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Mr. Jeremy Brett Trivia Quiz

Jeremy Brett is one of my favorite actors ever, and I wrote this quiz in tribute to him.

A multiple-choice quiz by SHLuvJW. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
SHLuvJW

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
227,436

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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466

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Question 1 of 10

1. What character was Jeremy Brett most famous for portraying? Hint

Sherlock Holmes

Robin Hood

Dracula

James Bond

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Question 2 of 10

2. Jeremy has portrayed Dr. Watson.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Jeremy changed his name when he became an actor because his father did not want him to pursue acting. What was his birth name? Hint

Peter Jeremy Huggins

Francis Jeremy Rowe

William Jeremy Bell

David Jeremy Love

4. When Jeremy was a young man, he had dreams of Hollywood. Later, when he recalled this period of his life, he said it was a 'dismal failure.' His most famous American role was in which movie? Hint

West Side Story

Breakfast at Tiffany's

My Fair Lady

Sabrina

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Question 5 of 10

5. Jeremy had a role in a movie with Audrey Hepburn, whom he adored. In what movie did he play Audrey's younger brother? Hint

Roman Holiday

Funny Face

The Nun's Story

War and Peace

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Question 6 of 10

6. Jeremy had reservations about taking the role of Sherlock Holmes, because the character was so dark. When he found out that children looked to Holmes as a superhero of sorts, he sought permission to make what change to the character that never happened in the stories? Hint

He wouldn't allow Holmes and Watson to be seen drinking alcohol on screen.

He wouldn't allow Holmes to be killed in "The Final Problem."

He had Holmes overcome his cocaine habit.

He had Holmes quit smoking his trademark pipes.

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Question 7 of 10

7. After the first run of episodes entitled "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," which ran from 1984-85, Jeremy suffered a great loss when his wife, Joan Wilson, died of cancer. This shock led to Jeremy being diagnosed with what? Hint

Depression

Schizophrenia

Bi-polar disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive disorder

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Question 8 of 10

8. While still doing their television show, Jeremy (Holmes) and Edward Hardwicke (Watson) started doing a hugely successful stage play, which played world-wide. What was the name of the play? Hint

The Death of Sherlock Holmes

The Marriage of Sherlock Holmes

The Enemy of Sherlock Holmes

The Secret of Sherlock Holmes

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Question 9 of 10

9. After the Sherlock Holmes series ended, Jeremy did a little movie that turned out to be one of his last roles. In which movie did he portray a drug-lord named Tony Vernon-Smith? Hint

Deceptions

On Approval

The Very Edge

Shameless

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Question 10 of 10

10. The process had begun to have Jeremy knighted for all his contributions to the arts as well as to numerous charitable organizations, but unfortunately, Jeremy died before he could be recognized. When did he die? Hint

1995

1999

1997

2003

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What character was Jeremy Brett most famous for portraying?

Answer: Sherlock Holmes

Jeremy played the famous detective in the highly popular Granada series for nearly ten years from 1984-1994. Incidentally, he did also play Dracula in a stage production that ran from 1978-79 in the U.S, and did a screen test for the first James Bond movie.

2. Jeremy has portrayed Dr. Watson.

Answer: True

Jeremy was Dr. Watson in "The Crucifer of Blood," an L.A. production that ran from 1980-81. Charlton Heston played Sherlock Holmes!

3. Jeremy changed his name when he became an actor because his father did not want him to pursue acting. What was his birth name?

Answer: Peter Jeremy Huggins

He chose his stage name by combining his middle name and the name of the manufactorer of his only suit - 'Brett and Co.'

4. When Jeremy was a young man, he had dreams of Hollywood. Later, when he recalled this period of his life, he said it was a 'dismal failure.' His most famous American role was in which movie?

Answer: My Fair Lady

Jeremy played Freddie Eynsford-Hill, the love-lorn suitor of Audrey Hepburn's character Eliza in "My Fair Lady"' in 1964. Neither Audrey nor Jeremy did their own singing, despite the fact that both had excellent voices.

5. Jeremy had a role in a movie with Audrey Hepburn, whom he adored. In what movie did he play Audrey's younger brother?

Answer: War and Peace

Jeremy played Nicholas Rostov, to Audrey's Natasha in "War and Peace" in 1955. He would later say about her, "There's something wonderful about her that no man can explain, but every man can feel."

Answer: He had Holmes overcome his cocaine habit.

Holmes supposedly overcame his habit in "The Devil's Foot" (1988) where we see him bury his needle in the sand by the beach. Jeremy couldn't bear to have kids worshiping a drug-addict.

Answer: Bi-polar disorder

Jeremy had quite severe bi-polarism, and it is apparent when watching the second Sherlock Holmes series, "The Return of Sherlock Holmes," which ran from 1987-88. For example, on several episodes his normally slicked-back hair is butchered short, something he did to himself during one of his low points. Later in life, even as he was dying of heart failure, Jeremy was an outspoken supporter of various psychiatric charities.

8. While still doing their television show, Jeremy (Holmes) and Edward Hardwicke (Watson) started doing a hugely successful stage play, which played world-wide. What was the name of the play?

Answer: The Secret of Sherlock Holmes

It was a two-man play in which Holmes provided Watson with a theory that he created Professor Moriarty himself! The play ran from 1988-90.

9. After the Sherlock Holmes series ended, Jeremy did a little movie that turned out to be one of his last roles. In which movie did he portray a drug-lord named Tony Vernon-Smith?

Answer: Shameless

(1995) Later, Jeremy would say that he was "mad" to do the film, despite the fact that he was hillarious in it. He wanted people to know he could do other things beside Sherlock Holmes.

Answer: 1995

Jeremy died September 12, 1995, of heart failure. He was 62 years old. Michael Cox, the producer of the Granada series, said of him, "Basil Rathbone may be the Sherlock Holmes of his generation, but Jeremy Brett is the Sherlock Holmes of all generations."

Source: Author SHLuvJW

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