1970s Movie Trivia Questions

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What is the name of Travis' taxi driving friend (Taxi Driver)?

       a. Sport
       b. Wizard
       c. Magic
       d. Easy Andy


What is the religion of Nick in The Deer Hunter?

       a. Russian Orthodox
       b. Roman Catholic
       c. Muslim
       d. Lutheran


Who wrote the music score for Jaws?

       a. John Williams
       b. John Murphy
       c. Hans Zimmer
       d. Philip Glass


Why did Sonny need money in Dog Day Afternoon?

       a. To start a new life abroad
       b. For a sex-change operation for Leon
       c. To pay the bills
       d. To get a new car


What war did Barry Lyndon fight in?

       a. World War II
       b. The Great War
       c. Seven Years' War
       d. Thirty Years' War


Who wrote the screenplay for Rocky II?

       a. David Morrell
       b. John G. Avildsen
       c. Sylvester Stallone
       d. Sheldon Lettich


The Message was filmed in two languages. One of them was English. What was the other one?

       a. French
       b. German
       c. Arabic
       d. Italian


Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward work for which newspaper (All the President's Men)?

       a. The New York Times
       b. Washington Post
       c. The Daily Mail
       d. The Wall Street Journal


Who was responsible for the special effects in Dawn of the Dead?

       a. Tom Savini
       b. Stan Winston
       c. James Cameron
       d. George A. Romero


In what city does the Roman Polanski film Chinatown take place?

       a. San Francisco
       b. Toronto
       c. Los Angeles
       d. Chicago


Which knight of Camelot was the bravest one (Monty Python and the Holy Grail)?

       a. Sir Robin
       b. Sir Lancelot
       c. Sir Gallahad
       d. King Arthur


Annie and Alvy went to see a film at the cinema (Annie Hall). Whose film was it?

       a. Werner Herzog
       b. Steven Spielberg
       c. Ingmar Bergman
       d. Alfred Hitchcock


Stalker is based on a book by Arkadi and Boris Strugatsky. What's the title of the book?

       a. Roadside Picnic
       b. Stalker
       c. Nightfall
       d. Rendezvous with Rama


Who played the main character in the original Solaris?

       a. George Clooney
       b. Donatas Banionis
       c. Sam Rockwell
       d. Nikolai Grinko


The famously repeated quote "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore" comes from what 1970s movie?

       a. Network
       b. The Godfather
       c. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
       d. The Foster Brothers




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