Miscellaneous Movie Trivia Quiz Questions With Answers
Who saw his Mazurkas described by a Berlin critic in 1833 as
"repugnant" and "tortuous"?
A: Fredric Chopin.
How many former Beatles had chart-topping singles from 1973 to
1974?
A: Four.
What role in The Godfather did Robert De Niro test for?
A: Sonny Corleone.
What's the first word of the most pop song titles?
A: I.
What 1995 movie's lead character tells the motel clerk he's there
to drink himself to death?
A: Leaving Las Vegas.
What 1989 movie has Dan Aykroyd note: "Cars don't
misbehave"?
A: Driving Miss Daisy.
What critter is the "Iggy" short for in Iggy Pop?
A: The iguana
What director earned a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart during his
tour of duty in Vietnam?
A: Oliver Stone.
What theme is central to the movies The Lost Weekend, The Morning
After and My Name Is Bill W.?
A: Alcoholism.
What NBC sitcom once saw two if its neurotics try to pitch NBC on a
sitcom about nothing?
A: Seinfeld.
What three Godfather cast members were all up for the Best
Supporting Actor Oscar?
A: James Caan, Robert Duvall, AL Pacino.
Who's the adopted son of Vito Corleone?
A: Tom Hagen.
Who's the TV FBI agent with a penchant for the paranormal?
A: Fox Mulder.
What movie sees Danny Devito tell Michelle Pfeiffer: "You
lousy minx, I ought to have you spayed"?
A: Batman Returns.
What Saturday Night Live cast member left in 1994 after being in a
record 153 shows?
A: Phil Hartman.
What 1982 movie had critic Janet Maslin carp: "The Oscar
seemed to have been mistaken for the Nobel Peace Prize"?
A: Gandhi.
What crooner's new line of neckwear did David Letterman suggest be
named "Alleged Mob Ties"?
A: Frank Sinatra's.
What song-writing duo's hits made it to
Broadway in the show
"Smokey Joe's Cafe"?
A: Leiber and Stoller's.
Who's known in Colorado Springs as Dr. Mike?
A: Dr. Michaela Quinn.
What movie pairs Tom Hanks and Antonio Banderas as lovers?
A: Philadelphia.
Who'd begun work on a 10th symphony when he died during a
thunderstorm in 1827?
A: Ludwig van Beethoven.
What famed 1936 war novel mentions the Tarleton twins in its first
line?
A: Gone With the Wind.
Who was the first living person to become a member of the Country
Music Hall of Fame?
A: Roy Acuff.
What song was heard 250 different ways in a 1994 Ken Burns
documentary?
A: Take Me Out to the Ballgame.
What zip code was mentioned 301 times in the first five years of
Entertainment Weekly?
A: 90210.
What jazz style did Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie help invent?
A: Bebop.
What was late SCTV star sighed: "I'm the one who has to look
in the mirror, and after a while it begins to eat at you?
A: John Candy.
What singer did Michael Bolton neglect to thank while accepting a
Grammy for "When a Man Loves a Woman"?
A: Percy Sledge.
What hipster said in 1948: We're a beat generation"?
A: Jack Kerouac.
What veteran British rock star explained: "I smash guitars
because I like them"?
A: Peter Townsend.