Not every classic movie holds up as a trivia game, but The Princess Bride absolutely does. It has famous quotes, lovable heroes, ridiculous villains, memorable side characters, and enough weird little details to keep a quiz round interesting from start to finish.
These Princess Bride trivia questions are perfect for longtime fans, casual rewatchers, and anyone who wants an excuse to spend a little more time in Florin. You can use them for a party, a family movie night, or just to see who really knows the film beyond the most famous lines.
Easy Princess Bride Trivia
Who tells the story in the movie’s frame narrative?
Who plays the grandfather?
Who plays the grandson?
What is the name of the movie’s heroine?
What is the name of Buttercup’s true love?
What phrase does Westley say to Buttercup over and over?
What kingdom does Buttercup live in?
What is Westley’s job at the beginning of the story?
Who is Buttercup forced to marry?
What title is Westley believed to have taken on at sea?
Who kidnaps Buttercup first?
What nationality is Inigo Montoya?
What is Fezzik known for physically?
Who plays Fezzik?
Who plays Westley?
Who plays Buttercup?
Who plays Inigo Montoya?
Who plays Vizzini?
Who plays Prince Humperdinck?
Who plays Count Rugen?
Characters and Quotes Trivia
What is Inigo’s famous full introduction?
What does Inigo tell the six-fingered man after naming himself?
What was Inigo’s life goal?
Why does Inigo want revenge?
What does Westley call himself when Inigo asks who he is during their duel?
What does Inigo say about himself in reply?
What reason does Westley give for wearing a mask?
What does Westley predict about masks?
How does Westley respond when Buttercup accuses him of being the Dread Pirate Roberts?
What does Buttercup eventually realize “As you wish” really means?
What does the grandson complain the book has too much of at first?
What does the grandfather do every visit that annoys the grandson?
What does Humperdinck claim he can track on a cloudy day?
What does Westley say after being pushed down the hill by Buttercup?
What does Buttercup say nothing can break?
Plot Trivia
Why does Westley leave Buttercup in the first place?
What is Buttercup told happened to Westley at sea?
How many years pass before Buttercup is set to marry Humperdinck?
Why is Buttercup kidnapped?
What formation do Vizzini and his crew climb?
What does Vizzini do to stop the Man in Black from following them?
Who throws down a rope to help the Man in Black?
What does Inigo swear by so Westley will trust him?
Who does the Man in Black fight first on the cliff?
Who does he fight second?
Who does he outsmart third?
What poison is used in Westley’s battle of wits with Vizzini?
Where does Vizzini say iocane powder comes from?
Why doesn’t the poison kill Westley?
What is revealed about the Dread Pirate Roberts title?
World of the Movie Trivia
What is the rival country to Florin?
What dangerous place do Westley and Buttercup enter?
What does R.O.U.S. stand for?
What creature attacks Westley in the Fire Swamp?
Besides R.O.U.S.es, what other dangers are in the Fire Swamp?
What machine is used to torture Westley?
Who operates the Machine?
How many fingers does Count Rugen have on one hand?
Which hand has Count Rugen’s extra finger?
What is the name of Humperdinck’s zoo area where Westley is held?
What room number is associated with the machine in the Zoo of Death?
What does Humperdinck plan to do to Buttercup after the wedding night?
What does Westley threaten Humperdinck with when they reunite near the end?
What is the name of the albino who assists in the Pit of Despair?
What does Buttercup jump into after thinking Westley is dead again?
Cast and Production Trivia
Who directed The Princess Bride?
Who wrote the screenplay?
What was the movie adapted from?
What year was the film released?
Who composed the film’s music?
Who plays Miracle Max?
Who plays Valerie?
What kind of success did the film gain over time?
Which institution selected the film for the National Film Registry in 2016?
What major award did the film win at the 1987 Toronto International Film Festival?
Grandson Frame Story Trivia
Why is the grandson in bed at the start of the movie?
What type of video game is he playing when the film begins?
What is the first sound heard after the movie starts?
What color is the clock in the grandson’s room?
What snack is near the grandson’s bed?
How does the grandfather greet the grandson?
What does the grandson keep objecting to in the story?
By the end, what does the grandson ask his grandfather to do?
What does the grandfather reply at the end?
What narrative device does the movie use because of the grandfather and grandson scenes?
Hard Princess Bride Trivia
Who was the Dread Pirate Roberts before Westley?
Who came before Ryan in the Dread Pirate Roberts line?
What does Vizzini call Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle?
Which philosopher is the third one Vizzini insults after Plato and Socrates?
What does Inigo spend years doing while waiting for revenge?
What style of sword fight makes the Westley and Inigo duel so memorable?
Who says “Inconceivable!” repeatedly?
Who replies, “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means”?
What is Fezzik’s main advantage in a fight?
Why is Westley only “mostly dead” after the torture?
What does Miracle Max coat the chocolate pill with?
Why does Miracle Max agree to help revive Westley?
What does Inigo ask for once Westley is revived and the mission is back on?
What does Inigo want after finally getting revenge?
What does Westley suggest for Inigo’s future?
Now that you have finished the trivia, the only thing left to do is watch the movie again.
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