90s Movies Quiz

Question 1

Which 1994 Quentin Tarantino film features interconnected stories of crime, told out of chronological order?

Accepted Answer

Pulp Fiction

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Reservoir Dogs

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Jackie Brown

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Kill Bill

Question 2

Which 1997 film became the highest-grossing movie of all time at that point, earning over $1.8 billion?

Accepted Answer

Titanic

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The Lion King

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Independence Day

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Jurassic Park

Question 3

In The Matrix (1999), Neo is offered two pills. What do the red and blue pills represent?

Accepted Answer

The truth about reality (red) or continuing to live in comfortable illusion (blue)

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Pain and pleasure

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Life and death

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Freedom and captivity

Question 4

Who directed Schindler's List (1993), which won 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture?

Accepted Answer

Steven Spielberg

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Martin Scorsese

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Oliver Stone

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Clint Eastwood

Question 5

'You can't handle the truth!' is a famous line from which 1992 film?

Accepted Answer

A Few Good Men

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The Firm

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Philadelphia

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JFK

Question 6

Which 1993 Steven Spielberg film brought dinosaurs back to life using CGI that set a new standard for visual effects?

Accepted Answer

Jurassic Park

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Congo

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The Lost World

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Dragonheart

Question 7

Tom Hanks won back-to-back Best Actor Oscars in the 90s. Which two films were these for?

Accepted Answer

Philadelphia and Forrest Gump

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Cast Away and Forrest Gump

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Saving Private Ryan and Cast Away

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Philadelphia and Cast Away

Question 8

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) won all five major Oscars. Who played Dr. Hannibal Lecter?

Accepted Answer

Anthony Hopkins

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Gary Oldman

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Robert De Niro

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Jeremy Irons

Question 9

Which 1994 animated film became the highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time?

Accepted Answer

The Lion King

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Aladdin

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Beauty and the Beast

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Pocahontas

Question 10

Which Coen Brothers film (1996) became a cult classic and features a memorable wood chipper scene?

Accepted Answer

Fargo

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Blood Simple

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Barton Fink

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Miller's Crossing

Question 11

Which 1999 film famously ended with a black screen cut to silence, leading audiences to debate what happened?

Accepted Answer

The Sixth Sense

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Fight Club

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Magnolia

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The Sopranos (TV) — not a film

Question 12

Toy Story (1995) was groundbreaking for being the first what?

Accepted Answer

Both 'feature film made entirely with CGI' and 'Pixar's first theatrical release'

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Animated film to gross over $100 million

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Feature film made entirely with CGI animation

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Pixar film released in theatres

Question 13

In Forrest Gump (1994), what is the famous Forrest Gump quote about life?

Accepted Answer

'Life is like a box of chocolates — you never know what you're gonna get'

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'Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans'

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'Every day is a gift — that's why they call it the present'

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'Stupid is as stupid does'

Question 14

Goodfellas (1990), directed by Martin Scorsese, opens with which character breaking the fourth wall?

Accepted Answer

Henry Hill (Ray Liotta)

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Jimmy Conway (Robert De Niro)

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Paulie Cicero (Paul Sorvino)

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Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci)

Question 15

The Sixth Sense has one of cinema's most famous twists. Without spoiling it — what type of twist is it?

Accepted Answer

A key character has been dead the whole time

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The villain was actually the hero's father

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The entire film was a dream

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The story was set in the future, not the past

Question 16

Which 1998 Steven Spielberg film depicted the D-Day landings with brutal, visceral realism?

Accepted Answer

Saving Private Ryan

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The English Patient

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Full Metal Jacket

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The Thin Red Line

Question 17

Fight Club (1999) was based on whose novel?

Accepted Answer

Chuck Palahniuk

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Bret Easton Ellis

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Dennis Lehane

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Irvine Welsh

Question 18

What is the 'impossible' thing about the running of the opening shot of Robert Altman's The Player that shows Altman's technical mastery?

Accepted Answer

It is a continuous 8-minute single take with no cuts

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It was filmed entirely underwater

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It was filmed in complete darkness

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Every actor appears briefly in the same shot

Question 19

Blair Witch Project (1999) is famous for what innovative marketing strategy?

Accepted Answer

It was marketed as genuine found footage — many viewers believed the events were real

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It was the first film marketed entirely on TV

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It was released for free online before theatrical release

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The directors sued each other, generating tabloid publicity

Question 20

American Beauty (1999) won Best Picture. Who directed it and what is its most iconic visual image?

Accepted Answer

Sam Mendes — a red rose petal floating in the air / a plastic bag

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David Fincher — a briefcase glowing with light

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Steven Soderbergh — a swimming pool at night

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Paul Thomas Anderson — a frog falling from the sky