Every fantasy kingdom has a real address, and so does the street where a spy gives chase. This quiz asks where famous films and series were filmed or set, from blockbuster franchises to quiet festival favourites, and tells you the behind-the-scenes story that sends fans travelling to the spot.
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The Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed entirely in which country?
Answer: D · New Zealand
All three films were shot at the same time, between October 1999 and December 2000, by seven filming units.
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The Hogwarts Express crosses the curving Glenfinnan Viaduct in which country?
Answer: C · Scotland
Built from 1897 to 1901, its 21 arches are mass concrete with no metal reinforcement at all.
Which Croatian city played King's Landing in Game of Thrones?
Answer: A · Dubrovnik
In season one, King's Landing was filmed in Mdina, Malta, before the show moved to Dubrovnik's walls.
Luke Skywalker's desert home planet in Star Wars (1977) was filmed in which country?
Answer: D · Tunisia
Luke's family home is the Hotel Sidi Driss in Matmata, a real underground hotel.
In No Time to Die, Bond's Aston Martin DB5 is chased through which southern Italian city?
Answer: B · Matera
The crew shot a doughnut spin by the DB5 in Matera's Piazza San Giovanni Battista.
Gladiator (2000) built its replica Colosseum on which island?
Answer: B · Malta
Only about a third of the arena was built, 52 feet high. The rest was added digitally.
