From classic quotes to actor anagrams & roles that never were, try our movie quiz to see if you’re film buff or bluffer – The Sun

FROM classic cinema to famous quotes, how much do you really know about the world of feature films? 

Whether it’s Hollywood directors, actor anagrams or movie roles that never were, The Movie Lover’s Quiz Book will test your picture house prowess over 20 cine-themed rounds.

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Here, Laura Stott shares some extracted questions to see how you fare.

Check your answers below. Lights, camera, action . . .  

•  The Movie Lover’s Quiz Book, by Gary Wigglesworth, (Octopus Books, £14.99) is out on September 11. Preorder now at Waterstones. 

FAMOUS QUOTES 

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WHAT films are the ­following quotes from? 

1) I FEEL the need . . . the need for speed! 

a) Top Gun (1986) 

b) Le Mans (1971) 

c) Speed (1994) 

d) Quadrophenia (1979) 

2) OH yeah, who’s the only one here who knows secret ninja moves from the ­government? 

a) Napoleon Dynamite    (2004) 

b) Austin Powers:    International Man Of    Mystery (1997) 

c) Iron Man (2008) 

d) Skyfall (2012) 

3) GET busy living, or get busy dying. 

a) As Good As It Gets (1997) 

b) The Shawshank    Redemption (1994) 

c) The Color Purple (1985) 

d) Dawn Of The Dead    (1978) 

4) HE’S not the Messiah. He’s a very naughty boy! 

a) South Park (1999) 

b) Monty Python’s Life Of    Brian (1979) 

c) Bruce Almighty (2003) 

d) The Last Temptation Of    Christ (1988) 

5) THAT’S the way it ­crumbles, cookie-wise. 

a) The Maltese Falcon    (1941) 

b) Forrest Gump (1994) 

c) The Apartment (1960) 

d) The Menu (2022) 

6) AS God is my witness, I’ll never be hungry again. 

a) The Grapes Of Wrath    (1940) 

b) Saltburn (2023) 

c) Gone With The Wind    (1939) 

d) Pink Flamingos (1972) 

MULTIPLE CHOICE 

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1) WHICH of these “Last” films was released first? 

a) The Last Of The ­Mohicans 

b) Last Tango In Paris 

c) Last Exit To Brooklyn 

2) WHICH of these child stars was born first? 

a) Haley Joel Osment 

b) Daniel Radcliffe 

c) Macaulay Culkin 

3) WHICH of these cartoon characters appeared on ­cinema screens first? 

a) Buzz Lightyear (Toy Story) 

b) Remy (Ratatouille) 

c) Shrek 

4) WHICH of these actors was first to win an Oscar? 

a) Michael Caine 

b) Anthony Hopkins 

c) Meryl Streep 

5) WHICH of these actors named Tom was born first? 

a) Tom Hardy 

b) Tom Cruise 

c) Tom Hanks 

6) WHICH school-based film was released first? 

a) The Breakfast Club 

b) Napoleon Dynamite 

c) Heathers 

ODD ONE OUT 

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1) WHICH of these films was not directed by Spike Lee? 

a) He Got Game (1998) 

b) She’s Gotta Have it    (1986) 

c) They Live (1988) 

2) WHICH of these films was not directed by Alfred Hitchcock? 

a) The Lady Vanishes   (1938) 

b) Woman Of The Year   (1942) 

c) The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) 

3) Which of these films was not directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu? 

a) Babylon (2022) 

b) Birdman (2014) 

c) Babel (2006) 

4) WHICH of these films was not directed by Denis ­Villeneuve? 

a) Dune (2021) 

b) Arrival (2016) 

c) Interstellar (2014) 

5) WHICH film was not directed by Sofia Coppola? 

a) Frida (2002) 

b) Priscilla (2023) 

c) Marie-Antoinette (2006) 

6) WHICH film was not directed by David Lynch? 

a) Mulholland Drive (2001) 

b) Lost Highway (1997) 

c) The Road (2009) 

WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN 

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1) WHICH of these roles did Sean Connery turn down? 

a) Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in    The French Connection    (1971) 

b) Gandalf in The Lord Of    The Rings Trilogy (2001-  2003) 

c) Willy Wonka in Willy    Wonka And The Chocolate    Factory (1971) 

2) WHICH of these roles did Daniel Day-Lewis turn down? 

a) Withnail in Withnail And I    (1987) 

b) Francis “Franco” Begbie    in Trainspotting (1996) 

c) Edward Scissorhands    (1990) 

3) WHICH of these roles did Russell Crowe turn down? 

a) Judge Dredd in Dredd    (2012) 

b) Wolverine in X-Men    (2000) 

c) Iron Man (2008) 

4) WHICH of these roles did Will Smith turn down? 

a) Blade (1998) 

b) Jack Ryan in Patriot    Games (1992) 

c) Neo in The Matrix (1999) 

5) WHICH of these roles did Doris Day turn down? 

a) Mrs Robinson in The    Graduate (1967) 

b) Marion Crane in Psycho    (1960) 

c) Baby Jane Hudson in    Whatever Happened To    Baby Jane (1962) 

6) WHICH of these roles did Michael Keaton turn down? 

A) Peter Venkman in    Ghostbusters (1984) 

b) Michael Dorsey/Dorothy    Michaels in Tootsie (1982) 

c) Axel Foley in Beverly    Hills Cop (1984) 

GUESS THE YEAR 

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IN what year did the following events occur? 

1) THE Bourne Identity, Ice Age, Die Another Day and Catch Me If You Can were released. A Beautiful Mind won Best Picture Oscar. Dudley Moore, Rosemary Clooney and Richard Harris passed away. Amelie became the highest-grossing French-language film in the US ever. 

2) SEVEN, Toy Story, Bad Boys and GoldenEye were released. Forrest Gump won Best Picture Oscar. Lana Turner and Peter Cook passed away. Die Hard With A Vengeance was the top-grossing film worldwide. 

3) TOOTSIE, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial and First Blood were released. Chariots Of Fire won Best Picture Oscar. Ingrid Bergman, Henry Fonda and Marty Feldman passed away. Eddie Redmayne and Kirsten Dunst were born. 

4) DIAMONDS Are Forever, Get Carter, Dirty Harry and Bedknobs And Broomsticks were released. Ewan McGregor, Winona Ryder and Mark Wahlberg were born. Silent film legend Harold Lloyd passed away. 

5) HOME Alone, Pretty Woman, Ghost and Total Recall were released. Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence and Dev Patel were born. Ava Gardner and Greta Garbo passed away. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman got married and released Days Of Thunder. 

6) AVATAR, Up and The Hangover were released. Star Trek was rebooted with Chris Pine as Captain Kirk. Patrick Swayze passed away. 

BRAINSTORMING 

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1) WHICH singer and actor appeared in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Spice World (1997) and Fight Club (1999)? 

2) WHAT comes next in this list of Bourne films? Legacy (2012), Ultimatum (2007) and Supremacy (2004)? 

3) WHICH historical figure was played by Gerard Depardieu, Georges Corraface and Jim Dale in the same year? 

4) WHAT colour appears in the title of films for Seth Rogen in 2011, Tom Hanks in 1999 and Dev Patel in 2021? 

5) WHAT film was the first to be nominated for both Best Picture and Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards? 

6) WHICH French cabaret connects films made by Sidney Lanfield, John Huston and Baz Luhrmann? 

7) WHICH 1999 film has a 2001 sequel with the word “Returns” in it? 

8) IN a 1988 film, Steve Martin and Michael Caine were Dirty Rotten what? 

ACTOR ANAGRAMS 

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UNSCRAMBLE these actors’ names . . .  

1) IT SCOWLED A TON 

2) A NOMINAL PET RAT 

3) WALTZ NEEDS HONING 

4) LOP THE CHERRIES 

5) FINDS A HORROR 

6) ENTERS LOST VALLEYS 

MISSING WORDS 

FILL in the missing word to make a movie title. Each one has a theme. 

1) THEME is weather 

a) Little Miss — (2006) 

b) — And Lightfoot (1974) 

c) A Mighty — (2003) 

d) Black — (1989) 

e) —, Caesar! (2016) 

2) THEME is bands with ­single-word names 

a) The African — (1951) 

b) Punch-Drunk — (2002) 

c) The Trial Of The — 7    (2020) 

d) — Of The Spider Woman    (1985) 

e) — Guy (2021) 

3) THEME is birds 

a) Black — (2010) 

b) Hudson — (1991) 

c) The — Kid (1984) 

d) Red — (2018) 

e) The — Has Landed    (1976) 

4) THEME is ice cream ­flavours 

a) — Sky (2001) 

b) Like Water For — (1992) 

c) — Falls (1999) 

d) The — Blonde (1941) 

e) — And Cigarettes (2003) 

5) THEME is relatives 

a) In The Name Of The —    (1993) 

b) Our Idiot — (2011) 

c) All About My — (1999) 

d) Coal Miner’s — (1980) 

e) — Buck (1989) 

6) THEME is shapes 

a) — Of Sadness (2022) 

b) Dark — (1974) 

c) — Of Friends (1995) 

d) — Of Iron (1977) 

e) Blood — (2006)