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50 fun Bollywood quiz questions (with answers)
A fun Bollywood quiz in five rounds, easy to hard. Tap to see each answer and keep score as you go.
Round 1: Easy
Warm-ups. If you miss these, the aunties will hear about it.
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Q1
Which 2001 film follows villagers who play cricket against the British to get out of paying a tax?
Lagaan
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Q2
Who played Rancho in 3 Idiots?
Aamir Khan
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Q3
In Sholay, what's the name of the dacoit played by Amjad Khan?
Gabbar Singh
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Q4
Which actor is nicknamed "Big B"?
Amitabh Bachchan
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Q5
Which 2016 film is about wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat training his daughters?
Dangal
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Q6
What's Shah Rukh Khan's character called in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai?
Rahul
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Q7
Which film introduced Munna and his sidekick Circuit?
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)
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Q8
Who played Geet in Jab We Met?
Kareena Kapoor
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Q9
Which actor is often called the "King of Bollywood"?
Shah Rukh Khan
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Q10
In Queen (2014), Rani goes on her honeymoon alone. Which two cities does she visit?
Paris and Amsterdam
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Round 2: Dialogues
Name the film from the line.
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Q1
"Mogambo khush hua."
Mr. India (1987)
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Q2
"Kitne aadmi the?"
Sholay (1975)
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Q3
"Mere paas maa hai."
Deewaar (1975)
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Q4
"Bade bade deshon mein aisi chhoti chhoti baatein hoti rehti hain, Senorita."
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
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Q5
"All is well."
3 Idiots (2009)
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Q6
"Main apni favourite hoon."
Jab We Met (2007)
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Q7
"Pushpa, I hate tears."
Amar Prem (1972)
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Q8
"Don ko pakadna mushkil hi nahin, namumkin hai."
Don (1978, and the 2006 remake)
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Q9
"Rishte mein toh hum tumhare baap lagte hain, naam hai Shahenshah."
Shahenshah (1988)
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Q10
"Picture abhi baaki hai, mere dost."
Om Shanti Om (2007)
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Round 3: Songs
No lyrics, no humming. Just your memory.
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Q1
"Chaiyya Chaiyya" was shot on the roof of a moving train. Which film is it from?
Dil Se.. (1998)
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Q2
Who composed "Jai Ho", which won the Oscar for Best Original Song?
A.R. Rahman
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Q3
Which singer was known as the "Nightingale of India"?
Lata Mangeshkar
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Q4
Who sang the title track of Kal Ho Naa Ho?
Sonu Nigam
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Q5
"Tum Hi Ho" is from which 2013 film?
Aashiqui 2
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Q6
Madhuri Dixit's "Ek Do Teen" is from which film?
Tezaab (1988)
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Q7
"Sheila Ki Jawani" is from which film?
Tees Maar Khan (2010)
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Q8
"Kajra Re" has Aishwarya Rai dancing with Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan. Which film?
Bunty Aur Babli (2005)
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Q9
Which composer trio scored Dil Chahta Hai and Kal Ho Naa Ho?
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
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Q10
Kishore Kumar sang "Mere Sapno Ki Rani" for which actor on screen?
Rajesh Khanna (Aradhana, 1969)
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Round 4: The 90s
For everyone who had a Shah Rukh poster on their cupboard.
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Q1
In Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, which pet delivers the crucial letter?
Tuffy, the Pomeranian
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Q2
Which 1995 film has Shah Rukh and Salman as brothers reborn to avenge their deaths?
Karan Arjun
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Q3
In Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, what's the name of Rahul and Tina's daughter?
Anjali
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Q4
Who played Mili in Rangeela (1995)?
Urmila Matondkar
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Q5
In Dil To Pagal Hai, who plays Pooja?
Madhuri Dixit
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Q6
Border (1997) is based on which battle?
The Battle of Longewala (1971)
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Q7
Which 1998 Ram Gopal Varma film made Bhiku Mhatre famous?
Satya
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Q8
Which 1999 film, set partly in Italy, stars Salman Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Ajay Devgn?
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
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Q9
In which 1993 film does Shah Rukh Khan stammer "K-K-K-Kiran"?
Darr
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Q10
Which actor starred in Coolie No. 1, Hero No. 1 and Haseena Maan Jaayegi?
Govinda
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Round 5: Hard
Film-history nerds, this one's yours.
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Q1
What was India's first sound film, released in 1931?
Alam Ara
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Q2
Which 1913 silent film is known as India's first full-length feature film?
Raja Harishchandra (by Dadasaheb Phalke)
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Q3
Which was the first Indian film nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film?
Mother India (1957)
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Q4
Who played Anarkali in Mughal-e-Azam (1960)?
Madhubala
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Q5
Which film ran at Mumbai's Maratha Mandir theatre for over 1,000 weeks?
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
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Q6
Guide (1965) is based on a novel by which author?
R.K. Narayan
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Q7
Which director made Pyaasa and Kaagaz Ke Phool?
Guru Dutt
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Q8
Amitabh Bachchan's father was a celebrated Hindi poet. What was his name?
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
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Q9
Which film studio did Raj Kapoor found?
R.K. Films (R.K. Studios)
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Q10
Which composer duo scored Bobby, Karz and Ek Duuje Ke Liye?
Laxmikant-Pyarelal
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Answer key
Round 1: Easy
- 1. Lagaan
- 2. Aamir Khan
- 3. Gabbar Singh
- 4. Amitabh Bachchan
- 5. Dangal
- 6. Rahul
- 7. Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)
- 8. Kareena Kapoor
- 9. Shah Rukh Khan
- 10. Paris and Amsterdam
Round 2: Dialogues
- 1. Mr. India (1987)
- 2. Sholay (1975)
- 3. Deewaar (1975)
- 4. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
- 5. 3 Idiots (2009)
- 6. Jab We Met (2007)
- 7. Amar Prem (1972)
- 8. Don (1978, and the 2006 remake)
- 9. Shahenshah (1988)
- 10. Om Shanti Om (2007)
Round 3: Songs
- 1. Dil Se.. (1998)
- 2. A.R. Rahman
- 3. Lata Mangeshkar
- 4. Sonu Nigam
- 5. Aashiqui 2
- 6. Tezaab (1988)
- 7. Tees Maar Khan (2010)
- 8. Bunty Aur Babli (2005)
- 9. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
- 10. Rajesh Khanna (Aradhana, 1969)
Round 4: The 90s
- 1. Tuffy, the Pomeranian
- 2. Karan Arjun
- 3. Anjali
- 4. Urmila Matondkar
- 5. Madhuri Dixit
- 6. The Battle of Longewala (1971)
- 7. Satya
- 8. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
- 9. Darr
- 10. Govinda
Round 5: Hard
- 1. Alam Ara
- 2. Raja Harishchandra (by Dadasaheb Phalke)
- 3. Mother India (1957)
- 4. Madhubala
- 5. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
- 6. R.K. Narayan
- 7. Guru Dutt
- 8. Harivansh Rai Bachchan
- 9. R.K. Films (R.K. Studios)
- 10. Laxmikant-Pyarelal
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