Films of 2015 Quiz Round 1

Pub Quiz Questions HQ

Print PDF version of this RoundPrint PDF version of this Round Film

All the questions are connected to films released in the year 2015.

 

This film tells three parallel stories of the U.S mortgage housing crisis of 2005. Four financiers predict the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s, and decide to take on the big banks for their greed and incompetence. Name the film

The Big Short.

 

Matt Damon starred in a film that left him 'stranded and alone'. Name the film

The Martian

 

Who directed the film?

Ridley Scott

 

Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, this is a story set in the Cold War era.

Bridge of Spies

 

What was the name of the U2 spy plane pilot whose release was negotiated in the above film?

Francis Gary Powers

 

This actor has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor for his role in the film The Danish Girl. Name him.

Eddie Redmayne

 

Starring Charlize Theron, the latest in the series of Mad Max films was released. What is its full title?

Mad Max: Fury Road

 

In the biographical film' Steve Jobs' based on the life of the now deceased Apple CEO, the title role was played by which German actor?

Michael Fassbender

 

Starring Dwayne Johnson this film has as its backdrop a massive earthquake in California. 

San Andreas

 

The story of a police droid given the ability to think and feel for himself, starring amongst others, Dev Patel. Name the film.

Chappie