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Quiz about 50s Best Supporting Actors
Quiz about 50s Best Supporting Actors

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.
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Author
wsfrink86
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
67,793
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
2400
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Question 1 of 10
1. Addison DeWitt, a cynical and egotistical drama critic. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Mitch, a mother-dominated bachelor and suitor of his friend's neurotic sister-in-law. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Eufemio Zapata, a headstrong Mexican revolutionary. Hint


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


Question 5 of 10
5. Oscar Muldoon, a flamboyant Hollywood press agent. Hint


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


Question 7 of 10
7. Paul Gauguin, Van Gogh's contemporary and erstwhile rival. Hint


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


Question 9 of 10
9. Rufus Hannassey, a scruffy rancher fighting over water rights in the West. Hint


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



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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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