Seven days of questions and answers

Movies Trivia Answers Archive

Review earlier daily rounds, reveal the correct answer, and use the short explanation to learn the fact behind each question. Page 3 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Which actress played Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs?

    Answer: Jodie Foster

    Jodie Foster played FBI trainee Clarice Starling.

  2. Which film features a computer system named HAL 9000?

    Answer: 2001: A Space Odyssey

    HAL 9000 is the artificial intelligence system in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.

  3. Who directed Oppenheimer from 2023?

    Answer: Christopher Nolan

    Christopher Nolan directed Oppenheimer.

  4. Who played Ellen Ripley in Alien?

    Answer: Sigourney Weaver

    Sigourney Weaver's role as Ripley became one of science fiction cinema's most famous performances.

  5. Which film stars Jamie Foxx as Django?

    Answer: Django Unchained

    Jamie Foxx played the title character in Django Unchained.

Daily round

  1. Which director made Fight Club?

    Answer: David Fincher

    David Fincher directed Fight Club.

  2. Which film features Jim Carrey as a man whose life is filmed for television?

    Answer: The Truman Show

    The Truman Show stars Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank.

  3. Which actor played the title character in Edward Scissorhands?

    Answer: Johnny Depp

    Johnny Depp starred in Edward Scissorhands, directed by Tim Burton.

  4. Which actress stars as the stranded astronaut in Gravity?

    Answer: Sandra Bullock

    Sandra Bullock plays Dr. Ryan Stone in Gravity.

  5. Who directed Lost in Translation?

    Answer: Sofia Coppola

    Sofia Coppola wrote and directed Lost in Translation.

Daily round

  1. Which car model is central to the time machine in Back to the Future?

    Answer: DeLorean DMC-12

    The time machine is built from a DeLorean DMC-12.

  2. Which director made Inglourious Basterds?

    Answer: Quentin Tarantino

    Quentin Tarantino wrote and directed Inglourious Basterds.

  3. Who directed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?

    Answer: Chris Columbus

    Chris Columbus directed the first two Harry Potter films.

  4. Who directed Blade Runner 2049?

    Answer: Denis Villeneuve

    Denis Villeneuve directed Blade Runner 2049.

  5. Which film won Best Picture for films released in 2008?

    Answer: Slumdog Millionaire

    Slumdog Millionaire won Best Picture at the 81st Academy Awards.

Daily round

  1. Which film features a romance with an operating system named Samantha?

    Answer: Her

    Her, directed by Spike Jonze, centers on a relationship with an AI operating system.

  2. Which director made Schindler's List?

    Answer: Steven Spielberg

    Steven Spielberg directed Schindler's List, which won Best Picture.

  3. Which film stars Dev Patel as Jamal Malik?

    Answer: Slumdog Millionaire

    Dev Patel played Jamal Malik in Slumdog Millionaire.

  4. Who directed The Lord of the Rings film trilogy?

    Answer: Peter Jackson

    Peter Jackson directed the three Lord of the Rings films released from 2001 to 2003.

  5. Which actor played Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road?

    Answer: Tom Hardy

    Tom Hardy played Max in Mad Max: Fury Road.

Daily round

  1. Who directed Cast Away?

    Answer: Robert Zemeckis

    Robert Zemeckis directed Cast Away.

  2. Which film did James Cameron direct as a sequel to Alien?

    Answer: Aliens

    James Cameron directed Aliens, the 1986 sequel to Alien.

  3. Who directed Blade Runner?

    Answer: Ridley Scott

    Ridley Scott directed Blade Runner, released in 1982.

  4. Which actor played Cooper in Interstellar?

    Answer: Matthew McConaughey

    Matthew McConaughey played Cooper in Interstellar.

  5. Which film won Best Picture for films released in 2016?

    Answer: Moonlight

    Moonlight won Best Picture at the 89th Academy Awards.

Daily round

  1. Which 1960 film was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and features the Bates Motel?

    Answer: Psycho

    Psycho introduced the Bates Motel as one of Hitchcock's most famous settings.

  2. Who directed Lost in Translation?

    Answer: Sofia Coppola

    Sofia Coppola wrote and directed Lost in Translation.

  3. Which film won Best Picture for films released in 1997?

    Answer: Titanic

    Titanic won Best Picture and tied the record for most Oscar wins.

  4. Which actor played Jack Dawson in Titanic?

    Answer: Leonardo DiCaprio

    Leonardo DiCaprio starred opposite Kate Winslet in James Cameron's Titanic.

  5. Who directed Ex Machina?

    Answer: Alex Garland

    Alex Garland wrote and directed Ex Machina.

Daily round

  1. Which actor played Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver?

    Answer: Robert De Niro

    Robert De Niro played Travis Bickle in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver.

  2. Which film won Best Picture for films released in 2013?

    Answer: 12 Years a Slave

    12 Years a Slave won Best Picture.

  3. Who directed Lady Bird?

    Answer: Greta Gerwig

    Greta Gerwig wrote and directed Lady Bird.

  4. Who directed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?

    Answer: Chris Columbus

    Chris Columbus directed the first two Harry Potter films.

  5. Which movie features a young lion named Simba?

    Answer: The Lion King

    Simba is the central lion character in The Lion King.