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