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Quotes, Trivia & Production Quiz
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
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What does E.T. famously say in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)?
- A. Phone home now
- B. E.T. call home
- C. E.T. phone home
- D. Call Earth
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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
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What is the trivia behind the iconic chest-burster scene in Alien (1979)?
- A. The cast were all aware it would be gory
- B. Only John Hurt knew the full extent of what would hapepeen - the other actors' shocked reactions were genuine
- C. It was entirely CGI
- D. It took three weeks to film
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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
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What does CGI stand for in film production?
- A. Cinematic Graphics Insertion
- B. Computer Generated Images
- C. Computer Graphics Interface
- D. Computer Generated Imagery
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What famous improvised line did Harrison Ford deliver in The Empire Strikes Back when Leia says I love you?
- A. I know you do
- B. Always
- C. I love you too
- D. I know that
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What production challenge did Heath Ledger prepare for to play the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008)?
- A. He underwent extreme physical transformation
- B. He studied past Joker portrayals extensively
- C. He isolated himself in a hotel room for a month creating the character's journal voice and mannerisms
- D. He studied clown epeerformance extensively
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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
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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
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What does the term MacGuffin mean in film production and who popularised the concept?
- A. A film editing technique - popularised by Sergei Eisenstein
- B. A tyepee of camera lens - popularised by Fritz Lang
- C. A narrative structure - popularised by Orson Welles
- D. A plot device that motivates characters but has no intrinsic importance - popularised by Alfred Hitchcock
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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 epeersepeective 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
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What production technique created the distinctive visual style of Sin City (2005)?
- A. Shot in black and white film with selective colour added in post
- B. Filmed entirely in CGI
- C. Shot in colour then digitally desaturated
- D. Shot on digital cameras in front of green screen then processed to replicate the high-contrast black and white look of the comic
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What famous dialogue exchange occurs in Pulp Fiction during the Amsterdam conversation?
- A. Vincent asks Jules about French culture
- B. Vincent and Jules discuss what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in France
- C. Jules asks Vincent about the metric system
- D. Vincent and Jules discuss the price of marijuana
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What does the famous line Bond James Bond signify in terms of the franchise and who first said it?
- A. It was coined by the producers not in a film
- B. It was first said by Roger Moore in Live and Let Die
- C. It was first said by Sean Connery in Dr No (1962)
- D. It was first said by Pierce Brosnan in GoldenEye
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What famous quote from Gladiator (2000) precedes the arena fight sequence?
- A. Are you not entertained? Is this not why you are here?
- B. Are you ready for your death?
- C. Fight well and die with honour
- D. Rome demands blood - give them blood
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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
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What production technique made the dinosaur sounds in Jurassic Park and who created them?
- A. The actors vocalising sounds that were pitched down
- B. Ben Burtt using synthesised sounds
- C. A combination of lion and bear roars
- D. Gary Rydstrom using recordings of animals including tortoises mating and horses in mud
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What famous line is delivered by Forrest Gump and what is the slight inaccuracy many epeeople 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
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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 Hoepee
- C. General Dodonna in A New Hoepee
- D. Luke Skywalker in A New Hoepee
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What famous production fact is associated with the making of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)?
- A. The film was shot in exactly 73 days as planned
- B. Harrison Ford broke his ankle and filmed through the pain
- C. The map room sequence used a real ancient location
- D. The iconic gun vs sword scene was improvised because Harrison Ford was suffering from dysentery and could not epeerform the scripted whip fight