22 January 2021

Quiz: Film locations

If you’re a fan of the silver screen, how many of these films and film locations are you familiar with?

5 mins

1. Which ‘Way’ does Martin Sheen walk in the 2010 film, The Way?

St Michael’s Way

The Way of St James

All Saints’ Way

Appalachian Way

2. Colin Farrell stars in a crime flick set in, and named after, which European city?

Bruges

Paris

Naples

Vienna

3. Kenya is the true star of Out of Africa (1985), but with which female lead actor does she share the screen?

Sigourney Weaver

Jane Fonda

Kathleen Turner

Meryl Streep

4. The epic Fitzcarraldo (1982) takes place in which river basin?

Amazon

Mississippi

Congo

Orinoco

5. Where was the fabled island paradise in The Beach (2000) mostly filmed?

Ko Samui

Ko Pha-ngan

Ko Phi Phi Le

Ko Lanta

6. What was the name of the 1971 film portraying children trying to survive in Australia?

Outback

Walkabout

Songlines

Tracks

7. The film Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) sees a writer move to an Italian villa. Which Oscar-nominated actress plays the writer?

Kate Winslet

Cate Blanchett

Diane Lane

Julianne Moore

8. Which city do several retirees move to in the film Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)?

Jaipur

Jodhpur

Pushkar

Jaisalmer

9. Lost in Translation (2003) sees two Americans befriending each other in which Tokyo hotel?

The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo

Park Hyatt Tokyo

The Peninsula Tokyo

Hilton Tokyo

10. The romantic indie classic Before Sunrise (1995) is set in which European city?

Venice

Bruges

Florence

Vienna

11. Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) is an adventure-comedy filmed in which part of the world?

Canada

Alaska

Tasmania

New Zealand

12. About Elly (2009) looks at middle class relationships in which country?

Iran

Iraq

Egypt

Jordan

13. What is the name of the Scottish viaduct that the Hogwarts Express crosses in the Harry Potter film series?

Glengolly

Glenlivet

Glenfinnan

Glenlomond

14. Luke Skywalker’s island sanctuary in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi was filmed where in Ireland?

Inishmore

Blasket

Skellig Michael

Little Skellig

15. Which of these was not shot in Jordan?

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

The Martian

Lawrence of Arabia

The Mummy

16. Which of these were not shot in Spain?

Eat Pray Love

Doctor Zhivago

A Fistful of Dollars

007 Die Another Day