This exercise is optional. Do it if you have enough time.Let's do the quiz and check how much you know about films.
Choose the correct answer and explain your choice
Films
What do these films have in common?
Pride and Prejudice — Bridget Jones' Diary — Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- They are all set in the 19th century.
- They are all based on books.
- They all won an Oscar for best actress.
Which Oscar did all these films win?
Spiderman — The Lord of the Rings — The Matrix
- best film
- best soundtrack
- best special effects
In which film (shot in Ireland) did an Australian actor play the part of a Scottish soldier?
- Braveheart
- Gladiator
- Master and Commander
People
Who played the part of James Bond in Goldeneye?
- Sean Connery
- Roger Moore
- Pierce Brosnan
Which actor was nominated seven times for an Oscar but never won one?
- Richard Burton
- Humphrey Bogart
- Cary Grant
What do these three films have in common?
Reservoir Dogs — Pulp Fiction — Kill Bill
- They all star John Travolta.
- They were all directed by the same person.
- They were all set in New York.
Places
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is called a "spaghetti western". Why?
- Because most of the actors were Italian.
- Because it was directed by an Italian.
- Because it is based on an Italian book.
What is the boarding school called in the Harry Potter books?
- Hogwarts
- Hogarths
- Howards
- Match the films to the cities where they were set.
Paris — Tokyo — London
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