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Hint	Answer	% Correct
98% Who plays Jack in "Titanic"?	Leonardo DiCaprio	96%
100% Who directed "E.T.", "Jaws" and "Jurassic Park"?	Steven Spielberg	96%
99% What animated Pixar film features a rat who loves to cook?	Ratatouille	92%
93% Which holiday movie features a young boy named Kevin McCallister as the main character?	Home Alone	87%
94% Who played Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Carrabian franchise?	Johnny Depp	87%
90% Which 1994 prison movie has been IMDB's number 1 since time immemorial?	The Shawshank Redemption	87%
97% Give one of the secondary titles/subtitles from the Star Wars films. (The quiz accepts only 10 answers, so ‘Solo’ isn’t included.)”	The Phantom Menace	81%
96% Which actress has won three Academy Awards and is known for roles in "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Mamma Mia"?	Meryl Streep	79%
81% Which English actor, widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, has won three Academy Awards for Best Actor for his performances in “My Left Foot” (1989), “There Will Be Blood” (2007), and “Lincoln” (2012)?	Daniel Day-Lewis	69%
88% What is the name of the Marvel Universe’s greatest villain who wiped out half of all life with a single snap?	Thanos	69%
89% In 2024 there was a blockbuster rivalry between a Nolan and a Gerwig film. What was the fusion name for this rivalry?	Barbenheimer	62%
80% Which former Hollywood producer, co-founder of Miramax and The ... Company, was convicted of sexual assault and rape, sparking the #MeToo movement and major discussions about abuse of power in the film industry?	Harvey Weinstein	62%
85% What is the name of Wall-E's love interest?	Eve	58%
91% Which composer has won two Academy Awards for Best Original Score for "The Lion King" (1994) and "Dune" (2021), and also composed the soundtracks of "Gladiator" (2000), The Dark Knight Trilogy and "Interstellar" (2014)?	Hans Zimmer	58%
86% What was in the box? (spoiler)	Head	58%
92% Skipper, Kowalski, Private, and Rico were so popular that they even got a spin-off series that was aired on Nickelodeon. What movie did they originaly appear in?	Madagascar	56%
87% Which actress played the dual roles of twins Hallie and Annie in the 1998 remake of "The Parent Trap"?	Lindsay Lohan	52%
79% One of the more memorable oscar ceremonies was the edition of 2017. "Lalaland" was called out as the winner for best picture but minutes later the error had to be rectified not "Lalaland" but... had won.	Moonlight	52%
84% Who voiced Lightning McQueen in the cars trilogy?	Owen Wilson	50%
95% Which 2012 musical comedy follows an all-female a cappella group as they compete for the national championship?	Pitch Perfect	48%
83% What is the name of Tom Cruise his character in the Mission Impossible franchise?	Ethan Hunt	46%
66% In which darkly satirical 2022 movie does Anya Taylor-Joy save herself by ordering a cheeseburger from Ralph Fiennes?	The Menu	46%
64% Which famous actress was maried to Ethan Hawke from 1998 until 2005.	Uma Thurman	46%
77% "You had me at hello." and "Show me the money!" are two quotes from which Cameron Crowe film featuring Renée Zellweger?	Jerry Maguire	44%
62% Which actor won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Truman Capote in the 2005 film Capote, widely praised for capturing the writer’s complex personality and mannerisms?	Philip Seymour Hoffman	40%
63% Edgar Wright directed a romantic action comedy in 2010 featuring Michael Cera as the protagonist. What was the name of this film?	Scott Pilgrim vs. the World	38%
75% Which Chinese film from the year 2000 became a surprise U.S. box-office hit, earning over $100 million domestically and becoming the highest-grossing foreign-language film in American history at the time?	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	37%
74% Who voiced Mr. Fox in "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (2009) by Wes Anderson?	George Clooney	37%
68% Who is the only black actress to have ever won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role?	Halle Berry	37%
50% Which 1986 fantasy film, directed by Jim Henson and produced by George Lucas, stars David Bowie as the Goblin King and Jennifer Connelly as a teenage girl who must navigate a magical world to rescue her baby brother?	Labyrinth	37%
70% Brad Pitt plays an almost unintelligible "Pikey" alongside Jason Statham and Stephen Graham in which Guy Ritchie movie?	Snatch	37%
69% Which Denis Villeneuve movie explores the Sapir–Whorf Hypothesis (a.k.a. Linguistic Relativity).	Arrival	33%
65% What was the name of the big cuddly robot that featured in Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Big Hero Six"?	Baymax	33%
61% Which character did Murray Abraham portray in the 1984 film "Amadeus", earning him the Academy Award for Best Actor for his depiction of a jealous composer rivaling Mozart?	Salieri	33%
49% Who played Juror 8, the one advocating for a proper deliberation form the beginning, in Syndey Lumey's 12 Angry Men?	Henry Fonda	31%
71% In The Incredibles (2004), what is the family name of the superhero family consisting of Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, and their children?	Parr	29%
38% Which 1915 silent film, directed by D.W. Griffith, is considered a landmark in cinematic techniques but has also been highly controversial for its racist portrayal of African Americans and glorification of the Ku Klux Klan?	Birth of a Nation	27%
76% Name the 2022 biopic starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe that received mostly negative reviews.	Blond	27%
47% Sometimes labeled as a cult classic, which 1981 American supernatural horror film was directed by Sam Raimi?	The Evil Dead	27%
78% Which Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli) movie features what appears to be a giant cuddly bear? The (mostly) mute bear offers emotional support to a young girl worried about her mother's illness.	My Neighbour Totoro	23%
67% Who played the role of the eldest son, who has taken a vow of silence inspired by Nietzsche, in "Little Miss Sunshine"?	Paul Dano	23%
82% In which Charlie Chaplin movie does the Tramp fall in love with a blind woman?	City Lights	21%
56% Which two luminaries play the two popes in "The Two Popes" by Fernando Mereilles?	Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins	21%
45% Which Austin,Texas film and media festival is a play on words on a Hitchcock movie?	South By Southwest	19%
53% Park Chan-wook's Oldboy (2003) is the second film in a trilogy. The other two films include a single word in their titles that captures a central theme of the series. What is that word?	Vengeance	19%
44% Which pioneering German filmmaker, celebrated for her innovative cinematography and editing techniques, directed the 1935 Nazi propaganda film “Triumph of the Will” and the 1938 documentary “Olympia,” but later faced controversy for her association with the Third Reich?	Leni Riefenstahl	17%
40% In which 1996 courtroom thriller does Edward Norton make his breakthrough film debut, playing a seemingly innocent altar boy accused of murder?	Primal Fear	17%
48% David o. Russell's films seemed to be oscar printing machines for its actors; Jennifer Lawrence won one for "Silver Linings Playbook" and Christian Bale & Melissa Leo each won one for their roles in "The Fighter". Which complete disaster of a movie with an all star cast from 2022 may well have killed his career after receiving terrible reviews from all sides?	Amsterdam	15%
55% As a child this famous actress, played the role of the daughter in Fincher's "Panic Room" alongside Jodie Foster.	Kristen Stewart	15%
32% Nicolas Winding Refn used this electro house song by Kavinsky as the opening to his 2011 movie "Drive".	Nightcall	15%
72% Which award does the winner of the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival get?	The Golden Bear	15%
54% Who played the main character Vinz in Kassovitz' 1995 "La Haine".	Vincent Cassel	13%
51% Which Iranian filmmaker, known for works like "Taste of Cherry" and "Close-Up", is celebrated for his minimalist style and won the Palme d’Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival?	Abbas Kiarostami	12%
42% Gus van Sant's Elephant is based on which gruesomehistorical event?	Columbine high school massacre	12%
58% Which British author wrote the novel Atonement, which was later adapted into a 2007 film starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy?	Ian McEwan	12%
11% "There Will Be Blood" (2007) by PTA was highly praised, also for its score. Which guitarist created this score?	Johnny Greenwood	12%
73% Who is the composer behind the legendary soundtrack of The Lord of the Rings trilogy?	Howard Shore	10%
35% What kind of company plays a central role in Kurosawa's High and Low?	Shoe company	10%
36% Which hand-drawn Studio Ghibli film, inspired by the 10th-century folktale “The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter,” was directed by Isao Takahata and became one of the most expensive Japanese films ever produced?	The Tale of The Princess Kaguya	10%
34% Which 1974 film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder tells the story of a romance between an older German woman and a younger Moroccan immigrant, exploring themes of racism, loneliness, and societal prejudice?	Ali: Fear Eats the Soul	8%
24% In which film does Sir Ian McKellen portray a former Nazi war criminal who becomes the unsettling focus of a teenage boy’s dangerous curiosity?	Apt Pupil	8%
29% What was the name of Emma Stone's character in Yorgos Lanthimos' "Poor Things"?	Bella Baxter	8%
59% What was the name of the Danish avant-garde filmmaking movement founded by Lars von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg, Kristian Levring and Søren Kragh-Jacobsen. They wrote a 10 point manifesto of rules they would apply to their films. (Something they didn't really adhere to all that much.)	Dogme 95	8%
39% Which Tim Burton film from 1984 is a remake of the neorealist Italian classic "Bicycle Thieves"?	Pee Wee's Big Adventure	8%
4% Who stared alongside Doris Day in the 1959 comedy "Pillow Talk?	Rock Hudson	8%
57% 1920's Hollywood was plagued by many scandels. Which actor (of a specific body type) was trialed for rape and murder of aspiring actress Virginia Rappe? He was ultimately acquited because there was not enough proof.	Roscoe Arbuckle	8%
16% In the first scream movie, directed by Wes Craven, the female lead is played by Canadian actress Neve Campbell. What is the name of her character?	Sidney Prescott	8%
17% Which film, acclaimed for its exploration of surveillance, personal freedom, and the human cost of oppression in East Germany, tells the story of a Stasi officer whose life changes as he monitors a playwright and his partner?	The Lives of Others	8%
22% Cillian Murphy has worked together with which Belgian director for both "Steve" and "Small Things Like these"?	Tim Mielants	8%
60% Which fellow Italian filmmaker narrowly surpasses Federico Fellini in total Oscar recognition, having one more nomination for best international feature film, while sharing the same number of wins?	Vittorio De Sica	8%
20% Which Roy Orbinson song features prominently in Lynch's Blue Velvet?	In Dreams	6%
18% Name one of the two main actresses of Bergman's Persona.	Liv Ullmann	6%
19% “Which Robert Flaherty documentary from 1922, considered pioneering for its time, shows the lives of Indigenous people in northern Quebec and was later critiqued for its staged elements?”	Nanook of the North	6%
52% Joachim Trier has worked with this actrice three times now. For "Verdens verste menneske" she won the price for best actrice in Cannes.	Renate Reinsve	6%
7% What 1888 3 second short film, made by Louis Le Prince, is believed to be the oldest surving film?	Roundhay Garden Scene	6%
37% "Pather Panchali" (1955) is the first movie of which trilogy directed by Satyajit Ray?	The Apu trilogy	6%
33% Which South-Korean writer-director created the following arthous dramas: "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring", "3-Iron" and "Pieta"?	Kim Ki-duk	4%
27% Which German-American director added "the ... touch" to his work? He started making films in Germany as early as 1914 but is mostly famous for his work in the USA in the '30's en '40's.	Lubitsch	4%
28% Give the name of the piece by Clint Mansell that serves as the leitmotiv for Aronofsky's "Requiem for a dream". Hint: the title is in Latin.	Lux Aeterna	4%
43% Which 1929 Soviet silent documentary, directed by Dziga Vertov, is celebrated for its groundbreaking cinematic techniques like fast motion, slow motion, and double exposure, and is often cited as one of the most innovative films in cinema history?	Man with a Movie Camera	4%
10% In the 1954 film On the Waterfront, what is the name of Marlon Brando’s character, a former boxer who struggles with loyalty and conscience while confronting corruption on the docks?	Terry Malloy	4%
26% Which 1965 Jean-Luc Godard film, features a French journalist and his American lover navigating a story of espionage and media manipulation, blending politics with Godard’s experimental style?	Alphaville	2%
21% Which 1967 film, directed by Luis Buñuel and starring Catherine Deneuve, tells the story of a young housewife who secretly works in a high-class brothel and won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival?	Belle de Jour	2%
25% Who directed the famous documentary "Shoah" which is notable for its long running time and the amount of work he put in, bringing together hours and hours of interviews with survivors, bystanders and perpetrators.	Claude Lanzmann	2%
31% “Which Marcel Carné film follows a man who, after committing a murder, locks himself in his apartment overnight and revisits the events that led to the act?”	Daybreak	2%
8% Who played Mrs. Bailey in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life"?	Donna Reed	2%
30% Who directed the legendary 1988 animated movie "Akira"?	Katsuhiro Otomo	2%
41% “Who was the director of the biographical animated film that was described as ‘the film Iran didn’t want the world to see’?”	Marjane Satrapi	2%
46% Which Senegalees director studied filmmaking in Moscow and is one of Africa's most celebrated directors? "Mandabi" and "Emitai" are two of his films.	Ousmane Sembène	2%
23% What is the name of a subgenre of horror films that deliberately focuses on graphic portrayels of gore and violence? A combination of this subgenre with slashers has also been called Torture porn by some critics.	Splatter	2%
14% Which Indian actor played the lead role in "12th Fail" by Vidhu Vinod Chopra?	Vikrant Massey	2%
5% Which 1919 film by D. W. Griffith features Lilian Gish. In the movie she plays Lucy Burrows, who is abused by her alcoholic father. She meets Cheng Huan, a kind-hearted Chinese man who falls in love with her.	Broken Blossoms	0%
12% What is the name of the Irish animation film studio who created "The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea and The Breadwinner". The founders are Paul Young, Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey. Several of their films have been nominated for numeral awards.	Cartoon Saloon	0%
13% What is the name of the Icelandic female composer who received an oscar for her Best Original Score for Joker (2019). She also created the soundtrack for HBO's Chernobyl (2019) and Tar (2022)	Hildur Guðnadóttir	0%
9% Billy Wilder, fled Germany in 1933-1934 when the Nazi-party really started to get Germany under its control. En passant he made his directional debut in France. What is the name of this action comedy, made before he made it big in the USA?	Mauvaise Graine	0%
1% Resnais’ Hiroshima Mon Amour follows Elle (Emmanuelle Riva) in two parallel relationships: one in present-day Hiroshima with Lui (Eiji Okada), and one from her youth during World War II in France with a German soldier. Which juxtaposed village along the Loire River in France serves as the setting for her earlier romance?	Nevers	0%
15% Enrico Guazzoni created one of the first historical epics in 1913. It was one of the first blockbusters and set the standard for "superspectacles". The film is set in Nero's Rome.	Quo Vadis	0%
6% The Greek director Theo Angelopoulos created several trilogies. Winning the Palm d'Or for "Eternity and a Day" in 1998. What was the name of the trilogy that features "Voyage to Cythera" "The Beekeeper" and "Landscape in the Mist"? Trilogy of...	Silence	0%
3% Mali director Souleymane Cissé's created a film that he made "in part in opposition to European ethnographic films." It is a heroic quest narrative that features magic and precognition set in the Mali empire in the 13th century.	Yeelen	0%
2% Sovjet (Ukrainian) director Alexander Petrovich Dovzhenko is a pioneer of Soviet montage theory. He created the "Ukraine Trilogy", three movies that portray Ukrainian history. The second and third installments are called "Arsenal" and "Earth". What is the Ukrainian name of the first movie.	Zvenigora	0%

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