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Quiz about Movies Named by Year
Quiz about Movies Named by Year

Movies Named by Year Trivia Quiz


Some movies are titled simply by the year they are set. I'll describe the movie, and you provide the title year. (If a movie has more than just the year in the title, I just expect the number)

A multiple-choice quiz by TonyTheDad. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
TonyTheDad
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
33,350
Updated
Feb 22 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1372
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Question 1 of 10
1. This movie stars Edmond O'Brien, Michael Redgrave, and Donald Pleasence. It's about a future totalitarian society, and one man's rebellion to it by falling in love.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 2 of 10
2. This comedy shows the paranoia growing in California the week after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, HI.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 3 of 10
3. A mysterious monolith is found on the moon just before a manned mission to Jupiter goes awry, when the computer starts killing the crew.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 4 of 10
4. Sequel to the previous question. A following mission goes to Jupiter to discover what went wrong. They also find the true purpose of the monolith.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 5 of 10
5. Christopher Columbus discovers America. (Stars Gerard Depardieu.)

Answer: (One Word)
Question 6 of 10
6. A 1972 film of a Broadway musical comedy. It's about the events leading to the writing of the Declaration of Independence.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 7 of 10
7. This 1976 Robert De Niro and Gerard Depardieu film follows the lives of two Italian men from boyhood to manhood, as their country is affected by Fascism and Communism. The title is the year that the story starts.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 8 of 10
8. Matthew Broderick stars in this movie set during the 1st World War. The residents of a small Texas town are torn not only by effects of the war, but a influenza epidemic sweeping the town and the country.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 9 of 10
9. This 1966 blatantly incorrect historically (or pre-historically) film details the adventures of a caveman Tumak as he faces volcanos, dinosaurs, and unfriendly tribes. '___________ Years, B.C.'

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 10 of 10
10. This documentary follows the bands Sonic Youth and Nirvana as they toured Europe.

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This movie stars Edmond O'Brien, Michael Redgrave, and Donald Pleasence. It's about a future totalitarian society, and one man's rebellion to it by falling in love.

Answer: 1984

Based of the novel by George Orwell. The title year was simply the year Orwell wrote the book, 1948, with the last two digits swapped.
2. This comedy shows the paranoia growing in California the week after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, HI.

Answer: 1941

Starring John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty, and Tim Matheson.
3. A mysterious monolith is found on the moon just before a manned mission to Jupiter goes awry, when the computer starts killing the crew.

Answer: 2001

Full title: '2001: A Space Odyssey'
4. Sequel to the previous question. A following mission goes to Jupiter to discover what went wrong. They also find the true purpose of the monolith.

Answer: 2010

Starring Roy Scheider and John Lithgow.
5. Christopher Columbus discovers America. (Stars Gerard Depardieu.)

Answer: 1492

Full title: '1492: Conquest of Paradise'
6. A 1972 film of a Broadway musical comedy. It's about the events leading to the writing of the Declaration of Independence.

Answer: 1776

Starring William Daniels, Ken Howard, and Blythe Danner.
7. This 1976 Robert De Niro and Gerard Depardieu film follows the lives of two Italian men from boyhood to manhood, as their country is affected by Fascism and Communism. The title is the year that the story starts.

Answer: 1900

8. Matthew Broderick stars in this movie set during the 1st World War. The residents of a small Texas town are torn not only by effects of the war, but a influenza epidemic sweeping the town and the country.

Answer: 1918

9. This 1966 blatantly incorrect historically (or pre-historically) film details the adventures of a caveman Tumak as he faces volcanos, dinosaurs, and unfriendly tribes. '___________ Years, B.C.'

Answer: One Million

Stars Raquel Welch sporting a fur bikini! Yow!
10. This documentary follows the bands Sonic Youth and Nirvana as they toured Europe.

Answer: 1991

Full Title: '1991: The Year Punk Broke'
Source: Author TonyTheDad

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