No game night or kickback is complete without a proper trivia session. For people whose favorite pastime is a good cinematic experience, flexing their knowledge of film productions is where they thrive. Tricky movie trivia can revolve around favorites such as The Wizard of Oz or new classics like the upcoming Gladiator II. Players can also make it even more interesting by offering a mix of questions about old and newer flicks, quizzing one another on everything from actors to little-known behind-the-scenes fights.
With the holidays near, gatherings of all kinds are taking place, from Friendsgivings to work potlucks. With good food and drinks flowing, feel free to use Blavity’s entertaining list of trivia questions to test the film buffs in your life. If nothing else, you may introduce someone to a new flick or two to add to their next marathon movie night.
Movie Production Questions
How much did Gladiator 2000 cost to make? ($103 million)
What was Forest Whitaker’s feature film directorial debut? (Waiting to Exhale, 1995)
What scene did Katt Williams refuse to film during Next Friday? (A sexual assault scene between him and Terry Crews)
What is the name of the priest who assisted in 1973’s The Exorcist movie by handing over actual exorcism documents? (Georgetown’s former president, Father Henle)
Who directed, wrote, and produced 2017’s Get Out? (Jordan Peele)
True or false? 2018’s Black Panther, grossed over $1 billion on a $200 million budget. (True)
Where was 2019’s Queen and Slim filmed? (New Orleans, Louisiana, and Cleveland, Ohio)
Which music video director went on to direct the 2015 NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton? (F. Gary Gray)
Movie Actor Questions
Name three autobiographical characters that Angela Bassett has portrayed. (Tina Turner – What’s Love Got To Do With It, Betty Shabazz – Malcolm X, Rosa Parks – The Rosa Parks Story)
What was Gabrielle Union’s first acting role, despite not having a headshot? (Saved by the Bell, 1989)
Who did Michael Jordan play in 1996’s Space Jam? (Himself)
What was Chadwick Boseman’s final film before he died on August 28, 2020? (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, released on November 25, 2020)
Why did Denzel Washington stop voting for the Academy Awards? (Because he lost the 2000 Best Actor Oscar to Kevin Spacey)
Why did Taraji P. Henson almost quit acting? (Pay disparities in Hollywood)
Mykelti Williamson is best known for his role as Bubba in the 1994 comedy-drama Forrest Gump. Name three other films he appeared in. (Three Kings, Fences, The Purge: Election Year)
Who portrayed the detective in 1993’s Menace II Society that interrogated Caine (Tyrin Turner)? (Bill Duke)
Movie Soundtrack Questions
Who produced the soundtrack for 1997’s Soul Food? (Babyface and Daryl Simmons)
Why is The Lion King: The Gift soundtrack (2019) often regarded as a Beyonce album? (Because she produced it and is featured on 12 of the 27 tracks)
Why did Three 6 Mafia win an Oscar? (Three 6 Mafia won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2006 for their song It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp from the movie soundtrack, Hustle & Flow)
How many times does Kendrick Lamar appear on 2018’s Black Panther soundtrack? (Five: Black Panther, All the Stars, King’s Dead, Big Shot, Pray for Me)
What movie soundtrack included John Legend’s Tonight -Best You’ve Ever Had? (Think Like a Man, 2012)
What song was playing in the opening sequence of 1999’s Belly? (Soul II Soul – Back To Life)
Which Tony! Toni! Toné! hit was included on the Boyz N The Hood soundtrack? (Me and You)
What was track one on 1992’s Boomerang soundtrack? (Give U My Heart by Babyface featuring Toni Braxton)
