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20 questions on the films of the last ten years: Barbie, Oppenheimer, Parasite, Dune, Moana, Top Gun: Maverick and the Oscar nights in between.
Medium 20 questions 30 s each · about 15 min Checked against two sources
For film clubs, movie nights and any group that argues about the Oscars. Every question is about a film released in the last ten years, from the blockbusters everybody saw to the winners the critics loved. Twenty questions take about 15 minutes, and the classics have a pack of their own.
How to run it
- Play it before the film on a movie night, while people settle in with snacks.
- Let teams mix the superhero fans with the awards-season fans. The questions reward both.
- Questions 18 to 20 are the hard ones. Double the points there if you want a comeback at the end.
Questions and answers
1Who directed the 2023 film Barbie?Easy
- ASofia Coppola
- BGreta Gerwig
- COlivia Wilde
- DEmerald Fennell
Reveal answer
B. Greta Gerwig
Greta Gerwig directed and co-wrote Barbie with Noah Baumbach. Margot Robbie played Barbie and Ryan Gosling played Ken.
2In Avengers: Endgame (2019), which villain do the Avengers finally defeat?Easy
- ALoki
- BUltron
- CThanos
- DKang
Reveal answer
C. Thanos
Tony Stark uses the Infinity Stones to wipe out Thanos and his army, at the cost of his own life. Endgame closed the first 22 films of the Marvel series.
3Black Panther (2018) is set mostly in which fictional African nation?Easy
- AWakanda
- BZamunda
- CGenosha
- DLatveria
Reveal answer
A. Wakanda
T'Challa is crowned king of Wakanda, a hidden nation built on the metal vibranium. Zamunda is from Coming to America, the other two from Marvel comics.
4Which 2016 Disney film follows a chief's daughter who sails across the Pacific with the demigod Maui?Easy
- ARaya and the Last Dragon
- BZootopia
- CMoana
- DLuca
Reveal answer
C. Moana
Moana is chosen by the ocean to return a stolen relic to the goddess Te Fiti. Dwayne Johnson voices Maui, and a sequel followed in 2024.
5Which Christopher Nolan film won Best Picture at the 2024 Academy Awards?Medium
- ATenet
- BDunkirk
- CInterstellar
- DOppenheimer
Reveal answer
D. Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer took seven Oscars from 13 nominations, including Best Director for Nolan and Best Actor for Cillian Murphy.
6The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) is based on video games from which company?Easy
- ASega
- BNintendo
- CSony
- DAtari
Reveal answer
B. Nintendo
Mario first appeared in Nintendo's arcade game Donkey Kong in 1981. Chris Pratt voiced him in the film, with Jack Black as Bowser.
7Parasite (2019), the first film in a language other than English to win Best Picture, comes from which country?Medium
- AJapan
- BSouth Korea
- CMexico
- DIran
Reveal answer
B. South Korea
Bong Joon-ho's film about two Seoul families also won Best Director and the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
8Who is the teenage Spider-Man at the centre of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)?Medium
- APeter Parker
- BBen Reilly
- CMiles Morales
- DGwen Stacy
Reveal answer
C. Miles Morales
Miles Morales, a Brooklyn teenager, gets his powers from a radioactive spider and meets Spider-People from other dimensions. The film won the animated feature Oscar.
9True or false: Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) is the sequel to the 2009 film Avatar.Easy
- ATrue
- BFalse
Reveal answer
A. True
James Cameron's sequel arrived 13 years after the original and follows Jake and Neytiri's family among a coastal Na'vi clan. A third film came out in 2025.
10Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024) are based on a novel by which author?Medium
- AIsaac Asimov
- BFrank Herbert
- CUrsula K. Le Guin
- DArthur C. Clarke
Reveal answer
B. Frank Herbert
Frank Herbert published Dune in 1965. Denis Villeneuve split the book across two films, with Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides.
11Encanto (2021) is about the Madrigal family, who live in which country?Medium
- AMexico
- BPeru
- CColombia
- DBrazil
Reveal answer
C. Colombia
The Madrigals live in a magical house hidden in the mountains of Colombia. The song We Don't Talk About Bruno became a number one hit.
12Which Guillermo del Toro film about a mute cleaner and an amphibious creature won Best Picture for 2017?Hard
- APan's Labyrinth
- BThe Shape of Water
- CCrimson Peak
- DNightmare Alley
Reveal answer
B. The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water won four Oscars from 13 nominations, including Best Director. Sally Hawkins played Elisa, the cleaner at a Cold War laboratory.
13Which 2022 sequel brought Tom Cruise back as the pilot Pete Mitchell?Easy
- AMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning
- BTop Gun: Maverick
- CEdge of Tomorrow
- DOblivion
Reveal answer
B. Top Gun: Maverick
Thirty-six years after Top Gun, Maverick returns to train a new class of pilots. It was the highest-grossing film of 2022.
14In Inside Out 2 (2024), which new emotion takes over Riley's mind as she turns 13?Medium
- ABoredom
- BPride
- CAnxiety
- DHope
Reveal answer
C. Anxiety
Anxiety arrives with Envy, Embarrassment and Ennui and pushes Joy and the original emotions out of headquarters.
15True or false: Joaquin Phoenix won the Best Actor Oscar for Joker (2019).Medium
- ATrue
- BFalse
Reveal answer
A. True
Phoenix won at the 2020 ceremony. Heath Ledger had won Best Supporting Actor for playing the same character in The Dark Knight.
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Which years do these movie trivia questions cover?
Films released from 2016 to 2024, including the Oscar winners of those years. Older films are in the classic movies pack, so the two can be played back to back without a repeat.
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Sources
Every answer shown here was checked against two sources, listed below. Links last checked 22 October 2026.
- Barbie (film) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- britannica.combritannica.com
- Avengers: Endgame - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- britannica.combritannica.com
- Black Panther (film) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- britannica.combritannica.com
- Moana (2016 film) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Moana | Disney Moviesmovies.disney.com
- Oppenheimer (film) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- The 96th Academy Awards | 2024oscars.org
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- britannica.combritannica.com
- Parasite (2019 film) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- britannica.combritannica.com
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- britannica.combritannica.com
- Avatar: The Way of Water - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- britannica.combritannica.com
- Dune (2021 film) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- britannica.combritannica.com
- Encanto - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Encanto | Disney Moviesmovies.disney.com
- The Shape of Water - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- britannica.combritannica.com
- Top Gun: Maverick - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- britannica.combritannica.com
- Inside Out 2 - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Inside Out 2 | Disney Moviesmovies.disney.com
- Joker (2019 film) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- britannica.combritannica.com
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