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