General Knowledge - 55 questions

 

1. What was the first film ever made?

Answer: The first film ever made was 'Roundhay Garden Scene,' shot in 1888 by Louis Le Prince.

 

2. Who directed the iconic film 'Casablanca'?

Answer: Michael Curtiz.

 

3. What was the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture?

Answer: 'Wings' (1927) was the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.

 

4. What is the highest grossing film of all time?

Answer: 'Avatar' (2009) is currently the highest grossing film of all time, earning over $2.8 billion worldwide.

 

5. What was the first film to use the term 'blockbuster'?

Answer: 'Jaws'

 

6. What is the longest film ever made?

Answer: 'Logistics' (2012) holds the Guinness World Record for the longest film ever made, with a runtime of 857 hours, 21 minutes.

 

7. Which film was the first to use the word 'damn'?

Answer: The first film to use the word 'damn' was 'Gone with the Wind' (1939).

 

8. Who directed the classic horror film 'Psycho'?

Answer: Alfred Hitchcock.

 

9. What was the first animated film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture?

Answer: 'Beauty and the Beast' (1991) was the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture.

 

10. Which film won the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature?

Answer: 'Shrek' (2001) won the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

 

11. Who was the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Actor?

Answer: Sidney Poitier won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in 'Lilies of the Field' (1963).

 

12. What is the shortest film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture?

Answer: 'Marty' (1955) has a runtime of 90 minutes and is the shortest film to win Best Picture.

 

13. Who directed the epic film 'Titanic'?

Answer: James Cameron.

 

14. What was the first film to be released on DVD?

Answer: The first film to be released on DVD was the action thriller 'Twister' (1996).

 

15. Who played the role of Jack Dawson in 'Titanic'?

Answer: Leonardo DiCaprio.

 

16. What year did the first 'Star Wars' movie come out?

Answer: 'Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope' was released in 1977.

 

17. Who directed the drama film 'Schindler's List'?

Answer: Steven Spielberg.

 

18. Who played the character of Forrest Gump in the film of the same name?

Answer: Tom Hanks.

 

19. What was the name of the talking snowman in the Disney film 'Frozen'?

Answer: Olaf.

 

20. Who directed the action-packed film 'Die Hard'?

Answer: John McTiernan.

 

21. What was the first feature-length animated film?

Answer: 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' (1937) was the first feature-length animated film.

 

22. Who played the iconic character of Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz'?

Answer: Judy Garland.

 

23. Which film featured the iconic line, 'Here's looking at you, kid'?

Answer: 'Casablanca' (1942).

 

24. Who directed the fantasy-adventure film 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'?

Answer: Peter Jackson.

 

25. What was the first film to be released in color?

Answer: 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939) was the first film to be released in color.

 

26. Who played Batman in Christopher Nolan's 'The Dark Knight' trilogy?

Answer: Christian Bale.

 

27. What was the first film to feature sound?

Answer: 'The Jazz Singer' (1927) was the first feature film to use synchronized sound.

 

28. Who directed the epic drama film 'Lawrence of Arabia'?

Answer: David Lean.

 

29. What year did the first 'Toy Story' movie come out?

Answer: 'Toy Story' was released in 1995.

 

30. Who played the iconic role of Vito Corleone in 'The Godfather'?

Answer: Marlon Brando.

 

31. Who directed the iconic heist film 'Ocean's Eleven'?

Answer: Steven Soderbergh.

 

32. What was the first film to win all 'Big Five' Academy Awards?

Answer: 'It Happened One Night' (1934) was the first film to win all five major Academy Awards - Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay.

 

33. Who played the role of Captain Jack Sparrow in the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' franchise?

Answer: Johnny Depp.

 

34. What was the first film to earn over $1 billion at the box office?

Answer: 'Titanic' (1997) was the first film to earn over $1 billion at the box office.

 

35. Who directed the science fiction film '2001: A Space Odyssey'?

Answer: Stanley Kubrick.

 

36. What was the first film to be released on Blu-ray?

Answer: '50 First Dates' (2004) was the first film to be released on Blu-ray.

 

37. Who played the iconic character of Hannibal Lecter in 'The Silence of the Lambs'?

Answer: Anthony Hopkins.

 

38. What year did the first 'Jurassic Park' movie come out?

Answer: 'Jurassic Park' was released in 1993.

 

39. Who directed the iconic romantic comedy 'Pretty Woman'?

Answer: Garry Marshall.

 

40. What was the first film to be released in IMAX?

Answer: 'Tiger Child' (1989) was the first film to be released in IMAX.

 

41. Who played the role of Neo in 'The Matrix' trilogy?

Answer: Keanu Reeves.

 

42. Who directed the epic action-adventure film 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'?

Answer: Steven Spielberg.

 

43. Who directed the musical film 'Mamma Mia!'?

Answer: Phyllida Lloyd.

 

44. What year did the first 'Harry Potter' movie come out?

Answer: 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' (known as 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' in the US) was released in 2001.

 

45. Who played the iconic role of Darth Vader in the original 'Star Wars' trilogy?

Answer: James Earl Jones provided the voice of Darth Vader, while David Prowse physically played the character.

 

46. What was the first film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture that was also credited to a woman?

Answer: 'The Big House' (1930) was co-written by Frances Marion and was the first film credited to a woman to be nominated for Best Picture.

 

47. Who played the role of Katniss Everdeen in the 'Hunger Games' franchise?

Answer: Jennifer Lawrence.

 

48. What year did the first 'Lord of the Rings' movie come out?

Answer: 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring' was released in 2001.

 

49. Who directed the critically acclaimed drama film 'The Shawshank Redemption'?

Answer: Frank Darabont.

 

50. Who played the iconic character of Marty McFly in the 'Back to the Future' trilogy?

Answer: Michael J. Fox.

 

51. What was the first film to use the term 'Mafia'?

Answer: 'Scarface' (1932) was the first film to use the term 'Mafia'.

 

52. Who played the role of Tony Stark/Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

Answer: Robert Downey Jr.

 

53. Who directed the science fiction film 'Inception'?

Answer: Christopher Nolan.

 

54. Who played the iconic character of Indiana Jones in the film franchise?

Answer: Harrison Ford.

 

55. What was the first film to be released in Dolby Stereo?

Answer: 'A Star Is Born' (1976) was the first film to be released in Dolby Stereo.