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Alfredo James Pacino Trivia Quiz

This quiz is on one of the greatest actors of the 20th and 21st century, Al Pacino.

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

Author
McrLove

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
339,814

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. When was Al born? Hint

25th April 1940

20th April 1940

25th April 1947

23rd April 1941

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Question 2 of 10

2. Why did Al receive a role in 'The Godfather'? Hint

The studio wanted him to star in the film.

All of these

He wanted to star in the film.

Francis Ford Coppola wanted him to star in the film.

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Question 3 of 10

3. In what movie did Pacino play a drug addict? Hint

Scarface

Frankie and Johnny

Panic In Needle Park

The Godfather

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the name of the film where he played a movie director who made a computer-generated actress? Hint

Scarface

S1m0ne

Me, Natalie

Gigli

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which film has Al not appeared in? Hint

Donnie Brasco

Oceans 12

Dog Day Afternoon

Author! Author!

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Question 6 of 10

6. While Pacino won the Best Actor Oscar in 1992 for 'Scent of a Woman', he was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for what movie? Hint

Righteous Kill

Heat

S1m0ne

Glengarry Glen Ross

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Question 7 of 10

7. In what movie did Pacino make his film debut in 1969? Hint

Scarecrow

Serpico

Panic In Needle Park

Me, Natalie

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is Pacino's trademark? Hint

Left-handed

Hoarse, smoke-tarnished voice

Fluent in Sicilian Italian

Ambidextrous

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Question 9 of 10

9. What role, taken on by Pacino, was met with a lot of criticism and even a boycott of the film from his fans? Hint

Lt Vincent Hanna

Michael Corleone

Phil Spector

Tony Montana

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what film did this quote appear "You're out of order! You're out of order! The whole trial is out of order! They're out of order!"? Hint

,..And Justice For All

Dog Day Afternoon

Scarecrow

Revolution

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When was Al born?

Answer: 25th April 1940

He was born on 25th April 1940 in the Bronx, New York City. His grandparents hailed from Corleone in Sicily.

2. Why did Al receive a role in 'The Godfather'?

Answer: Francis Ford Coppola wanted him to star in the film.

After much pleading to the studio by Francis Ford Coppola, Al was finally given his big break in movies in 'The Godfather' (1972). Coppola has mentioned his desire for Al to star in the film in several interviews.

3. In what movie did Pacino play a drug addict?

Answer: Panic In Needle Park

Pacino played Bobby, a young addict living in Needle Park, in New York, with his girlfriend. The film showed their romance and their deepening addictions, which led to betrayals. The film was released in 1971.

4. What was the name of the film where he played a movie director who made a computer-generated actress?

Answer: S1m0ne

Pacino played Viktor Taransky, a failed movie director who had met a guy who gave him a program for the computer, which made an artificial woman. Viktor ended up using this woman as an actress in his films without the public knowing she wasn't real. The film was released in 2002 but was not a big success.

5. Which film has Al not appeared in?

Answer: Oceans 12

Pacino appeared in 'Oceans 13' the final in the trilogy of remakes of the 'Oceans' movies. Al played hit-man Lefty Ruggiero in 'Donnie Brasco', aspiring stage writer Ivan Travalian in 'Author! Author!' and Sonny Wortzik in 'Dog Day Afternoon'.

6. While Pacino won the Best Actor Oscar in 1992 for 'Scent of a Woman', he was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for what movie?

Answer: Glengarry Glen Ross

Pacino starred in 'Glengarry Glen Ross' as Ricky Roma, the top 'closer' of the group of real estate salesmen who were told that all but the top two salesman will be fired in one week, causing them to become desperate to keep their jobs.

7. In what movie did Pacino make his film debut in 1969?

Answer: Me, Natalie

Pacino made his film debut in 'Me, Natalie' in 1969. The film was never a huge success and failed to boost Pacino's film career. The movie showed the character of Natalie Miller, a Brooklyn teenager who had never considered herself pretty and how she grew up to be a beautiful woman.

8. What is Pacino's trademark?

Answer: Hoarse, smoke-tarnished voice

Another one of Pacino's trademarks is a tendency to play characters of authority and characters who have a short temper. The smoke-tarnished voice comes from years of heavy smoking. He now reportedly only smokes herbal cigarettes.

9. What role, taken on by Pacino, was met with a lot of criticism and even a boycott of the film from his fans?

Answer: Phil Spector

The role of murderer and one-time music producer Phil Spector was met with a huge disagreement from his fans and some even petitioned for the filming to be stopped. Pacino has since said that the role was challenging but his fans had no reason to be concerned over the role.

10. In what film did this quote appear "You're out of order! You're out of order! The whole trial is out of order! They're out of order!"?

Answer: ,..And Justice For All

The quote appeared in the 1979 movie "...And Justice For All" (1979). The quote has since become one of Pacino's best known film quotes. Pacino's character, Arthur Kirkland, said the words to the whole courtroom as he was fed up of the way they were handling the case he had worked hard on, to try and win.

Source: Author McrLove

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