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A Wish Called Fonda Trivia Quiz

How much do you know about Henry, Jane and Peter Fonda? Take the trivia challenge and see.

A multiple-choice quiz by debodun. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
debodun

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
347,310

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
462

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Question 1 of 10

1. Did Henry Fonda win an Academy Award for his role in "Mister Roberts" (1955)?

Yes

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Question 2 of 10

2. In which of these "manly" movies did Henry Fonda NOT appear? Hint

The Wrong Man

The Best Man

The Man From Snowy River

There Was a Crooked Man

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was Henry Fonda's middle name? Hint

Lohnes

McArdle

Noyes

Jaynes

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Question 4 of 10

4. Henry won an Academy Award for his last theatrical film "On Golden Pond" (1981). Too ill to attend the award ceremony, who accepted it for him? Hint

his son, Peter

his good friend, Jimmy Stewart

his co-star, Katherine Hepburn

his daughter, Jane

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the 1980s, Jane Fonda released a series of videos on what subject? Hint

cooking

handcrafting

gardening

fitness

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Question 6 of 10

6. What role in a 1967 movie did Jane Fonda turn down? Hint

Guinevere in "Camelot"

Bonnie Parker in "Bonnie and Clyde"

Mrs. Robinson in "The Graduate"

Susy Hendrix in "Wait Until Dark"

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Question 7 of 10

7. Jane starred with Jack Lemmon and Michael Douglas in the 1979 thriller "The China Syndrome". What do the three have in common? Hint

they won Academy Awards for leading roles in movies

they were born in the month of December

they are related to Henry Fonda

they are Christian Scientists

8. Poor Peter Fonda seemed to be accident-prone in his younger years, breaking his back several times in accidents. He also suffered another type of injury when he was 10 years old. What occurred to cause this? Hint

hit by a car

fell out of a tree

shot with a gun

jumped out a window

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Question 9 of 10

9. Does Peter Fonda have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. Why was Peter once arrested at a Denver airport? Hint

for carrying illegal drugs

for vandalism

for having a forged ID

for disturbing the peace

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Did Henry Fonda win an Academy Award for his role in "Mister Roberts" (1955)?

Answer: no

He wasn't even nominated for this outstanding film role, although his co-star, Jack Lemmon won for Best Supporting actor in the film. The Best Actor winner that year was Ernest Borgnine for "Marty". "Mister Roberts" was also nominated for Best Picture, but again lost to "Marty".

2. In which of these "manly" movies did Henry Fonda NOT appear?

Answer: The Man From Snowy River

In "The Best Man" (1964), Henry played a Presidential candidate who must go up against a ruthless opponent (Cliff Robertson). "There Was a Crooked Man" (1970) involved Henry playing a sheriff who opposes Kirk Douglas as a prison inmate bent on escaping and recovering his hidden loot.

In 1956, Henry portrayed an innocent man who is mistaken for a criminal in the Hitchcock directed film "The Wrong Man" (1956).

3. What was Henry Fonda's middle name?

Answer: Jaynes

Born on May 16, 1905, in Grand Island, Nebraska, Henry Jaynes Fonda started acting at an early age. He migrated to Broadway which then led to movie roles. He is one of America's best liked actors.

4. Henry won an Academy Award for his last theatrical film "On Golden Pond" (1981). Too ill to attend the award ceremony, who accepted it for him?

Answer: his daughter, Jane

Jane Fonda accepted the award on behalf of her father. She had also purchased the rights to the play specifically for him. The father and daughter relationship in the movie closely paralleled Henry's and Jane's real life situation.

5. In the 1980s, Jane Fonda released a series of videos on what subject?

Answer: fitness

"Jane Fonda's Workout", a how-to video about aerobic exercise, sold 17 million copies. Due to this, she became a cultural icon for this form of exercise.

6. What role in a 1967 movie did Jane Fonda turn down?

Answer: Bonnie Parker in "Bonnie and Clyde"

Jane was living in Europe at the time this film was in production and didn't want to relocate when asked to play the role. Faye Dunaway was cast at the notorious Bonnie Parker and received an Academy Award nomination for her performance.

7. Jane starred with Jack Lemmon and Michael Douglas in the 1979 thriller "The China Syndrome". What do the three have in common?

Answer: they won Academy Awards for leading roles in movies

Fonda won for "Klute" (1971), Lemmon won for "Save the Tiger" (1973), and Douglas won for "Wall Street" (1987).

Answer: shot with a gun

He critically injured himself with an accidental gunshot in the stomach. It is alleged that when he confided this to John Lennon, John used Peter's quote "I know what it's like to be dead" as a basis for the song "She Said, She Said" (1966).

9. Does Peter Fonda have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

Answer: yes

Peter has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard. It was incorporated on October 22, 2003.

10. Why was Peter once arrested at a Denver airport?

Answer: for vandalism

Police arrested Peter for defacing a poster that depicted his sister, Jane. The sign advised, "Feed Jane Fonda to the Whales".

Source: Author debodun

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