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Spencer Tracy Movies Trivia Quiz

Tracy is as good as it gets when you're looking for a consistently good actor.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
20,305

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1136

Last 3 plays: SraInP (7/10), Guest 73 (8/10), Guest 71 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. In 'Bad Day at Black Rock', the leader of the evil force in town is played by whom? Hint

Lee Marvin

Ernest Borgnine

Walter Brennan

Robert Ryan

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 'Inherit the Wind', the role of the newspaperman (based on the H.L. Mencken figure) is played by this actor. Hint

Dick York

Gene Kelly

Fredric March

Claude Akins

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 'Judgment at Nuremberg', one of the key defendants is played by this actor. Hint

Richard Widmark

Burt Lancaster

Maximillian Schell

Montgomery Clift

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 'San Francisco', Tracy played a ___. Hint

Saloon Keeper

Gambler

Priest

Oil Man

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 'Boom Town', Tracy and Gable were rivals for this actress. Hint

Claudette Colbert

Marlene Dietrich

Anne Francis

Jeanette Macdonald

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who co-starred with Tracy in 'The Mountain'? Hint

John Ericson

Harry Morgan

Sidney Poitier

Robert Wagner

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Question 7 of 10

7. Tracy starred in 'The Old Man and the Sea'. Who wrote the novel upon which the movie was based? Hint

Faulkner

Steinbeck

Fitzgerald

Hemingway

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which movie did NOT have Katharine Hepburn as a co-star? Hint

It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World

Adam's Rib

Keeper of the Flame

Woman of the Year

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Question 9 of 10

9. Mickey Rooney co-starred with Tracy in which movie? Hint

Boys Town

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

Cass Timberlane

Rogers Rangers

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which was Tracy's final movie? Hint

The Last Hurrah

Broken Lance

Captains Courageous

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

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Most Recent Scores

Dec 12 2024 : SraInP: 7/10
Dec 09 2024 : Guest 73: 8/10
Nov 26 2024 : Guest 71: 9/10
Nov 22 2024 : Guest 31: 6/10
Nov 09 2024 : Guest 107: 7/10
Oct 22 2024 : Guest 1: 9/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 'Bad Day at Black Rock', the leader of the evil force in town is played by whom?

Answer: Robert Ryan

Ryan is the leader. Marvin and Borgnine are his thugs. Brennan is the doctor.With Dean Jagger, too. Fine movie.

2. In 'Inherit the Wind', the role of the newspaperman (based on the H.L. Mencken figure) is played by this actor.

Answer: Gene Kelly

Kelly is the reporter. York plays the teacher (Scopes) and Akins is a minister. Fredric March is the lawyer who opposes Tracy. Another good movie.

3. In 'Judgment at Nuremberg', one of the key defendants is played by this actor.

Answer: Burt Lancaster

Lancaster is the judge who is on trial. Widmark and Schell are prosecutor and defense attorney, respectively. Clift is a witness.

4. In 'San Francisco', Tracy played a ___.

Answer: Priest

Clark Gable played the gambler and saloon owner. Tracy (and Gable) were oil men in 'Boom Town'.

5. In 'Boom Town', Tracy and Gable were rivals for this actress.

Answer: Claudette Colbert

Francis was in 'Black Rock'. Dietrich was in 'Nuremberg'. Macdonald was in 'San Francisco'.

6. Who co-starred with Tracy in 'The Mountain'?

Answer: Robert Wagner

Ericson was in 'Black Rock'. Poitier was in 'Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?'. Morgan was the judge in 'Inherit the Wind'.

7. Tracy starred in 'The Old Man and the Sea'. Who wrote the novel upon which the movie was based?

Answer: Hemingway

8. Which movie did NOT have Katharine Hepburn as a co-star?

Answer: It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World

Everyone else was in the movie - large cast of name stars.

9. Mickey Rooney co-starred with Tracy in which movie?

Answer: Boys Town

Tracy played Father Flanagan to a young Rooney.

10. Which was Tracy's final movie?

Answer: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

With Hepburn and Poitier.

Source: Author robert362

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