FilmTrivia Questions & Answers
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1. In 'The Silence of the Lambs,' what is Hannibal Lecter's stated occupation before his imprisonment?
Answer: Psychiatrist. Hannibal Lecter is established as a former psychiatrist, which he practiced before being caught and imprisoned.
2. In 'Chinatown' (1974), what is the name of the water company at the center of the conspiracy?
Answer: Mulholland Water Co.. The Mulholland Water Co. is the fictional company central to the water rights conspiracy in Roman Polanski's 'Chinatown.'
3. Which actor played the villain Hans Gruber in 'Die Hard' (1988), a role that revitalized his career?
Answer: Alan Rickman. Alan Rickman played Hans Gruber in his American film debut, a performance widely considered one of cinema's greatest villains.
4. In 'Pulp Fiction,' what does Mia Wallace order at Jack Rabbit Slim's that Vincent thinks is overpriced?
Answer: A $5 milkshake. Mia orders a Martin & Lewis — described as a $5 milkshake — which prompts Vincent's famous remark about the price.
5. Which film features the line 'You can't handle the truth!' delivered during a military courtroom scene?
Answer: A Few Good Men. Jack Nicholson delivers the iconic 'You can't handle the truth!' line in 'A Few Good Men' (1992), directed by Rob Reiner.
6. In Pixar's 'Ratatouille,' food critic Anton Ego's climactic flashback is triggered by a bite of ratatouille. What specific variety is served?
Answer: Confit byaldi. Chef Gusteau's restaurant serves 'confit byaldi,' a refined layered interpretation of ratatouille, which triggers Ego's childhood memory.
7. The line 'Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads' closes which specific act of a 'Back to the Future' film?
Answer: The end of Part I. Doc Brown delivers the line at the very end of the original 'Back to the Future' (1985), setting up the sequels.
8. Which actress played the lead in both 'Blue Jasmine' (2013) and 'Notes on a Scandal' (2006)?
Answer: Cate Blanchett. Cate Blanchett starred in both films, earning an Oscar for 'Blue Jasmine' and a nomination for 'Notes on a Scandal.'
9. In 'Chinatown' (1974), what is the actual occupation of the man Jake Gittes is initially hired to surveil?
Answer: City water commissioner. Hollis Mulwray is the chief engineer and water commissioner of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
10. Which animated film features a villain named Charles Muntz who is obsessed with a giant flightless bird?
Answer: Up. Charles Muntz is the antagonist of Pixar's 'Up' (2009), who has spent decades in South America hunting the bird Kevin.
11. In 'Goodfellas,' what real-life heist does the film's climax revolve around?
Answer: The Lufthansa heist. The 1978 Lufthansa heist at JFK Airport, one of the largest cash thefts in US history, is central to the film's third act.
12. Which composer scored both 'Psycho' (1960) and Chaplin's 'Limelight' (1952)?
Answer: Bernard Herrmann. Bernard Herrmann composed the iconic strings score for 'Psycho'; he also scored Hitchcock's other major films of that era.
13. In 'Mulholland Drive,' the key and blue box are found in the purse of which character?
Answer: Rita/Camilla. Rita discovers the mysterious blue key and box in her own purse, triggering the film's surreal second-act shift.
14. Meryl Streep's character in 'Sophie's Choice' is a survivor of which specific Nazi concentration camp?
Answer: Auschwitz. Sophie Zawistowski survived Auschwitz, and the harrowing choice she was forced to make there is the film's central revelation.
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