Historical Family Films

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In the 1965 film The Sound of Music, what is the name of the family that flees Nazi-occupied Austria?

  1. The Von Trapp Family

  2. The Schmidt Family

  3. The Gruber Family

  4. The Keller Family


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Von Trapp Family Singers were a real-life Austrian family who fled Nazi-occupied Austria in 1938.

In the 1993 film Schindler's List, what is the name of the German businessman who saves over a thousand Jews from the Holocaust?

  1. Oskar Schindler

  2. Itzhak Stern

  3. Amon Goeth

  4. Ralph Fiennes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Oskar Schindler was a German businessman who saved over a thousand Jews from the Holocaust by employing them in his factories.

In the 2002 film The Pianist, what is the name of the Polish-Jewish pianist who survives the Warsaw Ghetto?

  1. Wladyslaw Szpilman

  2. Henryk Szeryng

  3. Arthur Rubinstein

  4. Vladimir Horowitz


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Wladyslaw Szpilman was a Polish-Jewish pianist who survived the Warsaw Ghetto by playing piano for a German officer.

In the 2007 film The Kite Runner, what is the name of the Afghan boy who is forced to flee his home country with his father?

  1. Amir

  2. Hassan

  3. Baba

  4. Assef


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amir is the Afghan boy who is forced to flee his home country with his father after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

In the 2011 film The Help, what is the name of the African-American maid who writes a book about her experiences working for white families in the 1960s?

  1. Aibileen Clark

  2. Minny Jackson

  3. Celia Foote

  4. Eugenia Phelan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aibileen Clark is the African-American maid who writes a book about her experiences working for white families in the 1960s.

In the 2013 film 12 Years a Slave, what is the name of the African-American man who is kidnapped and sold into slavery?

  1. Solomon Northup

  2. Edwin Epps

  3. Patsey

  4. Bass Reeves


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Solomon Northup was an African-American man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the 1840s.

In the 2014 film Selma, what is the name of the civil rights leader who leads the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama?

  1. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  2. John Lewis

  3. Hosea Williams

  4. Ralph Abernathy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Martin Luther King, Jr. was the civil rights leader who led the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965.

In the 2016 film Hidden Figures, what are the names of the three African-American women who work as mathematicians at NASA during the space race?

  1. Katherine Johnson

  2. Dorothy Vaughan

  3. Mary Jackson

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson were three African-American women who worked as mathematicians at NASA during the space race.

In the 2017 film Dunkirk, what is the name of the British soldier who is stranded on the beaches of Dunkirk during World War II?

  1. Tommy

  2. Gibson

  3. Alex

  4. Farrier


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tommy is the British soldier who is stranded on the beaches of Dunkirk during World War II.

In the 2018 film Bohemian Rhapsody, what is the name of the lead singer of the rock band Queen?

  1. Freddie Mercury

  2. Brian May

  3. Roger Taylor

  4. John Deacon


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Freddie Mercury was the lead singer of the rock band Queen.

In the 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, what is the name of the actor who is struggling to find work in the changing Hollywood landscape?

  1. Rick Dalton

  2. Cliff Booth

  3. Sharon Tate

  4. Charles Manson


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rick Dalton is the actor who is struggling to find work in the changing Hollywood landscape.

In the 2020 film Mank, what is the name of the screenwriter who is hired to write the screenplay for Citizen Kane?

  1. Herman J. Mankiewicz

  2. Orson Welles

  3. Marion Davies

  4. William Randolph Hearst


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Herman J. Mankiewicz was the screenwriter who was hired to write the screenplay for Citizen Kane.

In the 2021 film The Power of the Dog, what is the name of the wealthy rancher who is struggling to come to terms with his homosexuality?

  1. Phil Burbank

  2. George Burbank

  3. Rose Gordon

  4. Peter Gordon


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Phil Burbank is the wealthy rancher who is struggling to come to terms with his homosexuality.

In the 2022 film Belfast, what is the name of the young boy who is growing up in Belfast during the Troubles?

  1. Buddy

  2. Ma

  3. Pa

  4. Granny


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Buddy is the young boy who is growing up in Belfast during the Troubles.

In the 2023 film Women Talking, what is the name of the colony of women who are deciding whether to leave their community after years of abuse?

  1. Molotschna Colony

  2. East Village

  3. Greenwich Village

  4. Soho


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Molotschna Colony is the name of the colony of women who are deciding whether to leave their community after years of abuse.

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