Test your knowledge of disaster films with these trivia questions about some of the best disaster movies!
What is the name of the character played by Morgan Freeman in the 2014 disaster film 'Lucy'?
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B. Professor Norman
What is the name of the character played by Matt Damon in the 2015 disaster film 'The Martian'?
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B. Mark Watney
What is the name of the character played by John Cusack in the 2012 disaster film '2012'?
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A. Jackson Curtis
What is the name of the character played by Will Smith in the 2007 disaster film 'I Am Legend'?
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B. Robert Neville
What is the name of the character played by Dwayne Johnson in the 2015 disaster film 'San Andreas'?
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A. Ray Gaines
What is the name of the character played by George Clooney in the 2000 disaster film 'The Perfect Storm'?
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A. Captain Billy Tyne
What is the name of the oil rig that explodes and causes a massive oil spill in the 2016 disaster film 'Deepwater Horizon'?
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B. Deepwater Horizon
What is the name of the massive spaceship that crashes into Earth in the 1996 disaster film 'Independence Day'?
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D. City Destroyer
What is the name of the character played by Tommy Lee Jones in the 1997 disaster film 'Volcano'?
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B. Mike Roark
In the 2004 film 'The Day After Tomorrow', which city does Jack Hall travel to rescue his son, Sam?
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New York City
What type of aircraft crashes into the ocean in the 2006 film 'Airport '77'?
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Boeing 747
In the 1974 film 'The Towering Inferno', which two actors play the lead roles of Michael O'Hallorhan and Doug Roberts?
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Steve McQueen and Paul Newman
What is the name of the character played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the 2015 disaster film 'The Revenant'?
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A. Hugh Glass
What is the name of the asteroid in the 1998 film 'Armageddon'?
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Dottie
What is the title of the 2005 sequel to the disaster film 'Deep Blue Sea'?
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Deep Blue Sea 2
Which actress plays the role of Dr. Amy Barnes in the 1997 film 'Volcano'?
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Anne Heche
What is the name of the oil rig in the 2016 film 'Deepwater Horizon'?
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Deepwater Horizon
What is the name of the fictional island nation that is threatened by a massive volcanic eruption in the 1997 disaster film 'Dante's Peak'?
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C. Dante's Peak
What is the name of the spacecraft in the 1979 film 'Meteor'?
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Orpheus
Which 1970 disaster film involves the capsizing of an ocean liner following a collision with another ship?
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The Last Voyage
What is the name of the character played by Tom Cruise in the 2014 disaster film 'Edge of Tomorrow'?
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C. William Cage
What is the name of the character played by Sylvester Stallone in the 1996 disaster film 'Daylight'?
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A. Kit Latura
What type of natural disaster occurs in the 1996 film 'Twister'?
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B. Tornadoes
Which disaster movie features a scene where the Statue of Liberty's head is sent rolling down the streets of New York City?
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Cloverfield
In the 2017 film 'Geostorm', who plays the role of Jake Lawson, the creator of the satellite network designed to control the weather?
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Gerard Butler
What is the name of the character played by Brad Pitt in the 2013 disaster film 'World War Z'?
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C. Gerry Lane
What natural disaster strikes Los Angeles in the 1974 film 'Earthquake'?
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Magnitude 9.9 earthquake
Which 2004 disaster movie featured Dennis Quaid as a climatologist trying to save his son from a new ice age?
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The Day After Tomorrow
In the 2008 film '10,000 BC', which ancient civilization is shown to have been destroyed by a massive tsunami?
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Atlantis
What is the name of the 1993 disaster movie about a group of scientists trying to stop a massive storm from destroying the Eastern Seaboard?
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The Perfect Storm
What is the name of the 1998 disaster movie about a comet on a collision course with Earth?
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Deep Impact
Which 1997 disaster movie starred George Clooney as a firefighter trying to save his crew from a raging inferno?
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The Peacemaker
Which 2017 disaster movie starred Dwayne Johnson as a helicopter pilot trying to save his daughter from a massive earthquake in California?
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San Andreas
What is the name of the train in the 1976 disaster film 'Silver Streak'?
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Silver Streak
What is the name of the character played by Bruce Willis in the 1998 disaster film 'Armageddon'?
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A. Harry Stamper
What is the name of the character played by Sandra Bullock in the 1995 disaster film 'The Net'?
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C. Angela Bennett
Which 2011 disaster film revolves around a group of survivors after a massive earthquake hits California?
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Aftershock
Which 2018 disaster movie starred Gerard Butler as a scientist trying to stop a series of extreme weather events caused by climate change?
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Geostorm
Which 2011 disaster movie starred John Cusack as a struggling novelist trying to save his family from a series of catastrophic events?
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2012
In which 1974 disaster movie did Steve McQueen play a fire chief trying to control a burning skyscraper?
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The Towering Inferno
What is the name of the 2012 disaster movie about a global cataclysmic event that threatens humanity's survival?
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2012
What is the name of the character played by Nicolas Cage in the 1998 disaster film 'City of Angels'?
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B. Seth
What is the name of the 2017 disaster movie about a group of scientists trying to stop a series of natural disasters caused by climate change?
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Geostorm
In the 1996 film 'Daylight', which tunnel collapses, trapping the survivors inside?
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Holland Tunnel
What is the name of the character played by Naomi Watts in the 2005 disaster film 'King Kong'?
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A. Ann Darrow
What is the name of the 2000 disaster movie about a group of survivors trying to escape a sinking luxury liner?
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The Poseidon Adventure
Which city is destroyed by a massive tidal wave in the 2004 disaster film 'The Day After Tomorrow'?
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C. New York City
What is the name of the 1996 disaster movie about a group of oil drillers sent into space to destroy an asteroid heading towards Earth?
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Armageddon
What is the name of the 2006 disaster movie about a group of survivors trying to escape a monster tsunami?
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The Impossible
What is the name of the 1972 disaster movie about a group of terrorists who hijack a Boeing 707?
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Skyjacked
In the 2009 film '2012', which actor plays the role of geologist Adrian Helmsley?
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Chiwetel Ejiofor
In the 1970 film 'Airport', which airport serves as the main setting for the story?
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Lincoln International Airport
In the 1996 film 'Twister', what was the name of the tornado measurement system created by Bill and Jo's team?
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Dorothy
In the 1998 disaster film 'Armageddon', what is the name of the asteroid that threatens to destroy Earth?
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B. Dottie
What is the name of the 1972 disaster movie about a group of survivors on a capsized ocean liner?
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The Poseidon Adventure
In the 1995 film 'Outbreak', which African country is the origin of the deadly virus?
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Zaire
Which 2006 disaster movie starred Tommy Lee Jones as a volcano expert trying to save a town from a volcanic eruption?
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Volcano
Which 2009 disaster movie starred John Cusack as a writer trying to save his family from a series of catastrophic events caused by the end of the world?
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2012
In the 2009 film 'Knowing', what is the cause of the apocalyptic event at the end of the movie?
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Solar flare
What is the name of the virus that causes the global pandemic in the 2011 disaster film 'Contagion'?
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D. MEV-1
Which 2004 disaster movie starred Nicolas Cage as a paleontologist trying to save his family from a massive wave caused by a seismic shift?
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The Day After Tomorrow
What is the name of the character played by Shia LaBeouf in the 2013 disaster film 'Nymphomaniac'?
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D. Jerome Morris
In the 1993 film 'Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland', which real-life event inspired the movie?
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1991 Oakland Hills firestorm
What is the name of the character played by Josh Brolin in the 2015 disaster film 'Everest'?
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A. Beck Weathers
What is the name of the 1990 disaster movie about a group of firefighters trying to put out a blaze in a Chicago skyscraper?
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Backdraft
Which 1965 disaster film is set aboard the RMS Titanic?
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A Night to Remember
Which 2015 disaster movie starred Mark Wahlberg as a Boston police officer trying to save his city from a terrorist attack?
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Patriots Day
Which famous landmark collapses into the Thames River in the 2007 film 'Flood'?
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London Barrier
What is the name of the character played by Gerard Butler in the 2017 disaster film 'Geostorm'?
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A. Jake Lawson
Which 1998 disaster movie starred Bruce Willis as an asteroid miner trying to save Earth from a massive asteroid impact?
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Armageddon
What is the name of the 1974 disaster movie about a luxury high-rise building catching fire?
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The Towering Inferno
What is the name of the character played by Naomi Watts in the 2012 disaster film 'The Impossible'?
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B. Maria Belon
What is the name of the fictional island in the 1997 film 'Dante's Peak'?
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Sparks Island
What is the name of the comet in the 1998 film 'Deep Impact'?
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Wolf-Biederman
What is the name of the character played by Ryan Reynolds in the 2010 disaster film 'Buried'?
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A. Paul Conroy
Which 1974 disaster movie starred Charlton Heston as a cop trying to stop a terrorist from crashing a biplane into the Super Bowl?
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Skyjacked
In the 2018 film 'Skyscraper', what is the name of the fictional skyscraper in Hong Kong?
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The Pearl
What is the name of the 1997 disaster movie about a group of people stranded on a sinking ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean?
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Titanic
What is the name of the 1997 disaster movie about a luxury liner that hits an iceberg and sinks in the Atlantic Ocean?
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Titanic
Which 2013 disaster film stars Brad Pitt as a former United Nations investigator trying to stop a global zombie pandemic?
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World War Z
What is the name of the 1979 disaster movie about a nuclear accident at a power plant?
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The China Syndrome
What is the name of the 1974 disaster movie about a massive earthquake hitting Los Angeles?
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Earthquake
Which 2006 disaster movie starred Kurt Russell as a Coast Guard captain trying to rescue the crew of a sinking ship during a massive storm?
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Poseidon
Which 1972 disaster movie was about a group of passengers on a hijacked airplane?
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Airport
What is the name of the character played by Denzel Washington in the 2012 disaster film 'Flight'?
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A. Whip Whitaker
Which 1993 disaster movie starred Sylvester Stallone as a mountain rescue team leader trying to save climbers trapped in the Rocky Mountains?
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Cliffhanger
In the 2006 film 'Poseidon', which holiday are the passengers celebrating when disaster strikes?
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New Year's Eve
What is the name of the 2015 disaster movie about a massive earthquake hitting California?
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San Andreas
Which 1996 disaster movie starred Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt as storm chasers?
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Twister
In the 2000 film 'The Perfect Storm', which fishing vessel is caught in the storm?
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Andrea Gail
Who directed the 1972 disaster film 'The Poseidon Adventure'?
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Ronald Neame
Which 1977 disaster movie starred Charlton Heston as a cop trying to stop a terrorist from crashing a rollercoaster?
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Rollercoaster
Which 1995 disaster movie starred Pierce Brosnan as a scientist trying to stop a volcanic eruption?
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Dante's Peak
In the 1990 film 'Tremors', what nickname do the characters give to the giant worm-like creatures?
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Graboids
In the 2014 film 'Into the Storm', what is the name of the high school that gets destroyed by the tornado?
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Silverton High School
What is the name of the 2018 disaster movie about a group of scientists trying to stop a series of volcanic eruptions across the globe?
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Volcano
What is the name of the massive hurricane that hits Florida in the 2019 disaster film 'Crawl'?
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B. Category 5 Hurricane Wendy
What is the name of the massive earthquake that hits California in the 2015 disaster film 'San Andreas'?
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C. The Big One
What is the name of the character played by Jake Gyllenhaal in the 2004 disaster film 'The Day After Tomorrow'?
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A. Sam Hall
What is the name of the character played by Pierce Brosnan in the 1997 disaster film 'Dante's Peak'?
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A. Harry Dalton
What is the name of the character played by Mark Wahlberg in the 2010 disaster film 'The Fighter'?
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D. Micky Ward
In the 2015 film 'San Andreas', who plays the role of Chief Raymond Gaines?