Iconic QuotesTrivia Questions & Answers
83 iconic quotes trivia questions, each with the correct answer and a short explanation.
🧠 Play today’s Daily IQ Challenge →Iconic Quotes Quiz — 83 Questions
Each question reveals the answer and a quick explanation below it.
1. 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).
2. In 'The Silence of the Lambs,' Hannibal Lecter claims he ate a census taker's liver with what two accompaniments?
Answer: Fava beans and a nice Chianti. Lecter's iconic line specifies fava beans and a nice Chianti, a detail screenwriter Ted Tally kept from Thomas Harris's novel.
3. The line 'You can't handle the truth!' in 'A Few Good Men' is spoken during a courtroom scene. Who is being cross-examined at that moment?
Answer: Col. Nathan Jessup. Jack Nicholson's Col. Jessup delivers the iconic outburst while he himself is on the stand being cross-examined by Tom Cruise's Lt. Kaffee.
4. In 'The Silence of the Lambs,' Hannibal Lecter claims he ate a census taker's liver with fava beans and what drink?
Answer: Chianti. Lecter's exact line references a 'nice Chianti,' a detail often misquoted or confused with other Italian reds.
5. In 'Pulp Fiction,' what is the name of the $5 milkshake diner where Vincent and Mia have their date?
Answer: Jack Rabbit Slim's. Jack Rabbit Slim's is the retro diner where Mia and Vincent dance the twist and order the famous shake.
6. In which film does Anthony Hopkins play a character who delivers the famous line about eating liver with 'fava beans and a nice Chianti'?
Answer: The Silence of the Lambs. Hopkins delivers this chilling line as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991), for which he won the Best Actor Oscar.
7. What iconic line immediately follows 'You can't handle the truth!' in 'A Few Good Men'?
Answer: Son, we live in a world that has walls. Nicholson's full speech continues: 'Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns.'
8. In 'Pulp Fiction,' what is the name of the burger that Jules repeatedly praises before quoting scripture?
Answer: Big Kahuna Burger. Jules and Vincent eat a Big Kahuna Burger stolen from Brett before Jules recites his infamous Ezekiel 25:17 monologue.
9. In 'The Silence of the Lambs,' what is Hannibal Lecter's specific claim about how he ate a census taker's liver?
Answer: With some fava beans and a nice Chianti. Lecter famously says he ate the census taker's liver 'with some fava beans and a nice Chianti,' a line now iconic in cinema.
10. In Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey,' what is HAL 9000's stated reason for refusing to open the pod bay doors?
Answer: The mission is too important to allow it to be jeopardized. HAL tells Dave: 'I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that,' citing that the mission is too important to allow human interference to jeopardize it.
11. What is the name of the sled in 'Citizen Kane' that symbolizes Charles Foster Kane's lost childhood?
Answer: Rosebud. Rosebud is the famous dying word of Charles Foster Kane, revealed at the film's end to be the name of his childhood sled.
12. In 'Pulp Fiction,' what does Mia Wallace misidentify as a $5 shake at Jack Rabbit Slim's restaurant?
Answer: A Martin & Lewis. The menu item is called the Martin & Lewis — a vanilla milkshake — which Mia orders after Vincent questions whether a shake is really worth five dollars.
13. In 'The Godfather,' what item does Vito Corleone refuse to provide for Virgil Sollozzo's drug operation?
Answer: Protection from law enforcement. Sollozzo wants the Corleone family's political connections and police protection, which Vito refuses to provide for a narcotics deal.
14. In 'Apocalypse Now,' Colonel Kurtz quotes a poem. Who wrote the lines 'This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper'?
Answer: T.S. Eliot. Kurtz reads from T.S. Eliot's 1925 poem 'The Hollow Men,' whose final lines Coppola wove deliberately into the film's themes.
15. The line 'You can't handle the truth!' is spoken during a courtroom scene. Who wrote the screenplay containing that line?
Answer: Aaron Sorkin. Aaron Sorkin wrote 'A Few Good Men,' adapting his own Broadway play; the famous line is delivered by Jack Nicholson's Colonel Jessup.
16. The iconic line 'I'm the king of the world!' from 'Titanic' was actually improvised by which actor on set?
Answer: Leonardo DiCaprio. Leonardo DiCaprio improvised the line while filming the bow scene; director James Cameron kept it in the final cut.
17. The iconic line 'I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse' appears in The Godfather, but who speaks it in the 1972 film?
Answer: Vito Corleone. Marlon Brando's Vito Corleone delivers the line to his godson Johnny Fontane early in the film.
18. In 'The Silence of the Lambs,' Hannibal Lecter claims he ate a victim's liver with two specific accompaniments. Which pairing is correct?
Answer: Fava beans and a nice Chianti. Lecter's chilling line specifies fava beans and a nice Chianti, making it one of cinema's most quoted moments.
19. In 'Citizen Kane,' the word 'Rosebud' refers to what specific object from Kane's childhood?
Answer: A wooden sled. Rosebud is the brand name on Kane's sled, symbolizing his lost innocence and the happiness of his childhood in Colorado.
20. 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.
21. 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.
22. The famous line 'I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse' is spoken by Marlon Brando in 'The Godfather.' Who wrote the screenplay?
Answer: Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola. Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola co-wrote the screenplay, winning the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
23. What is the name of the sled in 'Citizen Kane' whose revelation forms the film's central mystery?
Answer: Rosebud. Rosebud is the dying word of Charles Foster Kane, and the sled of that name represents his lost innocence and childhood.
24. In 'The Silence of the Lambs,' what specific census taker body part did Hannibal Lecter claim to have eaten with fava beans?
Answer: Liver. Lecter's iconic line specifies a census taker's liver, served with fava beans and a nice Chianti.
25. Which classic film ends with the line 'Nobody's perfect,' delivered as a punchline after a major character revelation?
Answer: Some Like It Hot. The final line of Billy Wilder's 'Some Like It Hot' (1959) is Osgood's iconic 'Nobody's perfect' after Jerry reveals he is a man.
26. In 'Pulp Fiction,' what is the name of the burger that Jules and Vincent discuss before the famous apartment scene?
Answer: Royale with Cheese. Vincent explains that in France a Quarter Pounder is called a 'Royale with Cheese' due to the metric system — it's the film's iconic opening dialogue.
27. The famous 'I'm the king of the world!' line from 'Titanic' was reportedly improvised by Leonardo DiCaprio. Who directed him?
Answer: James Cameron. James Cameron directed 'Titanic' (1997) and has confirmed DiCaprio ad-libbed the line, which Cameron chose to keep.
28. In 'The Silence of the Lambs,' Hannibal Lecter claims he once ate a census taker's liver with what two accompaniments?
Answer: Fava beans and a nice Chianti. Hannibal Lecter's exact quote references fava beans and a nice Chianti in this iconic scene with Clarice Starling.
29. In 'Pulp Fiction,' what is the name of the 'Big Mac' equivalent burger that Vincent Vega discusses in France?
Answer: Royale with Cheese. Vincent explains to Jules that in France a Quarter Pounder is called a 'Royale with Cheese' due to the metric system.
30. The iconic line 'I'm walking here!' was largely improvised during filming of which 1969 film?
Answer: Midnight Cowboy. Dustin Hoffman improvised 'I'm walking here!' in Midnight Cowboy (1969) when a real taxi nearly hit him during a live street shoot.
31. Which film features the line 'I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse' spoken NOT by Marlon Brando's character?
Answer: The Godfather Part II. In The Godfather Part II, Al Pacino's Michael Corleone delivers the line, echoing but surpassing his father's original use of it.
32. In 'Pulp Fiction,' what is the name of the $5 milkshake Mia Wallace orders at Jack Rabbit Slim's?
Answer: Martin and Lewis. Mia orders a 'Martin and Lewis' milkshake, named after the famous comedy duo, not the more memorable Buddy Holly waiter.
33. In 'Pulp Fiction,' what is the name of the burger that Jules and Vincent discuss at length before the apartment scene?
Answer: Royale with Cheese. Jules and Vincent famously discuss the 'Royale with Cheese,' the French name for a Quarter Pounder, due to the metric system.
34. 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.
35. In 'Pulp Fiction,' what is the name of the burger that Vincent Vega raves about after returning from Amsterdam?
Answer: Royale with Cheese. Vincent explains that in France a Quarter Pounder is called a 'Royale with Cheese' because of the metric system.
36. Which classic film ends with the line 'Well, nobody's perfect' as the final punchline?
Answer: Some Like It Hot. Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot (1959) ends with Osgood's unforgettable reply after Jerry reveals he is a man.
37. In 'Casablanca,' what is the name of the nightclub owned by Humphrey Bogart's character Rick Blaine?
Answer: Rick's Café Américain. Rick runs Rick's Café Américain, the neutral gathering place in wartime Casablanca where much of the film's drama unfolds.
38. In which animated film does a character say 'Some people are worth melting for'?
Answer: Frozen. Olaf the snowman says 'Some people are worth melting for' in Disney's Frozen (2013), becoming one of the film's most quoted lines.
39. In 'Apocalypse Now,' Colonel Kurtz quotes T.S. Eliot's poem 'The Hollow Men.' Which line does he recite?
Answer: We are the hollow men. Marlon Brando's Kurtz recites 'We are the hollow men' from T.S. Eliot's poem, which he also has bookmarked in his copy of the poem.
40. Which iconic film quote — 'You can't handle the truth!' — was delivered by Jack Nicholson playing what character?
Answer: Col. Nathan R. Jessup. Nicholson played Col. Nathan R. Jessup in A Few Good Men (1992), delivering the famous courtroom outburst.
41. In 'Casablanca,' Rick says he came to Casablanca for the waters — but what is the actual punchline of the exchange?
Answer: He was misinformed. When Renault notes there are no waters in Casablanca (it's a desert), Rick replies 'I was misinformed' — a perfectly deadpan line revealing his world-weary wit.
42. The famous line 'I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse' is spoken how many times in 'The Godfather'?
Answer: Twice. The line is delivered twice: once by Vito and once by Michael Corleone near the film's end.
43. In 'The Silence of the Lambs,' what specific census taker detail does Hannibal Lecter claim when describing eating a victim's liver?
Answer: With fava beans and a nice Chianti. Lecter's exact line pairs the liver with 'fava beans and a nice Chianti,' a detail that has become one of cinema's most quoted lines.
44. The line 'You can't handle the truth!' is from 'A Few Good Men,' but who delivers it?
Answer: Jack Nicholson. Jack Nicholson, playing Colonel Nathan Jessup, shouts this iconic line during his courtroom confrontation with Tom Cruise's character.
45. The line 'You can't handle the truth!' from 'A Few Good Men' is spoken during cross-examination — who is being cross-examined at that moment?
Answer: Col. Nathan Jessup himself. Jack Nicholson's Col. Jessup delivers the line while he himself is on the witness stand being questioned by Tom Cruise's Kaffee.
46. In 'The Silence of the Lambs,' what is Hannibal Lecter's specific complaint about the census taker he famously ate?
Answer: He tried to test him. Lecter says the census taker 'tried to test me,' implying the man attempted psychological profiling, which Lecter found insulting enough to warrant eating him.
47. The iconic line 'I have always depended on the kindness of strangers' comes from which Tennessee Williams play adapted into a 1951 film?
Answer: A Streetcar Named Desire. Blanche DuBois speaks this closing line in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'; the 1951 film starred Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando.
48. The line 'You can't handle the truth!' from 'A Few Good Men' is delivered during what type of legal proceeding?
Answer: A court-martial. The climactic scene takes place during a military court-martial where Col. Jessup (Jack Nicholson) is called to testify.
49. Which film features the line 'I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse' spoken for the very first time in the franchise?
Answer: The Godfather. The iconic line is first spoken by Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone in the original 1972 film, not in any sequel.
50. In Quentin Tarantino's 'Pulp Fiction,' what dance contest do Mia Wallace and Vincent Vega win at Jack Rabbit Slim's?
Answer: The Twist. Mia and Vincent win the twist contest at Jack Rabbit Slim's, and the trophy she keeps becomes a running story detail.
51. In 'The Silence of the Lambs,' what specific census-taker body part does Hannibal Lecter claim to have eaten with fava beans?
Answer: Liver. Lecter's iconic line references eating a census-taker's liver with fava beans and a nice Chianti.
52. Which film features the line 'You can't handle the truth!' delivered during a military courtroom cross-examination?
Answer: A Few Good Men. Jack Nicholson delivers this iconic line as Col. Jessup in Rob Reiner's 'A Few Good Men' (1992).
53. The line 'You can't handle the truth!' is from which courtroom drama?
Answer: A Few Good Men. Jack Nicholson delivers this iconic line as Colonel Jessup during cross-examination in 'A Few Good Men' (1992).
54. In 'Pulp Fiction,' what is the exact dollar amount of the cash prize Mia Wallace wins at the twist contest?
Answer: $5. The trophy is a cheap participation trophy and the prize is explicitly five dollars, a detail that undercuts the scene's glamour intentionally.
55. Which film features the line 'All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain'?
Answer: Blade Runner. Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer) delivers this improvised dying monologue in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982), now one of cinema's most celebrated speeches.
56. Which film features the line 'What we've got here is a failure to communicate,' listed among AFI's top movie quotes?
Answer: Cool Hand Luke. The line is delivered by the Captain (Strother Martin) to Paul Newman's character Luke in 'Cool Hand Luke' (1967).
57. The line 'I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse' appears in 'The Godfather,' but which character originally says it first?
Answer: Vito Corleone. Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) first utters the line when explaining to his godson Johnny Fontane how he'll handle the movie producer.
58. The line 'You can't handle the truth!' in 'A Few Good Men' is spoken during a court martial — who is being cross-examined?
Answer: Jack Nicholson's character. Colonel Jessup (Jack Nicholson) delivers the iconic line while being cross-examined by Lt. Kaffee (Tom Cruise) on the witness stand.
59. In 'Chinatown,' the final line of dialogue — 'Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown' — is spoken by which character?
Answer: Walsh, Gittes's associate. Walsh, one of Jake Gittes's associates, speaks the closing line as he leads the stunned Gittes away from the tragic scene.
60. In '2001: A Space Odyssey,' what does the HAL 9000 computer say it is incapable of doing when asked to open the pod bay doors?
Answer: He says he can't do that. HAL famously responds 'I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that,' becoming one of cinema's most iconic lines.
61. The line 'You can't handle the truth!' from 'A Few Good Men' was delivered by which character's rank and name?
Answer: Colonel Nathan Jessup. Jack Nicholson plays Colonel Nathan R. Jessup, a Marine base commander in Guantanamo Bay, who delivers the iconic outburst.
62. In 'The Silence of the Lambs,' what specific meal does Hannibal Lecter famously claim to have eaten a census taker's liver with?
Answer: A fine Chianti and fava beans. Lecter says he ate the liver 'with some fava beans and a nice Chianti,' one of cinema's most quoted lines.
63. In 'The Godfather,' what item does Vito Corleone famously refuse to grant a request without first receiving?
Answer: Respect shown through a proper greeting. Vito insists that those who seek his favor show respect by addressing him properly — he says a man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man, and demands acknowledgment of his position.
64. Iconic line 'You can't handle the truth!' from 'A Few Good Men' — which actor delivered it?
Answer: Jack Nicholson. Jack Nicholson, playing Colonel Jessup, delivers the famous courtroom outburst in response to Tom Cruise's character demanding the truth.
65. What is the last line of dialogue spoken in 'Some Like It Hot' (1959), considered one of the greatest closing lines in film history?
Answer: Nobody's perfect.. After Osgood refuses to believe all the reasons Jerry can't marry him, he shrugs and delivers the immortal final line: 'Nobody's perfect.'
66. In 'Chinatown' (1974), the film's final line 'Forget it, Jake — it's Chinatown' is spoken by which character?
Answer: Walsh. Walsh, Jake's associate, delivers the closing line as he pulls Jake away from the tragic scene, serving as the film's bleak epitaph.
67. In Hitchcock's 'Psycho,' what is the name of the fictional town where Marion Crane works before fleeing with the stolen money?
Answer: Phoenix. Marion Crane works as a secretary in Phoenix, Arizona, where she steals $40,000 from a client before heading toward California.
68. The line 'We accept the love we think we deserve' comes from which coming-of-age film?
Answer: The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The line is spoken by English teacher Charlie in The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), adapted from Stephen Chbosky's novel.
69. In 'Pulp Fiction,' what is in the briefcase that everyone wants?
Answer: It is never revealed. The contents of the briefcase in 'Pulp Fiction' are deliberately never shown or explained, left as an intentional mystery by Tarantino.
70. In which animated film does a character say 'To infinity and beyond!'?
Answer: Toy Story. Buzz Lightyear's catchphrase 'To infinity and beyond!' originates in Pixar's 'Toy Story' (1995).
71. The famous line 'I'm the king of the world!' in 'Titanic' was improvised by Leonardo DiCaprio. What does Jack actually yell just before it?
Answer: Nothing — he just spreads his arms first. DiCaprio improvised the line spontaneously; he simply spread his arms at the bow before shouting it, with no scripted preceding dialogue in that moment.
72. The line 'I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse' is spoken by which character in 'The Godfather'?
Answer: Vito Corleone. Marlon Brando's Vito Corleone delivers this iconic line to Johnny Fontane, though Michael later repeats a version of it in 'The Godfather Part II.'
73. The famous 'I'm walkin' here!' improvised line in 'Midnight Cowboy' was spoken by Dustin Hoffman reacting to what?
Answer: A real taxi that nearly hit him during filming. Hoffman improvised the line when an actual New York City taxi cab nearly struck him during a live street shoot without a closed set.
74. In 'The Silence of the Lambs,' Hannibal Lecter claims he ate a census taker's liver with fava beans and what specific drink?
Answer: Chianti. Lecter's exact quote references 'a nice Chianti,' a line that became one of cinema's most quoted villain monologues.
75. In the original 'Blade Runner' (1982), what type of animal does Deckard's colleague Holden ask Leon about during the Voigt-Kampff test?
Answer: Tortoise. Holden asks Leon to imagine a tortoise on its back in the desert during the Voigt-Kampff empathy test that opens the film.
76. The line 'You can't handle the truth!' is from which film, and who delivers it?
Answer: Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men. Jack Nicholson as Col. Nathan Jessup delivers the iconic line in Rob Reiner's A Few Good Men (1992).
77. In 'The Silence of the Lambs,' what is Hannibal Lecter's specific claim about what he ate with a census taker's liver?
Answer: Chianti and fava beans. Lecter chillingly says he ate a census taker's liver 'with some fava beans and a nice Chianti,' a line that became one of cinema's most quoted.
78. The line 'If you build it, he will come' from 'Field of Dreams' is famously misquoted — what word is actually used instead of 'he'?
Answer: they. The actual whispered line in the 1989 film is 'If you build it, they will come,' though popular culture almost universally misremembers it as 'he will come.'
79. The iconic line 'I am big! It's the pictures that got small' comes from which classic Hollywood film?
Answer: Sunset Boulevard. Norma Desmond delivers this line in Billy Wilder's 'Sunset Boulevard' (1950), referring to her faded silent-film stardom.
80. In 'The Silence of the Lambs,' what is Hannibal Lecter's famous claim about what he ate with fava beans and a nice Chianti?
Answer: A census taker's liver. Hannibal Lecter chillingly tells Clarice he once ate a census taker's liver with fava beans and a nice Chianti.
81. Which film features the line 'You're gonna need a bigger boat,' now iconic but reportedly an ad-lib by Roy Scheider?
Answer: Jaws. 'You're gonna need a bigger boat' was improvised by Roy Scheider on the set of 'Jaws' (1975) and became one of cinema's most quoted lines.
82. Which Coen Brothers film features the line 'Say friend, you got a dead cat in there?' directed at a peculiar-looking briefcase?
Answer: Miller's Crossing. In 'Miller's Crossing' (1990), the line is spoken with dark humor about a hat box, showcasing the Coens' noir-inflected dialogue in this Prohibition-era gangster film.
83. The line 'You can't handle the truth!' in 'A Few Good Men' is spoken by a character played by whom?
Answer: Jack Nicholson. Jack Nicholson delivers the iconic line as Colonel Nathan Jessup during the climactic courtroom confrontation in the 1992 film.
More Movies & Celebs quizzes
Ready to prove your rank?
Take today’s Daily IQ Challenge — 12 fresh questions, one global leaderboard, a new test every day.
🧠 Play today’s Daily IQ Challenge →