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Quiz about FunTrivia Movies Mix Vol 14
Quiz about FunTrivia Movies Mix Vol 14

FunTrivia Movies Mix: Vol 14 Trivia Quiz


A mix of 10 Movies questions, submitted by 10 different FunTrivia players! The first few questions are easy, but the last couple are tough!

A multiple-choice quiz by FTBot. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
FTBot
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
416,067
Updated
Mar 31 24
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
1057
Last 3 plays: Guest 97 (5/10), pughmv (8/10), Guest 209 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. In 1942, which film about Welsh coal miners, starring a young Roddy McDowall, won the Oscar for Best Picture? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The title characters from the movies 'Rambo', 'Klute', and 'Shaft', share what given name? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What classic Disney movie offers the musical advice "whistle while you work"? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "Pulp Fiction" was one of the most innovative films of the twentieth century. Which actor, known for acting in "Saturday Night Fever" and "Grease", played the leading role of Vincent Vega? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. It is a courtroom drama with Attorney James Stewart: An Army lieutenant (Ben Gazzara) is accused of murdering the man who raped his wife. The wife (Lee Remick) is a bit flirty. The lieutenant had "an irresistible impulse". What is the name of this movie? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which 1990 action film is loosely based on Philip K Dick's novelette "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which actor who first played James Bond in 1962's "Dr.No" returned to the role after someone else played him? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who is the American director behind such acclaimed movies as "Point Break", "The Hurt Locker", and "Zero Dark Thirty"? If you don't know it, it's no big deal. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who played as the U.S. President in the big screen movie "Wild Wild West"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In which 2010 movie does Harrison Ford play reluctant TV breakfast show host Mike Pomeroy? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In 1942, which film about Welsh coal miners, starring a young Roddy McDowall, won the Oscar for Best Picture?

Answer: How Green Was My Valley

"How Green Was My Valley" beat nominees "Citizen Kane", "The Maltese Falcon", and "Sergeant York", and won five other Oscars too. It was set in the South Wales Valleys, at the end of the Victorian era, when Wales was the biggest exporter of coal in the world. Roddy McDowall played the youngest son of a coal mining family, the one who might be able to escape the hard life they lived and make a better life for himself.

Question by player Chavs
2. The title characters from the movies 'Rambo', 'Klute', and 'Shaft', share what given name?

Answer: John

Sylvester Stallone was John Rambo, Donald Sutherland was John Klute, and Richard Roundtree was the original John Shaft, with Samuel L. Jackson playing the latter's nephew in the year 2000 sequel of the same name.

Question by player notaratface
3. What classic Disney movie offers the musical advice "whistle while you work"?

Answer: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

In this 1937 movie, the voice of Snow White was sung by Adriana Caselotti. She sang "Whistle While You Work", a song composed specifically for the film by Frank Churchill and Leigh Harline.

Unvoiced characters in the movie include Snow White's animal friends, the Queen's raven, and the vultures who follow the Witch.

Question by player GWU_Boy
4. "Pulp Fiction" was one of the most innovative films of the twentieth century. Which actor, known for acting in "Saturday Night Fever" and "Grease", played the leading role of Vincent Vega?

Answer: John Travolta

"Pulp Fiction", directed by Quentin Tarantino, can be described as a 'black' crime/comedy. Released in 1994 it won Best Film at the Cannes Film Festival. The film is noted for its non-linear use of time and tightly written screenplay. The film resurrected the film career of John Travolta.

Question by player redwaldo
5. It is a courtroom drama with Attorney James Stewart: An Army lieutenant (Ben Gazzara) is accused of murdering the man who raped his wife. The wife (Lee Remick) is a bit flirty. The lieutenant had "an irresistible impulse". What is the name of this movie?

Answer: Anatomy of a Murder

This movie is based on the novel of the same name by Robert Traver, the "nom de plume" of John D. Voelker, Michigan Supreme Court Justice. In this movie, the subject of rape was openly discussed for the first time on film. The lieutenant had "an irresistible impulse" twice. First, when he killed the man. Second, when, after being found "not guilty", he disappeared without paying his attorney.

It is a great movie.

Question by player Babilonia
6. Which 1990 action film is loosely based on Philip K Dick's novelette "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale"?

Answer: Total Recall

"We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" was first published in 1966. Philip Kindred Dick also wrote "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", the basis for the 1982 film "Blade Runner".

Question by player supersal1
7. Which actor who first played James Bond in 1962's "Dr.No" returned to the role after someone else played him?

Answer: Sean Connery

After playing Bond until 1967, Connery returned to the role in 1971's "Diamonds are Forever" after George Lazenby played Bond in 1969's "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". Connery would return once again in 1983's "Never Say Never Again" although this film was not considered official canon.

Question by player rickbrandi7587
8. Who is the American director behind such acclaimed movies as "Point Break", "The Hurt Locker", and "Zero Dark Thirty"? If you don't know it, it's no big deal.

Answer: Kathryn Bigelow

Kathryn Bigelow was born in San Carlos, California, the daughter of a factory manager and a librarian. She studied the arts through graduate school, then moved into film. She has earned many awards and nominations, including the Prime Time Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking for "Cartel Land" and the Academy Award for both Best Director and Best Picture for "The Hurt Locker".

Question by player PootyPootwell
9. Who played as the U.S. President in the big screen movie "Wild Wild West"?

Answer: Kevin Kline

One of the jokes in the movie "Wild Wild West", which concerned spies in the late 1800s, is that one of the spies (Kevin Kline) looked like President U.S. Grant (Kevin Kline). Of course, Kevin Kline has appeared in various movies over the years, including "The Big Chill" and "A Fish Called Wanda".

Question by player zorlock7
10. In which 2010 movie does Harrison Ford play reluctant TV breakfast show host Mike Pomeroy?

Answer: Morning Glory

"Morning Glory" also stars Rachel McAdams and Diane Keaton as Executive Producer and Co-host of "DayBreak".

Becky Fuller (McAdams) is a morning television show producer, driven to succeed despite falling ratings. She hires cynical investigative journalist Pomeroy (Ford), who eventually helps her turn the morning show fortunes around, re-discovering himself in the process.

Question by player Dreamcoat
Source: Author FTBot

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