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W.C. Fields Trivia Quiz

Questions pertaining to W.C. Fields and his films.

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

Author
professorjon

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
65,498

Updated
Feb 14 25

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

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913

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Question 1 of 15

1. What do the initials W.C. stand for? Hint

William Claude

Walter Charles

William Cash

Wilamina Charo

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Question 2 of 15

2. The television movie "W.C. Fields and Me" was based on a book written by what person? Hint

Baby Leroy

His son

His mistress

His wife

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Question 3 of 15

3. What W.C. Fields movie is not set at a carnival, circus, or with an acting troup? Hint

You can't Cheat an Honest Man

The Old-Fashioned Way

Poppy

The Man on a Flying Trapeze

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Question 4 of 15

4. What does Fields dream of owning in "It's a Gift"? Hint

An orange grove

A restaurant

A race horse

An ammo factory

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Question 5 of 15

5. In which movie does W.C. Fields jump out of an airplane to retrieve a bottle of booze? Hint

You're Telling Me

The Bank Dick

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who does W.C. Fields trade insults with in "You Can't Cheat an Honest Man"? Hint

Charlie McCarthy

Myrna Loy

Mae West

Jean Harlow

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Question 7 of 15

7. Before W.C. Fields was a movie star, he was a professional what? Hint

Mime

Juggler

Auctioneer

Lawyer

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Question 8 of 15

8. In what movie does W.C. Fields accidentally shoot out all four tires of a police car? Hint

International House

You're Telling Me

My Little Chickadee

The Bank Dick

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which name is not associated with W.C. Fields? Hint

Cuthbert J. Twillie

Egbert Souse

Rufus T. Firefly

Otis Criblecoblis

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Question 10 of 15

10. What substance does Baby Leroy dip W. C. Field's watch into in the movie, "The Old-Fashioned Way"? Hint

gravy

whiskey

molasses

scotch

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Question 11 of 15

11. What famous duo appears with Fields in the 1933 movie, "International House"? Hint

George Burns and Gracie Allen

Abbott and Costello

Laurel and Hardy

Mutt and Jeff

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Question 12 of 15

12. What role does Fields play in the 1935 version of "David Copperfield"? Hint

Uriah Heep

Mr. Micawber

Fagin

Mr. Brownlow

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Question 13 of 15

13. What role does Fields play in the 1933 movie, "Alice in Wonderland"? Hint

The Mock Turtle

Alice

The Rabbit

Humpty Dumpty

14. In the 1932 movie "If I Had a Million", Fields character, Rollo Larue, and his wife Emily, (played by Alison Skipworth) are given a million dollars. What do Emily and Rollo precede to do with their money? Hint

Buy sports cars and go around running people off the road

Buy a grocery store and give away all the food

Go into a glass shop and destroy the contents

Buy their own island

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Question 15 of 15

15. Finish the famous quote: "Anyone who hates small dogs and children and can't be _____
_____ "?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What do the initials W.C. stand for?

Answer: William Claude

Fields was born William Claude Dukenfield in 1880 in Philadelphia.

2. The television movie "W.C. Fields and Me" was based on a book written by what person?

Answer: His mistress

The movie, which was not very accurate, starred Rod Steiger as Fields.

3. What W.C. Fields movie is not set at a carnival, circus, or with an acting troup?

Answer: The Man on a Flying Trapeze

Fields plays a circus owner in "You Can't Cheat an Honest Man", A Carny in "Poppy" and the head of an acting troup in "The Old-Fashioned way". In all three films, Fields plays the same type of disreputable, but somewhat loveable character. However, in "The Man on the Flying Trapeze", Fields plays Ambrose Wolfinger, a memory expert, whose life becomes complicated in this satire of family life and the American dream.

4. What does Fields dream of owning in "It's a Gift"?

Answer: An orange grove

Fields buys his orange grove and travels to California, but finds out it is not what he expected it to be. However, all is not lost because the property itself is valuable.

5. In which movie does W.C. Fields jump out of an airplane to retrieve a bottle of booze?

Answer: Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

He not only gets his booze back, but he lands in the courtyard of a young beautiful maiden (and her man-hungry mother).

6. Who does W.C. Fields trade insults with in "You Can't Cheat an Honest Man"?

Answer: Charlie McCarthy

Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy constantly trade insults with Fields and are a complete pain in Larson E. Whipsnide's (Fields) side, but he can not fire them because of their contact. However, he can take Charlie up in a balloon and threaten to throw him overboard.

7. Before W.C. Fields was a movie star, he was a professional what?

Answer: Juggler

Fields was a comedic juggler in Vaudeville. He demonstrates his tremendous talent in the movie, "The Old- Fashioned Way".

8. In what movie does W.C. Fields accidentally shoot out all four tires of a police car?

Answer: You're Telling Me

Fields invents a puncture proof tire and intends to demonstrate it to a company that can produce it. He takes the members of the board down to car and demonstrates the puncture proof tires by shooting them. However, he was unaware that his car had been removed and that a police car had come along and parked in the same space.

9. Which name is not associated with W.C. Fields?

Answer: Rufus T. Firefly

Rufus T.Firefly is the character played by Groucho Marx in "Duck Soup". Fields plays Souse in "The Bank Dick", Cuthbert Twillie in "My Little Chickadee" and Otis Criblecoblis was one of his many writing aliases.

10. What substance does Baby Leroy dip W. C. Field's watch into in the movie, "The Old-Fashioned Way"?

Answer: molasses

That watch was a family heirloom ... not any more.

11. What famous duo appears with Fields in the 1933 movie, "International House"?

Answer: George Burns and Gracie Allen

Set at a Chinese hotel, the plot involves a plan to sell a new {invention;} Television. Fields plays a professor, George plays the hotel doctor and Gracie plays the hotel nurse.

12. What role does Fields play in the 1935 version of "David Copperfield"?

Answer: Mr. Micawber

Mr. Brownlow and Fagin are characters in "Oliver Twist". In "David Copperfield", Fields plays Micawber, a family man who has to find courage and help young David escape the clutches of the villainous Uriah Heep.

13. What role does Fields play in the 1933 movie, "Alice in Wonderland"?

Answer: Humpty Dumpty

This almost seems like type-casting.

Answer: Buy sports cars and go around running people off the road

Rollo and Emily have a strong hatred of young people who drive too fast in sports cars, so they buy a fleet of them and run the young drivers into a ditch destroying both cars. Then they get in their next car and do it again to a new driver.

15. Finish the famous quote: "Anyone who hates small dogs and children and can't be _____ _____ "?

Answer: All bad

While this quotation is commonly attributed to W.C. Fields, some sources say that it was actually said about him by scriptwriter Leo Rosten in 1939 at a dinner that was held in Fields' honor. And - it is incorrect. Fields owned dogs from time to time and was known to have doted on children.

Source: Author professorjon

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