Film Quiz Friday | The Final Friday

In this week’s film quiz, a letter from the quizmaster, 30 new movie-related questions about Hollywood endings, and that’s a wrap!

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May has been a pretty final sort of month for movies, between Final Destination: Bloodlines and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. And to borrow a catchphrase from another quiz, I’ve started so I’ll finish.

Film Quiz Friday started during the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. I was working from home and then furloughed, at a bit of a loose end, and looking for something to keep myself sane/occupied, starting with 30 questions a week. Five years on, I’ve written somewhere in the region of 7,000 (mostly) new questions and some tortuous pun titles. And today’s film quiz will be my last regular edition for the moment.

There are big, brilliant non-quizmastery things that have prompted a break, and hopefully, that’s all this is. When the weekly Film Stories quiz returns, it will be in a new form that we hope to tell you more about soon. For now though, I’m hitting pause, and saying a massive thank you to everyone who’s played along, commented, and corrected me (bastards, how dare you) over the last five years.

So, let’s do this one more time! Once you’ve completed all 30 questions, 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. So, to the regulars who play early every Friday, good morning – and in case I don’t see you, good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.

Cheers,

Mark

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 – In cinemas now! What is the full title of the new Karate Kid movie?

2. 1930 – Born this week, who directed the 2020s films Cry Macho and Juror #2?

3. 1996 – In which movie does Frances McDormand play Marge Gunderson?

4. 1969 – In Kes, what type of bird is Kes?

5. 2017 – Wonder Woman is primarily set in what decade?

6. 1985 – Also born this week, who connects the 2020s films Promising Young Woman, She Said, and this week’s new release The Ballad Of Wallis Island?

7. 1973 – In which horror comedy does Vincent Price play murderous actor Edward Lionheart?

8. 1990 – Who plays the Grand High Witch in Nicolas Roeg’s The Witches?

9. 2008 – How many Sex And The City movies have been released to date?

10. 1979 – “More entertaining than humanly possible.” Which comedy used this tagline?

ROUND TWO – There’s No Such Thing As A Hollywood Ending

Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful quiz round… here are 10 questions all about movie endings and final lines.

11. Which 1974 movie completes this closing line: “Forget it Jake, it’s… “ what?

12. Fight Club closes with the Narrator and Marla Singer, respectively played by Edward Norton and which actor?

13. “Hang on a minute, lads, I’ve got a great idea.” Which 1969 movie ends with this quote?

14. Which horror threequel ends in either post-apocalyptic London or the S-Mart department store, depending on which cut you watch?

15. At the end of Pixar’s The Incredibles, what is the name of the mole-like villain who declares war on peace and happiness?

16. “One thing about livin’ in Santa Carla I never could stomach. All the damn vampires.” Which 1987 movie ends with this quote?

17. Psycho ends with Norman Bates staring down the camera: who plays Norman Bates?

18. What colour is the Ford Thunderbird that Thelma and Louise are driving in the famous final shot of Thelma & Louise?

19. Which film’s famous closing line is delivered by Robert Armstrong in 1933 and Jack Black in 2005?

20. Which Nicholas Lyndhurst sitcom does Bruce Willis name-drop at the end of The Sixth Sense?

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. Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday was the final movie featuring Jason Voorhees: true or false?

22. Who plays Scott Pilgrim in Scott Pilgrim Vs The World?

23. Which comedy has sequels subtitled Rodrick Rules, Dog Days, and The Long Haul?

24. Stairway To Heaven is an international title for which 1946 British fantasy movie?

25. Name any movie that would complete this sequence: Jerry Maguire > The Garfield Movie > … ?

26. Which Tom Hanks movie goes before Daddy, Fish, and Night to make the titles of three non-Hanks movies?

27. In which action franchise does Joe Pesci play Leo Getz?

28. Complete the title of the 2025 horror comedy starring Jenna Ortega: Death Of A… what?

29. Which James Bond actor was born earliest: Sean Connery or Roger Moore?

30. And finally, “What else is on? Where’s the TV guide?” Which 1990s movie ends with this question?

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Ready for the answers?

That’s a wrap on Film Quiz Friday – 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 before long with something or other to give you your weekly quiz fix, but in the meantime, have a great weekend! Oh, and check out Issue 55 of Film Stories Magazine, which features 50 more questions on all kinds of subjects, including 1989 in films, movie addresses, and video game adaptations.

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