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50's Best Supporting Actors Trivia Quiz

Here's how the quiz works: you match the names and character descriptions to the actors who won Best Supporting Actor Oscars in the 1950's.

A multiple-choice quiz by wsfrink86. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
wsfrink86

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
67,793

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2401

Last 3 plays: Guest 101 (8/10), shorthumbz (9/10), Guest 35 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Addison DeWitt, a cynical and egotistical drama critic. Hint

Sam Jaffe

William Holden

Cecil Kellaway

George Sanders

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Question 2 of 10

2. Mitch, a mother-dominated bachelor and suitor of his friend's neurotic sister-in-law. Hint

Leo Genn

Peter Ustinov

Karl Malden

Gig Young

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Question 3 of 10

3. Eufemio Zapata, a headstrong Mexican revolutionary. Hint

Richard Burton

Arthur Hunnicut

Jack Palance

Anthony Quinn

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Question 4 of 10

4. Private Angelo Maggio, a wisecracking young soldier stationed at Pearl Harbor, who is tormented by a sadistic Italian-hating sergeant. Hint

Montgomery Clift

Ernest Borgnine

Dean Martin

Frank Sinatra

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Question 5 of 10

5. Oscar Muldoon, a flamboyant Hollywood press agent. Hint

Edmond O'Brien

Lee J. Cobb

Karl Malden

Rod Steiger

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Question 6 of 10

6. Ensign Pulver, an amiable misfit on a cargo ship with a gung-ho cargo officer and a despotic captain. Hint

Frank Sinatra

Jack Lemmon

Sal Mineo

Glenn Ford

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Question 7 of 10

7. Paul Gauguin, Van Gogh's contemporary and erstwhile rival. Hint

Anthony Quinn

Robert Mitchum

Kirk Douglas

Jack Palance

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Question 8 of 10

8. Sergeant Joe Kelly, a pugnacious American soldier who falls in love with a Japanese maiden during the U.S. occupation of Japan during the Korean War. Hint

Red Buttons

Dean Jagger

Arthur Kennedy

Gig Young

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Question 9 of 10

9. Rufus Hannassey, a scruffy rancher fighting over water rights in the West. Hint

Burl Ives

Lee J. Cobb

Melvyn Douglas

Walter Brennan

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Question 10 of 10

10. Sheik Ilderim, a colorful horse-training Arab. Hint

Hugh Griffith

George C. Scott

Jack Hawkins

Ed Wynn

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Most Recent Scores

Dec 01 2024 : Guest 101: 8/10
Nov 11 2024 : shorthumbz: 9/10
Oct 30 2024 : Guest 35: 6/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Addison DeWitt, a cynical and egotistical drama critic.

Answer: George Sanders

Sanders won, opposite Bette Davis and Anne Baxter, in 'All About Eve' in 1950.

2. Mitch, a mother-dominated bachelor and suitor of his friend's neurotic sister-in-law.

Answer: Karl Malden

Malden won his only Oscar, opposite Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh and Kim Hunter, in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' in 1951.

3. Eufemio Zapata, a headstrong Mexican revolutionary.

Answer: Anthony Quinn

Quinn won his first Oscar, opposite Marlon Brando, in 'Viva Zapata' in 1952.

4. Private Angelo Maggio, a wisecracking young soldier stationed at Pearl Harbor, who is tormented by a sadistic Italian-hating sergeant.

Answer: Frank Sinatra

Sinatra won, opposite Burt Lancaster and Montgomery Clift in 'From Here to Eternity' in 1953.

5. Oscar Muldoon, a flamboyant Hollywood press agent.

Answer: Edmond O'Brien

O'Brien won his only Oscar, opposite Humphrey Bogart and Ava Gardner, in 'The Barefoot Contessa' in 1954. He was nominated again for Best Supporting Actor in 1964 in 'Seven Days in May'.

6. Ensign Pulver, an amiable misfit on a cargo ship with a gung-ho cargo officer and a despotic captain.

Answer: Jack Lemmon

Lemmon won his first Oscar, opposite Henry Fonda and James Cagney, in 'Mister Roberts' in 1955. He won the Best Actor Oscar in 'Save The Tiger' in 1973.

7. Paul Gauguin, Van Gogh's contemporary and erstwhile rival.

Answer: Anthony Quinn

Quinn won his second and last Oscar, opposite Kirk Douglas, in 'Lust for Life' in 1956.

8. Sergeant Joe Kelly, a pugnacious American soldier who falls in love with a Japanese maiden during the U.S. occupation of Japan during the Korean War.

Answer: Red Buttons

Buttons won, opposite Marlon Brando, in 'Sayonara' in 1957. The Best Supporting Actress Oscar went to his co-star and lover in 'Sayonara', Miyoshi Umeki.

9. Rufus Hannassey, a scruffy rancher fighting over water rights in the West.

Answer: Burl Ives

Ives won, opposite Gregory Peck, in 'The Big Country' in 1958.

10. Sheik Ilderim, a colorful horse-training Arab.

Answer: Hugh Griffith

Griffith won, opposite Charlton Heston and Jack Hawkins, in 'Ben-Hur' in 1959. He was nominated again for Best Supporting Actor in 1963 in 'Tom Jones'.

Source: Author wsfrink86

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