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Revisit enduring screen stories through their characters, settings and unmistakable fictional worlds.

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Revisit enduring screen stories through their characters, settings and unmistakable fictional worlds. Take ten thoughtfully chosen questions at your own pace. Each answer comes with a short explanation to help you connect the facts and remember something new.

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Which film features a young lion named Simba?

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1. Which film features a young lion named Simba?

  • Ice Age
  • The Lion King
  • Finding Nemo
  • Shrek
Reveal answer and explanation

The Lion King — Simba's journey to adulthood and kingship is central to The Lion King.

2. In The Wizard of Oz, what road does Dorothy follow?

  • Yellow brick road
  • Silver stone road
  • Red sand road
  • Blue glass road
Reveal answer and explanation

Yellow brick road — The yellow brick road leads Dorothy and her companions toward the Emerald City.

3. Which fictional archaeologist carries a whip and wears a fedora?

  • Sherlock Holmes
  • James Bond
  • Peter Parker
  • Indiana Jones
Reveal answer and explanation

Indiana Jones — Indiana Jones is an adventurous archaeologist introduced in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

4. Which film series features the spaceship Millennium Falcon?

  • Alien
  • Back to the Future
  • Star Wars
  • Star Trek
Reveal answer and explanation

Star Wars — The Millennium Falcon is associated with Han Solo and Chewbacca in Star Wars.

5. What kind of fish is Nemo in Finding Nemo?

  • Seahorse
  • Clownfish
  • Tuna
  • Swordfish
Reveal answer and explanation

Clownfish — Nemo and his father Marlin are clownfish, recognizable by their orange and white markings.

6. Which movie uses a DeLorean as a time machine?

  • Back to the Future
  • Jurassic Park
  • Ghostbusters
  • Jaws
Reveal answer and explanation

Back to the Future — Doc Brown transforms a DeLorean car into the series' time machine.

7. Who directed the 1993 film Jurassic Park?

  • Christopher Nolan
  • Alfred Hitchcock
  • Sofia Coppola
  • Steven Spielberg
Reveal answer and explanation

Steven Spielberg — Spielberg directed the adaptation of Michael Crichton's dinosaur-themed novel.

8. Which character is a green ogre in an animated film series?

  • Sonic
  • Baloo
  • Shrek
  • Woody
Reveal answer and explanation

Shrek — Shrek is the ogre at the center of DreamWorks' fairy-tale comedy series.

9. Which television series is set largely in the fictional town of Springfield?

  • The Office
  • The Simpsons
  • Friends
  • Lost
Reveal answer and explanation

The Simpsons — Springfield is home to the Simpson family and the show's recurring community.

10. In the 1964 film Mary Poppins, which family employs the magical nanny?

  • The Banks family
  • The Darling family
  • The Bennet family
  • The March family
Reveal answer and explanation

The Banks family — Mary Poppins becomes the nanny of Jane and Michael Banks in London. The 1964 musical combines live action, animation and songs.

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