- 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) Stanley Kubrick
C) Victor Fleming
D) John Ford
- 2. Which classic film features the character Norman Bates?
A) Citizen Kane
B) Psycho
C) It's a Wonderful Life
D) The Godfather
- 3. Which 1955 film features James Dean as a troubled teenager?
A) 12 Angry Men
B) Singin' in the Rain
C) Rebel Without a Cause
D) North by Northwest
- 4. Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1972?
A) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
B) The Godfather
C) Taxi Driver
D) Rocky
- 5. Who directed 'The Shawshank Redemption' (1994)?
A) Quentin Tarantino
B) Frank Darabont
C) Steven Spielberg
D) Christopher Nolan
- 6. Which classic film features a character named Scarlett O'Hara?
A) Singin' in the Rain
B) Gone with the Wind
C) It Happened One Night
D) The Wizard of Oz
- 7. Who played the role of Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939)?
A) Audrey Hepburn
B) Grace Kelly
C) Marilyn Monroe
D) Judy Garland
- 8. Who played the character Vito Corleone in 'The Godfather' (1972)?
A) Al Pacino
B) Marlon Brando
C) Robert De Niro
D) Jack Nicholson
- 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) Fred Astaire
B) Frank Sinatra
C) Bing Crosby
D) Gene Kelly
- 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) Orson Welles
C) Billy Wilder
D) Frank Capra
- 13. What classic film features the line, 'You can't handle the truth!'?
A) Stand by Me
B) The Shining
C) Chinatown
D) A Few Good Men
- 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) 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) Jimmy Stewart
D) Clark Gable
- 17. What classic film features the line, 'Here's Johnny!'?
A) The Shining
B) Misery
C) The Silence of the Lambs
D) Psycho
- 18. Who directed 'Lawrence of Arabia' (1962)?
A) Alfred Hitchcock
B) Stanley Kubrick
C) Francis Ford Coppola
D) David Lean
- 19. In 'The Graduate' (1967), who played the character Mrs. Robinson?
A) Katharine Hepburn
B) Anne Bancroft
C) Audrey Hepburn
D) Grace Kelly
- 20. 'The Godfather Part II' (1974) features a young Vito Corleone played by?
A) Al Pacino
B) Dustin Hoffman
C) Joe Pesci
D) Robert De Niro
- 21. Who played the lead role in 'Vertigo' (1958)?
A) Cary Grant
B) Humphrey Bogart
C) James Stewart
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) Robert Downey Jr.
B) Johnny Depp
C) Leonardo DiCaprio
D) Tom Hanks
- 24. In 'Casablanca', who played the character Rick Blaine?
A) Humphrey Bogart
B) Clark Gable
C) Jimmy Stewart
D) Cary Grant
- 25. Who directed the movie 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'?
A) Blake Edwards
B) George Cukor
C) Billy Wilder
D) Howard Hawks
- 26. What classic film is based on the novel 'Red Alert' by Peter George?
A) The Great Escape
B) Ben-Hur
C) Lawrence of Arabia
D) Dr. Strangelove
- 27. In 'Psycho', who played the infamous role of Norman Bates?
A) Jack Nicholson
B) Robert De Niro
C) James Stewart
D) Anthony Perkins
- 28. In which year was the movie 'Gone with the Wind' released?
A) 1955
B) 1945
C) 1939
D) 1965
- 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) Wings
B) The Broadway Melody
C) Grand Hotel
D) All Quiet on the Western Front
- 31. Which classic American film features the character Tony Montana?
A) Scarface
B) The Godfather
C) Pulp Fiction
D) Goodfellas
- 32. Which actress won an Oscar for her role in 'Roman Holiday'?
A) Audrey Hepburn
B) Katharine Hepburn
C) Grace Kelly
D) Ingrid Bergman
- 33. In 'Gone with the Wind', what is the name of the main character played by Vivien Leigh?
A) Holly Golightly
B) Roxie Hart
C) Scarlett O'Hara
D) Daisy Buchanan
- 34. In 'Sunset Boulevard', what is the name of the faded silent movie star played by Gloria Swanson?
A) Norma Desmond
B) Margo Channing
C) Blanche DuBois
D) Eve Harrington
- 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) Fred Astaire
D) Gene Autry
- 36. Who directed the movie 'Some Like It Hot'?
A) Billy Wilder
B) Francis Ford Coppola
C) Martin Scorsese
D) Stanley Kubrick
- 37. In 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid', who played Butch Cassidy?
A) Paul Newman
B) Marlon Brando
C) Robert Redford
D) Clint Eastwood
- 38. What is the nickname of the title character in the film 'Rocky'?
A) The Italian Stallion
B) The Jersey Giant
C) The Brooklyn Brawler
D) The Philly Fighter
- 39. Which 1941 film featured the character Sam Spade, a private detective, played by Humphrey Bogart?
A) Double Indemnity
B) Key Largo
C) The Big Sleep
D) The Maltese Falcon
- 40. Who directed the 1954 classic film 'On the Waterfront'?
A) John Ford
B) Howard Hawks
C) Elia Kazan
D) Billy Wilder
- 41. Which classic American film features the line, 'You talking to me'?
A) Taxi Driver
B) Good Will Hunting
C) Raging Bull
D) Rocky
- 42. In 'The Best Years of Our Lives', who played the returning veteran Homer Parrish?
A) Dana Andrews
B) Alan Ladd
C) John Garfield
D) Harold Russell
- 43. Who played the lead role in 'The Grapes of Wrath' (1940)?
A) Henry Fonda
B) James Stewart
C) Gary Cooper
D) Clark Gable
- 44. Which classic Western was directed by John Ford and starred John Wayne?
A) The Searchers
B) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
C) High Noon
D) Shane
- 45. Which classic American film features the line, 'There's no place like home'?
A) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
B) The Wizard of Oz
C) Mary Poppins
D) The Sound of Music
- 46. Which classic American film features the line, 'Here's looking at you, kid'?
A) Casablanca
B) The Wizard of Oz
C) It's a Wonderful Life
D) Gone with the Wind
- 47. Which film had the iconic dance sequence on the stairs performed by Judy Garland?
A) West Side Story
B) An American in Paris
C) My Fair Lady
D) Meet Me in St. Louis
- 48. In 'Casablanca', who played the character Ilsa Lund?
A) Greta Garbo
B) Lauren Bacall
C) Katharine Hepburn
D) Ingrid Bergman
- 49. Which classic film famously features a scene with Marilyn Monroe standing over a subway grate?
A) Some Like It Hot
B) How to Marry a Millionaire
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) Independence Day
B) Mission: Impossible
C) The Terminator
D) Top Gun
- 51. Who played the role of Atticus Finch in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?
A) Henry Fonda
B) James Stewart
C) Gregory Peck
D) Spencer Tracy
- 52. In 'The Godfather', who is played by Al Pacino?
A) Santino Corleone
B) Michael Corleone
C) Don Vito Corleone
D) Frederico Corleone
- 53. Who directed the movie 'Citizen Kane'?
A) Steven Spielberg
B) Alfred Hitchcock
C) Martin Scorsese
D) Orson Welles
- 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) The Matrix
C) Blade Runner
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) Robert De Niro
B) John Travolta
C) Sylvester Stallone
D) Al Pacino
- 58. Which classic American film revolves around the life of Charles Foster Kane?
A) The Maltese Falcon
B) Citizen Kane
C) Some Like It Hot
D) Sunset Boulevard
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