Franchise Characters, Stars & Villains

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1.Which smuggler character did Harrison Ford return to play in the 2015 sequel trilogy film?
- A. Han Solo
- B. Luke Skywalker
- C. Chewbacca
- D. Lando Calrissian
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Han Solo
Did you know? The character's fate is decided in that film.
2.Which character is the archer heroine of the Hunger Games films?
- A. Gru
- B. Katniss Everdeen
- C. Hiccup
- D. Adonis Creed
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Katniss Everdeen
Did you know? Katniss volunteers to take her sister's place in the Games.
3.Which star played Spider-Man in Sam Raimi's early-2000s trilogy?
- A. Roger Moore
- B. Tobey Maguire
- C. Chris Evans
- D. Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Tobey Maguire
Did you know? Maguire reprized the role in the 2021 multiverse film.
4.Which character is the clown-themed archenemy faced across the Batman film series?
- A. Saruman
- B. Imhotep
- C. The Joker
- D. Lex Luthor
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The Joker
Did you know? The role has been played by Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix, among others.
5.Which butler has served the Wayne family across nearly every Batman film series?
- A. Alfred Pennyworth
- B. James Gordon Jr.
- C. Lucius Fox
- D. Commissioner Gordon
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Alfred Pennyworth
Did you know? Michael Caine and Jeremy Irons are among the actors who played him.
6.Which character is the Philadelphia boxer at the center of the eight-film boxing series?
- A. Sarah Connor
- B. Buzz Lightyear
- C. Peter Parker
- D. Rocky Balboa
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Rocky Balboa
Did you know? Rocky Balboa first stepped into the ring in 1976.
7.Which star played Indiana Jones in all five films of the archaeologist series?
- A. Emma Watson
- B. Chris Evans
- C. Harrison Ford
- D. Johnny Depp
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Harrison Ford
Did you know? Ford also played Han Solo in the Star Wars films.
8.Which character is the titan whose quest unites the Avengers across the Infinity saga?
- A. Chucky
- B. The Joker
- C. Thanos
- D. Saruman
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Thanos
Did you know? Thanos seeks the six Infinity Stones.
9.Which character did Emma Stone play in the 2012 Spider-Man reboot?
- A. Mary Jane Watson
- B. Aunt May
- C. Gwen Stacy
- D. MJ
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Gwen Stacy
Did you know? The character also leads her own animated storylines.
10.Which character is the street racer patriarch at the heart of the Fast and Furious films?
- A. Gru
- B. Po
- C. Dom Toretto
- D. Sarah Connor
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Dom Toretto
Did you know? Dom Toretto prizes family above all in the series.
11.Which star is the third actor to headline a theatrical Spider-Man film series?
- A. Michelle Rodriguez
- B. Dwayne Johnson
- C. Andrew Garfield
- D. Tom Holland
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Tom Holland
Did you know? Holland's debut came in Captain America: Civil War.
12.Which character is the shapeshifting clown of the two-part Stephen King adaptation?
- A. Thanos
- B. Biff Tannen
- C. Pennywise
- D. T-1000
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Pennywise
Did you know? Bill Skarsgard plays the dancing clown.
13.Which character is the alter ego of the hero played successively by Christian Bale, Ben Affleck and Robert Pattinson?
- A. Bruce Wayne
- B. Ellen Ripley
- C. Lara Croft
- D. John McClane
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Bruce Wayne
Did you know? Batman has headlined multiple separate film series.
14.Which star played Spider-Man in the two-film Amazing series?
- A. Andrew Garfield
- B. Sigourney Weaver
- C. Carrie Fisher
- D. Vin Diesel
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Andrew Garfield
Did you know? Garfield also returned for the 2021 multiverse film.
15.Which character is the goblin-masked nemesis of the first Spider-Man film of 2002?
- A. Red Skull
- B. Lex Luthor
- C. Green Goblin
- D. Agent Smith
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Green Goblin
Did you know? Willem Dafoe plays the villain and his alter ego.
16.Which character is the young Viking who befriends the dragon Toothless?
- A. Ethan Hunt
- B. Hiccup
- C. Jason Bourne
- D. Marty McFly
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Hiccup
Did you know? Hiccup narrates the How to Train Your Dragon films.
17.Which star first appeared as Tony Stark in 2008, launching the Marvel film series?
- A. Chris Evans
- B. Tom Cruise
- C. Sylvester Stallone
- D. Robert Downey Jr.
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Robert Downey Jr.
Did you know? Downey Jr. played the role across a decade of films.
18.Which character is the rogue program hunting the hero across the simulated-reality trilogy?
- A. Pinhead
- B. Agent Smith
- C. Hans Gruber
- D. Pennywise
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Agent Smith
Did you know? Hugo Weaving plays the agent across the trilogy.
19.Which character is the eccentric pirate captain of the Pirates of the Caribbean films?
- A. Adonis Creed
- B. Jack Sparrow
- C. Katniss Everdeen
- D. Steve Rogers
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Jack Sparrow
Did you know? Johnny Depp based the walk partly on a rock guitarist.
20.Which star played Harry Potter in all eight films of the wizard series?
- A. Daniel Radcliffe
- B. Sylvester Stallone
- C. Michael B. Jordan
- D. Scarlett Johansson
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Daniel Radcliffe
Did you know? Radcliffe was eleven years old when the first film premiered.
21.Which character is the jealous uncle of the lion king films?
- A. Doctor Doom
- B. Sauron
- C. Scar
- D. Green Goblin
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Scar
Did you know? Jeremy Irons voiced the villain in the 1994 original.
22.Which character is the space ranger toy of the Toy Story films, voiced by Tim Allen?
- A. Frodo Baggins
- B. Dom Toretto
- C. Buzz Lightyear
- D. Bruce Wayne
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Buzz Lightyear
Did you know? Buzz believes he is a real space ranger at first.
23.Which star has played Ethan Hunt in every Mission: Impossible film since 1996?
- A. Harrison Ford
- B. Daniel Craig
- C. Daniel Radcliffe
- D. Tom Cruise
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Tom Cruise
Did you know? Cruise performs many of his own stunts in the series.
24.Which character is the bald genius who opposes the Kryptonian hero across the series?
- A. Clubber Lang
- B. Lex Luthor
- C. Sauron
- D. Samara
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Lex Luthor
Did you know? Gene Hackman and Kevin Spacey each played the role.
25.Which character is the noodle-shop panda who becomes the Dragon Warrior in the Kung Fu Panda films?
- A. Lara Croft
- B. Po
- C. Rocky Balboa
- D. Buzz Lightyear
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Po
Did you know? Po trains under Master Shifu.
26.Which star played John McClane in all five Die Hard films?
- A. Paul Walker
- B. Bruce Willis
- C. Orlando Bloom
- D. Chris Evans
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Bruce Willis
Did you know? Willis was primarily a television actor before the first film.
27.Which character is the calculating tower thief of the first Die Hard film?
- A. Agent Smith
- B. Hans Gruber
- C. Bill
- D. Darth Sidious
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Hans Gruber
Did you know? Alan Rickman's film debut came with the role.
28.Which character is the fedora-wearing archaeologist played by Harrison Ford across five films?
- A. Indiana Jones
- B. James Bond
- C. Lara Croft
- D. Bruce Wayne
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Indiana Jones
Did you know? Indiana Jones first appeared in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
29.Which star was the first actor to play James Bond in the official film series?
- A. Emma Watson
- B. Andrew Garfield
- C. Elijah Wood
- D. Sean Connery
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Sean Connery
Did you know? Connery debuted as Bond in Dr. No.
30.Which character is the dark wizard who hunts the boy wizard across eight films?
- A. Voldemort
- B. Chucky
- C. Sauron
- D. Samara
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Voldemort
Did you know? Ralph Fiennes plays the noseless villain.
31.Which character is the undercover officer who joins the Fast and Furious world?
- A. Ethan Hunt
- B. Po
- C. Dom Toretto
- D. Brian O'Conner
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Brian O'Conner
Did you know? Paul Walker played the character until Furious 7.
32.Which star played James Bond in five films between 2006 and 2021?
- A. Jason Statham
- B. Sylvester Stallone
- C. Carrie Fisher
- D. Daniel Craig
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Daniel Craig
Did you know? Craig's first Bond film was Casino Royale.
33.Which character is the armored inventor whose 2008 film launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
- A. Ellen Ripley
- B. Indiana Jones
- C. John McClane
- D. Tony Stark
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Tony Stark
Did you know? Tony Stark builds his first armor in a cave.
34.Which star plays John Wick and also starred as Neo in the Matrix films?
- A. Dwayne Johnson
- B. Michelle Rodriguez
- C. Keanu Reeves
- D. Scarlett Johansson
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Keanu Reeves
Did you know? Reeves performs much of his own action choreography.
35.Which character is the reformed villain who adopts three girls in the Despicable Me films?
- A. Jason Bourne
- B. Gru
- C. Tony Stark
- D. Jack Sparrow
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Gru
Did you know? Steve Carell voices Gru with an invented accent.
36.Which star played the Terminator in five films of the science fiction series?
- A. Sean Connery
- B. Harrison Ford
- C. Keanu Reeves
- D. Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Did you know? The famous line I'll be back comes from the first film.
37.Which character is the New York cop caught in impossible situations across the Die Hard films?
- A. Jason Bourne
- B. John McClane
- C. Gru
- D. Katniss Everdeen
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John McClane
Did you know? John McClane famously appears barefoot in the first film.
38.Which character is the masked villain of the original trilogy, revealed as Luke Skywalker's father?
- A. Darth Vader
- B. Frodo Baggins
- C. Katniss Everdeen
- D. Doc Brown
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Darth Vader
Did you know? The character appears across both the prequel and original trilogies.
39.Which character is the mother of the future resistance leader in the Terminator films?
- A. Sarah Connor
- B. Ellen Ripley
- C. Katniss Everdeen
- D. Adonis Creed
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Sarah Connor
Did you know? Linda Hamilton originated the role in 1984.
40.Which character is the inventor of the time-traveling DeLorean in the Back to the Future trilogy?
- A. Jack Sparrow
- B. Doc Brown
- C. Marty McFly
- D. Ellen Ripley
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Doc Brown
Did you know? Christopher Lloyd plays the eccentric scientist.

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