Quentin Tarantino Quiz: Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill and More

This Quentin Tarantino quiz covers the director's films, from Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction to Kill Bill with Uma Thurman, Jackie Brown, Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and The Adventures of Cliff Booth, which he wrote for David Fincher.

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Debut
What was Quentin Tarantino's first feature film as director, released in 1992?
Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction won which top prize at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival?
Early Life
Before becoming a director, where did Tarantino famously work?
Kill Bill
In Kill Bill, Uma Thurman's yellow tracksuit pays tribute to which martial arts star?
Awards
Which actor won an Oscar for playing Nazi officer Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds?
Awards
For which film did Tarantino win his second Oscar for Best Original Screenplay?
Adaptations
Jackie Brown (1997) is based on a novel by which crime writer?
Hollywood
Which actor won an Oscar for playing stuntman Cliff Booth in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood?
Recent
Who directed The Adventures of Cliff Booth, the 2026 film written by Tarantino?
Music
Which composer won his first competitive Oscar for scoring The Hateful Eight?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What was Quentin Tarantino's first feature film as director, released in 1992?
Answer: Reservoir Dogs
The heist film follows a robbery gone wrong, without ever showing the robbery. Tarantino wrote True Romance, but Tony Scott directed it.
Q2: Pulp Fiction won which top prize at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival?
Answer: The Palme d'Or
Pulp Fiction also won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, shared by Tarantino and Roger Avary.
Q3: Before becoming a director, where did Tarantino famously work?
Answer: A video rental store
Tarantino worked at Video Archives in Manhattan Beach, California, where he watched and discussed films all day.
Q4: In Kill Bill, Uma Thurman's yellow tracksuit pays tribute to which martial arts star?
Answer: Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee wore a similar yellow and black jumpsuit in Game of Death. Thurman's character is called the Bride.
Q5: Which actor won an Oscar for playing Nazi officer Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds?
Answer: Christoph Waltz
Waltz later won a second Oscar for playing bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz in Django Unchained.
Q6: For which film did Tarantino win his second Oscar for Best Original Screenplay?
Answer: Django Unchained
Django Unchained, released in 2012, starred Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio. It became Tarantino's highest-grossing film at the time.
Q7: Jackie Brown (1997) is based on a novel by which crime writer?
Answer: Elmore Leonard
The film adapts Leonard's Rum Punch and stars Pam Grier. It is Tarantino's only feature adapted from a novel.
Q8: Which actor won an Oscar for playing stuntman Cliff Booth in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood?
Answer: Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt won Best Supporting Actor. The film is set in Los Angeles in 1969.
Q9: Who directed The Adventures of Cliff Booth, the 2026 film written by Tarantino?
Answer: David Fincher
Brad Pitt returns as Cliff Booth. Netflix scheduled the film for IMAX theaters on November 25, 2026, and for streaming on December 23.
Q10: Which composer won his first competitive Oscar for scoring The Hateful Eight?
Answer: Ennio Morricone
Morricone, famous for spaghetti western music, won the Oscar for Best Original Score in 2016 at age 87.

Quentin Tarantino Quiz – The Film Fan Who Became a Director

Quentin Tarantino is one of the most influential filmmakers of the past 30 years. His movies are known for sharp dialogue, stories told out of order, bursts of extreme violence, unforgettable soundtracks and countless references to older films. He has said that he plans to direct only ten feature films, making each new project a major event for movie fans.

Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1963, Tarantino grew up in Los Angeles and developed a huge love of cinema. He worked at a video rental store, Video Archives, where he watched everything from kung fu films to French New Wave classics. His first feature, Reservoir Dogs, premiered in 1992 and made him a rising star.

His second film, Pulp Fiction, won the Palme d'Or at Cannes and the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, and it changed independent filmmaking. He followed it with Jackie Brown, the two-part Kill Bill starring Uma Thurman, Death Proof, Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which won Brad Pitt an Oscar.

Tarantino has also written novels and books about film, and he wrote the screenplay for The Adventures of Cliff Booth, a follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Directed by David Fincher with Brad Pitt returning, it is set for release by Netflix in late 2026. Fans continue to wait to see what his tenth and final film as director will be.

This quiz covers Quentin Tarantino's films, actors and awards.

What This Quiz Teaches

This quiz is perfect for film fans who know their Tarantino from their Rodriguez.

How Tarantino started his career
What made Pulp Fiction so successful
The stories behind Kill Bill and Jackie Brown
Which actors won Oscars in his films
Who scored his westerns
Who directed The Adventures of Cliff Booth

Quick Facts About Quentin Tarantino

Tarantino often makes small cameo appearances in his own films.
Many of his films include the fictional Red Apple cigarette brand.
Death Proof was part of a double feature called Grindhouse with Robert Rodriguez.
Samuel L. Jackson has appeared in many Tarantino films.
Tarantino owns the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles, which shows films on 35mm.
He published the novel version of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in 2021.