jack Skellington is the lead of which animated film? The Nightmare Before Christmas
3. How many times must you say Beetlejuice’s name to summon him? Three
4. In Coraline, what are the Other Mother’s eyes? Buttons
5. What brings the Sanderson sisters back in Hocus Pocus? The Black Flame Candle
6. What is the Addams family’s disembodied hand called? Thing
7. Who owns the hotel in Hotel Transylvania? Count Dracula
8. Casper is what kind of character? A friendly ghost

Black cinema

1. Who directed Black Panther (2018)? Ryan Coogler
2. Who played T’Challa in Black Panther (2018)? Chadwick Boseman
3. Which 2017 film stars Daniel Kaluuya in a racial-horror story? Get Out
4. Who directed Do the Right Thing? Spike Lee
5. Which 1995 comedy stars Ice Cube and Chris Tucker on one Friday? Friday
6. Which film won Best Picture after the 2017 Oscars envelope mix-up? Moonlight
7. Who starred as Malcolm X in Spike Lee’s 1992 film? Denzel Washington
8. Space Jam pairs Michael Jordan with which character? Bugs Bunny
9. Who directed Selma? Ava DuVernay
10. Hidden Figures follows mathematicians at which agency? NASA
11. Which 2022 sequel continues Wakanda’s story after T’Challa’s death? Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
12. Men in Black (1997) stars Will Smith and which co-lead? Tommy Lee Jones

Harder round

1. Which actor has received the most Academy Award acting nominations? Meryl Streep
2. What film won the first Academy Award for Outstanding Picture (now Best Picture)? Wings (1927)
3. Who composed the score for Inception? Hans Zimmer
4. Which silent-film star was known as “The Tramp”? Charlie Chaplin
5. Who played young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II? Robert De Niro
6. What was Pixar’s first feature-length film? Toy Story
7. Which film is set on the moon Pandora? Avatar
8. “Here’s looking at you, kid” is from which film? Casablanca
9. Tony Montana is the lead of which film? Scarface
10. Tom Hanks is stranded on an island in which film? Cast Away
11. Ellen Ripley is the lead of which franchise’s first film? Alien
12. Travis Bickle is the lead of which film? Taxi Driver
13. Maximus Decimus Meridius appears in which film? Gladiator
14. The first Jason Bourne film is titled what? The Bourne Identity
15. Which film features Will Smith fighting a July 4th alien invasion? Independence Day
16. Julia Roberts plays a legal clerk-turned-advocate in which film? Erin Brockovich

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