Now showing, this week’s film quiz features questions on animated heroes, real-life villains, and fictional movies within movies.
There are a couple of movies about making movies out now – MaXXXine sees Mia Goth’s aspiring movie star bag a role in a 1980s horror sequel, while Fly Me To The Moon has Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum stage moon-landing footage as a Plan B for NASA in 1969. Accordingly, this week’s film quiz has a whole round on fictional films within real films – think more The Purple Rose Of Cairo in The Purple Rose Of Cairo than “Argo”in Argo.
Once you’ve completed all three rounds, you’ll find a link to a separate post with the correct answers at the bottom of this post. As always, this is all just for fun, but please let us know how you did in the comments (scores out of 30 this week!) and give us any other lovely feedback. You can write your answers down or keep track as you go, but as in cinemas, try not to shout at the screen!
ROUND ONE – This Week In Movie History
This round is about UK cinema releases and general film history from this week in years past – we’ve given you the year at the start of each question to help out!
1. 1951 – Born this week, who plays Morticia Addams in 1991’s The Addams Family and its sequel?
2. 2013 – What is the full title of the prequel to Monsters Inc?
3. 1966 – The Oscar is a drama about the Academy Awards: true or false?
4. 2002 – Raccoon City is a fictional setting in which video-game movie franchise?
5. 1974 – Back in cinemas this week for its 50th anniversary, which drama stars Gene Hackman as Harry Caul?
6. 2015 – Kevin, Stuart, and Bob are among the title characters of which animated film?
7. 1990 – Who plays Dick Tracy in Dick Tracy?
8. 1982 – “It’s The Hard Knock Life” is a song from which movie musical?
9. 2008 – What goes before The Center Of The Earth and The Mysterious Island to make the titles of two adventure movies starring Josh Hutcherson?
10. 1977 – Also born this week, who connects the British films Love Actually, Kinky Boots, and Children Of Men?
ROUND TWO – Movies Within Movies
None of these titles can be logged on Letterboxd, but can you name the real movies that feature these fake ones? We’ve also included the year the (real) movie was releasedā¦
11. Simple Jack (2008)
12. Angels With Filthy Souls (1990)
13. The 14 Fists Of McCluskey (2019)
14. Jack Slater IV (1993)
15. The Case (2011)
16. The Dancing Cavalier (1952)
17. The Dirk Diggler Story (1997)
18. Metalstorm (2024)
19. Chubby Rain (1999)
20. Stab and its sequels (1997 – 2023)
ROUND THREE – Pot Luck
Let’s finish with a random selection of pot luck movie questions – these could come from any era, any genre, or any level of difficulty. Enjoy!
21. Nicolas Coppola is the real name of which Oscar-winning actor?
22. Complete the title of the Terrence Malick-directed 1978 drama: Days Of… what?
23. Who connects the films Pleasantville, Seabiscuit, and Babylon?
24. What is the title of the 2019 remake of 2000’s What Women Want?
25. Which real-life figure does Robert De Niro play in 1987’s The Untouchables?
26. Who directed 2012’s Zero Dark Thirty?
27. In the news! Saving Bikini Bottom is an upcoming film in which TV and movie franchise?
28. Jamie New is the title character in which 2021 movie musical?
29. Who was born earliest: Anna Kendrick or Anna Paquin?
30. And finally, what connects Alec Guinness in 1949, Michael J Fox in 1989, and Eddie Murphy in 1996?
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Ready for the answers?
That’s the end of this week’s film quiz – when you’re ready to check your answers, click here to get them (it’ll take you to another page) and let us know your scores in the comments below.
We’ll be back next Friday with another film quiz, but until then, check out Issue 50 of Film Stories Magazine, which features 50 all-new questions on movie songs, the films of 1974, and the number 50! You can also listen to our suitably named film quiz podcast, The Film Quiz Podcast, which features Nick Helm asking movie questions and occasionally berating contestants for getting them wrong.
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