Film & Television Trivia Questions
- Ingrid Bergman won her first Academy Award for her role in what 1944 thriller about a husband who attempts to drive his wife insane?
- Invented by Garrett Brown, what camera stabilizing mount allows for smooth handheld shots and was famously used to navigate the hallways of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining"?
- James Dean became a definitive symbol of teenage disillusionment and mid-century angst in which 1955 film?
- Jane Campion became the first female director to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for which 1993 period drama set in 19th-century New Zealand?
- Javier Bardem won an Academy Award for playing what bowl-cut-wearing hitman who uses a captive bolt pistol in the 2007 film No Country for Old Men?
- Jean-Luc Godard famously broke traditional continuity rules by using what jarring editing technique in his 1960 French New Wave film Breathless?
- Jon Voight plays Joe Buck, a naive Texan who moves to New York City with the intention of becoming a successful gigolo, in what 1969 Best Picture winner?
- Judy Garland stars as Esther Smith in what 1944 musical, which introduced the classic holiday song "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"?
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus won six consecutive Emmy Awards for playing what ambitious and foul-mouthed politician in the HBO satire Veep?
- Known by the nickname "The Duke," which actor became a major star after playing the Ringo Kid in John Ford’s 1939 Western Stagecoach?
- Known for her signature ringlet curls, what 1930s child star performed the song "On the Good Ship Lollipop" in the film "Bright Eyes"?
- Launched in 1972 as the first American subscription cable service, the premium network HBO has a name that stands for what three words?
- Madonna played the character Nikki Finn and performed the hit title song in which 1987 screwball comedy film?
- Malcolm McDowell stars as Alex DeLarge, the leader of a gang of "droogs" who speak a fictional slang called Nadsat, in which 1971 Stanley Kubrick film?
- Marlon Brando plays a longshoreman who delivers the famous "I coulda been a contender" speech in what 1954 drama directed by Elia Kazan?
- Marlon Brando rose to superstardom by portraying Stanley Kowalski and shouting "Stella!" in the 1951 film adaptation of which Tennessee Williams play?
- Matthew Broderick frequently breaks the fourth wall to address the audience in which 1986 comedy about a high schooler's elaborate day of truancy?
- Noted for its jagged, distorted sets and stylized acting, which 1920 silent film is considered the quintessential example of German Expressionism?
- On the Food Network competition series Chopped, chefs are required to incorporate four unrelated ingredients into their dishes that are provided in what specific container?
- On the game show Wheel of Fortune, contestants who wish to narrow down a word puzzle without spinning the wheel can spend $250 of their winnings to purchase what specific type of letter?
- On the HBO drama The Sopranos, what is the name of the psychiatrist who treats mob boss Tony Soprano for his recurring panic attacks?
- On the HBO series Succession, what is the name of the massive global media and entertainment conglomerate controlled by the Roy family?
- On which street is the majority of the Hollywood Walk of Fame located?
- Originating in a 1972 Ira Levin novel, what adjective is used to describe a town or person characterized by robotic, forced conformity, based on a story where wives are replaced by submissive androids?
- Oscar Isaac played the title role of a struggling, cynical folk singer in which 2013 film directed by the Coen Brothers?
- Produced by Tim Burton, the 1993 stop-motion film The Nightmare Before Christmas centers on the misadventures of which "Pumpkin King" of Halloween Town?
- Released in 1927, what was the first feature-length motion picture with synchronized dialogue?
- Set in a Rio de Janeiro favela, which 2002 Brazilian film depicts the violent rise of organized crime through the eyes of an aspiring photographer?
- Since 2010, comedian and entertainer Steve Harvey has served as the primary host of which long-running game show featuring two families competing to name popular survey answers?
- Sophia Loren won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in which 1960 Vittorio De Sica film?
- Spike Lee directed what 2006 heist thriller starring Clive Owen as a brilliant bank robber and Denzel Washington as the detective attempting to negotiate with him?
- Starring Brad Pitt as a veteran driver, what 2025 sports drama features a collaboration between Jerry Bruckheimer and Hans Zimmer?
- Starring John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt, and Suzanne Somers, what 1970s American sitcom was an adaptation of the British show 'Man About the House'?
- Starring Noah Wyle, what Max medical drama uses a title that serves as both a reference to its Pittsburgh setting and a play on a common nickname for an emergency room?
- Starring Peter Lorre as a serial killer, what 1931 Fritz Lang film was the director's first sound feature and a pioneer of the police procedural genre?
- The 1965 musical film The Sound of Music is based on the real-life memoirs of Maria and her escape from Nazi-annexed Austria with which singing family?
- The 1970s sitcom Happy Days and its spin-off Laverne & Shirley were both set in which Midwestern city in Wisconsin?
- The 1978 Vietnam War drama The Deer Hunter features harrowing scenes where prisoners of war are forced by their captors to play what lethal game of chance?
- The 1982 film 'First Blood' introduced which troubled Vietnam War veteran and survival expert played by Sylvester Stallone?
- The 2013 film 'Saving Mr. Banks' dramatizes the real-life negotiations between Walt Disney and which author over the film rights to her book 'Mary Poppins'?
- The 2013 horror film The Conjuring follows the exploits of what real-life husband-and-wife team of paranormal investigators?
- The 2017 Pixar film Coco follows a young boy named Miguel who travels to the Land of the Dead during which traditional Mexican holiday?
- The 2022 German-language film that won four Academy Awards is the third major adaptation of which classic 1929 anti-war novel?
- The 2024 DreamWorks animated film The Wild Robot, featuring a shipwrecked robot named Roz, is based on a children's book series by what author?
- The American television dramas Homeland, Euphoria, and In Treatment were all based on original series from which country?
- The American TV series "Ugly Betty" was based on a globally successful Colombian telenovela titled "Yo soy..." what?
- The central mystery of the first season of Twin Peaks revolves around the investigation into the murder of which high school homecoming queen?
- The character of Don Draper is the protagonist of which critically acclaimed TV show?
- The Law & Order franchise is well known for a creative approach where episodes are loosely based on real-life news stories, a style described by what four-word phrase?
- The long-running ABC news program "Nightline" began in 1979 as a series of special reports focused on what specific international diplomatic crisis?