Mystery Movies Knowledge Quiz – Test the Details
Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express has been filmed several times, including a starry 1974 version and Kenneth Branagh's 2017 remake, and this mystery movies knowledge quiz follows famous screen detectives. Meet Knives Out's Benoit Blanc, Chinatown's Jake Gittes, The Usual Suspects and Gone Girl.
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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds
Orient
Who directed and starred as Poirot in the 2017 Murder on the Orient Express?
Blanc
Who plays detective Benoit Blanc in Knives Out?
Chinatown
Which actor played Jake Gittes in Chinatown?
Suspects
Which mysterious figure is at the center of The Usual Suspects?
Gone Girl
Who wrote the novel Gone Girl?
Sherlock
Who played Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's films?
Lambs
Which mystery thriller swept the five top Oscars in 1992?
Clue
Which 1985 film was based on a board game and had multiple endings?
Rear
Which Hitchcock mystery is set entirely around an apartment courtyard?
Zodiac
Which David Fincher film is about a real unsolved serial killer case?
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Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions
- Q1: Who directed and starred as Poirot in the 2017 Murder on the Orient Express?
Answer: Kenneth Branagh
Finney starred in 1974.
- Q2: Who plays detective Benoit Blanc in Knives Out?
Answer: Daniel Craig
Rian Johnson directed it.
- Q3: Which actor played Jake Gittes in Chinatown?
Answer: Jack Nicholson
It is set in 1930s Los Angeles.
- Q4: Which mysterious figure is at the center of The Usual Suspects?
Answer: Keyser Söze
Its twist is famous.
- Q5: Who wrote the novel Gone Girl?
Answer: Gillian Flynn
She also wrote the screenplay.
- Q6: Who played Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's films?
Answer: Robert Downey Jr.
They were released in 2009 and 2011.
- Q7: Which mystery thriller swept the five top Oscars in 1992?
Answer: The Silence of the Lambs
Jodie Foster starred.
- Q8: Which 1985 film was based on a board game and had multiple endings?
Answer: Clue
Theaters showed different endings.
- Q9: Which Hitchcock mystery is set entirely around an apartment courtyard?
Answer: Rear Window
James Stewart watches neighbors.
- Q10: Which David Fincher film is about a real unsolved serial killer case?
Answer: Zodiac
It is set in San Francisco.
Mystery Movies Knowledge Quiz – Who Did It
Mystery movies challenge audiences to solve puzzles alongside detectives. They often draw on classic novels, real crimes or clever original scripts, and the best keep viewers guessing until the final reveal.
Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot has appeared in many films, including Kenneth Branagh's Murder on the Orient Express. Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc solves cases in Knives Out, and Robert Downey Jr. played an action-packed Sherlock Holmes.
Darker mysteries include Chinatown, The Usual Suspects with Keyser Söze, The Silence of the Lambs, which swept the top five Oscars, Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl and David Fincher's Zodiac. Clue even offered audiences multiple endings.
What This Quiz Teaches
Movie fans and mystery lovers will enjoy these questions.
- Who played Poirot
- Who plays Benoit Blanc
- What Keyser Söze is
- Which mystery swept the Oscars
- Which film had multiple endings
Did You Know?
- Memento is told in reverse.
- Shutter Island is set in an asylum.
- L.A. Confidential won two Oscars.
- Death on the Nile was filmed in Egypt.
- Prisoners is a dark mystery thriller.
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