- 1. The Social Network is a critically acclaimed film directed by David Fincher, released in 2010, that chronicles the tumultuous creation of Facebook and the complex interplay of friendship, ambition, and betrayal that defined its inception. The narrative primarily centers around Mark Zuckerberg, portrayed masterfully by Jesse Eisenberg, a brilliant yet socially awkward Harvard University student, who, after being rejected by his girlfriend, pours his emotions into creating a revolutionary social networking site. The film skillfully interweaves the rise of Zuckerberg's ambition with the legal battles he faces, showcasing the tense relationships he has with his co-founder Eduardo Saverin, played by Andrew Garfield, and the Winklevoss twins, played by Armie Hammer, who claim to have been cheated out of their own social networking idea. Through exceptional writing by Aaron Sorkin, highlighted by sharp dialogue and a fast-paced storyline, combined with Fincher's meticulous direction and a haunting score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network captures not just the birth of a global phenomenon, but also the moral complexities and personal sacrifices that accompany such unprecedented success. Ultimately, the film presents a poignant exploration of the cost of ambition in the digital age, leaving viewers to ponder both the nature of human connection and the paradox of social networking in a disconnected world.
Who directed the film 'The Social Network'?
A) Christopher Nolan
B) David Fincher
C) Martin Scorsese
D) Steven Spielberg
- 2. In what year was 'The Social Network' released?
A) 2014
B) 2010
C) 2008
D) 2012
- 3. Who plays the role of Mark Zuckerberg in the film?
A) Andrew Garfield
B) Jesse Eisenberg
C) Armie Hammer
D) Justin Timberlake
- 4. Which university did Mark Zuckerberg attend when he created Facebook?
A) Harvard
B) MIT
C) Stanford
D) Yale
- 5. Who was Mark Zuckerberg's best friend and co-founder of Facebook?
A) Chris Hughes
B) Dustin Moskovitz
C) Sean Parker
D) Eduardo Saverin
- 6. What is the tagline of the movie 'The Social Network'?
A) The story of the website that changed the world
B) You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies
C) From dorm room to billions
D) Connecting the world one friend at a time
- 7. What university does Sean Parker claim to have attended in 'The Social Network'?
A) MIT
B) Stanford
C) Yale
D) Princeton
- 8. What is the business Sean Parker co-founded before befriending Mark Zuckerberg?
A) Spotify
B) Tidal
C) Napster
D) Pandora
- 9. What is the term used for the exclusive clubs at Harvard featured in the movie?
A) Harvard Societies
B) Social Circles
C) Final Clubs
D) Elite Organizations
- 10. Who takes over as President of Facebook in the movie?
A) Chris Hughes
B) Sean Parker
C) Dustin Moskovitz
D) Eduardo Saverin
- 11. Who was Mark Zuckerberg's best friend and co-founder of Facebook portrayed by in the film?
A) Jesse Eisenberg
B) Justin Timberlake
C) Armie Hammer
D) Andrew Garfield
- 12. What is the name of the twins who sued Mark Zuckerberg in the film?
A) Winklevoss
B) Sorrell
C) Reilley
D) Schwimmer
- 13. What was the original name of Facebook according to the film?
A) Social Circle
B) FriendConnect
C) Facemash
D) MyProfile
- 14. Which actor played the role of Sean Parker in the film?
A) Armie Hammer
B) Andrew Garfield
C) Jesse Eisenberg
D) Justin Timberlake
- 15. Who wrote the screenplay for 'The Social Network'?
A) Mark Zuckerberg
B) Eduardo Saverin
C) Aaron Sorkin
D) David Fincher
- 16. What award did 'The Social Network' win at the 83rd Academy Awards?
A) Best Actor
B) Best Picture
C) Best Director
D) Best Adapted Screenplay
- 17. How many Academy Awards did 'The Social Network' win?
A) 3
B) 1
C) 4
D) 2
- 18. Who composed the award-winning score for 'The Social Network'?
A) Aaron Sorkin
B) Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
C) Ben Mezrich
D) David Fincher
- 19. Where did principal photography for 'The Social Network' begin?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) Pasadena, California
C) New York, New York
D) Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 20. Who were the Winklevoss twins portrayed by in 'The Social Network'?
A) Andrew Garfield
B) Armie Hammer
C) Justin Timberlake
D) Jesse Eisenberg
- 21. What was the original name of Facebook?
A) Social Network
B) Harvard Face Book
C) TheFacebook
D) Harvard Connection
- 22. What was the seed funding amount provided by Eduardo Saverin?
A) $18,000
B) $1,000
C) $40 million
D) $500,000
- 23. Who was the angel investor that provided $500,000 to Facebook?
A) Larry Summers
B) Sean Parker
C) Peter Thiel
D) Eduardo Saverin
- 24. What was the new headquarters location for Facebook?
A) San Francisco
B) Los Angeles
C) New York
D) Cambridge
- 25. What was the result of the legal disputes involving Mark Zuckerberg?
A) Both cases were settled out of court
B) Zuckerberg lost in court
C) The cases are still ongoing
D) Zuckerberg won in court
- 26. What significant achievement did Mark Zuckerberg reach by the end of the film?
A) Became the world's youngest billionaire
B) Was expelled from Harvard
C) Won an Academy Award
D) Lost all his wealth
- 27. Who served as the body double for Armie Hammer in 'The Social Network'?
A) Josh Pence
B) Justin Timberlake
C) Andrew Garfield
D) Jesse Eisenberg
- 28. Who was initially in contention for the role that Justin Timberlake eventually played?
A) Andrew Garfield
B) Jonah Hill
C) Jesse Eisenberg
D) Armie Hammer
- 29. Who was cast alongside Armie Hammer in 'The Social Network'?
A) Rashida Jones
B) Max Minghella
C) Brenda Song
D) Shelby Young
- 30. When was it announced that the sequel would be released by Sony Pictures?
A) October 2028
B) October 2026
C) October 2025
D) October 2027
- 31. Who was reported to be playing Mark Zuckerberg in the sequel?
A) Mikey Madison
B) Bill Burr
C) Eisenberg
D) Jeremy Strong
- 32. Which actor was reported to be in talks to play a fictional character in the sequel?
A) Mikey Madison
B) Jeremy Strong
C) Jeremy Allen White
D) Bill Burr
- 33. What event is the new Facebook movie, being worked on by Sorkin, tied to?
A) The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election
B) The Facebook data scandal
C) The 2016 U.S. Presidential Election
D) The January 6 United States Capitol attack
- 34. Which publication reported that the film was still in the development stage in July 2025?
A) The Guardian
B) The New York Times
C) Variety
D) The Hollywood Reporter
- 35. In what year did Sorkin announce he would only write the sequel's script if Fincher returned as director?
A) 2021
B) 2020
C) 2019
D) 2023
- 36. Who described Aaron Sorkin as 'the greatest active dialogist'?
A) David Fincher
B) Bob Lefsetz
C) Sheryl Sandberg
D) Quentin Tarantino
- 37. Who designed the first theatrical poster for 'The Social Network'?
A) Neil Kellerhouse
B) David Fincher
C) Ceán Chaffin
D) Mark Woollen
- 38. Who was reported to potentially play Frances Haugen in the sequel?
A) Jeremy Allen White
B) Eisenberg
C) Mikey Madison
D) Jeremy Strong
- 39. Which critic named The Social Network the best film of the year?
A) Joe Morgenstern
B) Roger Ebert
C) Peter Bradshaw
D) Peter Travers
- 40. What did Aaron Sorkin say about his approach to writing the screenplay?
A) He focused on creating a documentary.
B) He emphasized storytelling over factual accuracy.
C) He prioritized factual detail over narrative.
D) He aimed for complete historical accuracy.
- 41. What was the total DVD sales for 'The Social Network' in its first week?
A) $13,470,305
B) $15,000,000
C) $10,000,000
D) $12,000,000
- 42. Which film did Rolling Stone rank second after 'Moonlight' on its end-of-decade list?
A) The Good Wife
B) The Social Network
C) Citizen Kane
D) Steve Jobs
- 43. Who was announced to appear as Marylin Delpy in 'The Social Network'?
A) Rashida Jones
B) Brenda Song
C) Rooney Mara
D) Shelby Young
- 44. Who suggested the development of a screenplay for a sequel to 'The Social Network'?
A) Fincher
B) Sorkin
C) Rudin
D) Eisenberg
- 45. Which publication ranked 'The Social Network' third overall for the 2010s?
A) Rolling Stone
B) Esquire
C) Time Out
D) Metacritic
- 46. What did Inverse list 'The Social Network' among?
A) Films defining 'class rage' in the 2010s.
B) Comedies of the decade.
C) Documentaries about technology.
D) Romantic dramas of the 2010s.
- 47. Which film did Aaron Sorkin write a script for after 'The Social Network'?
A) The Good Wife
B) The Social Network sequel
C) Steve Jobs
D) The Facebook Story
- 48. Which publication ranked 'The Social Network' eighth among the decade's films?
A) ScreenCrush
B) Rolling Stone
C) Time Out
D) Metacritic
- 49. In which year did The New York Times rank 'The Social Network' number 10 on its list of 'The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century'?
A) 2022
B) 2024
C) 2025
D) 2023
- 50. What approval rating did The Social Network receive on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 90%
B) 85%
C) 80%
D) 96%
- 51. Which film did 'The Social Network' tie with for the most wins at the 83rd Academy Awards?
A) L.A. Confidential
B) It did not tie; it had the most wins that night.
C) Schindler's List
D) The King's Speech
- 52. Which company put together the theatrical trailer for 'The Social Network'?
A) Sony Pictures
B) Mark Woollen & Associates
C) Universal Pictures
D) Warner Bros.
- 53. Which film's second weekend drop record did The Social Network break?
A) Avatar's
B) Tooth Fairy's
C) Secretariat's
D) Inception's
- 54. Who was the official rowing consultant for the film in the US and the UK?
A) Armie Hammer
B) Josh Pence
C) Dawn Reagan
D) Dan Boyne
- 55. What did Esquire call 'The Social Network'?
A) A comedy about techies
B) Citizen Kane for the Internet age
C) The best film of the 2000s
D) A documentary on Facebook
- 56. Where did early production reportedly take place in October 2025?
A) Toronto
B) Vancouver
C) Los Angeles
D) New York
- 57. How many film critics' top-ten lists did The Social Network appear on in 2010?
A) 50
B) 100
C) 78
D) 60
- 58. Which song by the Beatles concludes 'The Social Network'?
A) Baby, You're a Rich Man
B) Let It Be
C) Hey Jude
D) Come Together
- 59. Which company released 'The Social Network' on home media?
A) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
B) Columbia Pictures
C) Warner Bros.
D) Universal Studios
- 60. In which year did Looper rank 'The Social Network' number 5 on its list of the '50 Best PG-13 Movies of All Time'?
A) 2022
B) 2025
C) 2023
D) 2024
- 61. What was The Social Network's second weekend drop percentage in the box office?
A) 32.0%
B) 25.1%
C) 31.2%
D) 28.6%
- 62. What grade did audiences polled by CinemaScore give The Social Network?
A) A
B) B+
C) C
D) A-
- 63. What position did The Social Network rank on the BBC's list of the best films of the 21st century in 2016?
A) 27th
B) 5th
C) 50th
D) 10th
- 64. Which award did the theatrical trailer for 'The Social Network' win?
A) Grand Key Art award at the 2011 Key Art Awards
B) Best Original Score at the 2011 Key Art Awards
C) Best Trailer at the 2011 Golden Globe Awards
D) Best Director at the 2011 Key Art Awards
- 65. Which university's campus was used to represent Harvard in the film?
A) Yale University
B) Princeton University
C) Johns Hopkins University
D) Stanford University
- 66. Which publication ranked The Social Network's script as the fourth best American screenplay of the 21st century?
A) Slate
B) IndieWire
C) The Guardian
D) The Verge
- 67. Which critic noted that The Social Network took liberties with its biographical subject?
A) Joe Morgenstern
B) Roger Ebert
C) Peter Bradshaw
D) Peter Travers
- 68. What color were the oars repainted for the indoor rowing scene?
A) Harvard's crimson color
B) Yale's blue color
C) Stanford's cardinal color
D) Princeton's orange color
- 69. What was The Social Network's average rating on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 9/10
B) 8/10
C) 10/10
D) 7/10
- 70. Which film critic described The Social Network as 'rote and deeply mediocre'?
A) Nathan Heller
B) Peter Bradshaw
C) Peter Travers
D) Roger Ebert
- 71. Which label released the soundtrack for 'The Social Network'?
A) Warner Bros. Records
B) Null Corporation
C) Sony Music
D) Interscope Records
- 72. Which magazine listed 'The Social Network' among 'The Best Movies That Lost Best Picture at the Oscars'?
A) Rolling Stone
B) Metacritic
C) New York Magazine
D) Time Out
- 73. Who commented that 'techies have become the new rock stars' after watching 'The Social Network'?
A) Bob Lefsetz
B) Dave Knox
C) Mark Zuckerberg
D) Aaron Sorkin
- 74. Where was the indoor rowing scene filmed?
A) Boston University's indoor rowing tanks
B) Yale University's indoor rowing tanks
C) Harvard University's indoor rowing tanks
D) Stanford University's indoor rowing tanks
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