Comedy Quiz
Comedy · Exam Mode
20 questions · 30 min timer · Results at the end
Comedy is one of the oldest and most beloved genres in cinema, bringing laughter, joy, and unforgettable characters to audiences of all ages. Whether through clever dialogue, physi...
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All 20 questions in this Comedy quiz
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What makes 'The Princess Bride' (1987) a classic comedy-adventure?
- A. Its perfect blend of romance, comedy, adventure, and meta-fictional self-awareness - a fairy tale that lovingly mocks fairy tale conventions while completely delivering on them
- B. Pure adventure with no comedy
- C. Pure comedy with no adventure
- D. A serious historical drama
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Who plays the character 'The Dude' in 'The Big Lebowski'?
- A. John Turturro
- B. John Goodman
- C. Steve Buscemi
- D. Jeff Bridges
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What is the British romantic comedy 'Notting Hill' (1999) about?
- A. A historical drama
- B. A London bookshop owner who meets a famous American actress - a Richard Curtis script that was the UK's highest-grossing film of the decade
- C. A thriller
- D. A horror comedy
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What is Mel Brooks's 'Blazing Saddles' (1974) and why is it considered unmakeable today?
- A. A straightforward Western
- B. A savage satire of Western racism using comedy - featuring Black Sheriff Bart (Cleavon Little) in a racist 1874 town - whose frank use of racial slurs as satirical weapons would prevent its production today
- C. A serious social drama
- D. A children's film
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What is 'Midnight Run' (1988) about and what made it stand out as a buddy comedy?
- A. A bounty hunter and the nervous accountant he is transporting across the country for bail - their mismatched relationship and the excellent chemistry between Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin created the definitive buddy road comedy
- B. A romantic film
- C. A science fiction comedy
- D. A superhero film
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What is the British sitcom-to-film transition 'The Inbetweeners Movie' (2011) about?
- A. A romantic drama
- B. A serious drama
- C. Four socially awkward friends take a holiday to Malia after completing their A-levels - becoming one of Britain's most commercially successful comedy films
- D. A historical film
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What is 'Palm Springs' (2020) on Hulu and what it does with the time loop comedy genre?
- A. A serious drama
- B. A Groundhog Day-influenced comedy where multiple characters are trapped in the same repeating wedding day - creating a more philosophically complex and emotionally genuine variation on the time loop structure
- C. A conventional romantic film
- D. A horror film
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Who plays Phil Connors in 'Groundhog Day' (1993)?
- A. John Candy
- B. Chevy Chase
- C. Bill Murray
- D. Steve Martin
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What is 'Elf' (2003) starring Will Ferrell about?
- A. A Christmas horror
- B. A political satire
- C. A human raised among elves at the North Pole who travels to New York City to find his biological father - a Christmas comedy whose Will Ferrell character became one of cinema's great innocents
- D. A romantic drama
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What is 'Rush Hour' (1998) and how did it establish Jackie Chan in American cinema?
- A. A serious action film
- B. A martial arts drama
- C. A romantic comedy
- D. A Hong Kong detective paired with an American cop in Los Angeles - Jackie Chan's physical comedy and Chris Tucker's verbal comedy created a cross-cultural comedy dynamic
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Who plays the lead in 'I, Tonya' (2017) and how does the film blend drama and dark comedy?
- A. Amy Adams in a pure comedy
- B. Jennifer Lawrence in a straight drama
- C. Reese Witherspoon in a pure drama
- D. Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding - using mockumentary confessional interviews that create comedy through competing unreliable narrators while also telling a genuinely affecting story of class and ambition
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Who played Austin Powers in the comedy spy franchise and also played the villain?
- A. Jim Carrey
- B. Will Ferrell
- C. Mike Myers
- D. Adam Sandler
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What is the plot of 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' (1994) that made Hugh Grant an international star?
- A. A war film
- B. A crime thriller
- C. A horror comedy
- D. A charming but commitment-phobic Englishman attends a series of friends' weddings while falling for an American woman who keeps appearing at the same events
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What is 'The Producers' (1967) by Mel Brooks about?
- A. A Western
- B. A serious drama
- C. A Broadway producer and his accountant realise they could make more money from a flop than a hit - and deliberately produce the worst play possible (Springtime for Hitler)
- D. A romantic comedy
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Which comedy features Bill Murray as a weatherman stuck in a time loop?
- A. Lost in Translation
- B. What About Bob?
- C. Scrooged
- D. Groundhog Day
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What is the significance of 'Beverly Hills Cop' (1984) for Eddie Murphy's career?
- A. His final film
- B. A film where he had a supporting role
- C. A minor film in his career
- D. His first major solo film vehicle - demonstrating that a Black comedian could anchor a mainstream Hollywood action comedy without compromising his identity - and becoming the highest-grossing film of 1984
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In 'Dumb and Dumber', who plays the two leads?
- A. Mike Myers and Dana Carvey
- B. Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn
- C. Adam Sandler and Rob Schneider
- D. Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels
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What is the premise of 'Wayne's World' (1992) based on the SNL sketch?
- A. A spy film
- B. Two suburban heavy metal enthusiasts run a public access television show from a basement and are approached by a sleazy television executive wanting to commercialise it
- C. A romantic comedy
- D. A sports film
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What is the plot of 'Airplane!' (1980) and why is it considered the greatest spoof film?
- A. A parody of 1970s disaster films where an ex-fighter pilot must land a plane after the crew is incapacitated by food poisoning - crammed with visual gags, puns, and absurdist comedy at a rate of approximately three per minute
- B. A romantic comedy
- C. A straight adventure film
- D. A serious aviation drama
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Who starred as Derek Zoolander in the 2001 comedy?
- A. Owen Wilson
- B. Ben Stiller
- C. Jim Carrey
- D. Will Ferrell