Think you know everything there is to know about the 1950s film industry? Take this 50’s movie quiz to find out! The 1950s were home to the most prolific actors to ever grace the silver screen. Marilyn Monroe, John Wayne, Deborah Kerr, and Frank Sinatra are only four of the decade’s many top box office leaders.
The increased popularity of television threatened the film industry, so they had to adapt quickly. The 1950s brought film lovers technology milestones like Cinerama and CinemaScope and gimmicks like 3-D and Smell-O-Vision.
Many previously unseen genres also became popular because of the consumption wants of a younger generation. This list of 50’s movie trivia questions and answers will test your knowledge and transport you back to an era when passion pits were gangbusters.
Are you looking for more trivia? Check out our 60’s movie, 70’s movie, and 80’s movie trivia. Top it off with some classic movie trivia questions to test your knowledge.
Who is the star in the 1954 movie A Star is Born?
Barbra Streisand
Judy Garland
Marilyn Monroe
Jayne Mansfield
Brigitte Bardot was a 50s movie star from which country?
Poland
France
Spain
Egypt
What season was Bing Crosby singing about in the 1954 White movie?
Easter
Halloween
Summer
Christmas
Peyton Place is set in which part of America?
Midwest
Florida
Alaska
New England
1953 movie Mogambo is set in which country?
India
Australia
Kenya
Egypt
Troops from which country are running the camp in Bridge on the River Kwai?
Japan
India
Australia
China
What is the first name of the main character in A Streetcar Named Desire?
Marguerite
Phyllis
Blanche
Emerald
What type of movie is Carousel, released in 1956?
Musical
Thriller
Sci-Fi
Horror
The 1959 movie was called Anatomy of a what?
Murder
Animal
Skeleton
Robbery
What food are Lady and the Tramp eating in the 1955 Disney movie?
Pizza
Spaghetti
Burgers
Steak
The African Queen is which type of transport?
Bus
Train
Boat
Plane
A 1954 movie took viewers how many leagues under the sea?
2500
5000
20000
10000
Who plays Benjamin Trane in 1954 movie Vera Cruz?
Frank Sinatra
Charlton Heston
Bing Crosby
Gary Cooper
What word goes between Strategic and Command in the 1955 movie?
Water
Land
Ocean
Air
In which country was 50s movie star Elizabeth Taylor born?
Canada
Australia
Spain
England
Who plays Victor Frankenstein in the 1957 movie?
Peter Sellers
Charlton Heston
Peter Cushing
Burt Lancaster
Who stars with Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in Some Like it Hot?
Kim Novak
Marilyn Monroe
Jayne Mansfield
Vivien Leigh
From Here to Eternity is set in which part of the US?
Montana
New England
California
Hawaii
1956 movie And God Created Woman made a star of which European actress?
Tippi Hedren
Ursula Andress
Britt Ekland
Brigitte Bardot
Charlton Heston plays which Biblical character in The 10 Commandments?
Moses
Joseph
Abraham
David
What word goes before Creole in the 1958 Elvis movie?
Prince
King
Lord
Duke
Who stars in 1954 movie A Star is Born?
Judy Garland
Rita Hayworth
Bette Davis
Vivien Leigh
What is the setting for 1956 movie Trapeze?
Hospital
Cruise ship
Bank
Circus
1955 movie East Of Eden was adapted from whose book?
Charles Dickens
Harper Lee
John Steinbeck
Agatha Christie
Which king’s mines were a subject of a 1950 movie?
Samurai
Solomon
Samuel
Sanderson
One of the biggest movies of the decade, what is the running time of Ben Hur?
1hr 43m
3hr 32m
2hr 22m
5hr 2m
12 Angry Men is set in which building?
Hospital
Courthouse
Army Barracks
Prison
Who played the female lead in From Here to Eternity?
Deborah Kerr
Jayne Mansfield
Marilyn Monroe
Natalie Wood
Who was told to beware in the title of the 1952 movie?
Artist
Soldier
Pilot
Sailor
The movie Sayonara is set in which country?
Japan
Thailand
Vietnam
Malaysia
What part of the Pacific featured in the 1958 musical movie?
North
South
West
East
Where was the gunfight in the 1957 movie?
AK Corral
DK Corral
OK Corral
MK Corral
What character does Burt Lancaster play in Gunfight at the OK Corral?
Wyatt Earp
Butch Cassidy
Annie Oakley
Ned Kelly
The 1952 movie is the Bad and the what?
Worse
Thieves
Beautiful
Princesses
What was in the Black Lagoon in a 1954 movie?
Zombie
Princess
Monster
Creature
Who plays Pola Debevoise in How to Marry a Millionaire?
Ava Gardner
Judy Garland
Marilyn Monroe
Grace Kelly
What film star’s real name is Norma Jean Baker?
Britt Ekland
Judy Garland
Marilyn Monroe
Bette Davis
Who played Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls?
Dustin Hoffman
Robert Redford
Charlton Heston
Marlon Brando
Which 50s star appeared in Rear Window and Vertigo?
Bob Hope
James Stewart
Cary Grant
Rock Hudson
The Day The Earth Stood Still was which type of movie?
Sci-Fi
Horror
Musical
Western
What was the name of the lead character in Around the World in 80 Days?
Inspector Fix
Phileas Fogg
Theophilus Ticket
Archibald Visa
Who plays Colonel Nicholson in Bridge on the River Kwai?
Alec Guinness
Laurence Olivier
John Gielgud
David Niven
In 1954 the Hitchcock movie said to dial which letter for murder?
K
M
Y
X
What sports star did Marilyn Monroe marry in 1954?
Archie Moore
Sugar Ray Robinson
Joe Di Maggio
Sandy Saddler
What was the name of the girl with the Flying Dutchman in 1951?
Persephone
Pamela
Patricia
Pandora
Which female star plays Leslie Benedict in 1956 movie Giant?
Judy Garland
Doris Day
Elizabeth Taylor
Bette Davis
How many years’ itch was Marilyn Monrose suffering in 1955?
9
5
7
3
12 Angry Men is about a trial for which crime?
Robbery
Kidnapping
Murder
Fraud
Who was the highest earning male film star in 1950?
Gene Kelly
Dustin Hoffman
Richard Burton
John Wayne
Who stars as Major Lloyd ‘Ace’ Gruver in Sayonara?
Marlon Brando
Charlton Heston
Frank Sinatra
Robert Redford
Who stars as Constance MacKenzie in Peyton Place?
Vivien Leigh
Audrey Hepburn
Grace Kelly
Lana Turner
1957 movie Sayonara is set during which conflict?
Vietnam War
World War 2
Boer War
Korean War
Who played Jerry in An American in Paris?
Charlton Heston
Gene Kelly
Bing Crosby
Rock Hudson
Who is the male lead in The African Queen?
Clark Gable
Humphrey Bogart
Gregory Peck
Charlton Heston
In the 1957 movie, David Niven went around the world in how many days?
60
70
80
50
Bridge on the River Kwai is set during which conflict?
English Civil War
World War 2
Vietnam War
World War 1
How did actor James Dean die in 1955?
Heart attack
Car crash
Plane accident
Overdose
1954 action movie Vera Cruz is set in which country?
Egypt
Mexico
Greece
France
Who plays Schatze Page in How to Marry a Millionaire?
Tippi Hedren
Lauren Bacall
Betty Grable
Ava Gardner
Who starred in Rebel Without A Cause?
James Cagney
Clark Gable
Gene Kelly
James Dean
The curse of which character hit the screens in 1957?
Frankenstein
Aliens
Dracula
Godzilla
Who played Lt Cmdr Philip Francis Queeg in The Caine Mutiny?
Gene Kelly
Bing Crosby
Humphrey Bogart
Richard Burton
Who stars in On the Waterfront?
Clark Gable
Marlon Brando
Robert Redford
Gregory Peck
Demetrius and the Gladiators is set in which ancient city?
Babylon
Athens
Rome
Luxor
In which state did James Dean die in a car crash in 1955?
California
Maryland
Texas
Alaska
Jane Russell appeared with which other female star in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?
Marilyn Monroe
Rita Hayworth
Grace Kelly
Jayne Mansfield
Who starred with Elizabeth Taylor in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?
Richard Burton
Paul Newman
Gene Kelly
Charlton Heston
The 1950 Bette Davis and Anne Baxter movie was All About who?
Eve
Penny
Sally
Kate
John Wayne is most associated with which type of films?
Westerns
Musicals
Comedy
Horror
What type of movie was Invasion of the Body Snatchers?
Western
Musical
Comedy
Sci-Fi
Which 1956 movie with Bing Crosby was Grace Kelly’s last before she became a Princess?
High Society
High Noon
The Country Girl
The African Queen
Sky Masterson and Sarah Brown are characters in whicj 50s musical?
Sound of Music
West Side Story
Carousel
Guys and Dolls
Drizella and Anastasia are the sisters of which 1950 Disney heroine?
Snow White
Maid Marion
Cinderella
Princess Anna
What type of movie was Annie Get Your Gun?
Thriller
Musical
Horror
Sci-Fi
What is the name of the Mister in the 1955 movie starring Henry Fonda?
Matthews
Sanders
Roberts
Andrews
1950 movie Louisa starred which future politician?
Jimmy Carter
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Theresa May
Ronald Reagan
Who is the male lead in White Christmas?
Sammy Davis Jr
Bing Crosby
Robert Redford
Gene Kelly
What is Bette Davis’ real first name?
Elizabeth
Esther
Ruth
Mary
What is the job of Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday?
Journalist
Princess
Singer
Nurse
1951 movie Quo Vadis was set in which ancient civilisation?
Egyptian
Roman
Indian
Persian
The 1957 Elvis movie was about which type of rock?
University
Courtroom
Hospital
Jailhouse
Who plays opposite Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday?
Kirk Douglas
Paul Newman
Gregory Peck
Charlton Heston
Who starred in Pillow Talk with Rock Hudson?
Anne Bancroft
Judy Garland
Doris Day
Marilyn Monroe
1950 movie King Solomon’s Mines is set in which continent?
Africa
Europe
South America
Asia
What word completes the title of the Elvis movie, Love Me?
Darling
Tender
Stupid
Tomorrow
What type of movie was 1954’s Animal Farm?
Animation
Sci-Fi
Horror
Musical
Gentlemen prefer what, according to the 1953 movie?
Beer
Blondes
Red heads
Brunettes
What kind of talk were Doris Day and Rock Hudson doing in 1959?
Royal
Underhand
Pillow
Straight
Movie star Grace Kelly became Princess of which state in 1956?
Belgium
Monaco
Singapore
Denmark
Who played Sabrina Fairchild in the 1954 movie?
Vivien Leigh
Marilyn Monroe
Audrey Hepburn
Grace Kelly
1950s star Audrey Hepburn was born in which European country?
Belgium
France
Italy
Netherlands
Who plays opposite Humphrey Bogart in The Barefoot Contessa?
Ava Gardner
Bette Davis
Judy Garland
Grace Kelly
Where is 1953 movie Stalag 17 set?
Prison Camp
Sports Stadium
Hospital
Circus
A 1952 movie was about an affair on which Caribbean island?
St Lucia
Trinidad
Jamaica
Cuba
Which veteran comic played Humphrey in 1950 movie Fancy Pants?
Lucille Ball
Bob Hope
Frank Sinatra
Charlie Chaplin
Grace Kelly, who married Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956, was from which country?
United States
Australia
Scotland
Canada
1959 movie The mommy is set in which century?
18th
20th
16th
19th
In 1956 we were watching a film about the Invasion of the Body what?
Snatchers
Stealers
Murderers
Kidnappers
Who plays Clint Reno in Love Me Tender?
Frank Sinatra
Burt Lancaster
Charlton Heston
Elvis Presley
Mister Roberts is set on which type of transport?
Train
Bus
Aeroplane
Ship
The 1954 movie was about a creature from which color of lagoon?
Green
Black
Blue
Red
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