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Which Eric Clapton song is used in Martin Scorsese’s movie ‘Goodfellas’ (1990)?
Cocaine’
Cocaine’
Wonderful Tonight’
Wonderful Tonight’
White Room’
White Room’
Sunshine of Your Love’
Sunshine of Your Love’
Who was the director of ‘The Hunger Games’?
Gore Verbinski
Gore Verbinski
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
George Lucas
George Lucas
Gary Ross
Gary Ross
Which was the last of these Woody Allen movies to be released?
Annie Hall
Annie Hall
Hannah and Her Sisters
Hannah and Her Sisters
Sleeper
Sleeper
Bullets Over Broadway
Bullets Over Broadway
In which of these Peter Jackson’s movies was Cate Blanchett not part of the cast?
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ (2013)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ (2013)
Hot Fuzz’ (2007)
Hot Fuzz’ (2007)
The Lovely Bones’ (2009)
The Lovely Bones’ (2009)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ (2001)
In which of these Sidney Lumet movies was Sean Connery not part of the cast?
The Hill’ (1965)
The Hill’ (1965)
The Appointment’ (1969)
The Appointment’ (1969)
The Anderson Tapes’ (1971)
The Anderson Tapes’ (1971)
Murder on the Orient Express’ (1974)
Murder on the Orient Express’ (1974)
In which of these George Cukor’s movies was Katharine Hepburn not part of the cast?
A Bill of Divorcement’ (1932)
A Bill of Divorcement’ (1932)
Pat and Mike’ (1952)
Pat and Mike’ (1952)
A Star Is Born’ (1954)
A Star Is Born’ (1954)
The Philadelphia Story’ (1940)
The Philadelphia Story’ (1940)
Which of these actors won an Academy Award for his performance in an Elia Kazan’s movie?
Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck
Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger
Lee J. Cobb
Lee J. Cobb
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
Which of these movies by Martin Scorsese was released Earliest?
Goodfellas
Goodfellas
Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York
Casino
Casino
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
Which actress has been married to film directors David Lynch and Martin Scorsese?
Barbara Windsor
Barbara Windsor
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini
Julie Goodyear
Julie Goodyear
Which actor/director was behind the films ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘Manhattan’?
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Kenneth Brannagh
Kenneth Brannagh
Who was the director of Mulholland Drive?
David Lynch
David Lynch
Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar
Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott
Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson
Who was the director of Lincoln?
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow
Ang Lee
Ang Lee
Tom Hooper
Tom Hooper
What was the name of the character played by Quentin Tarantino in his movie ‘Pulp Fiction’ (1994)?
Jules Winnfield
Jules Winnfield
Jimmie Dimmick
Jimmie Dimmick
Vincent Vega
Vincent Vega
Marsellus Wallace
Marsellus Wallace
Which of these won the Best Director Oscar EARLIER than the others?
Ron Howard
Ron Howard
Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson
Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes
Ang Lee
Ang Lee
Where was Roman Polanski born?
Cairo
Cairo
Beirut
Beirut
Paris
Paris
Warsaw
Warsaw
Which actor produced the 2007 movie ‘Juno’ ?
John Malkovich
John Malkovich
John Cusack
John Cusack
Edward Norton
Edward Norton
Gabriel Byrne
Gabriel Byrne
What was Charles Chaplin’s middle name?
Charlie
Charlie
Spencer
Spencer
William
William
Haywood
Haywood
Which 2004 film, directed by Mike Nicholls concerns two obsessive couples whose intimacy pushes them further apart?
The Breakfast Club
The Breakfast Club
Closer
Closer
Carnal Knowledge
Carnal Knowledge
Stranger Than Fiction
Stranger Than Fiction
Who was the director of ‘Inglourious Basterds’?
David O. Russell
David O. Russell
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Ang Lee
Ang Lee
Who was the director of ‘Black Hawk Down’?
Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson
Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott
John Madden
John Madden
Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar
Who directed the film ‘JFK’?
James Cameron
James Cameron
David Lynch
David Lynch
Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner
Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
Who was the director of The Hurt Locker?
Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow
David Fincher
David Fincher
Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson
Danny Boyle
Danny Boyle
For which of his movies did Oliver Stone win the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, Director’s Guild and BAFTA?
Platoon’ (1986)
Platoon’ (1986)
Nixon’ (1995)
Nixon’ (1995)
Born on the Fourth of July’ (1989)
Born on the Fourth of July’ (1989)
JFK’ (1991)
JFK’ (1991)
Who was the director of Chicago?
Peter Weir
Peter Weir
Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola
Rob Marshall
Rob Marshall
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
For which of these movies was Ridley Scott not nominated for an Academy Award for Best director?
The Martian’ (2015)
The Martian’ (2015)
Thelma & Louise’ (1991)
Thelma & Louise’ (1991)
Black Hawk Down’ (2001)
Black Hawk Down’ (2001)
Gladiator’ (2000)
Gladiator’ (2000)
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