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1. Who played the role of Maximus in Gladiator?

  • A. Mel Gibson
  • B. Gerard Butler
  • C. Liam Neeson
  • D. Russell Crowe ✓

💡 Russell Crowe won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator (2000).

2. Which actor starred in both The Revenant and Inception?

  • A. Tom Hardy
  • B. Brad Pitt
  • C. Cillian Murphy
  • D. Leonardo DiCaprio ✓

💡 Leonardo DiCaprio starred in The Revenant (2015), winning his first Oscar for Best Actor, and Inception (2010), both directed by Christopher Nolan.

3. Which actor played Nelson Mandela in Invictus?

  • A. Idris Elba
  • B. Chiwetel Ejiofor
  • C. Morgan Freeman ✓
  • D. Denzel Washington

💡 Morgan Freeman portrayed Nelson Mandela in Invictus (2009), directed by Clint Eastwood, earning an Academy Award nomination.

4. Who played the lead role in the film La La Land?

  • A. Jake Gyllenhaal
  • B. Timothée Chalamet
  • C. Miles Teller
  • D. Ryan Gosling ✓

💡 Ryan Gosling played Sebastian, a jazz pianist pursuing his dreams in Los Angeles, in La La Land (2016) alongside Emma Stone.

5. Who played the character of Amy Dunne in Gone Girl?

  • A. Natalie Portman
  • B. Keira Knightley
  • C. Rooney Mara
  • D. Rosamund Pike ✓

💡 Rosamund Pike received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her chilling portrayal of Amy Dunne in Gone Girl (2014).

6. Which actor played Michael Corleone in The Godfather?

  • A. Robert Duvall
  • B. James Caan
  • C. Marlon Brando
  • D. Al Pacino ✓

💡 Al Pacino played the iconic Michael Corleone — the youngest Corleone son who becomes the ruthless Don — in The Godfather trilogy.

7. Who played the lead role in the 2017 film Get Out?

  • A. John Boyega
  • B. Lakeith Stanfield
  • C. Aldis Hodge
  • D. Daniel Kaluuya ✓

💡 Daniel Kaluuya won the BAFTA Rising Star Award for his performance in Get Out (2017) and later won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Judas and the Black Messiah.

8. Which actor played Forrest Gump?

  • A. Robin Williams
  • B. John Travolta
  • C. Kevin Costner
  • D. Tom Hanks ✓

💡 Tom Hanks won his second consecutive Oscar for Best Actor for portraying Forrest Gump (1994), after winning for Philadelphia (1993).

9. Who played the Joker in the 2019 film Joker?

  • A. Jared Leto
  • B. Heath Ledger
  • C. Jack Nicholson
  • D. Joaquin Phoenix ✓

💡 Joaquin Phoenix won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Arthur Fleck / the Joker in Joker (2019).

10. Which actress has won the most Academy Awards for acting?

  • A. Meryl Streep
  • B. Cate Blanchett
  • C. Audrey Hepburn
  • D. Katharine Hepburn ✓

💡 Katharine Hepburn won 4 Academy Awards for Best Actress — the most of any actor in history, for Morning Glory, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Lion in Winter, and On Golden Pond.

11. Which actress played Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs?

  • A. Holly Hunter
  • B. Laura Dern
  • C. Sigourney Weaver
  • D. Jodie Foster ✓

💡 Jodie Foster won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of FBI trainee Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

12. Who played Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs?

  • A. Gary Oldman
  • B. Anthony Hopkins ✓
  • C. Jeremy Irons
  • D. Ian McKellen

💡 Anthony Hopkins won the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) despite only 16 minutes of screen time.

13. Who played Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games?

  • A. Shailene Woodley
  • B. Emma Watson
  • C. Saoirse Ronan
  • D. Jennifer Lawrence ✓

💡 Jennifer Lawrence played Katniss Everdeen in all four Hunger Games films (2012-2015), becoming one of Hollywood's highest-paid actresses.

14. Who played Queen Elizabeth II in the film The Queen?

  • A. Cate Blanchett
  • B. Emma Thompson
  • C. Judi Dench
  • D. Helen Mirren ✓

💡 Helen Mirren won the Academy Award for Best Actress for portraying Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen (2006).

15. Which actor is known for method acting in films like Raging Bull and Taxi Driver?

  • A. Al Pacino
  • B. Dustin Hoffman
  • C. Jack Nicholson
  • D. Robert De Niro ✓

💡 Robert De Niro is legendary for his method acting — gaining 60 pounds for Raging Bull (1980) and improvising the "You talkin' to me?" scene in Taxi Driver (1976).

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