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Quiz about Read Plot  Name Movie

Read Plot - Name Movie Trivia Quiz


Here are 20 capsules of plots of well-known movies of past and present. Can you match them with their titles?

A multiple-choice quiz by mickeygreeneyes. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
75,491
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
13 / 20
Plays
9377
Last 3 plays: Guest 107 (19/20), Guest 175 (14/20), Guest 201 (18/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. A famous comedy team tries to survive in an old house chock full of classic horror characters. The Invisible Man makes a cameo 'appearance' at the end. Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. A former cop turned bounty hunter nabs an accountant and tries to take him across the U.S. to collect a reward. Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. A murderer becomes a self-taught scientist while serving a life sentence in a notorious prison. Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. A black man helps some German-speaking nuns build a chapel in Arizona. Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. A naval officer who works in the Pentagon is hunted by authorities who think he's a Soviet spy. Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. An out-of-sequence thriller about an amnesiac searching for his wife's murderer. Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. A group of less-than-expert thieves tries to steal a priceless dagger from an Istanbul museum. Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. A crowd of crazed, greedy people race through the Southwest to find buried loot from a robbery while a cop tries to hone in on the action. Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. A retarded man tries to free a woman and her son from the control of the woman's violent boyfriend. Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. A British secret agent investigates the murder of a man in Jamaica; the trail leads him to the headquarters of an evil scientist. Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. A female cop marries a hold-up man. When they can't have children, they kidnap a rich man's baby, planning to raise him as their own, but violent complications ensue. Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. The military career of a real-life German general in World War II. Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. US army in Hawaii, 1941: a soldier who is also a champion boxer who killed a man in the ring refuses to box, his friend dies after escaping from the stockade, and a sergeant has an affair with his commanding officer's wife. Oh, by the way, the Japanese also attack Pearl Harbor. Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. A sharpshooting Wyoming cowboy in Australia looks for revenge on a murderous villain and his low-life employees. Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. Two idiots from Rhode Island drive to Colorado to return a foxy lady's briefcase. Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. A French boy is neglected and abused by his parents. He gets into trouble at home and in school. He eventually commits a petty crime and gets sent to reform school. The film is based on the director's childhood.

Answer: (4 words - english title - Directed by Francois Truffaut, released 1959)
Question 17 of 20
17. A spoof of the legends of King Arthur and his knights in which 6 very silly Englishmen go looking for a famous relic. Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. Two men accidentally meet while traveling. Each one would like to murder a problem person in their life but is afraid of getting caught. So they decide to 'trade' murders. But will they actually do it? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. A Marine officer becomes commander of an ROTC program at a boarding school, and he and the kids don't like it one bit. Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. A father in N.Y.C. tries to keep his son from falling under the influence of a local mob boss. Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Apr 17 2024 : Guest 107: 19/20
Apr 15 2024 : Guest 175: 14/20
Mar 24 2024 : Guest 201: 18/20
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Mar 20 2024 : Guest 24: 19/20
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. A famous comedy team tries to survive in an old house chock full of classic horror characters. The Invisible Man makes a cameo 'appearance' at the end.

Answer: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

One of A and C's best - even Bela Lugosi joins in.
2. A former cop turned bounty hunter nabs an accountant and tries to take him across the U.S. to collect a reward.

Answer: Midnight Run

De Niro stars in a comedy for a change.
3. A murderer becomes a self-taught scientist while serving a life sentence in a notorious prison.

Answer: The Birdman of Alcatraz

The true story of ornithologist Robert Stroud, played by Burt Lancaster.
4. A black man helps some German-speaking nuns build a chapel in Arizona.

Answer: The Lilies of the Field

Sydney Poitier's Oscar was the first for a black lead actor.
5. A naval officer who works in the Pentagon is hunted by authorities who think he's a Soviet spy.

Answer: No Way Out

Lots of suspense plus a very interesting ending.
6. An out-of-sequence thriller about an amnesiac searching for his wife's murderer.

Answer: Memento

The opening sequence is actually run backwards through the projector.
7. A group of less-than-expert thieves tries to steal a priceless dagger from an Istanbul museum.

Answer: Topkapi

The one thing a red-blooded Turkish man can't resist is - a game of backgammon!
8. A crowd of crazed, greedy people race through the Southwest to find buried loot from a robbery while a cop tries to hone in on the action.

Answer: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

Holds the record for most comedians in a movie.
9. A retarded man tries to free a woman and her son from the control of the woman's violent boyfriend.

Answer: Sling Blade

Billy Bob's first big role.
10. A British secret agent investigates the murder of a man in Jamaica; the trail leads him to the headquarters of an evil scientist.

Answer: Doctor No

The first James Bond movie.
11. A female cop marries a hold-up man. When they can't have children, they kidnap a rich man's baby, planning to raise him as their own, but violent complications ensue.

Answer: Raising Arizona

An early Coen brothers classic.
12. The military career of a real-life German general in World War II.

Answer: The Desert Fox

Sympathetic story of an enemy general not long after the war.
13. US army in Hawaii, 1941: a soldier who is also a champion boxer who killed a man in the ring refuses to box, his friend dies after escaping from the stockade, and a sergeant has an affair with his commanding officer's wife. Oh, by the way, the Japanese also attack Pearl Harbor.

Answer: From Here to Eternity

The make-out scene on the beach was a shocker in 1953, ho hum now.
14. A sharpshooting Wyoming cowboy in Australia looks for revenge on a murderous villain and his low-life employees.

Answer: Quigley Down Under

Alan Rickman sneers better than ever.
15. Two idiots from Rhode Island drive to Colorado to return a foxy lady's briefcase.

Answer: Dumb and Dumber

You mean Aspen really isn't in California?
16. A French boy is neglected and abused by his parents. He gets into trouble at home and in school. He eventually commits a petty crime and gets sent to reform school. The film is based on the director's childhood.

Answer: The Four Hundred Blows

Film was first of a trilogy about Francois Truffaut's life.
17. A spoof of the legends of King Arthur and his knights in which 6 very silly Englishmen go looking for a famous relic.

Answer: Monty Python and the Holy Grail

The boys froze their butts off in Scotland while making this movie.
18. Two men accidentally meet while traveling. Each one would like to murder a problem person in their life but is afraid of getting caught. So they decide to 'trade' murders. But will they actually do it?

Answer: Strangers on a Train

One of Hitchcock's best, released 1951.
19. A Marine officer becomes commander of an ROTC program at a boarding school, and he and the kids don't like it one bit.

Answer: Major Payne

Wrestler Bam Bam Bigelow appears as a hired thug.
20. A father in N.Y.C. tries to keep his son from falling under the influence of a local mob boss.

Answer: A Bronx Tale

De Niro played the father and directed.
Source: Author mickeygreeneyes

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