Film & Television Trivia Questions
- The plot of the 2015 Pixar film Inside Out is primarily driven by the conflict and eventual cooperation between which two personified emotions?
- The series finale of Mad Men concludes with Don Draper finding inspiration for a real-life 1971 Coca-Cola advertisement known by what title?
- The stage name of rapper Juice WRLD was partially inspired by the 1992 film 'Juice,' which featured which legendary West Coast rapper in his film debut?
- To create the unique humming sound of what Star Wars weapon, sound designer Ben Burtt used the sound of idling film projectors and old television sets?
- Wesley Snipes stars as a dhampir vampire hunter in which 1998 film, often credited with proving that R-rated Marvel Comics characters could be commercially successful?
- What 1922 German Expressionist silent film, directed by F. W. Murnau, is an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula?
- What 1939 film is famous for the line "There’s no place like home"?
- What 1959 science fiction film, frequently cited as the worst movie ever made, features aliens attempting to resurrect the dead to stop humanity?
- What 1980s Nickelodeon game show, hosted by Marc Summers, featured teams of children competing in messy 'physical challenges' to win prizes?
- What 1990 NASCAR-themed film starring Tom Cruise was the first collaboration between producer Jerry Bruckheimer and composer Hans Zimmer?
- What 1994 Disney film was later adapted into a long-running, hit Broadway musical?
- What 1997 series set in the Oswald State Correctional Facility was the first one-hour dramatic series produced by HBO?
- What American TV show, based on a British series, follows the employees of the Dunder Mifflin paper company?
- What animated TV show features the Griffin family?
- What annual awards ceremony, typically held in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica, honors independent films?
- What annual film festival held in France awards the Palme d’Or?
- What cult sitcom follows the dysfunctional Bluth family and their struggling real estate business, famously featuring a 'frozen banana stand'?
- What does the film industry acronym 'CGI' stand for?
- What film theory, popularized by the writers of Cahiers du Cinéma, argues that a director is the primary creative force or 'author' of a movie?
- What four-word nickname was given to silent film icon Buster Keaton, in reference to the stoic, unblinking expression he maintained while performing dangerous physical stunts?
- What French term, meaning 'black film,' was coined by critics in 1946 to describe Hollywood crime dramas characterized by cynical attitudes and dark, shadowy aesthetics?
- What influential French New Wave director helmed the 1962 film Jules and Jim, which follows a decades-long love triangle involving two friends and the woman they both love?
- What is the code name of the British Secret Service agent created by Ian Fleming?
- What is the fictional city where Batman operates?
- What is the highest-grossing film of all time (not adjusted for inflation)?
- What is the longest-running American animated sitcom?
- What is the name of Dorothy's dog in 'The Wizard of Oz'?
- What is the name of the 1984 mockumentary about a fictional British heavy metal band?
- What is the name of the Afro-Latino teenager who serves as the protagonist of the 2018 animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse?
- What is the name of the artificial intelligence in the movie '2001: A Space Odyssey'?
- What is the name of the coffee shop in "Friends"?
- What is the name of the coffee shop where the main characters frequently eat in the TV show 'Seinfeld'?
- What is the name of the droid in 'Star Wars' that is fluent in over six million forms of communication?
- What is the name of the fictional Indiana town where the events of 'Stranger Things' take place?
- What is the name of the fictional island where 'Jurassic Park' is located?
- What is the name of the fictional kingdom where the 2013 Disney film 'Frozen' takes place?
- What is the name of the fictional kingdom where 'The Lion King' is set?
- What is the name of the giant gorilla that climbs the Empire State Building in a classic 1933 film?
- What is the name of the high school chemistry teacher who becomes a meth kingpin in 'Breaking Bad'?
- What is the name of the high school in the 1978 movie 'Grease'?
- What is the name of the high-school-set musical film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John?
- What is the name of the main character in 'The Bear'?
- What is the name of the main character in the 'Pink Panther' film series?
- What is the name of the masked, chainsaw-wielding killer introduced in Tobe Hooper's 1974 horror classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre?
- What is the name of the newspaper owned by Charles Foster Kane in 'Citizen Kane'?
- What award does the Television Academy present for excellence in U.S. primetime television?
- What is the name of the skyscraper in the movie 'Die Hard'?
- What is the name of the 'X-Files' character played by Gillian Anderson?
- What is the national public broadcaster of the United Kingdom, funded primarily by an annual television license fee?
- What is the term for the popular, highly melodramatic serialized dramas produced primarily in Latin America?