Cult Movie Trivia: 50+ Questions for Die-Hard Film Fans

Get ready for a journey through the weird, wild, and wonderful world of cult cinema. These aren’t your average blockbusters — these are the offbeat films that built devoted fanbases, inspired midnight screenings, and changed the course of pop culture.
Whether you’re into mind-bending plots, outrageous dialogue, or over-the-top characters, this ultimate cult movie trivia will test how deep your film obsession runs.
Answers are provided below.

Cult Movie Trivia Questions

🎭 Character & Quotes

  1. What name does Jeff Bridges’ character go by in The Big Lebowski?
  2. What phrase does Tyler Durden say about the first rule of Fight Club?
  3. What’s Napoleon Dynamite’s favorite animal?
  4. What’s the name of the eccentric doctor in Rocky Horror Picture Show?
  5. “I drink your milkshake!” is a line from which modern cult film?
  6. What do the characters in They Live see when wearing special sunglasses?
  7. What does The Dude say he abides?
  8. In Clerks, what does Dante keep saying he isn’t supposed to be?
  9. Who said, “I am serious… and don’t call me Shirley”?
  10. What’s the key phrase in Army of Darkness Buddy forgets?

📽️ Plot & Scene Trivia

  1. What kind of animal attacks Frank in Donnie Darko?
  2. What is the primary ingredient in Soylent Green?
  3. What instrument is central to This Is Spinal Tap?
  4. What happens when Scott Pilgrim defeats one of Ramona’s exes?
  5. What’s the deal with the “briefcase” in Pulp Fiction?
  6. What’s the game the gang is trying to win in The Warriors?
  7. What’s the twisted body horror film by David Cronenberg featuring a typewriter bug?
  8. In Heathers, what drink is used to poison one of the jocks?
  9. What’s the strange creature Paul feeds in Little Shop of Horrors?
  10. What is “Plan 9” in Plan 9 from Outer Space?

🌌 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Cult Favorites

  1. In Akira, what power does Tetsuo acquire?
  2. In Time Bandits, what is the group stealing?
  3. What color pill does Neo take in The Matrix?
  4. What kind of monster is featured in The Toxic Avenger?
  5. What does David Bowie’s character rule in Labyrinth?
  6. What’s the name of the post-apocalyptic gang movie set in New York City?
  7. What alien rockstar does David Bowie play?
  8. What’s Buckaroo Banzai’s profession besides adventurer?
  9. In Barbarella, what machine does she break with pleasure?
  10. What city does Snake Plissken need to escape from?

🎞️ Behind the Scenes & Production

  1. Who directed The Room?
  2. What director is known for both Brazil and Time Bandits?
  3. Who wrote Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas?
  4. Which actor starred in both Blue Velvet and Dune?
  5. Who plays multiple roles in Dr. Strangelove?
  6. What movie did Peter Jackson direct before Lord of the Rings that became a cult gore classic?
  7. Which cult film was banned in several countries due to its controversial scenes?
  8. What band starred in Rock ‘n’ Roll High School?
  9. What movie had the tagline: “It’s only a movie”?
  10. Who composed the score for Escape from New York?

🧠 Deep Cult Cuts

  1. What is the power level of Vegeta’s scouter in Dragon Ball Z: The Movie (cult anime fans)?
  2. What’s the hidden joke in UHF’s fake trailer “Gandhi II”?
  3. What notorious film is often called “the best worst movie ever”?
  4. What color is the milk in A Clockwork Orange?
  5. What does Hedwig have that no one else does?
  6. What is the name of the sentient car in Christine?
  7. What was the occupation of Barbra in Night of the Living Dead?
  8. What was the goal of the two brothers in Boondock Saints?
  9. In Showgirls, what’s the name of the main character’s stage persona?
  10. What cult film inspired the Rick and Morty episode “Total Rickall”?

✅ Answers

🎭 Characters & Quotes – Answers

  1. The Dude
  2. “You do not talk about Fight Club.”
  3. Liger
  4. Dr. Frank-N-Furter
  5. There Will Be Blood
  6. Aliens in disguise
  7. The Dude abides
  8. “I’m not even supposed to be here today!”
  9. Airplane!
  10. “Klaatu barada nikto”

📽️ Plot & Scene Trivia – Answers

  1. A man in a rabbit suit
  2. People
  3. Guitar
  4. He earns coins like a video game
  5. It’s never revealed
  6. To get back to Coney Island
  7. Naked Lunch
  8. Drain cleaner
  9. Audrey II
  10. Resurrection of the dead using aliens

🌌 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Cult Favorites – Answers

  1. Telekinesis
  2. Time
  3. Red
  4. Mutated superhero
  5. The Goblin King
  6. The Warriors
  7. Thomas Newton
  8. Neurosurgeon
  9. Orgasmatron
  10. New York City

🎞️ Behind the Scenes – Answers

  1. Tommy Wiseau
  2. Terry Gilliam
  3. Hunter S. Thompson
  4. Kyle MacLachlan
  5. Peter Sellers
  6. Dead Alive (Braindead)
  7. A Serbian Film or Pink Flamingos
  8. The Ramones
  9. Last House on the Left
  10. John Carpenter

🧠 Deep Cult Cuts – Answers

  1. Over 9000
  2. Gandhi becomes an action hero
  3. The Room
  4. White (drugged with “Moloko Plus”)
  5. A wig in two halves (and an “angry inch”)
  6. Christine
  7. She was a librarian
  8. To rid Boston of evil men
  9. Nomi Malone → “Goddess”
  10. They Live

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