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101 50’s Movie Trivia Questions That Are The Bee’s Knees

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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