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Quiz about Actors Playing Brits
Quiz about Actors Playing Brits

Actors Playing Brits Trivia Quiz


This quiz is about some British characters in movies and the non-Brits who played them. These questions get progressively harder. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by hews. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
hews
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
107,628
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
3092
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Question 1 of 10
1. "Bridget Jones' Diary" is supposed to be about a typical 30-something British single girl, but which American played the title character? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which American actress portrays the parallel lives of a London woman in the 1998 release "Sliding Doors"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The actor who first played James Bond in "Goldeneye" is not a Brit. Where is he from? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who famously portrayed English folk hero Robin Hood in "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who starred alongside Anthony Hopkins and Laurence Olivier as Fletcher Christian's Master's mate in the 1984 film "The Bounty"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which Australian Oscar-winning actor played a stage troupe manager in "Shakespeare in Love"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Still on "Shakespeare in Love" - which American actor also appeared in the film as an aspiring stage performer? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which Australian actress co-starred alongside Pete Postlethwaite as a drifter in "Among Giants"? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which American actor plays a British hair stylist in the film "Blow Dry"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Beginning the quiz with an English lady and ending with an English Gentleman: Which of the following non-Brits played James Bond? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Bridget Jones' Diary" is supposed to be about a typical 30-something British single girl, but which American played the title character?

Answer: Renee Zellweger

Zellweger gained 25 lbs for the role.
2. Which American actress portrays the parallel lives of a London woman in the 1998 release "Sliding Doors"?

Answer: Gwyneth Paltrow

Film trailers and promotions for this film showed a Los Angeles Blue Line train, which had nothing to do with the movie.
3. The actor who first played James Bond in "Goldeneye" is not a Brit. Where is he from?

Answer: Ireland

Pierce Brosnan was born in County Meath, Ireland, in 1953.
4. Who famously portrayed English folk hero Robin Hood in "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves"?

Answer: Kevin Costner

Costner wanted to do a British accent in the film, but Director Kevin Reynolds asked to keep his original accent.
5. Who starred alongside Anthony Hopkins and Laurence Olivier as Fletcher Christian's Master's mate in the 1984 film "The Bounty"?

Answer: Mel Gibson

This film is generally regarded as the most accurate depiction of the mutiny.
6. Which Australian Oscar-winning actor played a stage troupe manager in "Shakespeare in Love"?

Answer: Geoffrey Rush

His character repeatedly says, "It's a mystery", something that Rush's character also repeatedly says in the 1996 film "Shine".
7. Still on "Shakespeare in Love" - which American actor also appeared in the film as an aspiring stage performer?

Answer: Ben Affleck

Affleck played Ned Alleyn (playing Mercutio) in the film.
8. Which Australian actress co-starred alongside Pete Postlethwaite as a drifter in "Among Giants"?

Answer: Rachel Griffiths

Griffiths also appeared as a Brit in "Blow Dry".
9. Which American actor plays a British hair stylist in the film "Blow Dry"?

Answer: Josh Hartnett

This film also stars Alan Rickman as his father.
10. Beginning the quiz with an English lady and ending with an English Gentleman: Which of the following non-Brits played James Bond?

Answer: George Lazenby

Born in Australia, Lazenby played Bond in "On her Majesty's Secret Service" in 1969.
Source: Author hews

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