Q 01/05

James Cameron's Titanic tied which 1959 epic's record for most Academy Awards won, a mark The Return of the King later matched?

A) Ben-Hur

B) Gone with the Wind

C) Lawrence of Arabia

D) The Sound of Music

Answer · why

A) Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur won 11 Oscars in 1960, a haul that stood alone for 38 years; MGM, in deep financial trouble, had staked a record budget of about $15 million o...

Q 02/05

In the Wachowskis' 1999 film, which colour pill does Neo swallow to learn the truth about the simulation?

A) Blue

B) Green

C) Red

D) Yellow

Answer · why

C) Red

Neo swallows the red pill Morpheus offers; the blue pill would have returned him to his old life, while the red one wakes him in the real world. 'Red ...

Q 03/05

John Hammond's dinosaur theme park in Jurassic Park (1993) sits on which fictional island?

A) Isla Sorna

B) Isla Nublar

C) Isla Muerta

D) Isla Cristal

Answer · why

B) Isla Nublar

Isla Nublar, off Costa Rica, was filmed on Kauai, where Hurricane Iniki struck on the last scheduled day of the shoot; footage of the storm battering ...

Q 04/05

Which Tom Hanks film features the famous line 'Life was like a box of chocolates'?

A) Cast Away

B) Philadelphia

C) Forrest Gump

D) The Green Mile

Answer · why

C) Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump: the line opens the life story Forrest tells strangers from a bus-stop bench in Savannah; the role won Tom Hanks his second Best Actor Os...

Q 05/05

Who directed Pulp Fiction (1994)?

A) Quentin Tarantino

B) Martin Scorsese

C) David Fincher

D) Steven Spielberg

Answer · why

A) Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino wrote and directed Pulp Fiction on a modest budget; its success revived John Travolta's career and earned him a Best Actor nominatio...