Back to the Future is an American film created by Robert Zemeckis. Three seasons of the film were released. The first one is in 1985, the second in 1989, and the third in 1990. The story is about time-traveling in the first season Marty accidentally went back to 1955 from 1984 while in the next season, Marty and Dr. Doc went to the future in 2015 to protect Marty’s son. They used a time-traveling machine for this purpose created by Dr. Doc Brown. Therefore, this film has an interesting story of different periods. To know more interesting stories of the film go through these 110+ Back to the Future Trivia questions and answers.
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Back to the Future Trivia
1. When was the American film “Back to the Future” released?
Answer: July 3, 1985
2. Who are the writers of the film?
Answer: Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale
3. Who played the role of the young teenager Marty McFly?
Answer: Michael J. Fox
4. What happened with Marty McFly in the film?
Answer: He accidentally went to the past
5. In which year he traveled back to?
Answer: In 1955
6. How many sequels of the film are produced?
Answer: Two
7. What was the worth of the film worldwide?
Answer: Over $381 million
8. Who composed the music for the film?
Answer: Alan Silvestri
9. What was the running time of the film?
Answer: 116 minutes
10. Where the film was plotted?
Answer: Hill Valley, California
11. What was the name of Marty’s friend who was an eccentric scientist?
Answer: Dr. Emmett “Doc” Brown
12. What was the name of Marty’s girlfriend at the school?
Answer: Jennifer Parker
13. About whom Marty commented that he doesn’t have hair even in 1955?
Answer: His school principal ‘Strickland’
14. When the movie just started what was the time?
Answer: 7:53 am
15. What was the exact date when Marty arrives in the past?
Answer: November 5, 1955 (Saturday)
16. Who built the time-traveling machine?
Answer: Dr. Doc Brown
17. What was used to build the time machine?
Answer: A modified DeLorean
18. Who said “ I’ll miss my favorite show! Science Fiction theater” to Marty?
Answer: The Young George
19. What Marty did do at first when he arrived in 1955?
Answer: He destroyed Pine Trees
20. What was the new name of the Twin Pine Mall?
Answer: Lone Pine Mall
21. What was the “Enchantment Under the Sea”?
Answer: The name of the School Dance
22. Which dog food was poured into Einstein’s bowl?
Answer: Kal Kan
23. What was the name of Marty’s band that also tried for the school dance?
Answer: The Pinheads
24. From where the Plutonium was obtained?
Answer: From the Libyans
25. How the time machine was powered?
Answer: Through the Plutonium
26. At the end of the film, which game was played by Marty’s parents?
Answer: Tennis
27. Who said “ You’re just too darn loud” to Marty’s band at the school dance?
Answer: Huey Lewis
28. What was the name of the cafe written on the envelope of the letter Marty wrote to Doc in 1955?
Answer: Lou’s Cafe
29. What was the name of the gas station in the town that appeared in each season of the film?
Answer: Texaco
30. Which thing makes time travel possible?
Answer: Flux Capacitor
Back to the Future Facts
31. Which bicycle store was there near Texaco in 1955?
Answer: Schwinn Bicycle Store
32. Who said he is allergic to Synthetics?
Answer: Dr. Doc
33. Who said these words to George “I’m talking to you, you Irish bug”?
Answer: Biff Tannen
34. Who portrayed the role of Biff Tannen?
Answer: Thomas F. Wilson
35. At which event Marty’s parents fell in love?
Answer: At the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance
36. Who played the role of Dr. Doc Brown in the film?
Answer: Christopher Lloyd
37. What did Marty order in Lou’s cafe?
Answer: Tab, Pepsi Free and something without sugar
38. At the end what does Lou bring for Marty?
Answer: Black coffee
39. How much Marty gave to the lady who saved the clock tower?
Answer: $0.25
40. What Lou said to Marty when he ordered to give a tab first?
Answer: He said “I can’t give you a tab unless you order something”
41. Who became the mayor of the town?
Answer: Goldie Wilson
42. Why did Marty show his driver’s license to Doc?
Answer: To prove that he comes from the future
43. How far Marty walked from the town after hiding the DeLorean?
Answer: 2 miles
44. What Marty was doing in the bathroom when he slipped and hit his head on the basin?
Answer: He was hanging a clock on the bathroom wall
45. What was given to Marty by the woman who saved the clock tower?
Answer: A blue Flyer
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The main characters in this film are Marty McFly played by Michael J. Fox, Dr. Emmett Doc Brown portrayed by Christopher Llyod, Jennifer Parker (Marty’s girlfriend) by Claudia Wells, Lorraine McFly (Marty’s mother) by Lea Thompson and George McFly (Marty’s father) by Crispin Glover. It was found that the character of Marty was initially played by Eric Stoltz but due to his lack of comedic sense replaced by Michael Fox. Look at these Eric Stoltz Back to the Future Trivia questions to know some facts about this character.
Eric Stoltz Back to the Future Trivia
46. Which actor was replaced with Michael J. Fox as the role of Marty in Back to the Future?
Answer: Eric Stoltz
47. After how much time of the show’s filming the actors were replaced?
Answer: After about a month
48. Why did the director replace Eric Stoltz instead of his admirable performance?
Answer: Because of the lack of comedic sense
49. Which role did he play in the film ‘Mask’?
Answer: Role of Rocky Dennis
50. Name some other films in which Stoltz worked as an actor.
Answer: Some Kind of Wonderful, Pulp Fiction, Kicking and Screaming
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51. Who played the role of Jennifer Parker?
Answer: Claudia Wells
52. What was Doc’s address in 1955?
Answer: 1640 Riverside Dr
53. What was the name of Lorraine’s father?
Answer: Sam
54. Who was Jennifer in the film?
Answer: Marty’s girlfriend
55. What was the name of the band that played on the dance?
Answer: Marvin Berry and the Starlighters
56. What was the time when lightning strikes the clock tower?
Answer: 10:04 pm
57. Which song was playing when George kissed Lorraine?
Answer: Earth Angel
58. Which farmer’s barn was crashed by Marty with the time machine?
Answer: Peabody
59. What was the name of Riverside Drive in 1985?
Answer: John F. Kennedy Drive
60. Who caused damage to Biff’s car?
Answer: Marty
61. Who became President in 1985?
Answer: Ronald Reagan
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62. Which type of stories does George use to write?
Answer: Science Fiction
63. What Marty did do to start the DeLorean at the end of the show?
Answer: He hit his head against the starring wheels
64. What were the names of two streets near Lou’s Cafe?
Answer: Hill and Main
64. What was Marty’s father eating at the cafe in 1955?
Answer: Rice Krispies cereals
The second sequel of the film was released on November 22, 1989, in the United States. In this season Marty and Dr. Doc traveled to the future in 2015 to protect Marty’s son. The role of Jennifer was played by Elizebeth Shue in this season. Moreover, the third season of the film was released in 1990. In this season Marty traveled to 1885 from 1985 to save his friend Dr. Doc who was stuck in that time period and was killed by Buford Tannen. More information on these seasons can be gathered through these Back to Future 2 Trivia and Back to the Future 3 Trivia Questions and Answers.
Back to the Future 2 Trivia
65. When was the second sequel of the film released?
Answer: On November 22, 1989
66. Marty and Don traveled in which year in this film?
Answer: In 2015 from 1985
67. Why did they travel to 2015?
Answer: To prevent Marty’s son
68. What was the date and time in the future (2015)?
Answer: October 21, 2015 4:29 pm
69. Who portrayed the role of Jennifer in Back to the Future 2?
Answer: Elizebeth Shue
70. Who was Griff Tannen in the film?
Answer: Biff’s Grandson
71. How old Jennifer was in 2015?
Answer: 47 years
72. Who was the first person to talk to Marty in the Cafe 80s?
Answer: Ronald Reagan
73. Where the McFly family were living in the future in 2015?
Answer: Hill dale
74. What was the name of Marty’s daughter?
Answer: Marlene
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Back to the Future 3 Trivia Questions
75. Why did Marty travel in 1855?
Answer: To rescue his friend Dr. Doc
76. Did Marty come back to 1985?
Answer: Yes
77. Who killed Dr. Doc?
Answer: Biff’s grandfather Bufard Tannen
78. To whom Dr. Doc fell in love?
Answer: Clara Clayton (a school teacher)
79. Who followed Marty to find where he was staying in 1955?
Answer: Lorraine
80. What did Lorraine say when she kissed Marty?
Answer: She said it was like kissing her brother
81. At which show the Marty’s band ‘The Pinheads’ competed?
Answer: At the Battle of the Band
82. Who was among the judges at the show?
Answer: Heuy Lewis
83. How many Gigawatts were required to run the time travel machine?
Answer: 1.21 Gigawatts
84. What did Lou’s Cafe of 1955 become in 1985?
Answer: Lou’s Aerobic Fitness Canter
85. What Lorraine thought Marty’s name was?
Answer: Calvin Klein
86. Why did she think this?
Answer: Because it was written all over his underwear
87. Where did Marty see George the first time in 1955?
Answer: At Lou’s Cafe
88. What was the price of gasoline in 1955?
Answer: 19 and half cents
89. What was the cost to Biff for repairing the car after the accident?
Answer: $300
90. Where was Jennifer when Marty went back in time?
Answer: At her grandmother’s home
91. Who introduced Lorraine’s siblings to Marty?
Answer: Lorraine’s Mother
92. Who were Lorraine’s siblings?
Answer: Toby, Sally, Milton and Joey
93. Which Lorraine’s brother ends up in jail?
Answer: Joey
94. What is George McFly’s favorite show?
Answer: Science Fiction Theater
95. Who says ‘Damn, Damn, Damn’?
Answer: Doc
96. When he said this?
Answer: When Marty was running late while getting to the clock
97. Why Mad Dog Tannen was arrested?
Answer: For robing the Pine City Stage
98. Who directed the film ‘Back to the Future’?
Answer: Robert Zemeckis
99. How did Biff make his first million?
Answer: Betting on a horse race
100. How Brown Mansion was destroyed?
Answer: By Fire
101. What was the last word spoken in the Back to the Future 3?
Answer: There
- What is the name of the town where most of the action takes place in Back to the Future Part III?
Answer: Hill Valley
- In which year does Marty McFly travel to in Back to the Future Part III?
Answer: 1885
- What is the name of Doc Brown’s love interest in the Old West?
Answer: Clara Clayton
- What type of train does Doc Brown convert into a time machine in Back to the Future Part III?
Answer: A steam locomotive
- Which character from the previous films makes a cameo appearance as an ancestor in Back to the Future Part III?
Answer: Buford Mad Dog Tannen
- What event is Doc Brown invited to speak at in 1885?
Answer: The Hill Valley Festival
- How does Marty disguise himself in 1885 when he first arrives?
Answer: He wears a poncho and calls himself Clint Eastwood.
- What is the name of the saloon where much of the action takes place in Back to the Future Part III?
Answer: The Palace Saloon
- What is the name of the song played by ZZ Top during the town festival?
Answer: Doubleback
- How does Doc Brown ultimately return to the future in Back to the Future Part III?
Answer: Using a modified DeLorean powered by a locomotive

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