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 8 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Which film was directed by Rob Reiner and based on a Stephen King novella about childhood friends?

    Answer: Stand by Me

    Stand by Me adapts Stephen King's novella The Body.

  2. Who directed Nomadland?

    Answer: Chloe Zhao

    Chloe Zhao directed Nomadland and won Best Director.

  3. Which film features a group of kids searching for pirate treasure in Oregon?

    Answer: The Goonies

    The Goonies follows kids in Astoria, Oregon on a treasure-hunt adventure.

  4. Which movie features a young lion named Simba?

    Answer: The Lion King

    Simba is the central lion character in The Lion King.

  5. Which Korean director made Parasite?

    Answer: Bong Joon Ho

    Bong Joon Ho directed Parasite.

Daily round

  1. Which Pixar film is about a rat who cooks in Paris?

    Answer: Ratatouille

    Ratatouille follows Remy, a rat with a talent for cooking.

  2. Which actor starred as Deckard in Blade Runner?

    Answer: Harrison Ford

    Harrison Ford played Rick Deckard in Blade Runner.

  3. Which actress played Christine 'Lady Bird' McPherson?

    Answer: Saoirse Ronan

    Saoirse Ronan starred as Lady Bird.

  4. Which film stars Natalie Portman as a ballerina named Nina?

    Answer: Black Swan

    Natalie Portman won Best Actress for Black Swan.

  5. Which actor played Jack Dawson in Titanic?

    Answer: Leonardo DiCaprio

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

Daily round

  1. Which film stars Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson in Tokyo?

    Answer: Lost in Translation

    Lost in Translation follows two Americans crossing paths in Tokyo.

  2. Which actress stars as linguist Louise Banks in Arrival?

    Answer: Amy Adams

    Amy Adams played Louise Banks in Arrival.

  3. Which actor played Maximus in Gladiator?

    Answer: Russell Crowe

    Russell Crowe won Best Actor for Gladiator.

  4. 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.

  5. Who directed Ex Machina?

    Answer: Alex Garland

    Alex Garland wrote and directed Ex Machina.

Daily round

  1. Which director made The Power of the Dog?

    Answer: Jane Campion

    Jane Campion directed The Power of the Dog.

  2. 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.

  3. Who directed Pulp Fiction?

    Answer: Quentin Tarantino

    Quentin Tarantino directed Pulp Fiction after Reservoir Dogs.

  4. Which film stars Julia Roberts as Erin Brockovich?

    Answer: Erin Brockovich

    Julia Roberts won Best Actress for Erin Brockovich.

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

    Answer: Jodie Foster

    Jodie Foster played FBI trainee Clarice Starling.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. Which country is the primary setting of the film Amelie?

    Answer: France

    Amelie is a French film set mainly in Paris.

  3. Which film stars Dev Patel as Jamal Malik?

    Answer: Slumdog Millionaire

    Dev Patel played Jamal Malik in Slumdog Millionaire.

  4. Who directed the 1975 thriller Jaws?

    Answer: Steven Spielberg

    Steven Spielberg directed Jaws before making several later blockbuster adventure films.

  5. Which film is set largely in Shawshank State Penitentiary?

    Answer: The Shawshank Redemption

    The Shawshank Redemption is set in a fictional Maine prison.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. Which movie features the character Rose DeWitt Bukater?

    Answer: Titanic

    Rose DeWitt Bukater is played by Kate Winslet in Titanic.

  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 director made Fight Club?

    Answer: David Fincher

    David Fincher directed Fight Club.

  5. Who directed Gladiator?

    Answer: Ridley Scott

    Ridley Scott directed Gladiator, which won Best Picture.

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 actor played Forrest Gump?

    Answer: Tom Hanks

    Tom Hanks won an Academy Award for his performance in Forrest Gump.

  3. Which film features the character Rocky Balboa?

    Answer: Rocky

    Rocky Balboa first appeared in the 1976 film Rocky.

  4. Who directed Groundhog Day?

    Answer: Harold Ramis

    Harold Ramis directed Groundhog Day.

  5. Which film won the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature?

    Answer: Shrek

    Shrek won the first Best Animated Feature Oscar for films released in 2001.