- 1. Classic American films often reflect the cultural values and historical context of their time. These films showcase iconic moments in American history, reveal societal norms and challenges, and provide a window into the country's collective imagination. From the Golden Age of Hollywood to modern blockbusters, American cinema has produced timeless masterpieces that continue to captivate audiences worldwide. The enduring appeal of these films lies in their ability to evoke nostalgia, inspire reflection, and spark conversations about the complexities of the American experience.
Who directed the movie 'Gone with the Wind' (1939)?
A) John Ford
B) Victor Fleming
C) Alfred Hitchcock
D) Stanley Kubrick
- 2. Which classic film features the character Norman Bates?
A) Psycho
B) It's a Wonderful Life
C) Citizen Kane
D) The Godfather
- 3. Which 1955 film features James Dean as a troubled teenager?
A) Singin' in the Rain
B) Rebel Without a Cause
C) North by Northwest
D) 12 Angry Men
- 4. Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1972?
A) The Godfather
B) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
C) Rocky
D) Taxi Driver
- 5. Who directed 'The Shawshank Redemption' (1994)?
A) Frank Darabont
B) Christopher Nolan
C) Quentin Tarantino
D) Steven Spielberg
- 6. Which classic film features a character named Scarlett O'Hara?
A) Singin' in the Rain
B) The Wizard of Oz
C) It Happened One Night
D) Gone with the Wind
- 7. Who played the role of Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939)?
A) Judy Garland
B) Grace Kelly
C) Audrey Hepburn
D) Marilyn Monroe
- 8. Who played the character Vito Corleone in 'The Godfather' (1972)?
A) Robert De Niro
B) Jack Nicholson
C) Al Pacino
D) Marlon Brando
- 9. Which classic film featured the song 'Moon River'?
A) My Fair Lady
B) The Sound of Music
C) Breakfast at Tiffany's
D) West Side Story
- 10. In 'Singin' in the Rain' (1952), who played the role of Don Lockwood?
A) Bing Crosby
B) Fred Astaire
C) Gene Kelly
D) Frank Sinatra
- 11. Which classic film starred Paul Newman as Luke Jackson?
A) Bonnie and Clyde
B) Cool Hand Luke
C) The Sting
D) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
- 12. Who directed the film 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1946)?
A) Billy Wilder
B) Alfred Hitchcock
C) Frank Capra
D) Orson Welles
- 13. What classic film features the line, 'You can't handle the truth!'?
A) Stand by Me
B) Chinatown
C) A Few Good Men
D) The Shining
- 14. Who played the character Blanche DuBois in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' (1951)?
A) Katharine Hepburn
B) Vivien Leigh
C) Bette Davis
D) Ingrid Bergman
- 15. Which classic film is known for the line, 'You had me at hello'?
A) Jerry Maguire
B) Notting Hill
C) Love Actually
D) When Harry Met Sally
- 16. Who played the role of Rhett Butler in 'Gone with the Wind' (1939)?
A) Humphrey Bogart
B) Cary Grant
C) Jimmy Stewart
D) Clark Gable
- 17. What classic film features the line, 'Here's Johnny!'?
A) The Silence of the Lambs
B) Misery
C) Psycho
D) The Shining
- 18. Who directed 'Lawrence of Arabia' (1962)?
A) Stanley Kubrick
B) Francis Ford Coppola
C) Alfred Hitchcock
D) David Lean
- 19. In 'The Graduate' (1967), who played the character Mrs. Robinson?
A) Katharine Hepburn
B) Anne Bancroft
C) Grace Kelly
D) Audrey Hepburn
- 20. 'The Godfather Part II' (1974) features a young Vito Corleone played by?
A) Robert De Niro
B) Al Pacino
C) Joe Pesci
D) Dustin Hoffman
- 21. Who played the lead role in 'Vertigo' (1958)?
A) Cary Grant
B) Marlon Brando
C) James Stewart
D) Humphrey Bogart
- 22. Which classic film begins with the line, 'As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster'?
A) Godfather II
B) Scarface
C) The Departed
D) Goodfellas
- 23. Who played the iconic role of Charlie Chaplin in 'Chaplin' (1992)?
A) Robert Downey Jr.
B) Tom Hanks
C) Leonardo DiCaprio
D) Johnny Depp
- 24. Who directed the movie 'Citizen Kane'?
A) Orson Welles
B) Alfred Hitchcock
C) Steven Spielberg
D) Martin Scorsese
- 25. Which classic American film features the line, 'Here's looking at you, kid'?
A) Gone with the Wind
B) Casablanca
C) The Wizard of Oz
D) It's a Wonderful Life
- 26. In 'The Godfather', who is played by Al Pacino?
A) Michael Corleone
B) Santino Corleone
C) Don Vito Corleone
D) Frederico Corleone
- 27. Which classic American film revolves around the life of Charles Foster Kane?
A) Citizen Kane
B) The Maltese Falcon
C) Some Like It Hot
D) Sunset Boulevard
- 28. Who played the role of Atticus Finch in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?
A) Spencer Tracy
B) Gregory Peck
C) Henry Fonda
D) James Stewart
- 29. Which classic American film features the line, 'There's no place like home'?
A) The Wizard of Oz
B) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
C) The Sound of Music
D) Mary Poppins
- 30. In 'Casablanca', who played the character Rick Blaine?
A) Cary Grant
B) Jimmy Stewart
C) Humphrey Bogart
D) Clark Gable
- 31. Which classic American film features the character Jake Gittes?
A) The French Connection
B) Cool Hand Luke
C) Chinatown
D) Bonnie and Clyde
- 32. Who directed the movie 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'?
A) Billy Wilder
B) Blake Edwards
C) Howard Hawks
D) George Cukor
- 33. Which classic American film features the line, 'You talking to me'?
A) Taxi Driver
B) Rocky
C) Raging Bull
D) Good Will Hunting
- 34. In 'Psycho', who played the infamous role of Norman Bates?
A) Robert De Niro
B) James Stewart
C) Anthony Perkins
D) Jack Nicholson
- 35. Which actress won an Oscar for her role in 'Roman Holiday'?
A) Katharine Hepburn
B) Audrey Hepburn
C) Grace Kelly
D) Ingrid Bergman
- 36. Who played the lead role in 'Good Will Hunting'?
A) Leonardo DiCaprio
B) Brad Pitt
C) Matt Damon
D) Johnny Depp
- 37. Which classic American film features the line, 'I feel the need - the need for speed'?
A) The Terminator
B) Independence Day
C) Mission: Impossible
D) Top Gun
- 38. In 'Casablanca', who played the character Ilsa Lund?
A) Katharine Hepburn
B) Ingrid Bergman
C) Greta Garbo
D) Lauren Bacall
- 39. Who directed the movie 'Some Like It Hot'?
A) Martin Scorsese
B) Billy Wilder
C) Francis Ford Coppola
D) Stanley Kubrick
- 40. Who directed the movie 'Vertigo'?
A) Steven Spielberg
B) Francis Ford Coppola
C) Alfred Hitchcock
D) Woody Allen
- 41. Which classic American film features the line, 'May the force be with you'?
A) Blade Runner
B) The Matrix
C) Alien
D) Star Wars
- 42. In 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid', who played Butch Cassidy?
A) Robert Redford
B) Paul Newman
C) Clint Eastwood
D) Marlon Brando
- 43. Which classic American film features the character Tony Montana?
A) The Godfather
B) Scarface
C) Goodfellas
D) Pulp Fiction
- 44. In which year was the movie 'Gone with the Wind' released?
A) 1945
B) 1955
C) 1965
D) 1939
- 45. What is the nickname of the title character in the film 'Rocky'?
A) The Jersey Giant
B) The Brooklyn Brawler
C) The Italian Stallion
D) The Philly Fighter
- 46. Who played the character of Tony Manero in 'Saturday Night Fever'?
A) John Travolta
B) Al Pacino
C) Sylvester Stallone
D) Robert De Niro
- 47. Which classic film famously features a scene with Marilyn Monroe standing over a subway grate?
A) Some Like It Hot
B) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
C) How to Marry a Millionaire
D) The Seven Year Itch
- 48. Who directed the 1954 classic film 'On the Waterfront'?
A) John Ford
B) Elia Kazan
C) Billy Wilder
D) Howard Hawks
- 49. In the film 'Singing in the Rain', which actor starred with Debbie Reynolds and Gene Kelly?
A) Donald O'Connor
B) Gene Autry
C) Bing Crosby
D) Fred Astaire
- 50. In 'Gone with the Wind', what is the name of the main character played by Vivien Leigh?
A) Roxie Hart
B) Scarlett O'Hara
C) Holly Golightly
D) Daisy Buchanan
- 51. Who played the lead role in 'The Grapes of Wrath' (1940)?
A) Gary Cooper
B) Henry Fonda
C) James Stewart
D) Clark Gable
- 52. Which film had the iconic dance sequence on the stairs performed by Judy Garland?
A) My Fair Lady
B) Meet Me in St. Louis
C) West Side Story
D) An American in Paris
- 53. What classic film is based on the novel 'Red Alert' by Peter George?
A) The Great Escape
B) Dr. Strangelove
C) Ben-Hur
D) Lawrence of Arabia
- 54. Which 1941 film featured the character Sam Spade, a private detective, played by Humphrey Bogart?
A) The Maltese Falcon
B) Key Largo
C) Double Indemnity
D) The Big Sleep
- 55. Which classic Western was directed by John Ford and starred John Wayne?
A) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
B) High Noon
C) The Searchers
D) Shane
- 56. In 'Sunset Boulevard', what is the name of the faded silent movie star played by Gloria Swanson?
A) Norma Desmond
B) Margo Channing
C) Eve Harrington
D) Blanche DuBois
- 57. Which film won the first Academy Award for Best Picture in 1929?
A) Grand Hotel
B) All Quiet on the Western Front
C) Wings
D) The Broadway Melody
- 58. In 'The Best Years of Our Lives', who played the returning veteran Homer Parrish?
A) Harold Russell
B) Alan Ladd
C) John Garfield
D) Dana Andrews
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