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Quiz about Favorite Movies of 1962
Quiz about Favorite Movies of 1962

Favorite Movies of 1962 Trivia Quiz


The next edition of my movies from the 1960s quizzes covers the year 1962. How many of these films can you identify?

A multiple-choice quiz by Reamar42. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Reamar42
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
408,093
Updated
Feb 07 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
1286
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (10/10), Guest 68 (7/10), Guest 98 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the name of this movie, where a Swedish citizen is coerced into spying for the Allies during World War II? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which film is a story about a man who is wrongly credited with an act of heroism, which changes his life and also affects the politics of his state forever? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In this film, a banker and his family rent a beach house where the father ends up inadvertently solving everyone's problems. Name the film. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Can you name this movie? Robert Stroud is a convicted murderer in Leavenworth Federal Prison who becomes an expert on birds through study and observation. He is later transferred to Alcatraz, where he cannot keep birds, but continues to write books. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This film chronicles the life of Helen Keller, who became a famous writer despite being deaf and blind from childhood. Do you know the name of this movie? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is the name of this movie, where a small force of Greeks hold off a huge Persian invasion in 480 BCE? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This film is a dramatization of the Allied landings in Normandy during World War II. Can you name it? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Can you name this epic film which tells the story of the settling of the American West through the eyes of four generations of one family? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What is the name of this movie? It tells the story of a British soldier who leads Arab tribesmen in a revolt against their Turkish overlords during World War I. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Based on Harper Lee's bestselling novel, what is the name of this film about a lawyer and his family dealing with racism, poverty, and a mentally challenged neighbor in 1930s Alabama? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the name of this movie, where a Swedish citizen is coerced into spying for the Allies during World War II?

Answer: The Counterfeit Traitor

William Holden stars as an American born Swedish oilman, who agrees to spy on the Germans after a British intelligence officer (Hugh Griffith) threatens to destroy Holden's business if he refuses. Reluctant at first, Holden meets a religious German woman (Lilli Palmer) who reminds him of the difference between right and wrong.
2. Which film is a story about a man who is wrongly credited with an act of heroism, which changes his life and also affects the politics of his state forever?

Answer: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

James Stewart stars as an Eastern lawyer who moves West and learns a lesson from local outlaw Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin), that law and order comes from a gun barrel. He stands up to Valance and is credited with killing him, which leads to a bright political future.
The movie also features John Wayne, Vera Miles. and Edmund O'Brien.
3. In this film, a banker and his family rent a beach house where the father ends up inadvertently solving everyone's problems. Name the film.

Answer: Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

James Stewart plays an overworked banker whose wife (Maureen O'Hara) rents a dilapidated beach house which has plumbing problems and a shared telephone line. The whole family, including two married daughters and their families as well as a teenaged girl and boy still at home, come to share the house. Stewart, while trying to remain aloof, ends up solving all family problems, and they rent the house for the next year.
4. Can you name this movie? Robert Stroud is a convicted murderer in Leavenworth Federal Prison who becomes an expert on birds through study and observation. He is later transferred to Alcatraz, where he cannot keep birds, but continues to write books.

Answer: Birdman of Alcatraz

Burt Lancaster gives an excellent performance as Robert Stroud, a convicted murderer who begins keeping and studying birds, becoming a world famous author on the subject.
5. This film chronicles the life of Helen Keller, who became a famous writer despite being deaf and blind from childhood. Do you know the name of this movie?

Answer: The Miracle Worker

Patty Duke plays Helen Keller, who lost her sight and hearing due to scarlet fever while a child. She is virtually uncontrollable. Her parents hire Annie Sullivan (Anne Bancroft), who is blind herself, as a tutor for Helen. Through patience and perseverance, Annie teaches Helen to read and behave. Both Bancroft and Duke won Oscars for their performances.
6. What is the name of this movie, where a small force of Greeks hold off a huge Persian invasion in 480 BCE?

Answer: The 300 Spartans

The Persian king Xerxes leads a huge army to invade Greece. The Greek city-states stop bickering among themselves and agree to send men to the pass of Thermopylae. The main Spartan army will not march due to a religious festival, so Spartan king Leonidas leads 300 men of his personal guard to the pass.
7. This film is a dramatization of the Allied landings in Normandy during World War II. Can you name it?

Answer: The Longest Day

Boasting an international all-star cast and with technical assistance from men who took part in the actual battle, "The Longest Day" is an action-packed film that tells the story of D-Day from the points of view of the Allied and German
soldiers who fought the battle.
8. Can you name this epic film which tells the story of the settling of the American West through the eyes of four generations of one family?

Answer: How the West Was Won

Told in five segments spanning the years 1839-1889, "How the West Was Won" follows the members of the Prescott family as they move west from Massachusetts. Settling in Ohio, family members take part in the Civil War and the Indian Wars and help build the railroads. Some also move further west to San Francisco and Arizona.
9. What is the name of this movie? It tells the story of a British soldier who leads Arab tribesmen in a revolt against their Turkish overlords during World War I.

Answer: Lawrence of Arabia

Peter O'Toole stars as T.E. Lawrence, a British soldier who led the Arab tribesmen in their revolt against the Turks in World War I. This epic film was directed by David Lean and also stars Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn, Alec Guinness, and Anthony Quayle.
10. Based on Harper Lee's bestselling novel, what is the name of this film about a lawyer and his family dealing with racism, poverty, and a mentally challenged neighbor in 1930s Alabama?

Answer: To Kill a Mockingbird

Gregory Peck gives an Oscar winning performance as Atticus Finch, a widowed lawyer raising his two children in Depression era Alabama. He is appointed to defend a black man falsely accused of rape by a white girl, which brings the town's latent racism to the fore.
Source: Author Reamar42

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