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Quotes, Trivia & Production Quiz

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Movies generate some of the most iconic lines in popular culture - from 'Here's looking at you, kid' to 'May the Force be with you.' Film trivia spans production secrets, casting c...

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All 20 questions in this Quotes, Trivia & Production quiz
  1. What famous line is delivered by Forrest Gump and what is the slight inaccuracy many people quote?

    • A. Life is like a box of chocolates - the film actually says Life WAS like a box of chocolates
    • B. Run Forrest run - this is accurate
    • C. Stupid is as stupid does - this is accurate
    • D. I am not a smart man - this is accurate
  2. What famous production fact is associated with the making of The Dark Knight (2008)?

    • A. The entire film was shot on location with no studio work
    • B. It was the first superhero film to use IMAX cameras
    • C. Christopher Nolan wrote the script on a single weekend
    • D. Heath Ledger directed some of his own scenes
  3. What production trivia surrounds the making of Schindler's List (1993)?

    • A. Spielberg refused payment directing it as a moral obligation
    • B. All of the above
    • C. The film was shot in black and white except for the girl in the red coat and the Shabbat candles
    • D. Spielberg cried every day during production
  4. What is a dolly zoom or Vertigo effect in filmmaking and where was it first used?

    • A. A simultaneous zoom in and dolly out creating a disorienting perspective effect first used by Alfred Hitchcock in Vertigo (1958)
    • B. A handheld camera stabilisation technique
    • C. A zoom lens technique used first in Lawrence of Arabia
    • D. A lens flare effect first used by Stanley Kubrick
  5. What famous line does Dirty Harry say in which 1971 film?

    • A. You've got to ask yourself one question - Magnum Force
    • B. Go ahead make my day - Dirty Harry
    • C. Make my day punk - Sudden Impact
    • D. Do you feel lucky punk - Dirty Harry
  6. What famous quote from The Wizard of Oz is often misremembered?

    • A. I'll get you my pretty and your little dog too
    • B. Lions and tigers and bears oh my
    • C. Toto I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore
    • D. We're off to see the wizard
  7. What was the first feature film to use motion capture technology for a main character?

    • A. Final Fantasy The Spirits Within
    • B. Beowulf
    • C. Monster House
    • D. The Polar Express
  8. What famous quote from Field of Dreams (1989) is often misremembered?

    • A. If you build it fans will arrive
    • B. Build it and they shall come
    • C. If you build it they will come - the actual line is If you build it he will come
    • D. If you build it the crowds will follow
  9. What production technique did Christopher Nolan famously refuse to use in Dunkirk (2017)?

    • A. CGI ships and aircraft - using real period vehicles instead
    • B. CGI soldiers
    • C. A musical score during action sequences
    • D. Computer-generated water
  10. What famous quote is associated with Clint Eastwood's Man With No Name in The Good The Bad and The Ugly and its production?

    • A. You see in this world there's two kinds of people
    • B. Keep your hands where I can see them
    • C. There's two kinds of people in this world and then there's me
    • D. Get three coffins ready
  11. What is the production trivia behind the famous car transformation in Transformers (2007)?

    • A. The Bumblebee car was a real Camaro donated by General Motors
    • B. All vehicles were entirely CGI throughout
    • C. The cars were 1970s models found in junkyards
    • D. Paramount partnered with General Motors to feature real vehicles with custom CGI transformations - the Camaro was a newly designed concept car created for the film
  12. What does the term method acting mean and which famous actor was known for taking it to extremes?

    • A. Acting without rehearsal - improvising everything - associated with Marlon Brando
    • B. Acting entirely from memory - associated with Laurence Olivier
    • C. Deep psychological immersion in a character often maintaining it between takes - associated with Dustin Hoffman and Daniel Day-Lewis
    • D. Comedy-based naturalistic acting - associated with Cary Grant
  13. In The Silence of the Lambs what does Hannibal Lecter say he ate with his victim's liver?

    • A. Fava beans a nice Chianti and some liver
    • B. Red wine and asparagus
    • C. Chianti and pasta
    • D. Fava beans and a nice Chianti
  14. What famous line does Darth Vader say to Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back (1980)?

    • A. I am your father Luke
    • B. Luke your father I am
    • C. Luke I am your father
    • D. No I am your father
  15. In which film does the line Houston we have a problem appear and is it accurate to what was actually said?

    • A. Apollo 13 - no the actual words were Houston we've had a problem
    • B. First Man - it was paraphrased
    • C. The Right Stuff - and it is accurate
    • D. Apollo 13 - and yes it is exactly what was said
  16. What famous line does Hannibal Lecter say to Clarice about a census taker in The Silence of the Lambs?

    • A. I do not discuss my dietary preferences with agents
    • B. A government man came to my door I had him for dinner
    • C. A census taker once tried to test me I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti
    • D. I ate him with a salad and fine wine
  17. What production technique made Jurassic Park (1993) revolutionary for its time?

    • A. It was the first film shot entirely on digital cameras
    • B. It used fully CGI environments throughout
    • C. It was filmed in IMAX for the first time
    • D. It combined CGI dinosaurs with animatronic models establishing the modern approach to visual effects
  18. Which film features the quote May the Force be with you and who says it first?

    • A. Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back
    • B. Obi-Wan Kenobi in A New Hope
    • C. General Dodonna in A New Hope
    • D. Luke Skywalker in A New Hope
  19. What is the famous opening line of Sunset Boulevard (1950)?

    • A. I'm ready for my close-up Mr DeMille
    • B. I am a big star Mr DeMille
    • C. You see the body of a young man
    • D. I am ready for my close-up
  20. What was the budget of The Blair Witch Project (1999) and what techniques made it feel authentic?

    • A. Budget $1 million - documentary-style cinematography
    • B. Budget $200000 - real forest location filming
    • C. Budget $60000 - handheld cameras shot by the actors themselves combined with fake police reports and internet marketing
    • D. Budget $500000 - professional shakycam techniques