Which 1940 film won the first Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay?
Answer
The Great McGinty
79 Classic Hollywood Trivia Questions with Answers
79 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Who was the first African-American actor to win an Academy Award?
Answer
Hattie McDaniel
Which 1933 film starring Fay Wray is famous for its giant ape?
Answer
King Kong
Which film director is known for the 'Hitchcockian' thriller style and directed Psycho?
Answer
Alfred Hitchcock
Which Hollywood studio was founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle?
Answer
Universal Pictures
Which actress famously said 'There's no place like home' in The Wizard of Oz?
Answer
Judy Garland
Which silent film star was known as 'The Little Tramp'?
Answer
Charlie Chaplin
What was the name of the fictional film studio in the 1952 musical Singin' in the Rain?
Answer
Monumental Pictures
Which actress was the first to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress?
Answer
Gale Sondergaard
Which 1934 film was the first to win all five top Academy Awards (Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Screenplay)?
Answer
It Happened One Night
Which actor played Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind?
Answer
Clark Gable
Which actress was known as the 'Sweater Girl' in the 1940s?
Answer
Lana Turner
Who played the Tin Man in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz?
Answer
Jack Haley
Which film studio's logo features a mountain peak surrounded by stars?
Answer
Paramount Pictures
What was the name of the nightclub in the 1942 film Casablanca?
Answer
Rick's Café Américain
Which actor was nicknamed 'The King of Hollywood'?
Answer
Clark Gable
Which major Hollywood studio was formed by merging Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures, and Louis B. Mayer Productions?
Answer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Which actress won four Academy Awards for Best Actress?
Answer
Katharine Hepburn
Which actor played Rick Blaine in the film Casablanca?
Answer
Humphrey Bogart