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100 Classic Movie Trivia Questions To Test Your Knowledge
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100 Classic Movie Trivia Questions To Test Your Knowledge

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What is it with classic movies that most people seem to have watched dozens of times (us included), know almost every line, and still find them as exciting as watching for the very first time? No wonder they fall into the iconic movies section! Now, if you’ve also watched your fav classic movies several times, chances are, you’d like to test your knowledge of them by playing a nice little classic movie trivia game, right? Well then, here are our classic movie trivia questions and answers to pick that cinephile brain of yours and test your real knowledge on movies like E.T., Psycho, and Stand By Me
If you’re worried that this classic movie quiz will be out of your depth, rest assured that not all of these questions are super hard to crack, and we’ve definitely included only those that refer to movies known by most, leaving the more obscure ones for another time. After all, you might even surprise yourself with the knowledge of some completely random facts on, say, Scarface that will only resurface once you are presented with a movie trivia question on it. The brain works in mysterious ways! And if you’re stuck on a question or two, you can always look for answers right under each submission in the comments field. 
Our classic movie trivia starts in just a couple of scrolls down - ready, steady, go! Be sure to rate the submissions the way you like since now they are a bit jumbled up. After that, share this trivia game with anyone you’d like to play it with (just don’t tell them about the answers in the comments section)!

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100 Classic Movie Trivia Questions To Test Your Knowledge
The first commercial television station began operating in Hollywood in which year?
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What year do Marty and Doc travel forward to in 'Back to the Future Part II'?
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What fighter does Rocky Balboa take on in the ring in 'Rocky'?
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100 Classic Movie Trivia Questions To Test Your Knowledge
The first ever 'Star Wars' was released in what year causing an international sensation overnight?
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Who asks the Wizard for a brain in 'The Wizard of Oz'?
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Who played Don Corleone in 'The Godfather'?
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What room does Dick Hallorann tell Danny never to go into in 'The Shining'?
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100 Classic Movie Trivia Questions To Test Your Knowledge
Who proclaims 'It was beauty killed the beast' in 'King Kong'?
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What kind of massive, terrorizing animal is 'King Kong'?
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Who has to see the Wizard in 'The Wizard of Oz'?
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Who helps Oskar Schindler compile his life saving list in 'Schindler's List'?
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100 Classic Movie Trivia Questions To Test Your Knowledge
The movie 'Apocalypse Now' is based on what book?
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What year did Michael J. Fox travel back to in 'Back To The Future' in the 1985 movie?
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The movie 'Jaws' is based on a book by what author?
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100 Classic Movie Trivia Questions To Test Your Knowledge
Which building does Kong scale in 'King Kong' (1933)?
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Former Beatle George Harrison had his 'star' on Hollywood's Walk of Fame unveiled in which year?
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Who played father and attorney Atticus Finch in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?
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What 'Saturday Night Live' actor almost got to play the lead in 'Batman' until Tim Burton took over the film?
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A poster of what big screen beauty does Andy use to hide his escape tunnel once he escapes in 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
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100 Classic Movie Trivia Questions To Test Your Knowledge
Actor Richard Kiel is best known for playing the same character in two different films. What is the name of this character?
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