Ultimate 62-Question Hollywood Movie Trivia Quiz: Hard Mode for Cinephiles
Round 3: New Hollywood & The Blockbuster Birth (Questions 26-38)
- Which 1975 film is credited with creating the “Summer Blockbuster” model?
- Who was the first person to win an Oscar for acting in a Star Wars film? (Trick question!)
- Which 1967 film broke the “Hays Code,” ushering in a new era of onscreen violence and realism?
- Who directed the 1979 sci-fi horror Alien?
- Which actor played Michael Corleone in The Godfather?
- What was the first film to use CGI (Computer Generated Imagery)?
- Which 1973 horror film was the first to be nominated for Best Picture?
- Who is the only person to win an Oscar for playing a character previously played by another Oscar winner?
- In Jaws, what was the name of the boat?
- Which 1982 film features the first-ever “Easter Egg” in cinema?
- Who wrote the screenplay for Chinatown?
- Which 1980 film is based on the life of boxer Jake LaMotta?
- What was the first PG-13 rated film ever released?
The mechanical shark in Jaws (Q26), nicknamed “Bruce,” was so unreliable that it sank to the ocean floor on its first day of testing. Director Steven Spielberg was so frustrated by the broken shark that he was forced to film scenes from the shark’s point of view instead. This technical failure accidentally created the “suspenseful” style that made the movie a masterpiece.
