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Steve McQueen Trivia Quiz

15 things you should know about Steve McQueen.

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

Author
deckard

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
19,603

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
2126

Last 3 plays: Guest 90 (6/15), Guest 46 (7/15), SUBVETSTEVE (13/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. In which 1958 film did Steve McQueen make his first credited big screen appearance? Hint

Somebody Up There Likes Me

The Great St Louis Bank Robbery

The Blob

Never Love A Stranger

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which 1958 film gave Steve his first starring role? Hint

The Great St Louis Bank Robbery

The Magnificent Seven

Never So Few

The Blob

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who directed the western classic 'The Magnificent Seven'? Hint

Robert Wise

John Wayne

John Sturges

Howard Hawks

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Question 4 of 15

4. What 50's TV Show made Steve a relative household name? Hint

Gunsmoke

Wanted: Dead Or Alive

Rawhide

The Carpetbaggers

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Question 5 of 15

5. How many of the seven from 'The Magnificent Seven' (1960) reunited in 'The Great Escape' (1963)? Hint

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which 1965 film starred Steve as a card sharp pitted against the likes of Edward G. Robinson? Hint

The Minnesota Kid

The Hustler

The Sting

The Cincinnati Kid

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which two Sam Peckinpah directed films starred Steve McQueen? Hint

"Nevada Smith" and "All The President's Men"

"Junior Bonner" and "The Getaway"

"Papillion" and "Straw Cats"

"The Wild Bunch" and "All the President's Men"

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which 1973 film put Steve opposite a young (looking old) Dustin Hoffman? Hint

Straw Dogs

Papillon

The Graduate

The Reivers

9. 'The Getaway', a truly superb action thriller, resulted in a remake starring Alec Baldwin. Which other McQueen masterpiece has spawned a remake with a Bond wannabe trying to fill Steve's shoes? Hint

Dante's Peak

The Taking of Pelham 1,2,3

Remington Steele

The Thomas Crown Affair

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Question 10 of 15

10. For which 1966 film was Steve nominated as a Best Actor Oscar nominee? Hint

The Sand Pebbles

An Enemy Of the People

Papillon

The Hustler

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who performs the famous motorcycle jump in 'The Great Escape' and drives the Mustang in the unsurpassed car chase through the San Francisco Streets in 'Bullitt'? Hint

Steve McQueen

Bud Ekins

Burt Reynolds

Frank Cobbs

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Question 12 of 15

12. Steve was married to Ali McGraw after they met on 'The Getaway' but who was Steve's first wife? Hint

Candice Bergen

Neile Adams

Barbara Mintey

Ann Margret

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which of the following films did Steve NOT turn down? Hint

The Bodyguard

Jaws

First Blood

Apocalypse Now

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Question 14 of 15

14. Where was Steve born? Hint

Newport , Rhode Island

Beech Grove, Indiana

Bale Ridge , Idaho

Loadfern New Jersey

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Question 15 of 15

15. What was Steve McQueen's last film? Hint

Towering Inferno

The Hunter

Tom Horn

An Enemy to The People

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Dec 17 2024 : Guest 90: 6/15
Dec 12 2024 : Guest 46: 7/15
Nov 24 2024 : SUBVETSTEVE: 13/15
Nov 24 2024 : Guest 98: 2/15
Nov 17 2024 : Guest 74: 8/15
Nov 12 2024 : Guest 68: 7/15
Nov 02 2024 : Guest 86: 9/15
Oct 23 2024 : Guest 172: 15/15

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which 1958 film did Steve McQueen make his first credited big screen appearance?

Answer: Never Love A Stranger

"Never Love A Stranger", directed by Robert Stevens, also starred John Drew Barrymore and Robert Bray.

2. Which 1958 film gave Steve his first starring role?

Answer: The Blob

Funnily enough, although The Blob was a relative success, Steve spent the rest of his career trying to forget it.

3. Who directed the western classic 'The Magnificent Seven'?

Answer: John Sturges

Sturges was also the man responsible for the War Masterpiece 'The Great Escape'

4. What 50's TV Show made Steve a relative household name?

Answer: Wanted: Dead Or Alive

Steve chose everything from his hat to his sawed-off Winchester. The spinning cocking of the gun is copied by Arnie in T2 on the Harley.

5. How many of the seven from 'The Magnificent Seven' (1960) reunited in 'The Great Escape' (1963)?

Answer: 3

Both movies shared cast members Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, and James Coburn.

6. Which 1965 film starred Steve as a card sharp pitted against the likes of Edward G. Robinson?

Answer: The Cincinnati Kid

Sam Peckinpah was fired as Director after only 4 days due to a scene with a NUDE black women that would have given the film an X-rating!

7. Which two Sam Peckinpah directed films starred Steve McQueen?

Answer: "Junior Bonner" and "The Getaway"

Peckinpah, a boozing brawling foul mouthed old man, got on famously with Steve most of the time.

8. Which 1973 film put Steve opposite a young (looking old) Dustin Hoffman?

Answer: Papillon

Based on a true story, both actors give it their best. Incidentally, Steve went the whole hog, including starving himself to make it authentic.

Answer: The Thomas Crown Affair

With the revolutionary split screen (now used in the digital age for Mike Leighs 'Time Code') and a tight script this one is a heist film great.

10. For which 1966 film was Steve nominated as a Best Actor Oscar nominee?

Answer: The Sand Pebbles

Steve campaigned hard for this Oscar nomination, courting the press etc. After he lost, he was never interested in the Oscar game again.

11. Who performs the famous motorcycle jump in 'The Great Escape' and drives the Mustang in the unsurpassed car chase through the San Francisco Streets in 'Bullitt'?

Answer: Bud Ekins

Popular folklore has it that Steve did all his own stunts, well he did a lot but those two were performed by lifelong buddy and motocycle rider Bud Ekins.

12. Steve was married to Ali McGraw after they met on 'The Getaway' but who was Steve's first wife?

Answer: Neile Adams

Neile was an up and coming name when she met Steve but as the story goes, Steve believed women should be in the kitchen, not working.

13. Which of the following films did Steve NOT turn down?

Answer: Jaws

Some others he turned down were "Dirty Harry", "The French Connection", "Quigley Down Under" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". He was not even considered for "Jaws".

14. Where was Steve born?

Answer: Beech Grove, Indiana

James Dean was also born in Indiana. They both attended 'The Actors Studio', as did Paul Newman and many other greats.

15. What was Steve McQueen's last film?

Answer: The Hunter

The man was the greatest!

Source: Author deckard

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