In cinemas this week, Jason Statham is A Working Man. This week’s film quiz covers some other, more specific job titles…
“Human traffickers beware”, says the tagline for A Working Man, the latest team-up between Jason Statham and The Beekeeper director David Ayer. While their latest is less specific about what his actual job is, the Stath has had some ambiguous job titles before – beekeeper, mechanic, transporter – and they all somehow involve fighting bastards. So in Round 2 this week, you’ll find some other working characters whose occupation is in the title.
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.
And as a bonus standard job interview question, why not tell us who you see Jason Statham fighting in five years’ time as well.
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. 1970 – Born this week, who connects the comedies Swingers, Made, and Freaky?
2. 2024 – How many Kung Fu Panda feature films have been released to date?
3. 1986 – “Somewhere That’s Green” is a song from which movie musical?
4. 2012 – What is the name of Jennifer Lawrence’s character in The Hunger Games?
5. 1974 – Michael York, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay, and Richard Chamberlain play the title characters in which swashbuckling sequel?
6. 2010 – Who plays Nanny McPhee in Nanny McPhee and its sequel?
7. 1965 – Which TV comedy double act’s “first and fabulously funny film” was called The Intelligence Men?
8. 2004 – What title connects a 1978 horror film directed by George A Romero and its remake directed by Zack Snyder?
9. 1973 – Who directed American Graffiti?
10. 1981 – Also born this week, who plays Nicky Parsons in four of the five Bourne films?
ROUND TWO – It’s A Living!
Acting is a real job, but what about when actors play characters whose job is the title of the movie? Name the film from the actor, the character, and the year!
11. Max von Sydow as Lankester Merrin (1973)
12. Brian O’Halloran as Dante Hicks (1994)
13. Keri Russell as Jenna Hunterson (2007)
14. Adam Sandler as Robbie Hart (1998)
15. Robert Duvall as Joseph Palmer (2014)
16. Melissa McCarthy as Abby Yates (2016)
17. Michael Douglas as Andrew Shepherd (1995)
18. Gene Wilder as Leopold Bloom (1967)
19. Ben Affleck as Christian Wolff (2016)
20. Samara Weaving as “Bee” (2018)
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. Who connects the 2012 films The Grey, Battleship, and The Dark Knight Rises?
22. In 1978’s Grease, Rizzo, Frenchy, and Marty are all members of which high-school gang?
23. What do the initials “IF” stand for in 2024’s IF?
24. In the news! Who was the eldest cast member revealed in Marvel’s five-hour cast announcement video for Avengers: Doomsday – Ian McKellen or Patrick Stewart?
25. Which 1979 sci-fi film starring Malcolm McDowell shares its title with a 1983 song by Cyndi Lauper?
26. Who connects the 1991 films Dead Again, The Fisher King, and Hook?
27. In a 2003 romcom, how many Days does Kate Hudson have to lose Matthew McConaughey?
28. Who won Oscars for acting in Gaslight, Anastasia, and Murder On The Orient Express?
29. In the Incredibles movies, what is Helen Parr’s superhero alias?
30. And finally, “Teenage Sex Comedy That Can Be Made For Under $10 Million That Your Reader Will Love But The Executive Will Hate” was the working title of which 1990s movie’s script?
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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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