90s Movies Quiz
Titanic, Goodfellas, The Matrix, Fight Club: 15 questions on the decade that made modern film.
Which 1997 film became the first to gross over $1 billion worldwide?
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Titanic
James Cameron's Titanic crossed the billion-dollar mark in March 1998 and held the all-time box office record until Cameron's own Avatar passed it in 2010.
Titanic also tied the Oscar record with 11 wins, matching Ben-Hur, and its 3D re-release in 2012 added another $343 million to its total.
In "Pulp Fiction" (1994), what does Marcellus Wallace's briefcase supposedly contain?
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It is never revealed
Tarantino never shows the audience what is inside the briefcase; characters simply stare at its golden glow, and the director has said it contains whatever the viewer imagines.
The briefcase's combination lock is set to 666, a detail that fueled years of fan theories about Marcellus Wallace's soul being inside.
Who directed "Schindler's List" (1993)?
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Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg directed Schindler's List, shot almost entirely in black and white, and it won him his first Academy Award for Best Director along with Best Picture.
Spielberg refused a salary for the film, calling it blood money, and used his share of the profits to found the Shoah Foundation in 1994.
What color is the pill Neo takes in "The Matrix" (1999)?
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Red
Morpheus offers Neo a blue pill to forget everything or a red pill to learn the truth about the Matrix, and Neo swallows the red one.
The Wachowskis wrote the famous bullet-dodging scene using a technique they called bullet time, which needed 120 still cameras firing in sequence.
Which actor starred as Forrest in "Forrest Gump" (1994)?
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Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks played Forrest Gump and won his second consecutive Best Actor Oscar, having taken the award for Philadelphia the year before.
Hanks agreed to take a share of the profits instead of a salary and reportedly earned around $40 million from the film.
In "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), what does Andy Dufresne use to tunnel through his cell wall?
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A rock hammer
Andy asks Red to smuggle in a small rock hammer, supposedly for carving chess pieces, and spends nearly two decades chipping a tunnel behind a poster.
The film flopped at the box office in 1994 but found its audience on video and has topped the IMDb user ratings chart for most of the past two decades.
Which 1990 Martin Scorsese mob film stars Ray Liotta as the real-life gangster Henry Hill?
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Goodfellas
Goodfellas follows Henry Hill's rise and fall inside a New York crime family from 1955 to 1980, based on Nicholas Pileggi's book Wiseguy.
Joe Pesci won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for playing Tommy DeVito, and his "Funny how?" scene was improvised from a real conversation he once had.
What is the name of the island in "Jurassic Park" (1993)?
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Isla Nublar
John Hammond's dinosaur park sits on Isla Nublar, a fictional island off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, in both Michael Crichton's novel and Spielberg's film.
The T. rex roar was created by mixing the sounds of a baby elephant, an alligator and a tiger, and the raptor calls came partly from mating tortoises.
Which actress played Vivian Ward in "Pretty Woman" (1990)?
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Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts played Vivian Ward opposite Richard Gere, earning an Oscar nomination and turning a modest romantic comedy into the year's biggest sleeper hit.
The original script, titled 3000, was a dark drama in which Edward dumps Vivian at the end; Disney's Touchstone division reshaped it into a fairy tale.
In "Fight Club" (1999), what is the first rule of Fight Club?
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You do not talk about Fight Club
Tyler Durden lays down the rules in the basement of Lou's Tavern, and the first two are the same: you do not talk about Fight Club.
Brad Pitt and Edward Norton took real lessons in boxing, taekwondo and soap making before filming, and Pitt had a chipped tooth left unrepaired for the role.
Who voiced the Genie in Disney's "Aladdin" (1992)?
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Robin Williams
Robin Williams improvised so much dialogue for the Genie that the Academy declined to consider the film for a screenplay award, and his performance redefined celebrity voice casting.
Williams took only scale pay on the condition that his voice would not be used to sell merchandise, which led to a public dispute with Disney.
What sport is featured in "Jerry Maguire" (1996)?
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Football (American)
Jerry Maguire is a sports agent whose only remaining client is Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Rod Tidwell, played by Cuba Gooding Jr. in an Oscar-winning role.
The line "Show me the money!" was borrowed from real Cardinals player Tim McDonald, whom writer Cameron Crowe met while researching the film.
Which 1999 film features the line "I see dead people"?
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The Sixth Sense
Haley Joel Osment's character Cole Sear whispers the line to child psychologist Malcolm Crowe, played by Bruce Willis, in M. Night Shyamalan's twist-ending thriller.
The Sixth Sense earned six Oscar nominations and grossed over $670 million worldwide, making it the second biggest film of 1999 behind The Phantom Menace.
In "Toy Story" (1995), what is the name of Woody's astronaut rival?
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Buzz Lightyear
Buzz Lightyear is the space ranger action figure who arrives on Andy's birthday and pushes Woody off the top of the toy box, before the two become friends.
Toy Story was the first feature film made entirely with computer animation, and its 27 animators worked with about 400 computer models.
Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1999 (ceremony in 2000)?
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American Beauty
Sam Mendes's American Beauty won five Oscars at the March 2000 ceremony, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for Kevin Spacey.
It was Mendes's first film; he had been a stage director and won the Best Director Oscar on his debut, a feat only a handful of filmmakers have managed.
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The 1990s gave cinema its first billion-dollar movie, its first fully computer-animated feature and a run of quotable classics that still fill streaming queues. Titanic sank the box office records in 1997, Pulp Fiction made Quentin Tarantino a household name, and The Matrix closed the decade by asking whether any of it was real. Between them came Jurassic Park's dinosaurs, Forrest Gump's box of chocolates and a young Leonardo DiCaprio on the bow of a ship.
These 15 questions cover blockbusters, Oscar winners, cult favorites and animated hits released between 1990 and 1999, from famous lines and plot details to the directors and stars behind them. It suits anyone who grew up renting VHS tapes on a Friday night, and younger film fans will find plenty of classics to add to their watch list. Each answer comes with a quick explanation.
You will find 15 multiple choice questions here, each with four options. Difficulty: Easy. Most people finish in about 6 minutes, and every answer comes with a short explanation and one extra fact worth keeping.
How to play
Read the question and pick one of the four answers. The correct answer is revealed straight away with a short explanation, then press Next question to keep going. At the end you get your score out of 15 and a full review of your round. Play again any time and the questions arrive in a fresh order. There is no timer and no account.
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How many questions are in the 90s Movies Quiz?
There are 15 multiple-choice questions, each with four options, covering films released between 1990 and 1999. Every answer includes a short explanation and an extra fact.
Which 90s films does the quiz cover?
Titanic, Pulp Fiction, Schindler's List, The Matrix, Forrest Gump, The Shawshank Redemption, Goodfellas, Jurassic Park, Pretty Woman, Fight Club, Aladdin, Jerry Maguire, The Sixth Sense, Toy Story and American Beauty.
How hard is the 90s Movies Quiz?
It is an easy quiz for anyone who watched films in the 1990s. Most questions test famous lines, characters and directors, with a couple of Oscar details for the serious film buff.
Answer key: all 15 questions with explanations
- Which 1997 film became the first to gross over $1 billion worldwide?
Titanic James Cameron's Titanic crossed the billion-dollar mark in March 1998 and held the all-time box office record until Cameron's own Avatar passed it in 2010. Titanic also tied the Oscar record with 11 wins, matching Ben-Hur, and its 3D re-release in 2012 added another $343 million to its total. - In "Pulp Fiction" (1994), what does Marcellus Wallace's briefcase supposedly contain?
It is never revealed Tarantino never shows the audience what is inside the briefcase; characters simply stare at its golden glow, and the director has said it contains whatever the viewer imagines. The briefcase's combination lock is set to 666, a detail that fueled years of fan theories about Marcellus Wallace's soul being inside. - Who directed "Schindler's List" (1993)?
Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg directed Schindler's List, shot almost entirely in black and white, and it won him his first Academy Award for Best Director along with Best Picture. Spielberg refused a salary for the film, calling it blood money, and used his share of the profits to found the Shoah Foundation in 1994. - What color is the pill Neo takes in "The Matrix" (1999)?
Red Morpheus offers Neo a blue pill to forget everything or a red pill to learn the truth about the Matrix, and Neo swallows the red one. The Wachowskis wrote the famous bullet-dodging scene using a technique they called bullet time, which needed 120 still cameras firing in sequence. - Which actor starred as Forrest in "Forrest Gump" (1994)?
Tom Hanks Tom Hanks played Forrest Gump and won his second consecutive Best Actor Oscar, having taken the award for Philadelphia the year before. Hanks agreed to take a share of the profits instead of a salary and reportedly earned around $40 million from the film. - In "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), what does Andy Dufresne use to tunnel through his cell wall?
A rock hammer Andy asks Red to smuggle in a small rock hammer, supposedly for carving chess pieces, and spends nearly two decades chipping a tunnel behind a poster. The film flopped at the box office in 1994 but found its audience on video and has topped the IMDb user ratings chart for most of the past two decades. - Which 1990 Martin Scorsese mob film stars Ray Liotta as the real-life gangster Henry Hill?
Goodfellas Goodfellas follows Henry Hill's rise and fall inside a New York crime family from 1955 to 1980, based on Nicholas Pileggi's book Wiseguy. Joe Pesci won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for playing Tommy DeVito, and his "Funny how?" scene was improvised from a real conversation he once had. - What is the name of the island in "Jurassic Park" (1993)?
Isla Nublar John Hammond's dinosaur park sits on Isla Nublar, a fictional island off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, in both Michael Crichton's novel and Spielberg's film. The T. rex roar was created by mixing the sounds of a baby elephant, an alligator and a tiger, and the raptor calls came partly from mating tortoises. - Which actress played Vivian Ward in "Pretty Woman" (1990)?
Julia Roberts Julia Roberts played Vivian Ward opposite Richard Gere, earning an Oscar nomination and turning a modest romantic comedy into the year's biggest sleeper hit. The original script, titled 3000, was a dark drama in which Edward dumps Vivian at the end; Disney's Touchstone division reshaped it into a fairy tale. - In "Fight Club" (1999), what is the first rule of Fight Club?
You do not talk about Fight Club Tyler Durden lays down the rules in the basement of Lou's Tavern, and the first two are the same: you do not talk about Fight Club. Brad Pitt and Edward Norton took real lessons in boxing, taekwondo and soap making before filming, and Pitt had a chipped tooth left unrepaired for the role. - Who voiced the Genie in Disney's "Aladdin" (1992)?
Robin Williams Robin Williams improvised so much dialogue for the Genie that the Academy declined to consider the film for a screenplay award, and his performance redefined celebrity voice casting. Williams took only scale pay on the condition that his voice would not be used to sell merchandise, which led to a public dispute with Disney. - What sport is featured in "Jerry Maguire" (1996)?
Football (American) Jerry Maguire is a sports agent whose only remaining client is Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Rod Tidwell, played by Cuba Gooding Jr. in an Oscar-winning role. The line "Show me the money!" was borrowed from real Cardinals player Tim McDonald, whom writer Cameron Crowe met while researching the film. - Which 1999 film features the line "I see dead people"?
The Sixth Sense Haley Joel Osment's character Cole Sear whispers the line to child psychologist Malcolm Crowe, played by Bruce Willis, in M. Night Shyamalan's twist-ending thriller. The Sixth Sense earned six Oscar nominations and grossed over $670 million worldwide, making it the second biggest film of 1999 behind The Phantom Menace. - In "Toy Story" (1995), what is the name of Woody's astronaut rival?
Buzz Lightyear Buzz Lightyear is the space ranger action figure who arrives on Andy's birthday and pushes Woody off the top of the toy box, before the two become friends. Toy Story was the first feature film made entirely with computer animation, and its 27 animators worked with about 400 computer models. - Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1999 (ceremony in 2000)?
American Beauty Sam Mendes's American Beauty won five Oscars at the March 2000 ceremony, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for Kevin Spacey. It was Mendes's first film; he had been a stage director and won the Best Director Oscar on his debut, a feat only a handful of filmmakers have managed.
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