- 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) The Godfather
B) Citizen Kane
C) Psycho
D) It's a Wonderful Life
- 3. Which 1955 film features James Dean as a troubled teenager?
A) Rebel Without a Cause
B) Singin' in the Rain
C) North by Northwest
D) 12 Angry Men
- 4. Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1972?
A) The Godfather
B) Rocky
C) Taxi Driver
D) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- 5. Who directed 'The Shawshank Redemption' (1994)?
A) Christopher Nolan
B) Quentin Tarantino
C) Steven Spielberg
D) Frank Darabont
- 6. Which classic film features a character named Scarlett O'Hara?
A) Singin' in the Rain
B) The Wizard of Oz
C) Gone with the Wind
D) It Happened One Night
- 7. Who played the role of Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939)?
A) Judy Garland
B) Audrey Hepburn
C) Marilyn Monroe
D) Grace Kelly
- 8. Who played the character Vito Corleone in 'The Godfather' (1972)?
A) Robert De Niro
B) Jack Nicholson
C) Marlon Brando
D) Al Pacino
- 9. Which classic film featured the song 'Moon River'?
A) The Sound of Music
B) My Fair Lady
C) Breakfast at Tiffany's
D) West Side Story
- 10. In 'Singin' in the Rain' (1952), who played the role of Don Lockwood?
A) Bing Crosby
B) Frank Sinatra
C) Fred Astaire
D) Gene Kelly
- 11. Which classic film starred Paul Newman as Luke Jackson?
A) Bonnie and Clyde
B) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
C) The Sting
D) Cool Hand Luke
- 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) Chinatown
B) The Shining
C) A Few Good Men
D) Stand by Me
- 14. Who played the character Blanche DuBois in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' (1951)?
A) Katharine Hepburn
B) Ingrid Bergman
C) Bette Davis
D) Vivien Leigh
- 15. Which classic film is known for the line, 'You had me at hello'?
A) When Harry Met Sally
B) Jerry Maguire
C) Love Actually
D) Notting Hill
- 16. Who played the role of Rhett Butler in 'Gone with the Wind' (1939)?
A) Clark Gable
B) Humphrey Bogart
C) Cary Grant
D) Jimmy Stewart
- 17. What classic film features the line, 'Here's Johnny!'?
A) Misery
B) The Shining
C) The Silence of the Lambs
D) Psycho
- 18. Who directed 'Lawrence of Arabia' (1962)?
A) Stanley Kubrick
B) Francis Ford Coppola
C) Alfred Hitchcock
D) David Lean
- 19. In 'The Graduate' (1967), who played the character Mrs. Robinson?
A) Anne Bancroft
B) Audrey Hepburn
C) Grace Kelly
D) Katharine Hepburn
- 20. 'The Godfather Part II' (1974) features a young Vito Corleone played by?
A) Dustin Hoffman
B) Al Pacino
C) Robert De Niro
D) Joe Pesci
- 21. Who played the lead role in 'Vertigo' (1958)?
A) Cary Grant
B) James Stewart
C) Humphrey Bogart
D) Marlon Brando
- 22. Which classic film begins with the line, 'As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster'?
A) Goodfellas
B) Godfather II
C) The Departed
D) Scarface
- 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. In 'Casablanca', who played the character Rick Blaine?
A) Humphrey Bogart
B) Cary Grant
C) Clark Gable
D) Jimmy Stewart
- 25. Who directed the movie 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'?
A) George Cukor
B) Blake Edwards
C) Billy Wilder
D) Howard Hawks
- 26. What classic film is based on the novel 'Red Alert' by Peter George?
A) Lawrence of Arabia
B) Dr. Strangelove
C) Ben-Hur
D) The Great Escape
- 27. In 'Psycho', who played the infamous role of Norman Bates?
A) Anthony Perkins
B) James Stewart
C) Jack Nicholson
D) Robert De Niro
- 28. In which year was the movie 'Gone with the Wind' released?
A) 1945
B) 1965
C) 1939
D) 1955
- 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) The Broadway Melody
B) Wings
C) Grand Hotel
D) All Quiet on the Western Front
- 31. Which classic American film features the character Tony Montana?
A) Pulp Fiction
B) Goodfellas
C) Scarface
D) The Godfather
- 32. Which actress won an Oscar for her role in 'Roman Holiday'?
A) Grace Kelly
B) Katharine Hepburn
C) Ingrid Bergman
D) Audrey Hepburn
- 33. In 'Gone with the Wind', what is the name of the main character played by Vivien Leigh?
A) Scarlett O'Hara
B) Daisy Buchanan
C) Holly Golightly
D) Roxie Hart
- 34. In 'Sunset Boulevard', what is the name of the faded silent movie star played by Gloria Swanson?
A) Norma Desmond
B) Blanche DuBois
C) Eve Harrington
D) Margo Channing
- 35. In the film 'Singing in the Rain', which actor starred with Debbie Reynolds and Gene Kelly?
A) Bing Crosby
B) Donald O'Connor
C) Gene Autry
D) Fred Astaire
- 36. Who directed the movie 'Some Like It Hot'?
A) Billy Wilder
B) Martin Scorsese
C) Stanley Kubrick
D) Francis Ford Coppola
- 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 Philly Fighter
B) The Brooklyn Brawler
C) The Italian Stallion
D) The Jersey Giant
- 39. Which 1941 film featured the character Sam Spade, a private detective, played by Humphrey Bogart?
A) The Big Sleep
B) The Maltese Falcon
C) Double Indemnity
D) Key Largo
- 40. Who directed the 1954 classic film 'On the Waterfront'?
A) John Ford
B) Elia Kazan
C) Howard Hawks
D) Billy Wilder
- 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) John Garfield
B) Alan Ladd
C) Dana Andrews
D) Harold Russell
- 43. Who played the lead role in 'The Grapes of Wrath' (1940)?
A) Gary Cooper
B) Clark Gable
C) James Stewart
D) Henry Fonda
- 44. Which classic Western was directed by John Ford and starred John Wayne?
A) Shane
B) High Noon
C) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
D) The Searchers
- 45. Which classic American film features the line, 'There's no place like home'?
A) Mary Poppins
B) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
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) The Wizard of Oz
C) Casablanca
D) It's a Wonderful Life
- 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) My Fair Lady
D) West Side Story
- 48. In 'Casablanca', who played the character Ilsa Lund?
A) Ingrid Bergman
B) Katharine Hepburn
C) Lauren Bacall
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) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
D) The Seven Year Itch
- 50. Which classic American film features the line, 'I feel the need - the need for speed'?
A) Top Gun
B) Mission: Impossible
C) Independence Day
D) The Terminator
- 51. Who played the role of Atticus Finch in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?
A) Spencer Tracy
B) Henry Fonda
C) James Stewart
D) Gregory Peck
- 52. In 'The Godfather', who is played by Al Pacino?
A) Frederico Corleone
B) Don Vito Corleone
C) Santino Corleone
D) Michael Corleone
- 53. Who directed the movie 'Citizen Kane'?
A) Martin Scorsese
B) Alfred Hitchcock
C) Steven Spielberg
D) Orson Welles
- 54. Who played the lead role in 'Good Will Hunting'?
A) Matt Damon
B) Brad Pitt
C) Johnny Depp
D) Leonardo DiCaprio
- 55. Which classic American film features the line, 'May the force be with you'?
A) Alien
B) The Matrix
C) Blade Runner
D) Star Wars
- 56. Which classic American film features the character Jake Gittes?
A) The French Connection
B) Bonnie and Clyde
C) Cool Hand Luke
D) Chinatown
- 57. Who played the character of Tony Manero in 'Saturday Night Fever'?
A) Al Pacino
B) Sylvester Stallone
C) John Travolta
D) Robert De Niro
- 58. Which classic American film revolves around the life of Charles Foster Kane?
A) Sunset Boulevard
B) Some Like It Hot
C) Citizen Kane
D) The Maltese Falcon
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