Q 01/05

How many Academy Awards did The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King win in 2004?

A) 7

B) 9

C) 11

D) 13

Answer · why

C) 11

It went 11 for 11, the first fantasy film to win Best Picture, and matched the 11-Oscar hauls of Ben-Hur and Titanic.

Q 02/05

In which country were the three Lord of the Rings films shot back-to-back?

A) New Zealand

B) Ireland

C) Scotland

D) Iceland

Answer · why

A) New Zealand

Peter Jackson shot all three films in his native New Zealand from October 1999 to December 2000, using locations such as Matamata for Hobbiton and Mou...

Q 03/05

Which director made the 1987 film The Princess Bride?

A) Rob Reiner

B) Ron Howard

C) Terry Gilliam

D) Ridley Scott

Answer · why

A) Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner directed it from William Goldman's own script, preserving the novel's frame story of a grandfather, played by Peter Falk, reading to his si...

Q 04/05

Which wrestler played the gentle strongman Fezzik in The Princess Bride?

A) The Big Show

B) Hulk Hogan

C) André the Giant

D) Hacksaw Jim Duggan

Answer · why

C) André the Giant

André the Giant, an active WWF wrestler at the time, was the author's first choice for Fezzik; on screen he carries Wallace Shawn, Mandy Patinkin and ...

Q 05/05

Which musician played Jareth the Goblin King in the 1986 film Labyrinth?

A) David Bowie

B) Sting

C) Freddie Mercury

D) Prince

Answer · why

A) David Bowie

David Bowie played Jareth and wrote and sang the film's songs, including 'Magic Dance' and 'As the World Falls Down'; Jennifer Connelly starred as the...