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