Quotes, Trivia & Production Quiz
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Movies are remembered not only for their stories and performances but also for their unforgettable quotes, fascinating trivia, and the incredible work that happens behind the scene...
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All 20 questions in this Quotes, Trivia & Production quiz
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What famous improvised line did Harrison Ford deliver in The Empire Strikes Back when Leia says I love you?
- A. I know you do
- B. Always
- C. I love you too
- D. I know that
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What famous production decision did Stanley Kubrick make about the ending of 2001 A Space Odyssey that confused audiences?
- A. He refused to explain the ending saying it was meant to be felt not understood
- B. He added the Star Child sequence at the last minute
- C. He cut 20 minutes after the premiere without informing the studio
- D. He filmed three different endings
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What famous quote from Field of Dreams (1989) is often misremembered?
- A. If you build it fans will arrive
- B. Build it and they shall come
- C. If you build it they will come - the actual line is If you build it he will come
- D. If you build it the crowds will follow
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What is the most quoted line from The Big Lebowski (1998)?
- A. Obviously you're not a golfer
- B. The Dude abides
- C. That rug really tied the room together
- D. This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps
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What production record did 1917 (2019) achieve and how was it accomplished?
- A. It was the most expensive film of 2019
- B. It was shot in reverse chronological order
- C. It used the longest continuous take in cinema history
- D. It was designed to appear as a single continuous real-time shot achieved through long takes and hidden cuts
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What production innovation did Inception (2010) use for the rotating hallway fight scene?
- A. CGI was used entirely for the sequence
- B. Green screen with post-production rotation
- C. A full-scale rotating set was built allowing the camera and actors to tumble together
- D. The actors performed the sequence in zero gravity
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What production technique made the dinosaur sounds in Jurassic Park and who created them?
- A. The actors vocalising sounds that were pitched down
- B. Ben Burtt using synthesised sounds
- C. A combination of lion and bear roars
- D. Gary Rydstrom using recordings of animals including tortoises mating and horses in mud
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What is the famous line from Jerry Maguire (1996) and who delivers it?
- A. You had me at hello - Rene Zellweger
- B. You complete me - Tom Cruise
- C. All three became famous from this film
- D. Show me the money - Cuba Gooding Jr
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What was the budget of The Blair Witch Project (1999) and what techniques made it feel authentic?
- A. Budget $1 million - documentary-style cinematography
- B. Budget $200000 - real forest location filming
- C. Budget $60000 - handheld cameras shot by the actors themselves combined with fake police reports and internet marketing
- D. Budget $500000 - professional shakycam techniques
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What controversial production method did director William Friedkin use on the set of The Exorcist (1973) to get authentic reactions from actors?
- A. He fired a gun on set without warning to shock actors into fearful expressions
- B. All of the above
- C. He showed actors graphic footage before filming
- D. He used genuinely foul smells on set
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What famous production fact is associated with Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood (2007)?
- A. He performed all his own physical stunts
- B. He stayed in character for the entire 6-month shoot refusing to break character off camera
- C. He learned to play the violin for one scene
- D. He refused to speak to anyone on set who was not in character
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Who composed the iconic score for 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'?
- A. John Williams
- B. Nino Rota
- C. Bernard Herrmann
- D. Ennio Morricone
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What production secret explains why the shark in Jaws rarely appeared on screen?
- A. The shark looked unrealistic in early footage
- B. The mechanical shark malfunctioned constantly forcing Spielberg to suggest the shark using music and reactions
- C. Test audiences were not frightened by the shark
- D. Spielberg wanted to build suspense deliberately
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What famous production fact is associated with the making of The Dark Knight (2008)?
- A. The entire film was shot on location with no studio work
- B. It was the first superhero film to use IMAX cameras
- C. Christopher Nolan wrote the script on a single weekend
- D. Heath Ledger directed some of his own scenes
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What does E.T. famously say in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)?
- A. Phone home now
- B. E.T. call home
- C. E.T. phone home
- D. Call Earth
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Which film features the quote May the Force be with you and who says it first?
- A. Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back
- B. Obi-Wan Kenobi in A New Hope
- C. General Dodonna in A New Hope
- D. Luke Skywalker in A New Hope
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What production challenge did Heath Ledger prepare for to play the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008)?
- A. He underwent extreme physical transformation
- B. He studied past Joker portrayals extensively
- C. He isolated himself in a hotel room for a month creating the character's journal voice and mannerisms
- D. He studied clown performance extensively
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What famous production decision did Alfred Hitchcock make about Psycho that was unprecedented at the time?
- A. He refused to allow audiences to enter the cinema after the film had started
- B. He gave away the ending in trailers
- C. He cast only unknown actors
- D. He filmed it in colour for the first time
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What production trivia is associated with the famous opening of Saving Private Ryan (1998)?
- A. Spielberg gave the cast no script for the opening sequence to capture genuine fear and confusion - some actors were genuinely traumatised
- B. The D-Day sequence took 6 months to film
- C. Spielberg used slow-motion photography throughout
- D. Spielberg used real veterans for the battle scenes
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What does the term method acting mean and which famous actor was known for taking it to extremes?
- A. Acting without rehearsal - improvising everything - associated with Marlon Brando
- B. Acting entirely from memory - associated with Laurence Olivier
- C. Deep psychological immersion in a character often maintaining it between takes - associated with Dustin Hoffman and Daniel Day-Lewis
- D. Comedy-based naturalistic acting - associated with Cary Grant