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