Dec. 8, 2025
Classic Movie Posters Trivia
Test your knowledge of iconic movie posters and the artists who shaped cinematic history.
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Calorogus Shark Media Reading's Trivia Fans. I'm Mark Allison. Today
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we're looking at iconic movie posters through the decades. Question one,
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The minimalist poster featuring a shark rising toward an unsuspecting
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swimmer belongs to which nineteen seventy five blockbuster directed by
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Steven Spielberg. Question two, which early nineteen eighties film features
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a poster of a young boy bicycling across the face
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of the moon. Question three, a poster showing a lone
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figure standing between towering beams of light belongs to which
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Star Wars installment? Question four? Which nineteen ninety three film
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used a simple mosquito trapped in amber as its central
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poster image? Question five? Who is the legendary poster artist
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known for painting iconic images for Star Wars and Indiana
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Jones films. We'll be right back with these cinematic answers
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after this break. Welcome back. Let's reveal the answers. Question one,
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the shark and swimmer poster belongs to Jaws, a design
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that instantly signaled danger from below. Question two, the moon
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bicycle silhouette is from e T The Extra Terrestrial, one
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of the most recognizable images in film marketing. Question three,
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the towering beams of light appear on posters for The
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Empire Strikes Back, highlighting the film's darker, more epic tone.
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Question four, the amber mosquito images from Jurassic Park, hinting
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at dice DNA preserved in fossilized Resin question five, the
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legendary artist is Drew Struzan, whose painted style defined the
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look of Blockbuster posters for decades. That concludes today's five
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Daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison. Portions of this program
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were made with the help of AI. See you Tomorrow.
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