Film

Question 1

Which actor wore Gargoyles ANSI sunglasses in a hit 1984 sci-fi film where he
delivered the famous line “I’ll be back”?

Answer 1

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Question 2

Which American cinematographer is best known for his collaborations with
Christopher Nolan between 2000’s Memento and 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises?
He won an Oscar for his work on Inception.

Answer 2

Wally Pfister

Question 3

Which actor wore Gargoyles ANSI sunglasses in a 1983 San Francisco crime film
sequel in which he also delivered the famous line “Go ahead…make my day”?

Answer 3

Clint Eastwood

Question 4

Since 2014’s Interstellar, which Dutch-Swedish cinematographer has served as
Director of Photography on the films of Christopher Nolan, up to and including
2023’s Oppenheimer, and was Oscar nominated for his cinematography on
Dunkirk?

Answer 4

Hoyte van Hoytema

Question 5

Which 2022 film is a semi-autobiographical account of Steven Spielberg’s
childhood in post-war Arizona?

Answer 5

The Fabelmans

Question 6

Which 2022 film starred Cate Blanchett as a chief conductor of the Berlin
Philharmonic Orchestra?

Answer 6

Tár

Question 7

Great Balls of Fire! was a 1989 biopic, starring Dennis Quaid as which American
rock-and-roll singer?

Answer 7

Jerry Lee Lewis

Question 8

The 2019 film Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile starred which
American actor as the serial killer Ted Bundy? He came to fame through his
lead role as Troy Bolton in the High School Musical films.

Answer 8

Zac Efron

Question 9

Which word, associated with bad luck, is the name of the Jack and Dina’s cat in
the Meet the Parents series of films?

Answer 9

Jinx

Question 10

Based on an unauthorised biography by Sylvia Nasar, which 2001 Oscar-winning film starred Russell Crowe as the mathematician John Nash and depicted his struggles with paranoid schizophrenia?

Answer 10

A Beautiful Mind

Question 11

Based on a non-fiction book by Robin Moore, which 1971 Oscar-winning film starred Gene Hackman as the New York police detective ‘Popeye’ Doyle who seeks to bring down a global drug smuggling organisation based in Marseille?

Answer 11

The French Connection

Question 12

What animal completes the title of this 1978 classic of African-American cinema,
directed by Charles Burnett: Killer of …?

Answer 12

Sheep

Question 13

Inspiring Homer Simpson’s shorter “D’Oh!”, the Scottish actor James Finlayson
was known for his “Doooooh!” catchphrase in numerous short comedy films
starring which duo?

Answer 13

Laurel and Hardy

Question 14

The fifth film in which series starring Harrison Ford was released in 2023 with the
subtitle The Dial of Destiny?

Answer 14

Indiana Jones

Question 15

What substance completes the title of this 1991 classic of African-American
cinema, directed by Julie Dash: Daughters of the …?

Answer 15

Dust

Question 16

The seventh film in which film series starring Tom Cruise was released in 2023
with the subtitle Dead Reckoning?

Answer 16

Mission Impossible

Question 17

Winner of the Oscar for Best Original Song for 2013, Let It Go was from which
Disney animated film based on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen?

Answer 17

Frozen

Question 18

Which 1989 martial arts film spawned several sequels, despite Jean Claude Van
Damme not returning to the lead role of Kurt Sloane, the fighter referred to in the
title?

Answer 18

Kickboxer

Question 19

Which 1991 Ridley Scott film ends with two friends driving over the edge of the
Grand Canyon?

Answer 19

Thelma and Louise

Question 20

The films Spencer, Inherent Vice and There Will be Blood all feature soundtracks
created by which musician and guitarist of the band Radiohead?

Answer 20

Jonny Greenwood

Question 21

Which 1988 martial arts film spawned several sequels, despite Jean Claude Van
Damme not returning to the lead role of Frank Dux, a fighter in an underground
tournament called the Kumite?

Answer 21

Bloodsport

Question 22

The films The Social Network, Gone Girl, and Soul all feature soundtracks
created in part by which musician and frontman of the band Nine Inch Nails?

Answer 22

Trent Reznor

Question 23

Which 1994 film ends with two friends who met in an institution reuniting on a
beach in Zihuatanejo, Mexico?

Answer 23

The Shawshank Redemption