Pete Postlethwaite Remembered Trivia Quiz

Answer: Warrington

Pete Postlethwaite, christened Peter William Postlethwaite, was born into a middle-class area of Cheshire. His father Bill Postlethwaite was a labourer who opposed the idea of his son going to college to study acting and drama; as he would have preferred to see his son pursue a more stable career.

Answer: William and Lily

Pete married his wife Jacqueline in 1987. Jacqueline and Pete had their first child William, who was born in 1989. Their second child Lily was born in 1996.

Answer: Drama Teacher

After Pete Postlethwaite gave up working full time as a drama teacher, he followed his dream of becoming an actor. He worked as an actor for some of the best known stage schools in England such as, the Bristol Old Vic Drama School, the Liverpool Everyman Theatre Group and the Royal Shakespeare Company. From these companies he was able to build up an array of top class stage credits, which brought him closer to the big screen.

Answer: In the Name of the Father

Pete Postlethwaite was nominated in the category of Best Supporting Actor at the 1994 Oscars for his role in the 1993 film "In the Name of the Father". The film itself was nominated for 7 Oscars including Best Actor for Daniel Day Lewis and Best Director for Jim Sheridan. The film won no Oscars.

Answer: Kobayashi

Pete Postlethwaite played the mysterious Mr. Kobayashi who was the personal aide of Keyser Söze (aka 'Verbal' Kint). "The Usual Suspects" was a major hit receiving 2 Oscar wins in the categories of Best Actor and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.

Answer: "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" (1997)

Pete Postlethwaite appeared in the 1997 release "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" as the ruthless and relentless poacher Roland Tempo. Pete Postlethwaite also appeared in the Stephen Spielberg produced film, "Amistad" which was also released in 1997.

Answer: "Brassed Off" (1996)

The 1996 film "Brassed Off" is about a small coal mining town in the North of England. The local coal mine is being shut down; this will also mean an end to the local Brass band which is made up mainly by the miners. Pete Postlethwaite plays the lead role of Danny. The film also stars a young Ewan McGregor.

Answer: OBE

In 2004 Pete Postlethwaite received an OBE which stands for an Officer of the Order of the British Empire and was awarded for his services to drama. The other honours that can be awarded are a KBE (Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire), a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) and a MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire). Only someone awarded a KBE or a KGE can become a knight or a dame and hence be referred to as Sir (male) or Dame (female). KGE stands for (Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire).

Answer: The National Portrait Gallery

The National Portrait Gallery is in Canberra, Australia. The portrait of Pete Postlethwaite by Christopher Thompson shows Mr. Postlethwaite sitting astride a chair with his arms resting across the back of the chair, against a dark background. Mr. Postlethwaite appears relaxed, he is wearing a dark colored sweater over a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows.

The lower half of his body is obscured in the painting.

Answer: Father Lawerence

In the 1996 adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", Pete Postlethwaite was the only actor to employ the iambic pentameter rhythm of speech that all of William Shakespeare plays are written in. Leonardo Di Caprio and Claire Danes played the lead roles in Baz Luhrmann's "Romeo + Juliet".