It’s time for your Friday film quiz, and this week’s batch of 30 movie-related questions have monkeys in mind…
Fancy another preview of upcoming Friday film quiz themes? We’re planning rounds about the Oscars, Disney movies, and Robert De Niro over the next couple of months, but now, at last, it’s come to this – a quiz about monkeys on film. With Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey (read Maria’s review here) unleashed in cinemas and previous quizzes on Stephen King movies and Planet Of The Apes already behind us, we’ve run out of excuses not to monkey around.
Once you’ve completed this week’s 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. All screeching and smacking of tiny cymbals will be read as enthusiastic and positive, ta. And please, no poop-throwing…
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. 2020 – In which film franchise does Jim Carrey play Dr Ivo Robotnik?
2. 1974 – The slasher movie villain Leatherface hails from which US state?
3. 1982 – Co-directed with Jim Henson, which film marked Frank Oz’s directorial debut?
4. 2004 – Born this week, who plays Enola Holmes in the Enola Holmes movies?
5. 1978 – The Bee Gees star in the jukebox musical Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band: true or false?
6. 1987 – Also born this week, whose characters include Bradley Bradshaw, Andrew Neiman, and Reed Richards?
7. 1995 – How many Jumanji movies have been released to date?
8. 2007 – Complete the title of the Michel Gondry movie: The Science Of… what?
9. 1936 – Which sci-fi author wrote the film Things To Come?
10. 2016 – Which Oscar-winning movie stars Alex R. Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, and Trevante Rhodes as the same character at different ages?
ROUND TWO – Monkeying A Round
11. Which actor made his feature writing and directing debut with 2024’s Monkey Man?
12. Which 1990s comedy franchise features a Capuchin monkey called Spike?
13. Which martial arts legend provides the voice of Monkey in the Kung Fu Panda movies?
14. Where does King Kong live in the 1933 movie and assorted spin-offs and sequels?
15. Who directed 1995’s 12 Monkeys?
16. Which Robbie Williams song gives its name to a 2024 biopic in which he is played by a computer-generated chimpanzee?
17. What is the full title of the 1980 sequel to Every Which Way But Loose, starring Clint Eastwood and Clyde the orangutan?
18. In the Pirates Of The Caribbean movies, what is the name of the Black Pearl’s pet monkey?
19. Which Toy Story movie features a toy monkey character very similar to the one in this week’s new release?
20. Which superhero is mistakenly named “Night Monkey” by European news organisations in a 2019 movie?
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 was born earliest: Elijah Wood or Evan Rachel Wood (no relation)?
22. 1990’s The New Batch is a sequel to which 1980s comedy-horror?
23. In the news! Which Star Wars and Harry Potter star was awarded this year’s BAFTA Fellowship?
24. Which 1990s movie connects Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, and Clancy Brown?
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?
26. In which 1970s animated film does Anthony Daniels voice Legolas?
27. The Four Horsemen are major characters in which crime comedy franchise?
28. Who connects the movies Steel Magnolias, Mrs Doubtfire, and Forrest Gump?
29. Which franchise threequel’s title comes from a Latin phrase meaning “prepare for war”?
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?
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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 53 of Film Stories Magazine, which features 50 new questions about the movies of 2024.
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