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Quiz about Movies of the 60s  Part III
Quiz about Movies of the 60s  Part III

Movies of the '60s - Part III Trivia Quiz


Another follow-up to some of the movies and players during the '60s.

A multiple-choice quiz by zambesi. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
zambesi
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
368,124
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1313
Last 3 plays: Guest 12 (9/10), Guest 175 (2/10), Guest 72 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. I played the role of nurse Katherine "Kitty" Fremont in the 1960 movie "Exodus" along side Paul Newman. I also appeared in "On the Waterfront", "North by Northwest" and "Superman Returns". Who am I? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The 1961 movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's" starred Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly. Which actor played the role of her husband Doc Golightly? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. My first acting role in a major film was that of a US Army Ranger in "The Longest Day" (1962). I also composed the title song for the movie. Who am I? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who played the role of Julius Caesar in the 1963 movie "Cleopatra"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In the 1964 movie "Zorba the Greek", Anthony Quinn played Alexis Zorba and Alan Bates played Basil. At the end of the movie, Alexis teaches Basil a dance.
What is the name of this dance?
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In the 1965 comedy western "Cat Ballou", Lee Marvin won an Academy Award for his dual roles. What were the names of his two characters in the movie? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In the 1966 movie "Hawaii", based on the book of the same name by James A. Michener, there is a character called Dr. John Whipple. The actor playing
this role was a future Academy Award winner. Who was this actor?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Rod Steiger won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Police Chief Bill Gillespie in the 1967 mystery "In the Heat of the Night". Who played the role of Sergeant Sam Wood? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In my personal life I had streaks of lawless behaviour, roughness and occasionally went on binge drinking with friends. This probably held me
in good stead for my role as Bill Sikes in the 1968 musical "Oliver". Who am I?
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Jon Voight (Joe Buck) and Dustin Hoffman (Enrico Salvatore "Ratso" Rizzo) starred in the 1969 drama "Midnight Cowboy". During the movie, both characters tell each other their stories in flashbacks. Rizzo's father was an illiterate Italian immigrant who did what for a living? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Oct 22 2024 : Guest 12: 9/10
Oct 22 2024 : Guest 175: 2/10
Oct 15 2024 : Guest 72: 8/10
Oct 14 2024 : Guest 12: 5/10
Oct 14 2024 : Zirkon: 5/10
Oct 13 2024 : Guest 174: 3/10
Sep 26 2024 : Guest 76: 5/10
Sep 26 2024 : Guest 68: 7/10
Sep 24 2024 : Guest 2: 6/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. I played the role of nurse Katherine "Kitty" Fremont in the 1960 movie "Exodus" along side Paul Newman. I also appeared in "On the Waterfront", "North by Northwest" and "Superman Returns". Who am I?

Answer: Eva Marie Saint

Eva Marie Saint made her film debut in "On the Waterfront" (1954) for which she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and appeared as Clark Kent's mother in "Superman Returns" (2006). Jill Haworth played Karen Hansen in "Exodus".
Jill St. John is married to Robert Wagner and was the first American to play a Bond Girl in "Diamonds are Forever" (1971). Sophia Loren has starred in numerous films in a career spanning over 60 years.
2. The 1961 movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's" starred Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly. Which actor played the role of her husband Doc Golightly?

Answer: Buddy Ebsen

Buddy Ebsen (1908 - 2003) had an acting career that spanned over 70 years. He is probably best remembered for his TV roles as Jed Clampett in "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962-71) and as the title character in "Barnaby Jones" (1973 - 1980).
All of these actors appeared in the movie with Martin Balsam as O.J. Berman (Holly's agent), George Peppard as Paul Varjak (Holly's neighbour) and Mickey Rooney as I.Y. Yunioshi.
3. My first acting role in a major film was that of a US Army Ranger in "The Longest Day" (1962). I also composed the title song for the movie. Who am I?

Answer: Paul Anka

Paul Anka is a Canadian actor, singer and song-writer. He had many hit songs in the '50s - '70s. He wrote the hit song "She's a Lady" for Tom Jones and the English lyrics of the song "My Way" for Frank Sinatra. Robert Mitchum played Brigadier General Norman Cota in the movie and one of the lesser known facts about him is that he was also a singer and composer. Sal Mineo played Private Martini in the film and Tommy Sands who was also an American pop singer of the 1950s who played a US Army Ranger in the movie.
4. Who played the role of Julius Caesar in the 1963 movie "Cleopatra"?

Answer: Rex Harrison

The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won four. Harrison was nominated for Best Actor but lost out that year to Sidney Poitier in "Lilies of the Field". However, in 1965 he did win the award for Best Actor for his role as Professor Henry Higgins in "My Fair Lady". He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1989.
In "Cleopatra" Burton played Mark Antony, McDowall was Octavian and Landau was Rufio.
5. In the 1964 movie "Zorba the Greek", Anthony Quinn played Alexis Zorba and Alan Bates played Basil. At the end of the movie, Alexis teaches Basil a dance. What is the name of this dance?

Answer: Sirtaki

At the end of the movie with the two characters are on the beach, Alexis asks Basil if he is angry with him. Basil's response is "teach me to dance". This is where Alexis teaches Basil to dance. Zorbas Dance is based on two traditional Cretan songs.
The sirtaki or syrtaki is a dance of Greek origin. It is not a traditional Greek dance as it is made up of various fast and slow movements of the "Hasapiko" dance. The Kalamatianos is probably one of the best known of Greek dances.
6. In the 1965 comedy western "Cat Ballou", Lee Marvin won an Academy Award for his dual roles. What were the names of his two characters in the movie?

Answer: Kid Shelleen and Tim Strawn

Kid Shelleen was the twin brother of Tim Strawn (Cat's father) and was hired by Cat Ballou as a famous gunman but was very different from what she expected.
The movie starred Jane Fonda as Catherine "Cat" Ballou and Michael Callan played Clay Boone. The Sunrise Kid was played by Nat King Cole and Dwayne Hickman played Uncle Jed.
Lee Marvin(1924-1987) was a WWII veteran and had an acting career from 1951-1986 playing roles in "The Wild One", "The Caine Mutiny" , "The Dirty Dozen "and "Paint Your Wagon", just to name a few.
7. In the 1966 movie "Hawaii", based on the book of the same name by James A. Michener, there is a character called Dr. John Whipple. The actor playing this role was a future Academy Award winner. Who was this actor?

Answer: Gene Hackman

This was only the third film that Hackman appeared in and he went on to win two Oscars for his roles in "The French Connection" (1971) and "Unforgiven" (1992).
Carroll O'Connor (1924 - 2001) played Charles Bromley but is better known as Archie Bunker in the TV sitcom "All in the Family".
Richard Harris (1930 - 2002) played the role of Capt. Rafer Hoxworth. He did however receive two nominations for Academy Awards in "This Sporting Life" (1963) and "The Field" (1990). Peter O'Toole (1932-2013) did not appear in the movie but during his career received eight nominations for an Academy Award. Unfortunately he was never a winner.
8. Rod Steiger won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Police Chief Bill Gillespie in the 1967 mystery "In the Heat of the Night". Who played the role of Sergeant Sam Wood?

Answer: Warren Oates

Warren Oates (1928 - 1982) made his film debut in 1959 and during the '60s and '70s guest starred in many TV productions including "Rawhide", "Bonanza", "Gunsmoke", "Combat", "The Rifleman" and "The Fugitive".
Poitier played Virgil Tibbs a Philadelphia homicide detective. Gates played Eric Endicott a wealth plantation owner and Quentin Dean is a female actress who played Dolores Purdy.
9. In my personal life I had streaks of lawless behaviour, roughness and occasionally went on binge drinking with friends. This probably held me in good stead for my role as Bill Sikes in the 1968 musical "Oliver". Who am I?

Answer: Oliver Reed

Oliver Reed (1938-1999) had a career span of over 40 years and his last film was "Gladiator" (2000) released after his death.
Peter O'Toole was also known for his wayward behaviour but did not appear in "Oliver". Jack Wild played Oliver and Harry Secombe played Mr. Bumble in this 1968 movie.
10. Jon Voight (Joe Buck) and Dustin Hoffman (Enrico Salvatore "Ratso" Rizzo) starred in the 1969 drama "Midnight Cowboy". During the movie, both characters tell each other their stories in flashbacks. Rizzo's father was an illiterate Italian immigrant who did what for a living?

Answer: Shoe shiner

He explained that his father worked down in the subway, developed a bad back and coughed his lungs out by breathing in that bad wax. His father taught him shoe shining but he thought it was below him and all he dreamed of was going to Miami. Joe eventually took Rizzo to Miami by bus but sadly Rizzo died on the bus just before arriving in Miami.
Source: Author zambesi

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