- 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) Stanley Kubrick
B) Alfred Hitchcock
C) John Ford
D) Victor Fleming
- 2. Which classic film features the character Norman Bates?
A) It's a Wonderful Life
B) Psycho
C) Citizen Kane
D) The Godfather
- 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) Rocky
D) The Godfather
- 5. Who directed 'The Shawshank Redemption' (1994)?
A) Christopher Nolan
B) Steven Spielberg
C) Quentin Tarantino
D) Frank Darabont
- 6. Which classic film features a character named Scarlett O'Hara?
A) Gone with the Wind
B) It Happened One Night
C) Singin' in the Rain
D) The Wizard of Oz
- 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) Robert De Niro
C) Jack Nicholson
D) Marlon Brando
- 9. Which classic film featured the song 'Moon River'?
A) My Fair Lady
B) Breakfast at Tiffany's
C) West Side Story
D) The Sound of Music
- 10. In 'Singin' in the Rain' (1952), who played the role of Don Lockwood?
A) Gene Kelly
B) Fred Astaire
C) Frank Sinatra
D) Bing Crosby
- 11. Which classic film starred Paul Newman as Luke Jackson?
A) The Sting
B) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
C) Bonnie and Clyde
D) Cool Hand Luke
- 12. Who directed the film 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1946)?
A) Alfred Hitchcock
B) Frank Capra
C) Orson Welles
D) Billy Wilder
- 13. What classic film features the line, 'You can't handle the truth!'?
A) The Shining
B) Stand by Me
C) A Few Good Men
D) Chinatown
- 14. Who played the character Blanche DuBois in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' (1951)?
A) Bette Davis
B) Ingrid Bergman
C) Katharine Hepburn
D) Vivien Leigh
- 15. Which classic film is known for the line, 'You had me at hello'?
A) Love Actually
B) Jerry Maguire
C) Notting Hill
D) When Harry Met Sally
- 16. Who played the role of Rhett Butler in 'Gone with the Wind' (1939)?
A) Humphrey Bogart
B) Cary Grant
C) Clark Gable
D) Jimmy Stewart
- 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) Stanley Kubrick
B) Francis Ford Coppola
C) David Lean
D) Alfred Hitchcock
- 19. In 'The Graduate' (1967), who played the character Mrs. Robinson?
A) Audrey Hepburn
B) Anne Bancroft
C) Katharine Hepburn
D) Grace Kelly
- 20. 'The Godfather Part II' (1974) features a young Vito Corleone played by?
A) Robert De Niro
B) Joe Pesci
C) Dustin Hoffman
D) Al Pacino
- 21. Who played the lead role in 'Vertigo' (1958)?
A) Humphrey Bogart
B) James Stewart
C) Cary Grant
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) Scarface
C) Godfather II
D) The Departed
- 23. Who played the iconic role of Charlie Chaplin in 'Chaplin' (1992)?
A) Leonardo DiCaprio
B) Tom Hanks
C) Robert Downey Jr.
D) Johnny Depp
- 24. In 'Casablanca', who played the character Rick Blaine?
A) Cary Grant
B) Humphrey Bogart
C) Jimmy Stewart
D) Clark Gable
- 25. Who directed the movie 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'?
A) Billy Wilder
B) Blake Edwards
C) Howard Hawks
D) George Cukor
- 26. What classic film is based on the novel 'Red Alert' by Peter George?
A) Lawrence of Arabia
B) Ben-Hur
C) Dr. Strangelove
D) The Great Escape
- 27. In 'Psycho', who played the infamous role of Norman Bates?
A) Anthony Perkins
B) Jack Nicholson
C) James Stewart
D) Robert De Niro
- 28. In which year was the movie 'Gone with the Wind' released?
A) 1939
B) 1955
C) 1945
D) 1965
- 29. Who directed the movie 'Vertigo'?
A) Woody Allen
B) Alfred Hitchcock
C) Francis Ford Coppola
D) Steven Spielberg
- 30. Which film won the first Academy Award for Best Picture in 1929?
A) Grand Hotel
B) The Broadway Melody
C) Wings
D) All Quiet on the Western Front
- 31. Which classic American film features the character Tony Montana?
A) Pulp Fiction
B) Scarface
C) Goodfellas
D) The Godfather
- 32. Which actress won an Oscar for her role in 'Roman Holiday'?
A) Grace Kelly
B) Katharine Hepburn
C) Audrey Hepburn
D) Ingrid Bergman
- 33. In 'Gone with the Wind', what is the name of the main character played by Vivien Leigh?
A) Daisy Buchanan
B) Scarlett O'Hara
C) Roxie Hart
D) Holly Golightly
- 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) Donald O'Connor
B) Bing Crosby
C) Gene Autry
D) Fred Astaire
- 36. Who directed the movie 'Some Like It Hot'?
A) Francis Ford Coppola
B) Billy Wilder
C) Stanley Kubrick
D) Martin Scorsese
- 37. In 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid', who played Butch Cassidy?
A) Robert Redford
B) Paul Newman
C) Clint Eastwood
D) Marlon Brando
- 38. What is the nickname of the title character in the film 'Rocky'?
A) The Italian Stallion
B) The Philly Fighter
C) The Jersey Giant
D) The Brooklyn Brawler
- 39. Which 1941 film featured the character Sam Spade, a private detective, played by Humphrey Bogart?
A) Key Largo
B) The Maltese Falcon
C) The Big Sleep
D) Double Indemnity
- 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) Raging Bull
B) Good Will Hunting
C) Rocky
D) Taxi Driver
- 42. In 'The Best Years of Our Lives', who played the returning veteran Homer Parrish?
A) John Garfield
B) Dana Andrews
C) Harold Russell
D) Alan Ladd
- 43. Who played the lead role in 'The Grapes of Wrath' (1940)?
A) Gary Cooper
B) Clark Gable
C) Henry Fonda
D) James Stewart
- 44. Which classic Western was directed by John Ford and starred John Wayne?
A) The Searchers
B) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
C) Shane
D) High Noon
- 45. Which classic American film features the line, 'There's no place like home'?
A) The Wizard of Oz
B) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
C) The Sound of Music
D) Mary Poppins
- 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) The Wizard of Oz
D) Casablanca
- 47. Which film had the iconic dance sequence on the stairs performed by Judy Garland?
A) West Side Story
B) My Fair Lady
C) An American in Paris
D) Meet Me in St. Louis
- 48. In 'Casablanca', who played the character Ilsa Lund?
A) Greta Garbo
B) Katharine Hepburn
C) Ingrid Bergman
D) Lauren Bacall
- 49. Which classic film famously features a scene with Marilyn Monroe standing over a subway grate?
A) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
B) Some Like It Hot
C) How to Marry a Millionaire
D) The Seven Year Itch
- 50. Which classic American film features the line, 'I feel the need - the need for speed'?
A) Independence Day
B) The Terminator
C) Top Gun
D) Mission: Impossible
- 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) Michael Corleone
D) Santino Corleone
- 53. Who directed the movie 'Citizen Kane'?
A) Steven Spielberg
B) Orson Welles
C) Alfred Hitchcock
D) Martin Scorsese
- 54. Who played the lead role in 'Good Will Hunting'?
A) Brad Pitt
B) Matt Damon
C) Leonardo DiCaprio
D) Johnny Depp
- 55. Which classic American film features the line, 'May the force be with you'?
A) Blade Runner
B) Star Wars
C) The Matrix
D) Alien
- 56. Which classic American film features the character Jake Gittes?
A) Cool Hand Luke
B) Chinatown
C) The French Connection
D) Bonnie and Clyde
- 57. Who played the character of Tony Manero in 'Saturday Night Fever'?
A) John Travolta
B) Al Pacino
C) Sylvester Stallone
D) Robert De Niro
- 58. Which classic American film revolves around the life of Charles Foster Kane?
A) Sunset Boulevard
B) Citizen Kane
C) The Maltese Falcon
D) Some Like It Hot
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