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Cryptic Celebrities #1 Trivia Quiz

I will give you several cryptic clues about a celebrity. Can you put the pieces together to come up with the right answer? (Note: all celebrities are very well known from television and movies.)

A multiple-choice quiz by 25or6to4. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
25or6to4

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
338,654

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. I led a revolt with Jean Simmons in 1960. I was shot during a gunfight, but I will be O.K. Nowadays I just try to stay out of harm's way. Who am I? Hint

Spencer Tracy

Burt Lancaster

Kirk Douglas

John Wayne

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Question 2 of 10

2. Some people say I spend too much time at the museum with Teddy, but I say "Get off your high horse". I once hosted a morning radio show for our troops. Who am I? Hint

Billy Crystal

Robin Williams

Eddie Murphy

John Candy

3. I've always been scared of Virginia, but not Richard. In fact, I like Richard twice as much as anybody else. I have been known to wear brown velvet. I have a deathly fear of snakes. Who am I? Hint

Elizabeth Taylor

Lauren Bacall

Lana Turner

Sophia Loren

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Question 4 of 10

4. Most of my friends were surprised when I became a detective. They all thought I would go into archaeology, but I would have had to get rid of the Ford. I am planning to move, but I can't decide if I want to live in Las Vegas, New York City or Hawaii. Who am I? Hint

James Garner

Tom Selleck

Peter Falk

Jack Lord

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Question 5 of 10

5. To tell you the truth, I've got a secret. I have problems with my memory. I have forgotten my computer password and I am always asking, "What's my line again?". Who am I? Hint

Betty White

Vanna White

Kathy Gifford

Mary Tyler Moore

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Question 6 of 10

6. Things were pretty rocky until I found out that somebody up there liked me. I never liked being called "the kid" because my name was Bill. I moved to Philadelphia when I was young, but left when my friend Eddie Felson got scammed by a hustler. Who was I? Hint

Robert Redford

Paul Newman

Burt Lancaster

Steve McQueen

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Question 7 of 10

7. I was the one who told Steve to put his lips together and blow. He tried, but I just fell asleep, big time. I eventually married him when he became a millionaire. Who am I? Hint

Marilyn Monroe

Rita Hayworth

Betty Grable

Lauren Bacall

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Question 8 of 10

8. I made it big in Seattle while playing with toys, especially a volleyball. Who am I? Hint

Robert DeNiro

Charlie Sheen

Martin Sheen

Tom Hanks

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Question 9 of 10

9. I paired up with a one time starship captain to search for a young wood. I got Dean Martin to yell "Bravo!". People saw me in my Ford more than once. Who am I? Hint

Frank Sinatra

John Wayne

William Holden

Clint Eastwood

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Question 10 of 10

10. Some people called me a jinx, but I said it sounded like Ginger knew best. I had a monster of a time at the ballroom. Oh, and remember, X marks the storm. So, my name is _________.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I led a revolt with Jean Simmons in 1960. I was shot during a gunfight, but I will be O.K. Nowadays I just try to stay out of harm's way. Who am I?

Answer: Kirk Douglas

Douglas starred in "Spartacus" (1960), "Gunfight at O.K. Corral" (1957) and "In Harm's Way" (1965). While they weren't a team, Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster starred in seven films together.

2. Some people say I spend too much time at the museum with Teddy, but I say "Get off your high horse". I once hosted a morning radio show for our troops. Who am I?

Answer: Robin Williams

Williams played Teddy Roosevelt in both "Night at the Museum" movies (2006 and 2009). In 1987 he starred in "Good Morning, Vietnam". A long time fan of games, especially video and roll playing games, he went as far as naming one of his children Zelda, after a character in the "Legend of Zelda" video game series.

3. I've always been scared of Virginia, but not Richard. In fact, I like Richard twice as much as anybody else. I have been known to wear brown velvet. I have a deathly fear of snakes. Who am I?

Answer: Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor starred in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" in 1966. She was married twice to Richard Burton from 1964 to 1974 and again from 1975 to 1976. She first met Burton in 1963 while filming "Cleopatra". Her breakthrough came when she starred as Velvet Brown in "National Velvet" in 1944.

Answer: Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck is mainly known for his role as Thomas Magnum in the series "Magnum P.I.", from 1980 to 1988. If not for his commitment to the show, he would have been available to take the role as Indiana Jones, which went to Harrison Ford. Some of his later roles included Monica's boyfriend, Richard, on "Friends" during the 1990s and as A.J. Cooper on "Las Vegas", starting in 2007. "Las Vegas" was set in Las Vegas of course, "Friends" in New York City and "Magnum P.I." in Hawaii.

5. To tell you the truth, I've got a secret. I have problems with my memory. I have forgotten my computer password and I am always asking, "What's my line again?". Who am I?

Answer: Betty White

In the 1950s and 1960s Betty White appeared in many game shows including "To Tell the Truth", "I've Got a Secret", "Password" and "What's My Line".

Answer: Paul Newman

In 1956 Paul Newman starred as Rocky Graziano in "Somebody Up There Likes Me". In 1958 he played Billy the Kid in "The Left Handed Gun". He followed that in 1959 with "The Young Philadelphians". Then in 1961, in one of his biggest roles, he starred as Eddie Felson in "The Hustler".

7. I was the one who told Steve to put his lips together and blow. He tried, but I just fell asleep, big time. I eventually married him when he became a millionaire. Who am I?

Answer: Lauren Bacall

In 1944 Lauren Bacall starred in her first movie, "To Have and Have Not", with Humphrey Bogart. In this film she said the famous line, "You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and... blow." Two other big hits for Bacall were "The Big Sleep" in 1946 and "How to Marry a Millionaire" in 1953.

8. I made it big in Seattle while playing with toys, especially a volleyball. Who am I?

Answer: Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks has starred in many films including "Big" (1988), "Sleepless in Seattle" (1993), and the "Toy Story" series. In "Cast Away" (2000) he made a companion out of a volleyball he called Wilson, because of the brand name on the ball.

9. I paired up with a one time starship captain to search for a young wood. I got Dean Martin to yell "Bravo!". People saw me in my Ford more than once. Who am I?

Answer: John Wayne

In 1956 John Wayne starred in "The Searchers" with Jeffrey Hunter, who later played Captain Christopher Pike in the original pilot for "Star Trek". Together they searched for a young Natalie Wood, who had been kidnapped by Indians. The movie, as well as several other John Wayne films, was directed by John Ford. Wayne teamed up with Dean Martin in "Rio Bravo" in 1959.

10. Some people called me a jinx, but I said it sounded like Ginger knew best. I had a monster of a time at the ballroom. Oh, and remember, X marks the storm. So, my name is _________.

Answer: Halle Berry

In 2002 Halle Berry played Jinx in the James Bond movie "Die Another Day". 2001 saw her as Ginger Knowles in "Swordfish". Also in 2001, she played Laticia Musgrove in "Monster Ball". Starting in 2000, she has played Storm in the "X-Men" series of films.

Source: Author 25or6to4

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