You talkin’ to me? What colour is the boathouse at Hereford? Could you milk me? All Robert De Niro questions, just not in this week’s film quiz…
As discussed a fortnight ago, you wait ages for a Robert De Niro performance and then two come along at once. Now in UK cinemas, The Alto Knights pits two rival mob bosses (both played by De Niro) against each other, and it’s got us thinking about his other movies, from his dramatic turns to his lighter comedic work. He’s one of those screen actors frequently mentioned among the best ever to do it, so there’s plenty to go off in that middle round.
Once you’ve completed this week’s film quiz, you’ll find a link to a separate post with the correct answers at the bottom of this post. As always, this is 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.
ROUND ONE – This Week In Movie History
This round is about UK cinema releases and general film history from this month in years past – we’ve given you the year at the start of each question to help out!
1. 2025 – Who plays a high-school student in Y2K and the title role in Snow White, both in UK cinemas from today?
2. 1968 – In which film does Charlton Heston first play astronaut George Taylor?
3. 1995 – Who directed Bad Boys, back in cinemas this week for its 30th anniversary?
4. 2002 – What is the name of the mammoth voiced by Ray Romano in the Ice Age movies?
5. 1936 – Born this week, who plays Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film, Dr No?
6. 2011 – Which sci-fi thriller stars Bradley Cooper as pill-popping prodigy Eddie Morra?
7. 1993 – What title connects a horror film directed by Bernard Rose and its 2021 remake directed by Nia DaCosta?
8. 1979 – Who won her first acting Oscar as one of the Kramers in Kramer Vs Kramer?
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9. 2007 – In which country is the horror film The Orphanage set?
10. 1962 – Also born this week, who plays Inspector Gadget in Disney’s 1999 live-action film Inspector Gadget?
ROUND TWO – The Robert De Niro Round
Next, we’re talkin’ about him, not to him – how well do you know the movies of Robert De Niro?
11. Robert De Niro has been in 10 movies directed by Martin Scorsese to date – which 1973 film marked their first collaboration?
12. … and which 2023 collaboration marked De Niro’s most recent Oscar nomination?
13. In Midnight Run, what is Jack Walsh’s job?
14. “The map is not the territory.” Which 1998 action thriller uses this quote as its tagline?
15. Which first name connects one of De Niro’s characters in The Alto Knights and his Oscar-winning role in The Godfather Part II?
16. Complete the trilogy: Meet The Parents > Meet The Fockers > … what?
17. Who directed and starred in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, co-starring De Niro as The Creature?
18. Archibald Tuttle is a minor but very significant character in which dystopian comedy?
19. In 2015’s The Intern, De Niro plays 70-year-old intern Ben Whittaker: which other Oscar-winner plays his CEO boss?
20. In which neo-noir psychological horror film does De Niro play Louis Cyphre?
ROUND THREE – Pot Luck
Let’s finish with a random selection of pot luck film quiz questions – these could come from any era, any genre, or any level of difficulty. Enjoy!
21. Which literary character connects Rex Harrison, Eddie Murphy, and Robert Downey Jr?
22. Which 2001 comedy has a sequel subtitled Red, White, And Blonde?
23. “I Have Nothing” is an original song from which 1990s movie’s blockbuster soundtrack?
24. Gunnery Sergeant Hartman is a major character in which 1987 war movie?
25. Which actor and director was born earliest: Ben Affleck or Ben Stiller?
26. Which ice cream connects Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World’s End?
27. In the news! How many Saw movies have been released to date?
28. Which singer plays Sylvester Stallone’s country music mentor in 1984’s Rhinestone?
29. Which 1970 young adult novel by Judy Blume was adapted into a 2023 movie starring Abby Ryder Fortson?
30. And finally, no peeking – in the Columbia Pictures studio logo, a woman holds a torch in which hand: her left or her right?
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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 54 of Film Stories Magazine, which features 50 more questions about trilogy toppers, dogs on film, and the movies of 2007!
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