classic movies and characters

Classic movie stars

100

The actress known as the "Queen of Hollywood" and starred in movies like "Gone with the Wind" is:

a) Marilyn Monroe  

b) Audrey Hepburn  

c) Vivien Leigh  

d) Katharine Hepburn

c) Vivien Leigh

200

This actor was famous for his roles in Western films and starred in movies like "High Noon" and "Rio Bravo."

a) John Wayne  

b) Clint Eastwood  

c) Gary Cooper  

d) James Stewart

c)Gary Cooper

300

This legendary actor was known for his roles in films like "The Maltese Falcon," "Casablanca," and "The African Queen."

a) Clark Gable  

b) Humphrey Bogart  

c) Cary Grant  

d) Spencer Tracy

b) Humphrey Bogart

400

This actress was famous for her comedic roles in movies like "Some Like It Hot" and "The Seven Year Itch."

a) Marilyn Monroe  

b) Audrey Hepburn  

c) Lucille Ball  

d) Judy Garland

a)Marilyn Monroe

500

This actor was a major star of the 1930s and 1940s and is remembered for his roles in movies like "It Happened One Night" and "Gone with the Wind."

a) Spencer Tracy  

b) Cary Grant  

c) Clark Gable  

d) James Stewart

c)Clark Gable

600

 This actress, known for her distinctive voice, starred in classic films like "The Philadelphia Story" and "Bringing Up Baby."

a) Audrey Hepburn  

b) Marilyn Monroe  

c) Katharine Hepburn  

d) Bette Davis

c)Katharine Hepburn

700

 This actor was known for his roles in adventure films like "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" and "The Maltese Falcon."

a) Cary Grant  

b) Clark Gable  

c) Humphrey Bogart  

d) James Cagney

c)Humphrey Bogart

800

This actress was a major star of the 1950s and 1960s and won an Academy Award for her role in "Roman Holiday."

a) Grace Kelly  

b) Audrey Hepburn  

c) Elizabeth Taylor  

d) Ingrid Bergman

b) Audrey Hepburn

1930s Films

100

This 1939 film is often considered one of the greatest movies ever made and features the line, "There's no place like home."

a) "Gone with the Wind"  

b) "Citizen Kane"  

c) "The Wizard of Oz"  

d) "Casablanca"

c) "The Wizard of Oz"

200

The 1933 film that was the first feature-length film produced by Walt Disney and featured the character of Mickey Mouse is:

a) "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"

b) "Steamboat Willie"

c) "Fantasia"

d) "The Three Little Pigs"

b) "Steamboat Willie"

300

This 1931 film directed by James Whale is considered a classic of the horror genre and stars Boris Karloff as the monster.

a) "Dracula"

b) "Frankenstein"

c) "The Mummy"

d) "The Invisible Man"

b)"Frankenstein"

400

This 1936 film directed by Charlie Chaplin features his iconic character, The Tramp, facing challenges in the industrialized world.

a) "City Lights"

b) "Modern Times"

c) "The Great Dictator"

d) "The Kid"

b)"Modern Times"

500

 This 1939 film, based on Margaret Mitchell's novel, won multiple Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

a) "Gone with the Wind"

b) "Casablanca"

c) "The Wizard of Oz"

d) "Citizen Kane"

a) "Gone with the Wind"

600

This 1939 film, starring Judy Garland, is a musical fantasy set in the Land of Oz.

a) "Singin' in the Rain"

b) "An American in Paris"

c) "The Wizard of Oz"

d) "Meet Me in St. Louis"

a)"The Wizard of Oz"

700

The 1934 film, directed by Frank Capra, starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in a romantic comedy about a cross-country road trip is:

a)"Bringing Up Baby"  

b) "My Man Godfrey"  

c) "Top Hat"  

d) "It Happened One Night"

d) "It Happened One Night"

800

The 1938 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, which is a suspenseful thriller about a young woman who becomes entangled in a murder plot, is:

a) "Rebecca"  

b) "The Lady Vanishes"  

c) "Shadow of a Doubt"  

d) "North by Northwest"

b)"The Lady Vanishes"

1940s Films

100

The 1942 film starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, a classic romance set during World War II, is

a) "Gone with the Wind"  

b) "Casablanca"  

c) "The Maltese Falcon"  

d) "To Have and Have Not"

b) "Casablanca"

200

The 1946 film directed by Frank Capra, which tells the story of a guardian angel named Clarence who helps a troubled man see the value of his life, is:

a) "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"  

b) "Arsenic and Old Lace"  

c) "The Philadelphia Story"  

d) "It's a Wonderful Life"

d)"It's a Wonderful Life"

300

The 1941 film directed by Orson Welles, known for its innovative use of cinematography and storytelling techniques, is:

a) "Casablanca"  

b) "Citizen Kane"  

c) "The Maltese Falcon"  

d) "Gone with the Wind"

b) "Citizen Kane"

400

The 1948 film directed by John Huston, which follows the story of a group of Americans in search of gold in Mexico, is:

a) "The Maltese Falcon"

b) "Key Largo"

c) "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre"

d) "The African Queen"

c)"The Treasure of the Sierra Madre"

500

The 1944 film directed by Billy Wilder, a film noir classic starring Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck, is:

a) "The Big Sleep"

b) "Laura"

c) "Sunset Boulevard"

d) "Double Indemnity"

d) "Double Indemnity"

600

The 1940 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, a psychological thriller about a man falsely accused of murder, is:

a) "Suspicion"

b) "Foreign Correspondent"

c) "Shadow of a Doubt"

d) "Strangers on a Train"

b) "Foreign Correspondent"

700

 The 1944 film starring Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews, a classic mystery film set in a small town, is

a) "Double Indemnity"

b) "The Big Sleep"

c) "Laura"

d) "Sunset Boulevard"

c) "Laura"

800

The 1940 film directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda, a dramatic portrayal of the events leading up to and following the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, is:

a) "Stagecoach"

b) "My Darling Clementine"

c) "Fort Apache"

d) "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon"

b)"My Darling Clementine"?

1950s Films

100

The 1954 film starring Marlon Brando, a classic drama about a washed-up boxer trying to make a comeback, is

a) "East of Eden"

b) "On the Waterfront"

c) "Rebel Without a Cause"

d) "From Here to Eternity"

b) "On the Waterfront"

200

The 1957 film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Audrey Hepburn, a romantic comedy about a New York socialite in Europe, is:

a) "Roman Holiday"

b) "Sabrina"

c) "Love in the Afternoon"

d) "Funny Face"

c) "Love in the Afternoon"

300

The 1952 film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, a western about a search for a kidnapped boy, is:

a) "The Searchers"

b) "Red River"

c) "Rio Grande"

d) "Fort Apache"

a) The Searchers

400

The 1959 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, a thriller about a former detective caught up in a case of mistaken identity, is:

a) "Rear Window"

b) "North by Northwest"

c) "Vertigo"

d) "Psycho"

b) "North by Northwest"

500

The 1950 film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Gloria Swanson, a drama about a faded silent film star, is:

a) "Some Like It Hot"

b) "Double Indemnity"

c) "The Apartment"

d) "Sunset Boulevard"

d) "Sunset Boulevard"

600

The 1954 film directed by Elia Kazan and starring Marlon Brando, telling the story of a dockworker who rises up against corruption on the waterfront, is:

a) "On the Waterfront"

b) "East of Eden"

c) "Rebel Without a Cause"

d) "From Here to Eternity"

a)"On the Waterfront"

700

The 1952 musical film directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, featuring the iconic song and dance number "Singin' in the Rain," is:

a) "An American in Paris"

b) "Singin' in the Rain"

c) "Gigi"

d) "Meet Me in St. Louis"

b) "Singin' in the Rain"

800

The 1959 Alfred Hitchcock film starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint, following a man who is mistaken for a government agent and must clear his name, is:

a) "Rear Window"

b) "Vertigo"

c) "Psycho"

d) "North by Northwest"

d)"North by Northwest"

Classic TV Sitcoms

100

The classic 1950s sitcom featuring a bumbling but lovable husband named Ricky Ricardo and his zany wife Lucy is:

a) "The Honeymooners"

b) "Father Knows Best"

c) "I Love Lucy"

d) "Leave It to Beaver"

c) "I Love Lucy"

200

The 1950s sitcom that revolves around a suburban family with three children, including a mischievous son named Theodore, is:

a) "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet"

b) "Father knows best"

c) "Dennis the Menace"

d) "Leave It to Beaver"

d) "Leave It to Beaver"

300

The sitcom set in the 1950s and 1960s that follows the lives of a New York City bus driver and his wife in a modest Brooklyn apartment is:

a) "I Love Lucy"

b) "The Honeymooners"

c) "Father Knows Best"

d) "Leave It to Beaver"

b)"The Honeymooners"

400

The sitcom set in the 1950s and 1960s that follows the lives of a New York City bus driver and his wife in a modest Brooklyn apartment is:

a) "I Love Lucy"

b) "The Honeymooners"

c) "Father Knows Best"

d) "Leave It to Beaver"

d) "Leave It to Beaver"

500

The 1950s sitcom that follows the life of a widowed rancher raising his three sons with the help of his father-in-law and the town's sheriff is:

a) "Gunsmoke"

b) "Bonanza"

c) "Rawhide"

d) "The Rifleman"

d) "The Rifleman"

600

The sitcom set in the 1950s, featuring a scatterbrained homemaker and her patient husband in the suburbs of Connecticut, is:

a) "Leave It to Beaver"

b) "I Love Lucy"

c) "The Dick Van Dyke Show"

d) "The Donna Reed Show"

d)"The Donna Reed Show"

700

The 1950s sitcom that follows the antics of a New York City apartment building superintendent and his wife is:

a) "The Honeymooners"

b) "I Love Lucy"

c) "The Dick Van Dyke Show"

d) "Make Room for Daddy"

a) "The Honeymooners"

800

The 1950s sitcom that centers around a widowed sheriff and his young son in the fictional town of Mayberry is:

a) "Gunsmoke"

b) "The Andy Griffith Show"

c) "Rawhide"

d) "Bonanza"

b)"The Andy Griffith Show"

Movie Quotes

100

The famous saying "Here's looking at you, kid" is from the movie:

a) "Gone with the Wind"  

b) "Citizen Kane"  

c) "Casablanca"  

d) "The Maltese Falcon"

c) "Casablanca" (1942)

200

The famous saying "You can't handle the truth!" is from the movie:

a) "12 Angry Men"  

b) "To Kill a Mockingbird"  

c) "The Verdict"  

d) "A Few Good Men"

d) "A Few Good Men" (1992)?

300

The famous saying "May the Force be with you" is from the movie:

a) "The Matrix"  

b) "Star Wars"  

c) "Blade Runner"  

d) "Avatar"

b)"Star Wars" (1977)

400

The famous saying "There's no place like home" is from the movie:

a) "The Wizard of Oz"

b) "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"

c) "It's a Wonderful Life"

d) "Back to the Future"

a)"The Wizard of Oz" (1939)

500

The famous saying "You talking to me?" is from the movie:

a) "Goodfellas"

b) "Taxi Driver"

c) "Raging Bull"

d) "The Godfather"

b) "Taxi Driver" (1976)

600

The famous saying "I'll be back" is from the movie:

a) "Die Hard"

b) "Predator"

c) "Rambo: First Blood Part II"

d) "The Terminator"

d) "The Terminator" (1984)

700

The famous saying "I see dead people" is from the movie:

a) "The Sixth Sense"

b) "The Others"

c) "The Ring"

d) "The Grudge"

a) "The Sixth Sense" (1999)

800

The famous saying "Houston, we have a problem" is from the movie:

a) "Armageddon"

b) "Apollo 13"

c) "The Right Stuff"

d) "Interstellar"

a)"Apollo 13" (1995)

TV Characters

100

This character who is a bumbling but well-meaning father who constantly finds himself in comical situations with his family is:

a) Peter Griffin  

b) Homer Simpson  

c) Tim Taylor  

d) Phil Dunphy

b) Homer Simpson from "The Simpsons"

200

The character who is a brilliant but socially awkward physicist working at Caltech and living with his friends in Pasadena is:

a) Leonard Hofstadter  

b) Sheldon Cooper  

c) Howard Wolowitz  

d) Rajesh Koothrappali

b) Sheldon Cooper from "The Big Bang Theory"

300

The character who is a high school chemistry teacher who turns to cooking methamphetamine after being diagnosed with cancer is:

a) Hank Schrader  

b) Walter White  

c) Saul Goodman  

d) Jesse Pinkman

b) Walter White from "Breaking Bad"

400

The character who is a witty and charming ad executive in the 1960s, struggling with personal demons while navigating the world of advertising, is:

a) Don Draper  

b) Roger Sterling  

c) Pete Campbell  

d) Bert Cooper

a) Don Draper from "Mad Men"

500

The character who is a quirky and lovable forensic anthropologist solving crimes by examining human remains is:

a) Dr. Jennifer Melfi  

b) Dr. Temperance Brennan  

c) Dr. Kate Beckett  

d) Dr. Maura Isles

b)Temperance Brennan from "Bones"

600

The character who is a skilled attorney by day and becomes a vigilante at night to fight crime and corruption in Gotham is:

a) Clark Kent (Superman)  

b) Peter Parker (Spider-Man)  

c) Matt Murdock (Daredevil)  

d) Bruce Wayne (Batman)

c)Matt Murdock/Daredevil from the Marvel Comics universe

700

The character who is a high school chemistry teacher turned ruthless drug lord and adopts the alias Heisenberg is:

a) Walter White  

b) Jesse Pinkman  

c) Gustavo Fring  

d) Saul Goodman

a) Walter White from "Breaking Bad"?

800

 

The character who is a brilliant but eccentric detective solving crimes using exceptional powers of observation and deduction is:

a) Sherlock Holmes  

b) Hercule Poirot  

c) Philip Marlowe  

d) Sam Spade

a) Sherlock Holmes from various adaptations like "Sherlock" or "Elementary"