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Quiz about My Favorite Movies of 1976
Quiz about My Favorite Movies of 1976

My Favorite Movies of 1976 Trivia Quiz

In 1976, I was a teenager, and like most others of my age group, movies were one of my main sources of entertainment. I was lucky enough to have seen most of these films in the theater when first released, and I have most of them in my collection.

A multiple-choice quiz by Reamar42. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Reamar42
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
408,881
Updated
Apr 18 22
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
11 / 15
Plays
1730
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 68 (10/15), Guest 174 (12/15), Guest 68 (11/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. This movie is about a newspaper reporter covering a story involving a hotel break-in which leads to something far bigger. Can you name it? Hint


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Question 2 of 15
2. What is the name of this movie, about an extraterrestrial who is corrupted by his exposure to human vices? Hint


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Question 3 of 15
3. Can you name this comedy about the everyday goings-on at a Los Angeles business? Hint


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Question 4 of 15
4. What is this film called, a story about an insomniac New York City cab driver who turns vigilante? Hint


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Question 5 of 15
5. This film is about a tormented teenage girl and how she eventually gets revenge on those who humiliated her. Do you know the name of this movie? Hint


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Question 6 of 15
6. This comedy is about a producer who comes up with a novel way to make a personal comeback and save his studio from a takeover. What is it called? Hint


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Question 7 of 15
7. Can you name this movie, about a search for an adopted child whose natural aunt wishes to leave him a fortune? Hint


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Question 8 of 15
8. This film is about a TV program director at a failing network who comes up with novel ways to improve ratings. What is it called? Hint


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Question 9 of 15
9. In this Western, a reluctant bank robber spends an afternoon with a local widow, while his gang is caught robbing the town bank. The widow later writes a book about the encounter, which becomes a best seller. Hint


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Question 10 of 15
10. Can you name this movie, a story about a dying gunfighter who rents a room at a boardinghouse run by a widow and her teenage son? Hint


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Question 11 of 15
11. During the 1950s, a New York restaurant cashier becomes a TV script writer, although the work is not his own. Do you know the name of this film? Hint


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Question 12 of 15
12. A Confederate Civil War veteran who refuses to surrender is pursued by ex-Union guerrillas in this film. Can you name it? Hint


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Question 13 of 15
13. In this science fiction movie, a member of an elite police unit becomes a fugitive when he refused to carry out his duties. What is it called? Hint


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Question 14 of 15
14. This film tells the story of one of the most important battles of World War II in the Pacific Theater. Do you know the name of this movie? Hint


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Question 15 of 15
15. What is the name of this movie, in which a graduate student becomes involved with war criminals and stolen diamonds? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This movie is about a newspaper reporter covering a story involving a hotel break-in which leads to something far bigger. Can you name it?

Answer: All The President's Men

 Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford play reporters for the "Washington Post" who team up to uncover the truth behind the Watergate scandal, which led to President Richard Nixon's resignation.
2. What is the name of this movie, about an extraterrestrial who is corrupted by his exposure to human vices?

Answer: The Man Who Fell to Earth

 David Bowie stars as an alien who comes to Earth seeking water for his drought-stricken world. Before he can send the water back to his planet, he becomes addicted to human ways.
3. Can you name this comedy about the everyday goings-on at a Los Angeles business?

Answer: Car Wash

 "Car Wash" is a film about the interactions between customers and the staff of a Los Angeles car washing business. Characters include an ex-convict foreman trying to stay out of trouble, a black militant angry with society, a phony evangelist living the good life on parishioner's donations, a cross-dresser, and the owner's pot-smoking son.
4. What is this film called, a story about an insomniac New York City cab driver who turns vigilante?

Answer: Taxi Driver

 Martin Scorsese directed this film about a New York cabbie and Vietnam veteran who is disgusted by the crime and vice he sees all around. He decides to save a teenage prostitute from her pimp, violently killing several people in the process. The film stars Robert DeNiro and Jodie Foster.
5. This film is about a tormented teenage girl and how she eventually gets revenge on those who humiliated her. Do you know the name of this movie?

Answer: Carrie

 An adaptation of Stephen King's novel about a naive high school girl named Carrie, who is teased by her classmates at school and browbeaten by her religious fanatic mother at home. An incident at the prom unleashes her kinetic powers. The film stars Sissy Spacek, Nancy Allen, and Piper Laurie.
6. This comedy is about a producer who comes up with a novel way to make a personal comeback and save his studio from a takeover. What is it called?

Answer: Silent Movie

 Mel Brooks directed and stars in this film, where a recovered alcoholic and movie producer talks the studio head into financing a silent movie. Meanwhile, a huge conglomerate is plotting to take over the studio and tries to prevent the film from being made. The film also stars Dom Deluise and Marty Feldman.
7. Can you name this movie, about a search for an adopted child whose natural aunt wishes to leave him a fortune?

Answer: Family Plot

 In Alfred Hitchcock's final film, a fake psychic and her boyfriend attempt to find a wealthy woman's nephew, who had been adopted years ago. The nephew and his girlfriend turn out be kidnappers who hold millionaires for ransom. The film stars William Devane, Bruce Dern, and Karen Black.
8. This film is about a TV program director at a failing network who comes up with novel ways to improve ratings. What is it called?

Answer: Network

 William Holden is an aging TV executive who has an affair with an ambitious program director, played by Faye Dunaway. In pursuit of higher ratings, Dunaway goes for shock value and turns serious news segments into entertainment.
9. In this Western, a reluctant bank robber spends an afternoon with a local widow, while his gang is caught robbing the town bank. The widow later writes a book about the encounter, which becomes a best seller.

Answer: From Noon Til' Three

 Charles Bronson stars as Graham, a bank robber who wants no part of his gang's latest job. While his compatriots think he is stealing a horse, he spends the afternoon with a widowed ranch owner. The couple fall in love, and the widow (Jill Ireland) writes a popular romance about the encounter.
10. Can you name this movie, a story about a dying gunfighter who rents a room at a boardinghouse run by a widow and her teenage son?

Answer: The Shootist

 In John Wayne's last film, he plays a dying gunfighter who rents a room from a Carson City, Nevada widow (Lauren Bacall), intending to die there after being diagnosed with cancer. Wayne is bothered by people trying to cash in on his death, while he and his landlady and her son (Ron Howard) grow closer.
11. During the 1950s, a New York restaurant cashier becomes a TV script writer, although the work is not his own. Do you know the name of this film?

Answer: The Front

 In 1953 America, during the McCarthy era when the hunt for Communists in the entertainment industry was at its height, a blacklisted TV scriptwriter uses a restaurant cashier (Woody Allen) as a substitute to get his work approved. The scheme is so successful that the cashier takes on other writers and becomes famous.
12. A Confederate Civil War veteran who refuses to surrender is pursued by ex-Union guerrillas in this film. Can you name it?

Answer: The Outlaw Josey Wales

 Clint Eastwood stars as Josey Wales, a Missouri farmer who joins Confederate guerrillas after his family is murdered by Union irregulars. When his unit surrenders and are all killed by the Federal troops, Wales and his group of followers head for Mexico, pursued by a vengeful Union officer and his men.
13. In this science fiction movie, a member of an elite police unit becomes a fugitive when he refused to carry out his duties. What is it called?

Answer: Logan's Run

 In the year 2274, mankind lives under climate controlled domes. By law, everyone must commit suicide by age 30. A member of a police unit, nearing the mandatory suicide age, escapes and is hunted by other members of the force. The film stars Michael York, Jenny Agutter, and Richard Jordan.
14. This film tells the story of one of the most important battles of World War II in the Pacific Theater. Do you know the name of this movie?

Answer: Midway

 "Midway" is a fairly accurate account of the June, 1942 battle in which the Americans, having broken the Japanese naval code, ambushed a Japanese invasion force heading for Midway Island. The film stars Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, Toshiro Mifune, Glenn Ford, and Hal Holbrook. The film was remade in 2017.
15. What is the name of this movie, in which a graduate student becomes involved with war criminals and stolen diamonds?

Answer: Marathon Man

 Dustin Hoffman plays a running enthusiast and PHD candidate whose brother, a government agent, provides stolen diamonds to a Nazi war criminal in exchange for information on other fugitives. When his brother is killed, Hoffman is abducted and tortured to find out how much his brother revealed to him about his job. The film also stars Laurence Olivier and Roy Scheider.
Source: Author Reamar42

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