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1. Who directed the 1975 thriller 'Jaws'?
Answer: Steven Spielberg. Steven Spielberg directed 'Jaws', often called the first summer blockbuster.
2. Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture for the year 1972?
Answer: The Godfather. 'The Godfather' won Best Picture at the 1973 ceremony for the 1972 film year.
3. In which film does the line 'Here's looking at you, kid' appear?
Answer: Casablanca. Humphrey Bogart says it in 'Casablanca' (1942).
4. Which 1939 epic film is set during the American Civil War?
Answer: Gone with the Wind. 'Gone with the Wind' is set during and after the Civil War.
5. Which director is known for 'Vertigo', 'Psycho', and 'Rear Window'?
Answer: Alfred Hitchcock. Alfred Hitchcock, the 'Master of Suspense', directed all three.
6. In 'The Godfather', what animal's head is left in a producer's bed?
Answer: A horse. A severed horse head is placed in Jack Woltz's bed.
7. Which Hitchcock film features the famous shower scene?
Answer: Psycho. 'Psycho' (1960) contains the iconic shower scene.
8. Which director made '2001: A Space Odyssey' and 'A Clockwork Orange'?
Answer: Stanley Kubrick. Stanley Kubrick directed both films.
9. Which film was the first to win all five major Academy Awards (Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Screenplay)?
Answer: It Happened One Night. 'It Happened One Night' (1934) was the first to sweep the 'Big Five'.
10. Who directed the 1948 film 'Bicycle Thieves', a landmark of Italian neorealism?
Answer: Vittorio De Sica. Vittorio De Sica directed 'Bicycle Thieves'.
11. Which Japanese director made 'Seven Samurai' (1954)?
Answer: Akira Kurosawa. Akira Kurosawa directed 'Seven Samurai'.
12. What was the name of the sled in 'Citizen Kane', famously the film's final mystery word?
Answer: Rosebud. 'Rosebud' is revealed to be the name on Kane's childhood sled.
13. Which 1927 film is widely regarded as the first feature-length 'talkie'?
Answer: The Jazz Singer. 'The Jazz Singer' (1927) popularized synchronized sound in features.
14. Who played the title role in Fellini's autobiographical film '8½'?
Answer: Marcello Mastroianni. Marcello Mastroianni starred in Fellini's '8½'.
15. Who directed 'Lawrence of Arabia' (1962)?
Answer: David Lean. David Lean directed the epic 'Lawrence of Arabia'.
16. Which actor delivered the line 'I coulda been a contender' in 'On the Waterfront'?
Answer: Marlon Brando. Marlon Brando says it as Terry Malloy in 'On the Waterfront'.
17. Which Swedish director made 'The Seventh Seal' (1957), featuring a knight playing chess with Death?
Answer: Ingmar Bergman. Ingmar Bergman directed 'The Seventh Seal'.
18. Who directed the French New Wave film 'Breathless' (1960)?
Answer: Jean-Luc Godard. Jean-Luc Godard directed 'Breathless' (À bout de souffle).
19. Which film features the quote 'I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse'?
Answer: The Godfather. Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone delivers this iconic line in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972).
20. In 'Sunset Boulevard,' what occupation did William Holden's character Joe Gillis have?
Answer: Screenwriter. Joe Gillis is a struggling screenwriter who becomes entangled with faded silent film star Norma Desmond in Billy Wilder's 1950 noir.
21. In 'The Wizard of Oz', what does the Scarecrow want from the Wizard?
Answer: A brain. The Scarecrow seeks a brain, the Tin Man a heart, the Lion courage.
22. Who directed all three films in The Godfather trilogy?
Answer: Francis Ford Coppola. Francis Ford Coppola directed The Godfather (1972), Part II (1974), and Part III (1990).
23. Which actor played the aging patriarch Vito Corleone in the first Godfather film?
Answer: Marlon Brando. Marlon Brando portrayed Don Vito Corleone in the 1972 original, winning an Academy Award for the role.
24. In The Godfather Part II, which actor played the young Vito Corleone?
Answer: Robert De Niro. Robert De Niro played the young Vito Corleone in Part II, also winning an Academy Award for the role.
25. Which novel was The Godfather film based on?
Answer: The Godfather by Mario Puzo. The film was adapted from Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather, which he co-adapted for the screen.
26. Who is the youngest Corleone son who becomes the family's new Don?
Answer: Michael Corleone. Michael Corleone, played by Al Pacino, rises from war hero to head of the family.
27. What is the name of the Corleone family's adopted son and consigliere?
Answer: Tom Hagen. Tom Hagen, played by Robert Duvall, is the unofficially adopted son who serves as the family's consigliere.
28. In the first film, what animal's severed head is placed in a film producer's bed?
Answer: A horse. Studio head Jack Woltz wakes to find the head of his prized racehorse Khartoum in his bed.
29. Which Corleone brother betrays Michael in The Godfather Part II?
Answer: Fredo. Fredo Corleone betrays Michael by aiding Hyman Roth, leading to his eventual downfall.
30. Who played Michael's wife, Kay Adams, in the trilogy?
Answer: Diane Keaton. Diane Keaton portrayed Kay Adams Corleone across all three films of the trilogy.
31. The original Godfather won the Academy Award for Best Picture for which film year?
Answer: 1972. The Godfather won Best Picture for the 1972 film year, at the ceremony held in 1973.
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