80s & 90s Movie Trivia Challenges (1)

About This Quiz

Step into Hollywood's history vault. This quiz spans decades, from classic fairytales to 90s blockbusters. We're testing more than titles—we're checking your memory for the details.

Expect deep cuts: Character names, iconic props (the fortune-telling machine!), surprising box office winners, and the original director's intent.

Track the lore, not just the plot. When the historical fact or movie detail clicks, lock in your answer.

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1/15

How many dwarfs accompany Snow White?

[A] 7 | Disney’s 1937 film cemented “seven dwarfs” in memory. The Grimm tale didn’t lock a number; the movie fixed it forever in pop culture.

2/15

In The Wizard of Oz, what color is the brick road Dorothy follows?

[C] Yellow | The Yellow Brick Road leads to Emerald City. Ruby slippers against golden bricks created the movie’s famous contrast, adapted from L. Frank Baum’s books.

3/15

Which person has never portrayed James Bond?

[D] Jim Carrey | Bond has been played by Connery, Lazenby, Moore, Dalton, Brosnan, and Craig. Carrey spoofed spies elsewhere but never wore 007’s tux.

4/15

Which film features the line, "It’s the Stay‑Puft Marshmallow Man"?

[C] Ghostbusters | Gozer chooses the “harmless” Stay‑Puft form, which stomps Manhattan. A toasted titan meets proton streams near Central Park West.

5/15

E.T.’s director also directed which film?

[D] Jaws | Steven Spielberg made Jaws before E.T., proving he could empty beaches. Mechanical shark trouble forced suspenseful shooting that made it scarier.

6/15

Who co‑stars with Tom Hanks in Sleepless in Seattle?

[C] Meg Ryan | Ryan and Hanks became a rom‑com duo here, later reteaming for You’ve Got Mail. Their chemistry sells a story built on radio and fate.

7/15

In The Princess Bride, what's the princess’s name?

[D] Buttercup | Princess Buttercup and farmhand Westley survive ROUSes, pirates, and a six‑fingered count. Her name’s sweet, but the adventure is properly salty.

8/15

Who’s the villain in A Nightmare on Elm Street?

[C] Freddy Krueger | Krueger haunts dreams with a bladed glove. Unlike Jason or Michael, he cracks jokes while turning sleep into a booby‑trapped battlefield.

9/15

Who played the male lead in Gone with the Wind?

[B] Clark Gable | As Rhett Butler, Gable delivers the movie’s famous final line. He beat out other stars for 1939’s juggernaut.

10/15

In The Shining, what is Jack Nicholson’s character’s name?

[C] Jack Torrance | Nicholson’s “Here’s Johnny!” wasn’t in the novel. The Overlook Hotel devours a blocked writer, an ax, and a tricycle’s quiet hallways.

11/15

Which film used the tagline "The first casualty of war is innocence"?

[A] Platoon | Oliver Stone drew on his Vietnam service. The tagline captured the moral fog and the damage war inflicts on fresh recruits.

12/15

In Say Anything, who sings the boom box song?

[B] Peter Gabriel | The song is “In Your Eyes.” The boombox scene wasn’t shot with it, yet the track cemented Lloyd Dobler as cinema’s sincere romantic.

13/15

Which film won Best Picture at the 1986 Oscars?

[B] Out of Africa | Sydney Pollack’s romantic epic won at the 1986 ceremony, starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, and ultimately claimed seven Oscars overall.

14/15

In Big, what is the fortune‑telling machine called?

[B] Zoltar | Josh wishes on “Zoltar Speaks” at a carnival. The prop later inspired countless real machines after the film’s success.

15/15

Ferris Bueller is a “righteous dude” to many groups. Which group isn’t mentioned?

[C] Jocks | Grace lists “the sportos, motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, dickheads.” No “jocks” — that word appears only in casual retellings.