120 Movie Trivia Questions for Film Fans

Someone always says, “Let’s do trivia,” and then the room goes weirdly quiet until one person blurts out a question about Titanic for the fifteenth time.

This list fixes that. These movie trivia questions are made for party games, family nights, classrooms, team events, and movie marathons, with a mix of easy wins, nostalgia picks, and harder questions for the people who take film seriously.

You will get 120 movie trivia questions with answers, grouped by difficulty and theme so you can skip straight to the vibe you want.

Quick ways to use these movie trivia questions

• Read them out loud for a live game night
• Copy a section into a group chat
• Use Easy round first, then move to Hard
• Split into teams and keep score by category
• Use the Kids and Family round for mixed ages

Easy Movie Trivia Questions

What is the name of the cowboy toy in Toy Story?
Answer: Woody

What kind of fish is Nemo in Finding Nemo?
Answer: Clownfish

In The Lion King, what is Simba’s father’s name?
Answer: Mufasa

What color pill does Neo take in The Matrix?
Answer: The red pill

In Frozen, who is Elsa’s sister?
Answer: Anna

What school does Harry Potter attend?
Answer: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

In Shrek, what kind of creature is Donkey’s friend Shrek?
Answer: An ogre

What is the name of the snowman in Frozen?
Answer: Olaf

In Titanic, what is the name of Kate Winslet’s character?
Answer: Rose

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie?
Answer: SpongeBob SquarePants

In The Wizard of Oz, what road does Dorothy follow?
Answer: The Yellow Brick Road

What is the name of the talking dragon in Mulan?
Answer: Mushu

In Moana, what is the name of the demigod she teams up with?
Answer: Maui

What superhero is also known as Bruce Wayne?
Answer: Batman

In Aladdin, what is the name of the princess?
Answer: Jasmine

What type of animal is Po in Kung Fu Panda?
Answer: A panda

In Home Alone, what is Kevin’s last name?
Answer: McCallister

What is the name of the green ogre in Shrek?
Answer: Shrek

In Up, what floats Carl’s house into the sky?
Answer: Balloons

What is the name of the cowboy in Night at the Museum?
Answer: Jedediah

Family-Friendly Movie Trivia

In Encanto, what is the Madrigal family’s magical home called?
Answer: Casita

What animal is Puss in Puss in Boots?
Answer: A cat

In Zootopia, what is Judy Hopps’ job?
Answer: Police officer (cop)

In Cars, what number is Lightning McQueen?
Answer: 95

In The Incredibles, what is the Parr family’s last name in superhero form often associated with?
Answer: The Incredibles (their family surname is Parr)

What is the name of the little girl in Monsters, Inc.?
Answer: Boo

In Ratatouille, what kind of animal is Remy?
Answer: A rat

In Coco, what is the name of the boy who loves music?
Answer: Miguel

In Lilo & Stitch, Stitch is originally known by what experiment number?
Answer: Experiment 626

In Despicable Me, what are Gru’s yellow helpers called?
Answer: Minions

In How to Train Your Dragon, what kind of dragon is Toothless?
Answer: Night Fury

In The Little Mermaid, what is Ariel’s best fish friend named?
Answer: Flounder

In Peter Pan, what is the name of Peter’s fairy companion?
Answer: Tinker Bell

In Beauty and the Beast, what household object is Lumiere?
Answer: A candelabra

In Toy Story, what is Buzz Lightyear’s catchphrase?
Answer: “To infinity and beyond!”

In Big Hero 6, what is Baymax designed to be?
Answer: A healthcare companion robot

In The Secret Life of Pets, what type of dog is Max?
Answer: A Jack Russell Terrier

In Inside Out, which emotion is blue?
Answer: Sadness

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, what is Mario’s brother’s name?
Answer: Luigi

In Finding Dory, what type of fish is Dory?
Answer: A blue tang

Classic Movie Trivia Questions

What are the final words often associated with Charles Foster Kane in Citizen Kane?
Answer: “Rosebud”

In Casablanca, what city is Rick’s Cafe located in?
Answer: Casablanca

Who plays Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz?
Answer: Judy Garland

In Psycho, what is the name of the motel?
Answer: Bates Motel

What 1937 film was Disney’s first full-length animated feature?
Answer: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

In Gone with the Wind, what is the name of Scarlett O’Hara’s plantation home?
Answer: Tara

Who directed Jaws?
Answer: Steven Spielberg

In The Godfather, what is the Corleone family’s business rooted in?
Answer: Organized crime (the Mafia)

What 1959 comedy stars Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon?
Answer: Some Like It Hot

In 12 Angry Men, how many jurors are in the room?
Answer: 12

What classic musical features the songs “Do-Re-Mi” and “My Favorite Things”?
Answer: The Sound of Music

Who played the title role in Rocky?
Answer: Sylvester Stallone

In E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, what candy is used to lure E.T.?
Answer: Reese’s Pieces

What ship sinks in Titanic?
Answer: The RMS Titanic

In Singin’ in the Rain, who famously sings while dancing in the rain?
Answer: Gene Kelly

What is the name of the shark-hunting boat in Jaws?
Answer: Orca

In The Silence of the Lambs, who is the imprisoned cannibal psychiatrist?
Answer: Hannibal Lecter

Who directed Pulp Fiction?
Answer: Quentin Tarantino

In Back to the Future, what speed must the DeLorean reach to time travel?
Answer: 88 miles per hour

What is the name of the island theme park in Jurassic Park?
Answer: Isla Nublar

Comedy Movie Trivia

In Mean Girls, what day is “On Wednesdays we wear…” day?
Answer: Pink

What instrument does Ron Burgundy play in Anchorman?
Answer: The jazz flute

In Napoleon Dynamite, what animal does Tina turn out to be?
Answer: A llama

In Bridesmaids, what pop group performs at the wedding?
Answer: Wilson Phillips

In Elf, what is the main character’s name?
Answer: Buddy

In Dumb and Dumber, what are the first names of the two main friends?
Answer: Lloyd and Harry

In The Hangover, what city do the friends wake up in after the bachelor party chaos?
Answer: Las Vegas

In Zoolander, what is the name of Zoolander’s signature look?
Answer: Blue Steel

In Ghostbusters (1984), what is the company’s slogan?
Answer: “Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!”

In Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, what city is Ferris trying to enjoy during his day off?
Answer: Chicago

In Legally Blonde, what is Elle Woods studying at Harvard?
Answer: Law

In Mrs. Doubtfire, what is Daniel Hillard’s disguise persona named?
Answer: Mrs. Doubtfire

In School of Rock, what subject does Dewey pretend to teach?
Answer: Substitute classroom teacher (he poses as a substitute teacher)

In Step Brothers, what is the relationship between Brennan and Dale after their parents marry?
Answer: Stepbrothers

In Clueless, what is Cher’s best friend named?
Answer: Dionne

Action and Superhero Movie Trivia

What is John McClane’s wife’s last name in Die Hard?
Answer: Gennaro

In Black Panther, what is the fictional African nation called?
Answer: Wakanda

What metal is Captain America’s shield primarily made from?
Answer: Vibranium

In Iron Man (2008), who plays Tony Stark?
Answer: Robert Downey Jr.

What phrase does Arnold Schwarzenegger famously say in The Terminator series?
Answer: “I’ll be back.”

In The Dark Knight, who plays the Joker?
Answer: Heath Ledger

What is Thor’s hammer called?
Answer: Mjolnir

In Avengers: Infinity War, what villain wants the Infinity Stones?
Answer: Thanos

In Wonder Woman (2017), who plays Wonder Woman?
Answer: Gal Gadot

In Spider-Man, what is Peter Parker’s aunt’s name?
Answer: May (Aunt May)

In Top Gun, what is Maverick’s call sign?
Answer: Maverick

In Mission: Impossible, what is the main character’s name?
Answer: Ethan Hunt

In Mad Max: Fury Road, who plays Furiosa?
Answer: Charlize Theron

What is the name of the AI assistant in Tony Stark’s lab before Friday takes over?
Answer: JARVIS

In Guardians of the Galaxy, what song plays during Star-Lord’s opening dance scene?
Answer: “Come and Get Your Love”

Horror and Thriller Movie Trivia

In The Shining, what is the name of the haunted hotel?
Answer: The Overlook Hotel

What is the killer’s mask style in Scream commonly called?
Answer: Ghostface

In Halloween, what is the name of the masked killer?
Answer: Michael Myers

In A Nightmare on Elm Street, who attacks victims in their dreams?
Answer: Freddy Krueger

In It (2017), what form does Pennywise most often take?
Answer: A clown

In The Exorcist, what is the name of the possessed girl?
Answer: Regan MacNeil

In Get Out, what does Chris use to photograph people?
Answer: A camera (DSLR camera)

In The Sixth Sense, what famous line does Cole say?
Answer: “I see dead people.”

In Psycho, who owns Bates Motel?
Answer: Norman Bates

In The Ring, how many days do people have after watching the videotape?
Answer: Seven days

In Jaws, what type of shark terrorizes Amity Island?
Answer: A great white shark

In The Silence of the Lambs, what job is Clarice Starling training for?
Answer: FBI agent

In Saw, what nickname is the main killer known by?
Answer: Jigsaw

In The Conjuring, what is the profession of Ed and Lorraine Warren?
Answer: Paranormal investigators

In Alien, what creature bursts from Kane’s chest?
Answer: A xenomorph (alien creature)

Hard Movie Trivia Questions for Film Buffs

What is the name of the sled in Citizen Kane?
Answer: Rosebud

In 2001: A Space Odyssey, what is the name of the sentient computer?
Answer: HAL 9000

Which film won Best Picture at the Oscars for the 1997 awards season ceremony held in 1998?
Answer: Titanic

In No Country for Old Men, what weapon does Anton Chigurh famously use in several killings?
Answer: A captive bolt pistol

What is the name of the fake movie within Tropic Thunder that starts the film’s parody trailers segment with Tugg Speedman as a simple-minded character?
Answer: Simple Jack

In There Will Be Blood, what is the first name of Daniel Day-Lewis’s character Plainview?
Answer: Daniel

In The Big Lebowski, what is the Dude’s real first name?
Answer: Jeffrey

In Blade Runner, what is Rick Deckard’s job?
Answer: Blade Runner (special police officer who hunts replicants)

In Chinatown, what is the first name of detective Gittes?
Answer: J.J. (Jake) Gittes

In Apocalypse Now, what river mission is Captain Willard sent on?
Answer: To travel upriver to find and terminate Colonel Kurtz

In Moonlight, the main character is shown in how many life stages/chapters?
Answer: Three

In Memento, what memory condition affects Leonard?
Answer: Anterograde amnesia (short-term memory loss formation)

In Whiplash, what instrument does Andrew Neiman play?
Answer: Drums

In Parasite, what is the wealthy family’s surname?
Answer: Park

In The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, who destroys the One Ring?
Answer: Gollum (after biting Frodo’s finger and falling into Mount Doom)

Bonus Round Ideas if you want to stretch the game

If you are running a longer party, this is the best way to keep it fun instead of turning it into a grind.

Lightning round

• 30 seconds
• 5 quick questions
• No repeats
• Double points for a perfect round

Quote round

Read a famous line and ask for the movie title. This one gets loud fast, which is usually a good sign.

Soundtrack round

Hum or play a few seconds of a song and ask people to name the movie. This works especially well with animated movies and 1990s to 2000s comedies.

Tie-breaker round

Use harder questions from the film buff section, or ask for the actor and character name together for full points.

A quick hosting tip that makes movie trivia better

Mix easy and hard questions in every round instead of dumping all the hard ones at the end. People stay engaged longer when everyone gets a few wins, and the movie nerds still get their moment later.

Pick 20 to 30 questions from this list, shuffle the categories, and you have a solid game night set without any extra prep.