Movie Quotes Pub Quiz: 30 Iconic Lines, Films & Actors (With Answers)
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Round 1: Classic & Golden Age Cinema Quotes
Which 1942 classic film features the line: 'Here's looking at you, kid'?
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Correct Answer: Casablanca
Quizmaster Note: Spoken by Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine to Ingrid Bergman's Ilsa Lund.
In 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939), what line immediately precedes 'we're not in Kansas anymore'?
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Correct Answer: Toto, I've a feeling
Quizmaster Note: Delivered by Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale.
Which actor delivered the famous line 'Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn' in Gone with the Wind (1939)?
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Correct Answer: Clark Gable
Quizmaster Note: Gable played Rhett Butler; the line was voted AFI's #1 movie quote of all time.
In which 1950 film noir does Norma Desmond say: 'I am big! It's the pictures that got small'?
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Correct Answer: Sunset Boulevard
Quizmaster Note: Gloria Swanson played the aging silent film star Norma Desmond.
Which 1960 psychological horror film features the line: 'A boy's best friend is his mother'?
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Correct Answer: Psycho
Quizmaster Note: Spoken by Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates.
'You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender.' Which 1954 film?
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Correct Answer: On the Waterfront
Quizmaster Note: Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy in the iconic taxi scene with Rod Steiger.
Which 1933 monster film concludes with: 'It was Beauty killed the Beast'?
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Correct Answer: King Kong
Quizmaster Note: Spoken by Robert Armstrong as Carl Denham.
In which 1941 classic does the dying protagonist utter the single word 'Rosebud'?
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Correct Answer: Citizen Kane
Quizmaster Note: Directed, co-written, and starring Orson Welles as Charles Foster Kane.
'Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night.' Which 1950 drama?
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Correct Answer: All About Eve
Quizmaster Note: Delivered by Bette Davis as Margo Channing.
Which 1967 film features the immortal line: 'What we've got here is failure to communicate'?
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Correct Answer: Cool Hand Luke
Quizmaster Note: Spoken by Strother Martin as the Captain.
Round 2: Blockbuster Action & Sci-Fi Quotes
In 'The Empire Strikes Back' (1980), what is Darth Vader's exact response to Luke saying 'He told me enough! He told me you killed him!'?
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Correct Answer: 'No, I am your father.' (Accept: 'No, I am your father')
Quizmaster Note: A common Mandela effect misquotes this line as 'Luke, I am your father.'
Which 1984 sci-fi action film made the three-word phrase 'I'll be back' famous worldwide?
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Correct Answer: The Terminator
Quizmaster Note: Spoken by Arnold Schwarzenegger as the T-800 Cyberdyne Systems Model 101.
In 'The Matrix' (1999), what choice do the red pill and blue pill offer Neo?
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Correct Answer: Red pill reveals truth/reality; blue pill returns to ignorance/Matrix
Quizmaster Note: Spoken by Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus.
'You can't handle the truth!' was shouted by Jack Nicholson in which 1992 courtroom drama?
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Correct Answer: A Few Good Men
Quizmaster Note: Nicholson played Colonel Nathan R. Jessep under cross-examination by Tom Cruise.
Which 1988 action movie features John McClane saying 'Yippee-ki-yay, motherf***er'?
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Correct Answer: Die Hard
Quizmaster Note: Bruce Willis delivered the line during his first radio call with Hans Gruber.
In 'Jurassic Park' (1993), which character says 'Life, uh, finds a way'?
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Correct Answer: Dr. Ian Malcolm (Accept: Jeff Goldblum)
Quizmaster Note: Spoken during the tour vehicle discussion about dinosaur breeding.
'May the Force be with you' was first spoken by which character in Star Wars: Episode IV (1977)?
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Correct Answer: General Jan Dodonna (Accept: Han Solo or Obi-Wan Kenobi)
Quizmaster Note: Dodonna says it during the Death Star briefing; Han says it before the assault.
Which 1995 historical epic features the rallying cry: 'They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!'?
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Correct Answer: Braveheart
Quizmaster Note: Delivered by Mel Gibson as William Wallace at the Battle of Stirling Bridge.
In 'Gladiator' (2000), what does Maximus ask the crowd after slaying opponents in the arena?
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Correct Answer: 'Are you not entertained?'
Quizmaster Note: Russell Crowe won the Academy Award for Best Actor for this role.
'Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer' is a famous quote from which 1974 sequel?
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Correct Answer: The Godfather Part II
Quizmaster Note: Spoken by Al Pacino as Michael Corleone to Frankie Pentangeli.
Round 3: Cult Comedy & 21st Century Cinema
Which 1998 Coen Brothers comedy features the line: 'The Dude abides'?
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Correct Answer: The Big Lebowski
Quizmaster Note: Jeff Bridges played Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski.
In 'Mean Girls' (2004), what day of the week do The Plastics wear pink?
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Correct Answer: Wednesday ('On Wednesdays we wear pink')
Quizmaster Note: Delivered by Amanda Seyfried as Karen Smith.
Which 2008 comic book masterpiece features Heath Ledger asking: 'Why so serious?'?
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Correct Answer: The Dark Knight
Quizmaster Note: Ledger won a posthumous Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
'I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse' is spoken by Marlon Brando in which 1972 film?
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Correct Answer: The Godfather
Quizmaster Note: Vito Corleone comforting Johnny Fontane about a movie role.
In which 1994 Disney animated classic does Rafiki say 'The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it'?
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Correct Answer: The Lion King
Quizmaster Note: Spoken to adult Simba before he returns to Pride Rock.
'Show me the money!' is the defining catchphrase of which 1996 sports drama?
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Correct Answer: Jerry Maguire
Quizmaster Note: Shouted between Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Jr.
In 'Fight Club' (1999), what is both the first and second rule of Fight Club?
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Correct Answer: You do not talk about Fight Club
Quizmaster Note: Spoken by Brad Pitt as Tyler Durden.
'To infinity and beyond!' is the signature phrase of which Pixar character?
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Correct Answer: Buzz Lightyear (Accept: Toy Story)
Quizmaster Note: Voiced by Tim Allen in the original films.
Which 2001 fantasy film features the line: 'One does not simply walk into Mordor'?
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Correct Answer: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Quizmaster Note: Spoken by Sean Bean as Boromir during the Council of Elrond.
In 'Anchorman' (2004), what percentage of the time does Brian Fantana claim Sex Panther works every time?
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Correct Answer: 60% ('60% of the time, it works every time')
Quizmaster Note: Paul Rudd delivered the line as field reporter Brian Fantana.
Official Numerical Estimation Tie-Breakers
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In what exact year was the original film 'Citizen Kane' released in cinemas?
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Exact Answer: 1941
Reference Fact: Premiered on May 1, 1941 at the RKO Palace Theatre in New York City.
How many total Oscars (Academy Awards) did the 1997 film 'Titanic' win out of its 14 nominations?
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Exact Answer: 11 Oscars
Reference Fact: Tied with Ben-Hur (1959) and The Return of the King (2003) for the most Academy Awards won by a single film.
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