Movies Of The 1970's
Can You Answer These Simple Questions About Movies of the 1970's?
- 1.Besides Diane Keaton, what other well-known actress appeared in the film "Manhattan"?
- A.
Meryl Streep
- B.
Julia Roberts
- C.
Cate Blanchett
- D.
Jody Foster
- 2.What blues artist is Johnny Hooker named after in "The Sting"?
- A.
Leadbelly
- B.
Merle Haggard
- C.
Muddy Waters
- D.
John Lee Hooker
- 3.What star of "Harold and Maude" didn't know how to drive a car?
- A.
Vivian Pickles
- B.
Ellen Geer
- C.
Bud Cort
- D.
Ruth Gordon
- 4.The 1970 film "M*A*S*H" is set against the backdrop of what major war?
- A.
Korean War
- B.
World War II
- C.
Civil War
- D.
Vietnam War
- 5.The 1970 film "Patton" depicts the events leading up to the fall of what?
- A.
The New Years Golden Ball
- B.
Mesopotamia
- C.
Rome
- D.
The Third Reich
- 6.What sort of boat do the main characters in the 1972 film "Deliverance" ride down a river?
- A.
Yacht
- B.
Kayak
- C.
Paddle Boat
- D.
Canoe
- 7.In what year was the 1971 film "Shaft" remade?
- A.
1990
- B.
1985
- C.
2007
- D.
2000
- 8.In the 1976 movie "All the President's Men", reporters uncover details surrounding what event?
- A.
Watergate Scandal
- B.
World War II
- C.
Enron Scandal
- D.
An Assassination Plot
- 9.What industry lies at the center of the film "Harlan County U.S.A."?
- A.
Independent Film
- B.
Music Production
- C.
Oil
- D.
Coal Mining
- 10.What industry drives the plot of the 1975 film "Nashville"?
- A.
Wall Street
- B.
Ship Building
- C.
Music Industry
- D.
American Politics
- 11.Which war is the 1977 film "A Bridge Too Far" based around?
- A.
Iraq War
- B.
World War I
- C.
World War II
- D.
Vietnam War
- 12.What is the name of the famous criminal that H.G. Wells stalks in the film "Time After Time"?
- A.
Al Capone
- B.
Jack The Ripper
- C.
Ted Bundy
- D.
Derek Todd Lee
- 13.Though Bill and Abbey are a couple in the film "Days of Heaven", what do they pretend to be?
- A.
Mother And Son
- B.
Brother And Sister
- C.
Friends
- D.
Father And Daughter
- 14.Which of these natural forces upsets a ship in the film "The Poseidon Adventure"?
- A.
A Volcanic Eruption
- B.
A Tornado
- C.
An Earthquake
- D.
A Tidal Wave
- 15.How old is Holly Sargis when Kit Carruthers begins dating her in the 1973 film "Badlands"?
- A.
15
- B.
13
- C.
22
- D.
32
- 16.In the film version of "MASH", where do Hawkeye and Trapper go to play golf?
- A.
Canada
- B.
Japan
- C.
New Zealand
- D.
Scotland
- 17.What actor from the film "Patton" famously refused to accept his Academy Award for the role?
- A.
Morgan Paull
- B.
Karl Malden
- C.
Michael Strong
- D.
George C. Scott
- 18.What was the name of the monster in "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre"?
- A.
Leatherface
- B.
Scarface
- C.
Cottonface
- D.
Noface
- 19.What newspaper do the lead characters of "All the President's Men" work for?
- A.
Washington Post
- B.
Houston Chronicle
- C.
New York Times
- D.
New York Post
- 20.What causes injury and confusion in the 1973 film "Westworld"?
- A.
A Computer Breakdown
- B.
A Tidal Wave
- C.
An Alien Attack
- D.
A Great Foreign Army
- 21.The tagline for the 1971 film "The French Connection" stated that "the time is just right for" what?
- A.
A Tear-Jerker
- B.
A Thriller
- C.
An Epic War Film
- D.
A Romantic Comedy
- 22.Who directed the 1979 film "Manhattan"?
- A.
Rob Zombie
- B.
Woody Allen
- C.
Andy Warhol
- D.
Ron Howard
- 23.Who plays Frank Serpico in the 1973 movie "Serpico"?
- A.
Liam Neeson
- B.
Robert De Niro
- C.
Al Pacino
- D.
Marlon Brando
- 24.Who are "The Warriors" in the 1979 film of the same name?
- A.
A Union
- B.
The Nazis
- C.
A Gang
- D.
Roman Gladiators
- 25.What war was at the center of the plot in the film "The Deer Hunter"?
- A.
Vietnam War
- B.
World War II
- C.
Korean War
- D.
World War I
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