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
  1. What famous quote is associated with Clint Eastwood's Man With No Name in The Good The Bad and The Ugly and its production?

    • A. You see in this world there's two kinds of people
    • B. Keep your hands where I can see them
    • C. There's two kinds of people in this world and then there's me
    • D. Get three coffins ready
  2. In Apocalypse Now which famous line does Kilgore say while the battle rages around him?

    • A. Nothing beats the smell of burning jungle
    • B. War - it smells of victory
    • C. I love the smell of battle in the morning
    • D. I love the smell of napalm in the morning
  3. What production technique did Alfonso Cuaron use in the opening scene of Children of Men (2006)?

    • A. A genuine single continuous shot lasting approximately 4 minutes
    • B. Multiple camera angles edited seamlessly
    • C. A locked-off static camera
    • D. CGI to simulate a continuous shot
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. What famous production fact about Parasite (2019) concerns its production design?

    • A. CGI was used for the house exteriors
    • B. All locations were real Seoul locations
    • C. Production designer Lee Ha-jun built the entire Park family house from scratch as a specially constructed set
    • D. The entire film was shot on location in real houses
  7. 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
  8. What production trivia is associated with the filming of The Shawshank Redemption (1994)?

    • A. The film was shot entirely on a studio backlot
    • B. The lead actor was replaced two weeks into filming
    • C. The prison scenes were filmed in a real functioning prison
    • D. The film was shot at the Ohio State Reformatory a historic prison that had housed actual inmates
  9. 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
  10. Who said You talking to me in which 1976 film?

    • A. Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver
    • B. Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
    • C. Dustin Hoffman in Marathon Man
    • D. Al Pacino in Scarface
  11. What production technique was pioneered in Gravity (2013) to create the zero-gravity environment?

    • A. A revolutionary LED lighting cube combined with wire rigs and CGI to create believable weightlessness
    • B. Entirely CGI with actors on static sets
    • C. Underwater filming to simulate weightlessness
    • D. Real zero-gravity filming on a parabolic flight
  12. What was the first feature film to use motion capture technology for a main character?

    • A. Final Fantasy The Spirits Within
    • B. Beowulf
    • C. Monster House
    • D. The Polar Express
  13. What is the trivia behind the iconic chest-burster scene in Alien (1979)?

    • A. The cast were all aware it would be gory
    • B. Only John Hurt knew the full extent of what would happen - the other actors' shocked reactions were genuine
    • C. It was entirely CGI
    • D. It took three weeks to film
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. What is the production trivia behind Robert De Niro's weight gain for Raging Bull (1980)?

    • A. He gained approximately 60 pounds by eating his way through Europe and America
    • B. He used CGI to appear heavier
    • C. He used a fat suit
    • D. He wore padded costumes for the later scenes
  17. What is the production trivia behind the famous car transformation in Transformers (2007)?

    • A. The Bumblebee car was a real Camaro donated by General Motors
    • B. All vehicles were entirely CGI throughout
    • C. The cars were 1970s models found in junkyards
    • D. Paramount partnered with General Motors to feature real vehicles with custom CGI transformations - the Camaro was a newly designed concept car created for the film
  18. What production innovation did Avatar (2009) bring to cinema beyond its box office performance?

    • A. It introduced motion capture for background characters
    • B. It introduced digital sound to mainstream cinema
    • C. It popularised 3D filmmaking and drove the installation of digital 3D projectors in cinemas worldwide
    • D. It was the first film shot in 8K resolution
  19. What production fact about the Titanic (1997) is frequently cited about its running time?

    • A. At 3 hours and 14 minutes it is almost exactly as long as it took the real Titanic to sink which was about 2 hours and 40 minutes
    • B. It was longer than the actual sinking of the Titanic
    • C. James Cameron refused to cut the film below three hours
    • D. The film was originally six hours long
  20. What is the production trivia behind the casting of Rocky (1976)?

    • A. Stallone wrote the script in three days and insisted on playing the lead despite studios wanting a major star - threatening to sell only if he was cast
    • B. United Artists agreed immediately to cast Sylvester Stallone
    • C. Rocky was originally conceived as a musical
    • D. The film was shot over two years