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23 quizzes and 255 trivia questions.
1.
  They Starred with Audrey Hepburn   best quiz  
Collection Quiz
 10 Qns
In a film career that spanned over 25 years, Audrey Hepburn had a number of well-known leading men as her co-star. Ten of them are listed here, along with five equally famous men who never shared the silver screen with her. Can you find the co-stars?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Oct 01 24
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  Classic Films and their Stars Part Two   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This is the second part of the quiz. I will either give the film or the star and you give the answer. Have fun and good luck!
Average, 20 Qns, Lucyfan86, Jun 10 22
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Jun 10 22
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  What Katharine Hepburn Didn't   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In 1968, at the 40th Academy Awards, George Cukor accepted the Oscar for best actress on behalf of Katharine Hepburn, who didn't attend the ceremony. Let's see what else she didn't...
Average, 10 Qns, beergirllaura, Nov 11 13
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  Classic Films and their Stars Part One   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This is a quiz on classic films and their stars. I will give you the name of the film and the answer will the be the star of the film.
Average, 20 Qns, Lucyfan86, Aug 19 24
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Aug 19 24
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  Classic Roles in Classic Movies    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Matching an actor or actress to the famous movie they appeared in is fairly easy, but do you remember the name of the character they played? Unless you are a big fan of movies from the '30s, '40s, and '50s, you may find this quiz a bit challenging!
Average, 10 Qns, daver852, Apr 24 17
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  Name The Movies By The Cast Of Players   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Listed are 10 films each with 4 stars from that film and the year of release. Given those clues, name the movie. The 10th question has a common bond with all the films listed.
Average, 10 Qns, wallace702, Mar 12 22
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  Beware of (Certain) Women   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Women from Classic Movies - exercise caution.
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, Oct 11 03
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  Classic Leading Ladies   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Each question in this quiz deals with one of the classic leading ladies of the cinema.
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, Oct 12 09
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  Great Acting    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Forget about the Oscars ... here are my observations on some of the great peformances in classic movies.
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, Mar 15 15
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  Suave Leading Men    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The title says it all.
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, Oct 11 03
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trivia question Quick Question
Stage actor F. Murray Abraham turned in a top performance in 'Amadeus'. Who played the title role?

From Quiz "Great Acting"




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  Actors Who Became Directors    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many actors have turned to directing. Here are a few.
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, May 14 18
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  Actors With The Same Name    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many actors share the same last name. Don't get them confused.
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, Oct 11 03
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  Classic Stars in Curious Movies    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It's interesting to note how big stars can end up in some very curious movies.
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, Jul 07 04
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  Dangerous Women    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Scheming women from some classic movies.
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, Aug 22 19
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  Villains in Classic Movies    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A look at some fine villainous performances in classic movies.
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, Jan 11 19
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  Legendary Performers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All of the performers mentioned in this quiz have one thing in common: they're legendary performers who have appeared on the Big Screen.
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, Aug 21 09
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  Foreign Actors and Actresses    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A look at some movies that feature actors and actresses with foreign backgrounds.
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, Oct 13 03
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  Who Directed that Movie, Anyway?    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Following are questions about movies and their directors.
Average, 15 Qns, sweetwheat, Jan 11 19
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  Great Voices From The Movies    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some movie star voices are distinct and instantly recognizable.
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, Oct 11 03
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  More Classic Leading Ladies    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here's a delayed sequel to my quiz about some of the classic leading ladies of film.
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, Jun 10 22
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  Singers in the Movies    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here's a look at some singers who tried their hands at acting.
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, Jan 11 19
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  Classic Romantic Triangles    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here's a look at some classic movies involving "complicated" romances.
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, Jan 11 19
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  More Classic Directors    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Another look at some classic movie directors.
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, Jul 10 10
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Classic Movie Actors and Actresses Trivia Questions

1. In "Gone With The Wind", everyone seems to want Ashley Wilkes. Who marries him?

From Quiz
Classic Romantic Triangles

Answer: Melanie

Olivia De Havilland marries Leslie Howard, but Vivien Leigh is hooked on him in one of Hollywood's best-known movies.

2. Some villains play the role as a typical "snidely whiplash" leering character - such as the villain (Trampas)in "The Virginian". Who played the role?

From Quiz Villains in Classic Movies

Answer: Brian Donlevy

Scott is the villain in "The Hustler". Bogart has often played hoodlum types. Duryea also is frequently the outlaw or villain.

3. Which movie starred Polly Bergen, rather than Candice Bergen?

From Quiz Actors With The Same Name

Answer: Cape Fear

Polly played Gregory Peck's wife in the thriller that also starred Robert Mitchum. "Group" and "Sand" were early movies for the young Candice. "Oliver" was the sequel to "Love Story".

4. Beware of getting involved with a woman from a "lower class".

From Quiz Beware of (Certain) Women

Answer: A Place in the Sun

Monty Clift gets involved with working girl Shelley Winters and lives to regret it - (Liz Taylor has something to do with that.) "Heiress" is the opposite situation: affluent woman (Olivia DeHavilland) and fortune-hunter (Clift). "Potato" deals with inter-racial marriage. "Robin Hood" involves a romance between a Saxon (Robin) and a Norman. (DeHavilland as Maid Marian).

5. Paul Newman starred in many movies with his wife, Joanne Woodward. In one instance, he directed her - but did not appear in the cast. Which movie was that?

From Quiz Actors Who Became Directors

Answer: Rachel, Rachel

All of the other choices include both Newman and Woodward in the cast. "Rally" is a comedy, "Paris" and "Bridge" are romantic dramas. "Rachel" - an early effort by Newman - was well-received.

6. No one did it better than Barbara Stanwyck in "Double Indemnity". She set up her husband - and Fred MacMurray, too. What role did MacMurray play?

From Quiz Dangerous Women

Answer: Insurance Salesman

Classic film noir. MacMurray sold the insurance policy with the "double indemnity" provision. (Stanwyck was on the other end of things in "Sorry, Wrong Number" - she played the victim.)

7. Who portrayed Mr. Deeds in "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"?

From Quiz Classic Films and their Stars Part Two

Answer: Gary Cooper

One of Gary Cooper's best performances. Made in 1935 and directed by Frank Capra.

8. He starred in the first talkie, "The Jazz Singer".

From Quiz Classic Films and their Stars Part One

Answer: Al Jolson

This film was made in 1927 by Warner Brothers. Talkies were thought to be a fad at first but by the time the Oscars came around for that year's awards, talkies were all the rage and silent films became passe.

9. Charles Laughton did an outstanding job as Captain Bligh in the best version of 'Mutiny on the Bounty'. Gable played Fletcher {Christian;} who was the other star of the movie?

From Quiz Great Acting

Answer: Franchot Tone

'But you're taking my ship!' Great performance.

10. Orson Welles had a deep rich voice. Who was his co-star in 'Touch of Evil'?

From Quiz Great Voices From The Movies

Answer: Charlton Heston

He used the voice also to sell wine.

11. In a famous opening scene, Bette Davis repeatedly shoots - and kills -a man. What is the movie?

From Quiz More Classic Leading Ladies

Answer: The Letter

From a play by Somerset Maugham. Not bad. The others are also Bette Davis movies.

12. Charles Boyer is perhaps best known for 'Gaslight'. Who was his intended victim?

From Quiz Foreign Actors and Actresses

Answer: Ingrid Bergman

Early Angela Lansbury, too. Boyer was an early film example of the urbane gentleman (but not in that particular movie).

13. Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason and Jessie Royce Landis. The movie was released in 1959. What's the name of this film?

From Quiz Name The Movies By The Cast Of Players

Answer: North By Northwest

Cary portrays Roger Thornhill, who is mistakenly believed to be a spy. His adventures while trying to right this misapprehension include the memorable crop-duster chase scene and climax on Mount Rushmore.

14. Bette Davis had early successes in 'Of Human Bondage' and 'Petrified Forest'. Who co-starred with her in both films?

From Quiz Classic Leading Ladies

Answer: Leslie Howard

Good early roles for Davis. Howard, of course, is best known for 'Gone With The Wind'

15. Katharine Hepburn was considered for the leading role in a 1941 drama based on a novel by Richard Llewellyn, but the role ultimately went to Maureen O'Hara. What movie, set in Wales and also starring Walter Pidgeon, was this?

From Quiz What Katharine Hepburn Didn't

Answer: How Green Was My Valley

1941's "How Green Was My Valley" is set in a coal mining region in 19th century Wales, and centers around the Morgan family. Their lives are changing, with unionization offering benefits, but also presenting generational conflicts that complicate their lives and dreams and hopes. The story is told in flashbacks through the eyes of the youngest Morgan, Huw Morgan, who at the beginning of the film is an old man readying himself to leave his beloved valley. The young Huw is played by Roddy McDowall, while his older self is an unseen narrator voiced by Irving Pichel. The film also stars Anna Lee, Donald Crisp and Barry Fitzgerald, and it was based on the 1939 novel written by Richard Llewellyn. William Wyler intended to direct the film in Wales, and Katharine Hepburn, Laurence Olivier and Tyrone Power were all being considered for parts in the film. Unfortunately, Wyler was replaced by John Ford, and due to WWII, the filming was done in California.

16. In "Casablanca", which "alternate ending" was considered by the people making the movie?

From Quiz Classic Romantic Triangles

Answer: Bogart goes off with Bergman and they finally find happiness together

Pure romantics would have liked the Bogart & Bergman ending .... but the movie ultimately went in a different direction.

17. Some actors have made a profession out of playing villains. One such actor plays the "heavy" in "The Greatest Show on Earth" (starring Charlton Heston). Who is he?

From Quiz Villains in Classic Movies

Answer: Lyle Bettger

Bettger is always a villain - period. The same is true for Gordon. None of these four are household names - but you'd know them if you saw them.

18. Inger Stevens used her beauty as a vehicle to an acting career. Which movie did NOT include her in the cast?

From Quiz Actors With The Same Name

Answer: Poseidon Adventure

"Poseidon" had Stella Stevens, not Inger (or even Connie) in the cast. "Madigan" was a cop movie, "Guide" was a comedy and "Buccaneer" was an adventure.

19. Beware of getting involved with your parents' lady friend.

From Quiz Beware of (Certain) Women

Answer: The Graduate

Dustin Hoffman gets seduced by Anne Bancroft (as the now legendary Mrs. Robinson). "Columbus" involves a romance between working boy (Richard Benjamin) and a woman from an affluent family (Ali MacGraw). "Dinner" involves inter-racial marriage. "Heartbreak" also involves a working guy and a woman from an affluent family.

20. Madeleine Stowe played a schemer in "China Moon". Who played the policeman who was part boyfriend and part fall guy?

From Quiz Dangerous Women

Answer: Ed Harris

Entertaining. Harris always turns in solid performances. Nice twists.

21. Which actor won the Best Actor Oscar for "The Philadelphia Story"?

From Quiz Classic Films and their Stars Part Two

Answer: James Stewart & Jimmy Stewart & Stewart

Stewart is a Spy Magazine reporter assigned to cover the upcoming marriage of socialite Tracy Lord (Katherine Hepburn) only to fall in love with her. Stewart's win, many say, had more to do with the fact he was overlooked the year before in 1939's "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington". Stewart beat out his best friend Henry Fonda in "The Grapes of Wrath".

22. His co-star was Marlene Dietrich in "Morocco".

From Quiz Classic Films and their Stars Part One

Answer: Gary Cooper

This film was made in 1930, and one of Gary Cooper's earliest film. Made by Paramount and directed by Josef Von Sternberg.

23. Peter O'Toole was very solid in 'Becket', but he didn't play the title character. Who did?

From Quiz Great Acting

Answer: Richard Burton

O'Toole wasn't bad in 'Lawrence of Arabia', either.

24. Barbara Stanwyck 'graduated' from movies to television late in her career. In what type of TV series did she star from 1965 to 1969?

From Quiz More Classic Leading Ladies

Answer: Western

Victoria Barkley in 'The Big Valley'. With Lee Majors, Linda Evans, Peter Breck, Richard Long. Good show.

25. James Mason played a smooth movie star in 'A Star Is Born'. Who played the 'star'?

From Quiz Suave Leading Men

Answer: Judy Garland

Great manner of speaking.

26. John Huston's directorial debut was?

From Quiz Who Directed that Movie, Anyway?

Answer: The Maltese Falcon

'The Maltese Falcon' brought to the screen Bogart, Lorre and Greenstreet, who would appear together again in 'Casablanca.'

27. Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Rhonda Fleming and Leo G.Carroll. The movie was released in 1945. What's the name of this film?

From Quiz Name The Movies By The Cast Of Players

Answer: Spellbound

Peck's character is not who he seems to be, and Dr Peterson (Bergman) tries to help him solve the mystery.

28. Joan Crawford's most famous movie is 'Mildred Pierce'. The movie opens with the shooting of a character played by what actor?

From Quiz Classic Leading Ladies

Answer: Zachary Scott

Probably Scott's most well-known role

29. Elizabeth Taylor won an Oscar for 'Butterfield 8'. Who wrote the book on which the movie was based?

From Quiz Legendary Performers

Answer: John O'Hara

I don't know about the book - but the movie was a dud

30. Katharine Hepburn was originally considered to play the part of Marian Starrett in a film which centered around a conflict in Wyoming. The part, however, went to Jean Arthur, in what classic 1953 Western?

From Quiz What Katharine Hepburn Didn't

Answer: Shane

Following the Homestead Act of 1862, tensions are running high in Wyoming between the homesteaders and the cattlemen. The Starretts want to work their land in peace, especially Marian, who wishes for a life without guns. But a cattle baron named Rufus Ryker doesn't want his grazing lands fenced off, and tensions are mounting. Into the growing conflict a stranger rides in, and honor, loyalty, friendship and survival all come into play. Katharine Hepburn was originally suggested for the role of Marian, but the director, George Stevens, chose Jean Arthur instead. He also chose Montgomery Clift to play Shane and William Holden to play Joe Starrett, but they were not available, and the respective roles went to Alan Ladd and Van Heflin.

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