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Gatsby's Best Movies Of ALL Time Quiz


So many "Best Of" quizzes don't stretch back far enough. I'm going to start with the 1920's and, by decade, give a film that I thought had great impact. This may be difficult but have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by Gatsby722. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Gatsby722
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8 mins
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184,066
Updated
Dec 03 21
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Question 1 of 10
1. 1920s: This film was the first winner of the Best Picture Oscar. It was released in 1927 and involved two young men who join the Air Service during WWI and a horrible accident occurs as they go. The film was, for it's time, quite something as it showed an occasional flash of color. Was it a great film? Maybe not. But was it entirely groundbreaking? I think so. Can you name it? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. 1930s: What a great decade for films! But there is one that encouraged 2 notable remakes in years to come. This film was about a fledgeling actress named Vicki Lester who meets up with the love of her young life, an established actor named Norman Maine. He is self-destructive and she seems pure as the driven snow. Vicki becomes quite famous as Norman's star begins to fade. Nothing at all came out good as it went. Which 1937 film is this? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. 1940s: A very turbulent decade best describes this one. The war had broken out and war themes were everywhere, especially in the movies. But there was one notable WWII movie that wasn't about gunfights and bombs. It was about coming home after the trauma of being in a war. It, too, starred Frederic March and came out in 1946. Which of these is it? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. 1950s: Another interesting film decade! The spectacles of the 30s and 40s got some challenges (in scope) during this period. There was "Giant", "The Ten Commandments" and "Ben Hur", of course, but it was really an era of acting and actors. We fully discovered Marlon Brando, James Dean, Anna Magnani, Tony Quinn-quite an impressive short list of them named. But there was one film that I will never totally forget in the 1950s. It was about a middle aged housewife whose husband was a back and forth alcoholic. She had lost her little dog, whom she loved as much as she did her wayward spouse. And her character was losing the latter as well. It was surely not the most significant film of 1952, but it gave a lesser known actress a chance to shine in the part she played brilliantly and many actresses later were given that same chance. Awesomely written for the stage by William Inge, which film am I liking here? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. 1960s: Things were getting psychedelic then, but many good films emerged. I'm going to pick the one that sticks with me most. It was another filming of a Broadway play adaptation. It had dazzling choreography, a heartbreaking love story, a make-us-teary-eyed song named "Maria". It even had a Shakespearean twist. The film came out in 1961. Do you remember who The Sharks and The Jets were? Which film is this?

Answer: (Three Words; Natalie Wood was in it.)
Question 6 of 10
6. 1970s: Oh, my! TV was completely in fashion then so the movie industry scrambled a bit to compete. But there was lots of good flicks. The one I'll pick is the only one I paid to see six times. It was 1978. Then the Vietnam war was a big issue and, while this movie kind of made itself up as it went, it made its point in a huge way. Three friends from a a small town in Pennsylvania miraculously end up enlisted and in the same ordeal in Asia at the same time. And they are even in the same place there! One loses his legs, another loses most of his mind and the other one seems to have a grip. Mostly. Which 1978 film was this one? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. 1980s: Things are getting less serious now. It was the Reagan era and money and ticket sales to movies seemed on a very steady course. There was this movie in 1982, arguably considered to be one of the best comedies of all time. A struggling New York actor, mostly reduced to playing vegetables in commercials on TV, decides he'd like to make a little "change" on his resume. In short order he becomes a hit, as a woman, in a popular soap opera. Ah, but the complications are running wild in a hurry. This film, mostly thanks to the lead actor, made sensible comedy a constant feature in film history. Dustin Hoffman should stick to being a man as he looked a bit like your general spinster aunt. But the movie was great. Which film is this?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 8 of 10
8. 1990s: Did I pick "American Beauty"? No, I didn't (but it is on my list)! Did I pick "Titanic"? Nope. A film released in 1993 is the selection here. The movie achieved many things. Most notably it finally gave women directors a spotlight in a critically acclaimed and award winning project. It was about a mute Scottish woman who goes to New Zealand to deal with an arranged marriage there; with her goes her favorite musical instrument and her feisty young daughter. The marriage is a disaster but Ada soon begins giving music lessons to George. Then everything gets stickier. Which film am I addressing?

Answer: (Two Words. "The" being the first. Tickle those ivories!)
Question 9 of 10
9. The New Milennium: Gosh, I don't know what to pick for this new decade. OK, I've decided: I will talk about "the greatest fairy tale never told" (that was the film's tagline, by the way). In this film a reclusive ogre, a wildly talkative donkey and a princess are at odds with a mean midget. We are in the animation age now and this film hit the new high-tech zone just right. Disney set the standard but this movie grabbed a whole new generation of people. Which one is this?

Answer: (One Word; Eddie Murphy was a good donkey!)
Question 10 of 10
10. My All Time Favorite Film: It's hard to pick ten, so picking my favorite is even more exasperating and my choice will surely not be the same as others. We are back to the 1950s, though. In this emotional movie there is a fading southern belle, her rather naive sister and a brute of a brother-in-law. The words are written richly, the acting was awesome and the mood was perfectly depicted. No razzle dazzle in this film, but I shall never forget it or New Orleans or light bulbs or "the kindness of strangers". Which one is my favorite? Hint



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1. 1920s: This film was the first winner of the Best Picture Oscar. It was released in 1927 and involved two young men who join the Air Service during WWI and a horrible accident occurs as they go. The film was, for it's time, quite something as it showed an occasional flash of color. Was it a great film? Maybe not. But was it entirely groundbreaking? I think so. Can you name it?

Answer: Wings

All of the other choices came out in the early 1930s, so none of them won the first Academy Award. In "Wings" the two young men become friends during wartime and one of them unintentionally shot down and killed the other. It starred Charles Buddy Rogers, Richard Arlen, Clara Bow and even a young Gary Cooper.
2. 1930s: What a great decade for films! But there is one that encouraged 2 notable remakes in years to come. This film was about a fledgeling actress named Vicki Lester who meets up with the love of her young life, an established actor named Norman Maine. He is self-destructive and she seems pure as the driven snow. Vicki becomes quite famous as Norman's star begins to fade. Nothing at all came out good as it went. Which 1937 film is this?

Answer: A Star Is Born

James Mason and Judy Garland played the tragic couple in 1954 and Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson took it on in 1976. But Janet Gaynor and Frederic March did it first in "A Star Is Born" in the 30s. The remakes have their own merit (but they both turned into musicals of sorts) while the original was not about music at all.

Another of my all time favorites, Dorothy Parker, helped write the script for the first production.
3. 1940s: A very turbulent decade best describes this one. The war had broken out and war themes were everywhere, especially in the movies. But there was one notable WWII movie that wasn't about gunfights and bombs. It was about coming home after the trauma of being in a war. It, too, starred Frederic March and came out in 1946. Which of these is it?

Answer: The Best Years Of Our Lives

It was a very good film! Named Best Picture Of The Year, it laid the roadmap for more personal and privately probing character studies in the years to come. March, the always reliable Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews and Virginia Mayo gave fine performances. But then there was Harold Russell, too.

A handless first-time actor who astonished everyone in how good he was in the movie. The Picture, March and Russell all picked up Oscars, among others involved.
4. 1950s: Another interesting film decade! The spectacles of the 30s and 40s got some challenges (in scope) during this period. There was "Giant", "The Ten Commandments" and "Ben Hur", of course, but it was really an era of acting and actors. We fully discovered Marlon Brando, James Dean, Anna Magnani, Tony Quinn-quite an impressive short list of them named. But there was one film that I will never totally forget in the 1950s. It was about a middle aged housewife whose husband was a back and forth alcoholic. She had lost her little dog, whom she loved as much as she did her wayward spouse. And her character was losing the latter as well. It was surely not the most significant film of 1952, but it gave a lesser known actress a chance to shine in the part she played brilliantly and many actresses later were given that same chance. Awesomely written for the stage by William Inge, which film am I liking here?

Answer: Come Back, Little Sheba

I obviously love this film. Shirley Booth, playing Lola Delaney, in "Come Back, Little Sheba" was absolutely breathtaking to watch. She was no beauty queen or big name, but she was an actress who ruled the screen in that one. And, for the record, Burt Lancaster, Terry Moore and Richard Jaeckel kept up grandly.

It is true that it is not the most important film ever to be made but I thought it was classic.
5. 1960s: Things were getting psychedelic then, but many good films emerged. I'm going to pick the one that sticks with me most. It was another filming of a Broadway play adaptation. It had dazzling choreography, a heartbreaking love story, a make-us-teary-eyed song named "Maria". It even had a Shakespearean twist. The film came out in 1961. Do you remember who The Sharks and The Jets were? Which film is this?

Answer: West Side Story

Nothing bad to say at all about this one. It was just a perfect collaboration of minds. It may not have represented its time quite realistically but it was one of those films you couldn't help but love. There were several "flashy" musicals in the 60s ("My Fair Lady", "The Sound Of Music", etc.) But none did everything as right as "West Side Story" did. But that's just my opinion...
6. 1970s: Oh, my! TV was completely in fashion then so the movie industry scrambled a bit to compete. But there was lots of good flicks. The one I'll pick is the only one I paid to see six times. It was 1978. Then the Vietnam war was a big issue and, while this movie kind of made itself up as it went, it made its point in a huge way. Three friends from a a small town in Pennsylvania miraculously end up enlisted and in the same ordeal in Asia at the same time. And they are even in the same place there! One loses his legs, another loses most of his mind and the other one seems to have a grip. Mostly. Which 1978 film was this one?

Answer: The Deer Hunter

"Coming Home" was probably more an honest film that year but "The Deer Hunter" really got the brutal emotions of it going. I will never forget those Russian Roulette scenes. Christopher Walken won his Oscar for this film and Meryl Streep got her first nomination for it, too. Robert DeNiro was up for Best Actor. And whatever happened to winning director Michael Cimino? Oh, that's right, now I remember...his next film "Heaven's Gate" pretty much did him in.
7. 1980s: Things are getting less serious now. It was the Reagan era and money and ticket sales to movies seemed on a very steady course. There was this movie in 1982, arguably considered to be one of the best comedies of all time. A struggling New York actor, mostly reduced to playing vegetables in commercials on TV, decides he'd like to make a little "change" on his resume. In short order he becomes a hit, as a woman, in a popular soap opera. Ah, but the complications are running wild in a hurry. This film, mostly thanks to the lead actor, made sensible comedy a constant feature in film history. Dustin Hoffman should stick to being a man as he looked a bit like your general spinster aunt. But the movie was great. Which film is this?

Answer: Tootsie

Hoffman playing a woman? It sounded ridiculous but it worked. Because he was so vital to this project, it launched a number of other lesser known people to join in. It worked well for Jessica Lange and Geena Davis and Teri Garr. It was also a moment to notice Bill Murray (and I won't even address what I consider the best line he delivered in the movie :)). "Some Like It Hot" did it first but "Tootsie" kept the fun going in the 80s.

Note: I almost picked "E.T." for this decade but I think this film was different enough to make it very potent, fun, and memorable. We all know about Spielberg, anyway.
8. 1990s: Did I pick "American Beauty"? No, I didn't (but it is on my list)! Did I pick "Titanic"? Nope. A film released in 1993 is the selection here. The movie achieved many things. Most notably it finally gave women directors a spotlight in a critically acclaimed and award winning project. It was about a mute Scottish woman who goes to New Zealand to deal with an arranged marriage there; with her goes her favorite musical instrument and her feisty young daughter. The marriage is a disaster but Ada soon begins giving music lessons to George. Then everything gets stickier. Which film am I addressing?

Answer: The Piano

Again, "The Piano" was one of those 'little engines that proved it could'. With no exactly huge stars and a story that was completely devoid of special effects or computerized wizardry, it made a big mark. Nominated for eight Oscars, it won three. They were three big ones, though: Best Actress for Holly Hunter, Best Screenplay for Jane Campion and Best Supporting Actress for young Anna Paquin (the poor girl looked like a deer caught in the headlights when she won that unexpected Academy Award!). Seeing Harvey Keitel in a full frontal nude scene was unsettling, but the film was overall very, very good. Sam Neill played the arranged husband who liked to chop off fingers. Yikes.
9. The New Milennium: Gosh, I don't know what to pick for this new decade. OK, I've decided: I will talk about "the greatest fairy tale never told" (that was the film's tagline, by the way). In this film a reclusive ogre, a wildly talkative donkey and a princess are at odds with a mean midget. We are in the animation age now and this film hit the new high-tech zone just right. Disney set the standard but this movie grabbed a whole new generation of people. Which one is this?

Answer: Shrek

Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and others made quite a great contribution to this 2001 film. While animated films have always been popular, "Shrek" stepped it up a notch and became both critically and popularly acclaimed. In rather turbulent times, its whimsy was just what we needed.
10. My All Time Favorite Film: It's hard to pick ten, so picking my favorite is even more exasperating and my choice will surely not be the same as others. We are back to the 1950s, though. In this emotional movie there is a fading southern belle, her rather naive sister and a brute of a brother-in-law. The words are written richly, the acting was awesome and the mood was perfectly depicted. No razzle dazzle in this film, but I shall never forget it or New Orleans or light bulbs or "the kindness of strangers". Which one is my favorite?

Answer: A Streetcar Named Desire

To be honest, seeing "Streetcar" for the first time rocked my world. I then went and read the play, making note of all the changes the movie made about it (censors in the 50s and all), but the film still remains with me. It was the only film that made me wonder: Who am I? Am I Blanche or Stella or Stanley? Then I realized that all of us are all of them combined. Vivien Leigh, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden were Oscar-ed for their work. Oddly enough, Marlon Brando wasn't.

There are so many great films! This quiz is just a hint of them. Hope you had fun with it!
Source: Author Gatsby722

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