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 tying Ben-Hur and Titanic for the most Oscars ever won by one film.

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

Director Peter Jackson filmed there from October 1999 to December 2000. Andy Serkis's Gollum was a landmark in performance-capture animation.

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

It preserves the novel's frame story of a grandfather, played by Peter Falk, reading to his sick grandson.

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

Author William Goldman wanted him for the role from the start, but his wrestling schedule delayed filming until he was free.

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

Jim Henson directed the film, Terry Jones wrote it and George Lucas executive produced. Jennifer Connelly starred as the teenager Sarah.