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Quiz about Yul Brynner
Quiz about Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner Trivia Quiz


Test your knowledge about this enigmatic star. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by suncatcher. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
suncatcher
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
39,784
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1330
Last 3 plays: Flukey (7/10), klotzplate (10/10), Guest 174 (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the real name of Yul Brynner's only son? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What was Yul Brynner's nationality? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who is the mother of Brynner's only son? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. For what role did Yul Brynner win an Academy Award as Best Actor? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Yul Brynner did a very shortlived sitcom version of 'The King and I' on tv in the early 70s, what more successful sitcom premiered the same night? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who was Yul Brynner's widow? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What famous restaurant did Yul Brynner's son manage for a while? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who played the role of Anna in the movie version of 'The King and I'? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. On June 30, 1985 Yul Brynner performed 'The King and I' for the last time. How many total performances of this role did he do? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. How many children did Yul Brynner have? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the real name of Yul Brynner's only son?

Answer: Yul, Jr.

Yul Brynner, Jr. was born in 1946. He now uses his nickname Rock, named after boxer Rocky Graziano.
2. What was Yul Brynner's nationality?

Answer: half Swiss and half Tatar

Though Yul Brynner claimed to be of many nationalities throughout his life, his son Rock stated in the biography he wrote about his father that Yul Brynner was half Swiss and half Tatar. Tatars or Tartars are a group of people who live in what is now Siberia, Crimea, Central Asia and other areas once a part of the Soviet Union. Most are Muslim. In the 13th century Tatars played a role in the Mongolian invasions. The earliest Tatars are believed to be of Turkic origins. The last Tatar state, Crimea, was annexed by Russia in 1783.

Yul Brynner (born Yul Bryner) in Vladivostock, USSR, in July 1920 (or July 1915). His father, Boris Bryner, was a Swiss-Mongolian engineer (and the Swiss Consul-General to Russia) and his mother, Marousia Blagavidova, was the daughter of a Russian doctor. He was named after his grandfather, Jules Brynner (born Yuli Ivanovitch).
3. Who is the mother of Brynner's only son?

Answer: Virginia Gilmore

Actress Virginia Gilmore was Yul Brynner's first wife and mother of Rock. He was never married to either Taylor or Monroe. Kathy Lee was a dancer in 'The King and I' whom he married near the end of his life. She was the last Mrs. Yul Brynner.
4. For what role did Yul Brynner win an Academy Award as Best Actor?

Answer: The King in 'The King and I'

He won the 1957 Oscar for his role as the King of Siam, defeating Kirk Douglas, James Dean, and Laurence Olivier.
5. Yul Brynner did a very shortlived sitcom version of 'The King and I' on tv in the early 70s, what more successful sitcom premiered the same night?

Answer: M*A*S*H

Both 'Anna and the King' (the tv show title) and 'M*A*S*H' aired on CBS the same evening and both were created by Larry Gelbart.
6. Who was Yul Brynner's widow?

Answer: Kathy Lee

Kathy Lee had been a dancer for sometime in 'The King and I'. He was married to Jacqueline de Croisset and divorced her to marry Kathy Lee in 1983. Yul Brynner died of Cancer in October 1985.
7. What famous restaurant did Yul Brynner's son manage for a while?

Answer: The Hard Rock Cafe

Rock Brynner was good friends with Dan Akroyd and others who bought into the restaurant.
8. Who played the role of Anna in the movie version of 'The King and I'?

Answer: Deborah Kerr

While all these actresses have played Anna it was Deborah Kerr who starred opposite Yul Brynner in the movie version. Gertrude Lawrence was the original Broadway 'Anna'.
9. On June 30, 1985 Yul Brynner performed 'The King and I' for the last time. How many total performances of this role did he do?

Answer: 4,633

It premiered on Broadway in 1951.
10. How many children did Yul Brynner have?

Answer: 4

He had one son and 3 daughters (two daughters were adopted in 1974 and 1975, from Vietnam by Yul Brynner and then wife Jacqueline).
Source: Author suncatcher

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