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