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1970 to 1999 movies trivia questions

1970 to 1999 movies is one of the four branches Rewind started with. It holds 48 questions, every one dated between 1970 and 1999, and the branch picker describes it as “The big screen, 1970 to 1999”.

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When the 1970 to 1999 movies questions happen

The dates fall in 3 decades. Here is how many questions sit in each:

1970s: 13 questions
1980s: 16 questions
1990s: 19 questions

Reading the 1970 to 1999 movies questions

Questions here open in a few familiar ways: 16 start with “In”, 12 start with “Which”, 9 start with “Who”. Four choices are shown each time, and the fact line that follows is at most 19 words.

Each answer and its fact were verified against a source page before the question was added.

A taste of 1970 to 1999 movies

Here are two questions from the Movies bank, taken from the older end of the branch and clear of the daily ten for the weeks around the day this page was built.

Question (1971): Who played Willy Wonka in "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" (1971)?

Answer: Gene Wilder. Wilder insisted on the limp-then-somersault entrance for his first scene.

The wrong choices on the card were Dick Van Dyke, Peter Sellers, and Tim Curry.

Checked against Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Wikipedia).

Question (1988): What is the name of Bruce Willis's hero in "Die Hard" (1988)?

Answer: John McClane. The film takes place on Christmas Eve at Nakatomi Plaza.

The wrong choices on the card were John Rambo, John Wick, and Jack Ryan.

Checked against Die Hard (Wikipedia).

Further 1970 to 1999 movies questions, answers left out

Questions only this time. The answers and the facts that go with them wait in Rewind.

Who directed "Jurassic Park" (1993)?
Which 1996 film gave us the catchphrase "Show me the money!"?
What is the first name of Kate Winslet's character in "Titanic" (1997)?
Which Gungan character was introduced in "Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace" (1999)?

What the 1970 to 1999 movies questions draw on

Each question points at one article it was checked against. Among them are Jar Jar Binks, Jerry Maguire, Jurassic Park (film), and Titanic (1997 film).

Play only 1970 to 1999 movies

Movies is listed in the Retro section of the branch picker. Open the picker from the Branches button, tap its row, and press Play these. Tap the Mix row any time to go back to a bit of everything; the game remembers your choice.

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