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Classic Movies for Experts Trivia Quizzes

35 quizzes and 400 trivia questions.

Classic Films 2 popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

25 Qns

Just pick the actor or actress who starred in all three movies.

Tough, 25 Qns, MCCONN09, Jan 11 19

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Jan 11 19
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Professorjon's Classic Movies Trivia popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

15 questions about great movies. Good luck.

Difficult, 15 Qns, professorjon, Jun 16 10

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Classic Films of the '30s, '40s and '50s. popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

These classic films from the '30s, '40s and '50s all have something in common. See if you can work it out in question 10. The false answers for each question also have something in common.

Tough, 10 Qns, dericpw, Jan 18 06

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American Film Noir great trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

20 Qns

This quiz deals with authentic black and white American 'Films Noir' of the 1940s and 1950s. I will be following up with part 2 shortly. Let me know what you think. Good luck!

Tough, 20 Qns, ziptaan, Mar 12 23

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Mar 12 23
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Senior Movie Stars popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

I can't answer questions about the latest Austin Power flicks or about Adam Sandler. But the following questions are from 'my era.' So, if you remember the stars of the 40s and 50s, then this quiz is gonna' be really easy.

Tough, 10 Qns, dbljw, Jul 09 20

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Jul 09 20
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Professorjon's Classic Movie Quiz 2

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Ten questions revolving around classic movies.

Difficult, 10 Qns, professorjon, Nov 21 04

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Best Movies of Best Stars

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

My votes for the best movies by some of the old, classic stars.

Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, Apr 03 10

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Professorjon's Classic Movies 3

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Ten questions on classic films.

Tough, 10 Qns, professorjon, Jul 31 12

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Movie Oldies but Goodies popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This is a quiz about various films I have enjoyed.

Tough, 10 Qns, andycapp, Aug 27 11

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Warner Brothers Classics popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Try these 10 questions about classic Warner Brothers films from the 1930s and 1940s.

Tough, 10 Qns, buckmanboston, Feb 26 14

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Quick Question

Who played the evil daughter in 'Mildred Pierce'?

From Quiz "American Film Noir"

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Best of the Best

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

A look at the best of the old classics in a variety of categories.

Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, Jun 01 13

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More Best Stars, Best Movies popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Another look at the best movies of the old, classic stars.

Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, Jun 14 19

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Jun 14 19
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Movie Doctors and Lawyers popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here are a few of the old movies that have been built around doctors and lawyers. You probably know some of them.

Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, Jan 11 19

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Jan 11 19
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Movie Detectives and Mysteries popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's a look at some detectives and some mysteries from Hollywood.

Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, Jan 11 19

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Jan 11 19
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More Forgotten Leading Men

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Another look at some of the stars of yesterday that aren't noticed very much today.

Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, Jan 11 19

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Jan 11 19
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Great Roles the Stars Bypassed

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Many of the great stars unwisely bypassed (or unfortunately lost) some great roles in some classic movies.

Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, Jan 22 20

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Jan 22 20
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Cavalcade of Classic Romantic Dramas

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz takes a look at some representative movies from different types of romantic dramas.

Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, May 17 04

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Character Actors

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Character actors from classic movies.

Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, Jun 27 17

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Jun 27 17
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Universal Monsters

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz is on the classic horror films that I grew up with. I hope you enjoy this quiz as much as much as I enjoy the classics. Good luck, and most of all, have fun with it.

Difficult, 10 Qns, Shaw67, Oct 09 03

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Classic Movie - Which one is NOT their movie?

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

You have to identify the movie in which each of the actors listed did NOT appear.

Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, Jan 11 19

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Jan 11 19
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When Legends Work Together

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's a look at some classic movies which teamed some legendary stars.

Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, Nov 15 11

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History Movies

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

A quiz about movies dealing with historical subjects. (Note: it's not at all American-oriented).

Tough, 15 Qns, jeffa, Apr 09 23

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Apr 09 23
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Starred In What 2

Multiple Choice

25 Qns

I'll give you the actor you tell me which movie he or she DID appear in.

Tough, 25 Qns, MCCONN09, May 28 12

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Classic Supporting Actors

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's another look at some solid supporting actors.

Difficult, 10 Qns, robert362, Jun 11 13

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Notorious Movies and Actors

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Another look at some movies and actors who are remembered for unfortunate reasons.

Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, Jul 28 14

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Classic Movies From American Literature

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Classic movies that derive from classic American literature.

Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, Jan 11 19

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Jan 11 19
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Old Geezers

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Many movies have "old geezers" who are colorful and crusty sidekicks or curmudgeons. Here's a look at some of the best.

Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, Jan 11 19

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Jan 11 19
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Classic Movies on the Brain

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

I will give you the stars, plot and the year of a movie. All I need from you is the title. Good luck and have fun!

Tough, 10 Qns, Aerowynne, Oct 25 23

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Oct 25 23
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Vintage Movies

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Do you love old movies? Below are some questions from some of my favorites - if you are an old movie buff like me, they should prove pretty easy. Good luck!

Difficult, 10 Qns, msgene, Jan 23 04

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Sad Endings

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

"The hero often fails" - or, at least he sometimes dies at the movie's end. (That's okay when he's playing a villain, but it's disturbing otherwise.)

Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, Jul 18 07

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Moral Issues in Movies

Multiple Choice

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A look at some interesting moral questions that appear in assorted movies.

Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, May 30 23

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May 30 23
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Interesting Movie Pairings

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here are some interesting star 'teamings'. Name the movies.

Difficult, 10 Qns, robert362, Oct 09 03

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Movie Nostalgia

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

It is fun remembering the old movies.

Difficult, 10 Qns, finlady, Apr 25 05

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Classic TV Actors in Movie Roles

Multiple Choice

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Like George Reeves ("Superman") in "Gone With the Wind" or Jim Backus ("Gilligan's Island") in "Rebel Without a Cause", actors that we know best from classic television often show up in interesting movie roles. Some questions are tough!

Difficult, 10 Qns, robert362, Feb 19 23

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Feb 19 23
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Classic Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Many Hollywood great classic comedies deal with remarriage. How well do you know them?

Tough, 10 Qns, youm, Jan 22 20

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Classic Movies for Experts Trivia Questions

1. In which film is Richard Hannay an innocent bystander, caught in a web of intrigue when a beautiful spy is killed in his apartment? He escapes by train to the Scottish Highlands, pursued by the police and an enemy spy organisation.

From Quiz Classic Films of the '30s, '40s and '50s.

Answer: The 39 Steps

This is one of Alfred Hitchcock's finest spy films, based on the 1915 John Buchan classic novel, and starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. In the book the 39 steps refers to the number of steps on a cliff, where a German spy ring will smuggle secrets offshore to the steam yacht 'Ariadne'. In the film it refers to the name of the actual spy organisation. The other films were also directed by Hitchcock. "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1934) was Hitchcock's last film prior to making "The 39 Steps" in 1935 and "Secret Agent" and "Sabotage" were the films he made immediately following, in 1936.

2. Spencer Tracy and Clark Gable worked together in "Boom Town". Both were interested in the same woman. Who was she?

From Quiz When Legends Work Together

Answer: Claudette Colbert

This was an enjoyable movie with two top stars. (Gable got the girl.) Heddy Lamarr was also in the cast. (Tracy and Gable also teamed in "San Francisco".)

3. Jack Lemmon's character is killed at the end of "The China Syndrome". Why?

From Quiz Sad Endings

Answer: Whistle-blowing

Jack knows (or strongly suspects) that the nuclear plant is unsafe. He wants to blow the whistle, but others are opposed to the idea.

4. Arthur Kennedy turns up in a variety of fine movies - and always does a first class job. He played a composer in "City for Conquest"; who played his boxer brother?

From Quiz Classic Supporting Actors

Answer: James Cagney

James Cagney does a good job (as always)in this enjoyable movie. Curiously, Kennedy again played the younger brother to a boxer when he co-starred with Kirk Douglas in "Champion". John Garfield starred in the boxing movie "Body and Soul". Steve McQueen starred with Kennedy in "Nevada Smith".

5. In "Fail Safe", President Henry Fonda decides to make up for the destruction of a Soviet city by voluntarily destroying an American one. Which U.S. city does he select?

From Quiz Moral Issues in Movies

Answer: New York

Interesting issue. To maintain the uneasy "balance" of the Cold War, the President avoids major conflict by killing millions of people. Hard to believe it could ever happen. Could it be justified: the certain death of many versus the possible death of so many more?

6. Norman Fell was fine in his comedic role as Mr. Roper in "Three's Company" - but he also turned in fine dramatic performances. Which movie included him in the cast?

From Quiz Classic TV Actors in Movie Roles

Answer: Bullitt

He plays a hard-nosed cop. Nice job. John Banner ("Hogan's Heroes") has a small role in "36 Hours" - again as a German soldier. Werner Klemperer (also from "Hogan") plays a prionser in "Nuremberg".

7. In the 1962 classic film "The Manchurian Candidate", what is the card that sets the wheels in motion?

From Quiz Professorjon's Classic Movies 3

Answer: The queen of diamonds

Laurence Harvey stars in the 1962 film "The Manchurian Candidate" as Raymond Shaw, an officer returning from the Korean war. Frank Sinatra stars as the officer who begins to piece together what happened in Korea.

8. Who plays the hired assassin Rowley in Alfred Hitchcock's "Foreign Correspondent"?

From Quiz Professorjon's Classic Movie Quiz 2

Answer: Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn was generally known for playing good guys. Among his other roles are the Captain in Hitchcock's "The Trouble With Harry" and his Oscar winning role as Santa in "Miracle on 34th Street". The other three actors listed all co-starred in the 1941 film "The Maltese Falcon".

9. Which Bogart movie included Walter Brennan in the cast?

From Quiz Old Geezers

Answer: To Have and Have Not

Brennan played Bogie's not-too-swift sidekick. Brennan, a repeat Oscar winner, had a fine career with many great supporting performances along the way. Later, it was tv: "Real McCoys" and "Guns of Will Sonnett".

10. Kim Novak was the female lead in "Vertigo", but Hitchcock's first choice for the role was someone else. Who?

From Quiz Great Roles the Stars Bypassed

Answer: Vera Miles

Miles was the actress of choice for the role - but she got pregnant. Hitchcock was not a happy camper.

11. Alan Ladd's best movie was definitely "Shane". Van Heflin did a great job in a supporting role as the farmer. Who played Heflin's wife?

From Quiz More Best Stars, Best Movies

Answer: Jean Arthur

Her last role - and a good one. With Jack Palance, Ben Johnson and the unlucky Brandon de Wilde as the little boy. One of the best westerns ever (if not the best.)

12. Kirk Douglas was fine in "Champion", but his best movie has to be "Spartacus". Against whom was he pitted in the arena?

From Quiz Best Movies of Best Stars

Answer: Woody Strode

Strode had him dead to rights, but couldn't go through with it. Ireland played a fellow gladiator, Gavin was Julius Caesar and McGraw was the instructor of the gladiators. Excellent movie.

13. "Cleopatra" (The Elizabeth Taylor version) is best remembered for the Taylor-Burton-Fisher triangle. It also caused incredible financial problems for the studio that produced it. What studio was it?

From Quiz Notorious Movies and Actors

Answer: Twentieth Century Fox

A truly mediocre movie that gave new meaning to the words "over budget".

14. Henry Fonda starred as Tom Joad in the movie version of John Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath'. Who played Ma Joad?

From Quiz Classic Movies From American Literature

Answer: Jane Darwell

Darwell also starred with Fonda in 'The Ox-Bow Incident'. Both movies were quite good.

15. Unrequited Love: The classic in this genre may be 'Of Human Bondage'. Leslie Howard (the protagonist in the best version of the movie) is hung up on young Bette Davis. What are his two other interests?

From Quiz Cavalcade of Classic Romantic Dramas

Answer: Medicine, Art

He's a medical student who also has an interest in painting. His infatuation with Davis (and her indifference to him) prove costly in this tale by Somerset Maugham. (The movie was remade with Laurence Harvey and Kim Novak.)

16. What is the name of the dog in the 1938 movie "Bringing Up Baby"?

From Quiz Professorjon's Classic Movies Trivia

Answer: George

George helps set events in motion by stealing a rare dinosaur bone and burying it. Further complications arise when 'Baby' (a leopard) arrives and chases off with George preventing the scientist (Cary Grant)from retrieving the rare bone. The movie also starred Katharine Hepburn and Charles Ruggles.

17. This 1971 movie starred Michael Jayston and Janet Suzman, and dealt with the final years of the Russian Ruling House. Its name was?

From Quiz History Movies

Answer: Nicholas and Alexandra

Directed by Franklin Schaffner ('Patton'), it's long and at times slow, but worth watching for the sets, the costumes, and the acting, especially Michael Bryant as Lenin and Tom Baker as Rasputin.

18. From what classic film would you find the phrase 'I meddled in things that man must leave alone'?

From Quiz Universal Monsters

Answer: The Invisible Man

It was stated that to be invisible, you had to be nude. But when Jack Griffin was chased into the snow, he left shoe prints, not bare footprints. This was known as a blooper.

19. 'What we have here is failure to communicate'. Who said it?

From Quiz Character Actors

Answer: Strother Martin

Martin delivered the line in 'Cool Hand Luke'. He also appeared with Paul Newman in 'Butch Cassidy'. Mazurki is known for his tough guy roles. Devine is known for his raspy voice and his roles as 'the sidekick'. Sakall is better known as 'cuddles'.

20. Charlton Heston and Kim Basinger

From Quiz Interesting Movie Pairings

Answer: The Mother Lode

Heston with a scottish accent.

21. 'Gone With The Wind': Often considered to be the best movie of all-time. What was distinctive about Rhett's lady friend, Belle?

From Quiz Best of the Best

Answer: Her hair color

Bright red hair. What can you say about the movie that hasn't been said before?

22. Which 1964 beach classic starring Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello and Don Rickles was about a contessa that eyes a girl's guy as a gym owner's bodybuilders eye their beach?

From Quiz Classic Movies on the Brain

Answer: Muscle Beach Party

This was director William Asher's second beach movie.

23. Paul Newman played a private eye in 'Harper'. Who played his ex-wife?

From Quiz Movie Detectives and Mysteries

Answer: Janet Leigh

All 4 were in the movie

24. 'Anatomy of A Murder' had an interesting cast which included Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara and George C Scott. What actor had the lead role as a defense attorney?

From Quiz Movie Doctors and Lawyers

Answer: James Stewart

Phyllis Diller once referred to herself as 'the murder of an anatomy'. Nice play on words.

25. Who is not a cast member of the 1949 Best Picture Oscar winner 'All The Kings Men'?

From Quiz Movie Oldies but Goodies

Answer: Lew Ayers

Broderick Crawford won Best Actor and Mercedes McCambridge won Best Supporting Actress for this film.

26. Name the last movie Humphrey Bogart made.

From Quiz Senior Movie Stars

Answer: The Harder They Fall

In 'The Harder They Fall' (1956), Bogey played sportswriter Eddie Willis who tries to right some of the wrongs of the world of boxing. 'The African Queen' (1951) featured Bogart's Oscar-winning portrayal of Charlie Allnut.

27. Who played the title character in 'Laura'?

From Quiz Vintage Movies

Answer: Gene Tierney

28. 'There is no such thing as a bad boy.' is a quote from the movie ______ __________.

From Quiz Movie Nostalgia

Answer: Boys Town & Boy's Town

29. In this 1934 film an 18 year old ship's mate is accused of smuggling a secret letter from Napoleon, and is imprisoned in the Chateau d'If. Years later he escapes to revenge himself on his accusers.

From Quiz Classic Films of the '30s, '40s and '50s.

Answer: The Count Of Monte Cristo

This version of "The Count Of Monte Cristo" is generally considered the best screen adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas novel, and the story remains faithful to the book. It was Robert Donat's only film made in America and, due to asthma, he would not again star in a swashbuckling role. The other films are all pirate swashbucklers starring Errol Flynn.

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