Quiz Answers: 21st February 2025 (Monkey Quizness)

Here are the answers to our quiz from 21st February 2025 – how did you do?

1. In which film franchise does Jim Carrey play Dr Ivo Robotnik?

Sonic The Hedgehog

2. The slasher movie villain Leatherface hails from which US state?

Texas, as in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

3. Co-directed with Jim Henson, which film marked Frank Oz’s directorial debut?

The Dark Crystal

4. Born this week, who plays Enola Holmes in the Enola Holmes movies?

Millie Bobby Brown

5. The Bee Gees star in the jukebox musical Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band: true or false?

True (The film is based on Beatles songs, but doesn’t feature the Beatles themselves)

6. Also born this week, whose characters include Bradley Bradshaw, Andrew Neiman, and Reed Richards?

Miles Teller (in Top Gun: Maverick, Whiplash, and 2015’s Fantastic 4, respectively)

7. How many Jumanji movies have been released to date?

3 (the 1995 original and then 2017’s Welcome To The Jungle and 2019’s The Next Level)

8. Complete the title of the Michel Gondry movie: The Science Of… what?

… Sleep

9. Which sci-fi author wrote the film Things To Come?

H.G. Wells

10. Which Oscar-winning movie stars Alex R. Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, and Trevante Rhodes as the same character at different ages?

La La Land… sorry, I meant Moonlight (it’s an Oscars quiz next week by the way)

11. Which actor made his feature writing and directing debut with 2024’s Monkey Man?

Dev Patel

12. Which 1990s comedy franchise features a Capuchin monkey called Spike?

Ace Ventura

13. Which martial arts legend provides the voice of Monkey in the Kung Fu Panda movies?

Jackie Chan

14. Where does King Kong live in the 1933 movie and assorted spin-offs and sequels?

Skull Island

15. Who directed 1995’s 12 Monkeys?

Terry Gilliam

16. Which Robbie Williams song gives its name to a 2024 biopic in which he is played by a computer-generated chimpanzee?

“Better Man”, as in Better Man

17. What is the full title of the 1980 sequel to Every Which Way But Loose, starring Clint Eastwood and Clyde the orangutan?

Any Which Way You Can

18. In the Pirates Of The Caribbean movies, what is the name of the Black Pearl’s pet monkey?

Jack

19. Which Toy Story movie features a toy monkey character very similar to the one in this week’s new release?

Toy Story 3 (“Get rid of that monkey!” – presumably Disney’s lawyers, about the cymbals)

20. Which superhero is mistakenly named “Night Monkey” by European news organisations in a 2019 movie?

Spider-Man, in Spider-Man: Far From Home

21. Who was born earliest: Elijah Wood or Evan Rachel Wood (no relation)?

Elijah Wood, by six years

22. 1990’s The New Batch is a sequel to which 1980s comedy-horror?

Gremlins

23. In the news! Which Star Wars and Harry Potter star was awarded this year’s BAFTA Fellowship?

Warwick Davis

24. Which 1990s movie connects Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, and Clancy Brown?

The Shawshank Redemption

25. In cinemas now! Best Picture contender I’m Still Here shares its title with a 2010 mockumentary about which future Oscar winner’s apparent retirement from acting?

Joaquin Phoenix

26. In which 1970s animated film does Anthony Daniels voice Legolas?

The Lord Of The Rings

27. The Four Horsemen are major characters in which crime comedy franchise?

Now You See Me

28. Who connects the movies Steel Magnolias, Mrs Doubtfire, and Forrest Gump?

Sally Field

29. Which franchise threequel’s title comes from a Latin phrase meaning “prepare for war”?

John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum, as in “para bellum”

30. And finally, as of 2025, who is the highest-grossing director of all time at the worldwide box office: Steven Spielberg or James Cameron?

Steven Spielberg has grossed more than $10.7 billion to date, to James Cameron’s $8.8bn – give it time and another Avatar sequel or two though…

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