What does the classic Jaws poster show?

A shark rising toward a swimmer

The standard US movie poster size

What were lobby cards?

Small posters with scenes displayed in theaters

Why are some original posters very valuable?

Few survived and they are prized by collectors

What is a poster tagline?

A short catchy phrase promoting the film

Classic Movie Posters Challenge – A 10-Question Trivia Quiz

Graphic designer Saul Bass created bold, minimalist posters and title sequences for films like Vertigo and Anatomy of a Murder, and the classic movie posters challenge explores the art of selling films. Learn about Metropolis's Art Deco poster, hand-painted posters, the Jaws shark image, Polish film posters and the rise of the one-sheet.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Bass
Which designer created the Vertigo poster and title sequence?
Metropolis
Which art style defines the famous Metropolis poster?
Jaws
What does the classic Jaws poster show?
One-sheet
What is a one-sheet?
Polish
Which country's film posters became famous as artistic reinterpretations?
Struzan
Which illustrator painted posters for Indiana Jones and Back to the Future?
Anatomy
Which 1959 courtroom film had a Saul Bass poster of a fragmented body?
Lobby
What were lobby cards?
Value
Why are some original posters very valuable?
Tagline
What is a poster tagline?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which designer created the Vertigo poster and title sequence?
Answer: Saul Bass
He also designed corporate logos.
Q2: Which art style defines the famous Metropolis poster?
Answer: Art Deco
Heinz Schulz-Neudamm designed it.
Q3: What does the classic Jaws poster show?
Answer: A shark rising toward a swimmer
Roger Kastel painted it.
Q4: What is a one-sheet?
Answer: The standard US movie poster size
It is about 27 by 41 inches.
Q5: Which country's film posters became famous as artistic reinterpretations?
Answer: Poland
The Polish School flourished from the 1950s.
Q6: Which illustrator painted posters for Indiana Jones and Back to the Future?
Answer: Drew Struzan
His painted style is iconic.
Q7: Which 1959 courtroom film had a Saul Bass poster of a fragmented body?
Answer: Anatomy of a Murder
Otto Preminger directed it.
Q8: What were lobby cards?
Answer: Small posters with scenes displayed in theaters
They often came in sets.
Q9: Why are some original posters very valuable?
Answer: Few survived and they are prized by collectors
Metropolis posters sold for over $1 million.
Q10: What is a poster tagline?
Answer: A short catchy phrase promoting the film
Alien's poster has a famous one.

Classic Movie Posters Challenge – Selling Films With Art

Classic movie posters were works of art designed to attract audiences. Before digital design, posters were often hand-painted or drawn, combining striking images, typography and catchy taglines on standard sizes like the American one-sheet.

Famous examples include the Art Deco poster for Metropolis, Roger Kastel's painting of a shark for Jaws and Drew Struzan's painted posters for adventure films. Saul Bass reinvented posters and title sequences with bold, minimalist designs for Vertigo and Anatomy of a Murder.

Poland's poster artists created imaginative reinterpretations of films, and theaters displayed lobby cards showing scenes. Rare original posters are highly collectible, with copies of the Metropolis poster selling for over a million dollars.

What This Quiz Teaches

Movie fans and art lovers will enjoy these questions.

Who Saul Bass was
What style Metropolis used
What a one-sheet is
Why Polish posters are famous
Why posters are valuable

Did You Know?

Bob Peak painted posters for epics.
Reynold Brown painted 1950s sci-fi posters.
Teaser posters build anticipation.
Re-release posters differ from originals.
Posters were folded before the 1980s.