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Quiz about 20s 30s and 40s Hollywood Cinema
Quiz about 20s 30s and 40s Hollywood Cinema

20s, 30s and 40s Hollywood Cinema Quiz

Exceptional knowledge improving quiz-tastic extravaganza covering the Golden era of Hollywood. The stars, their films, and the Oscars. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by RoscoMilosco. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
RoscoMilosco
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
6,658
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
15 / 25
Plays
5402
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 136 (17/25), sw11 (25/25), Guest 35 (13/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. What actor played the drama critic in the Orson Welles classic 'Citizen Kane'? Hint


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Question 2 of 25
2. Who won an Oscar for his performance in 'All The King's Men'? Hint


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Question 3 of 25
3. What comedic actress died in a plane crash in 1942? Hint


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Question 4 of 25
4. What 1936 provisionally silent film did Charlie Chaplin sing in gibberish about the virtues of a particular lady? Hint


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Question 5 of 25
5. What actress was the box office draw for five years running in the 1930s? Hint


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Question 6 of 25
6. What film did Marlene Dietrich follow Gary Cooper into the desert wearing high heels? Hint


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Question 7 of 25
7. Name the film that Mary Pickford won an Oscar for acting. Hint


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Question 8 of 25
8. Which actor has won the most Supporting Oscars, all for films made in the 1930s and 1940s? Hint


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Question 9 of 25
9. Which actor did not appear in 'Laura'? Hint


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Question 10 of 25
10. What German-made Fritz Lang film made Peter Lorre a star? Hint


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Question 11 of 25
11. In which black and white film did Bette Davis shock her peers by wearing a red dress? Hint


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Question 12 of 25
12. In which film did Richard Widmark become a star by kicking a wheelchair-bound cripple down the stairs? Hint


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Question 13 of 25
13. Which one is not a Gary Cooper film of the era? Hint


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Question 14 of 25
14. What gangster actor's trademark was flipping a coin endlessly? Hint


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Question 15 of 25
15. Which actress became an international star after appearing in 'The Third Man'? Hint


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Question 16 of 25
16. Of these actresses, which has been nominated for Best Actress the most times? Hint


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Question 17 of 25
17. In which film did Cary Grant carry a suspiciously glowing glass of milk to his ill wife? Hint


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Question 18 of 25
18. 'Badges? We ain't got no badges. I don't have to show you any stinking badges'. What Bogart film has a character spout those words? Hint


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Question 19 of 25
19. Which pair starred in 'His Girl Friday'? Hint


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Question 20 of 25
20. Henry Fonda has never won an Oscar for acting?


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Question 21 of 25
21. Barbara Stanwyck has never won an Oscar for acting?


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Question 22 of 25
22. Which film made John Wayne a star? Hint


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Question 23 of 25
23. Which film starred Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor? Hint


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Question 24 of 25
24. Which actress won Best Actress for 1934? Hint


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Question 25 of 25
25. Which actress starred in 'Wuthering Heights' and had a small role in 'The Private Life of Henry VIII'? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What actor played the drama critic in the Orson Welles classic 'Citizen Kane'?

Answer: Joseph Cotten

 Joseph Cotten also starred in 'Shadow of a Doubt', Alfred Hitchcock's personal favourite amongst his own films.
2. Who won an Oscar for his performance in 'All The King's Men'?

Answer: Broderick Crawford

 Broderick Crawford became a familiar face on TV after his film career petered out.
3. What comedic actress died in a plane crash in 1942?

Answer: Carole Lombard

 The film she completed before she died was 'To Be Or Not To Be', very funny satire on the Nazis.
4. What 1936 provisionally silent film did Charlie Chaplin sing in gibberish about the virtues of a particular lady?

Answer: Modern Times

 As we all know, Chaplin liked his ladies the younger the better.
5. What actress was the box office draw for five years running in the 1930s?

Answer: Shirley Temple

 A feat not equaled until Burt Reynolds in the 1970s.
6. What film did Marlene Dietrich follow Gary Cooper into the desert wearing high heels?

Answer: Morocco

 The incomparable Dietrich reputedly slept with Cooper and Garbo, amongst many others.
7. Name the film that Mary Pickford won an Oscar for acting.

Answer: Coquette

 Pickford wasn't interested in the Oscars the year before, but became jealous and pushed to win the next year.
8. Which actor has won the most Supporting Oscars, all for films made in the 1930s and 1940s?

Answer: Walter Brennan

 Brennan always played an old man, even when comparatively young.
9. Which actor did not appear in 'Laura'?

Answer: Colin Clive

 Colin Clive was the actor who appeared in 'Frankenstein'.
10. What German-made Fritz Lang film made Peter Lorre a star?

Answer: M

 Lorre went on to form a sinister Laurel and Hardy persona in tandem with Sydney Greenstreet.
11. In which black and white film did Bette Davis shock her peers by wearing a red dress?

Answer: Jezebel

 She also won an Oscar for her troubles.
12. In which film did Richard Widmark become a star by kicking a wheelchair-bound cripple down the stairs?

Answer: Kiss Of Death

 Also the victim in 'Murder on the Orient Express'.
13. Which one is not a Gary Cooper film of the era?

Answer: The Philadelphia Story

 That one starred James Stewart.
14. What gangster actor's trademark was flipping a coin endlessly?

Answer: George Raft

 Was also involved in real life gangsters.
15. Which actress became an international star after appearing in 'The Third Man'?

Answer: Alida Valli

 She later moved into horror films.
16. Of these actresses, which has been nominated for Best Actress the most times?

Answer: Katharine Hepburn

 12 in total.
17. In which film did Cary Grant carry a suspiciously glowing glass of milk to his ill wife?

Answer: Suspicion

 The studio changed the ending of the film, so that Cary Grant wasn't trying to kill his wife. Dodgy ending.
18. 'Badges? We ain't got no badges. I don't have to show you any stinking badges'. What Bogart film has a character spout those words?

Answer: The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre

 The film also won Walter Huston an Oscar.
19. Which pair starred in 'His Girl Friday'?

Answer: Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell

 This play has been remade several times, this is the best version.
20. Henry Fonda has never won an Oscar for acting?

Answer: False

He won it many years after his peak, for 'On Golden Pond'.
21. Barbara Stanwyck has never won an Oscar for acting?

Answer: True

Much under rated actress.
22. Which film made John Wayne a star?

Answer: Stagecoach

 This film was a western, there's a surprise.
23. Which film starred Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor?

Answer: Waterloo Bridge

 Vivien Leigh a twice Best Actress winner.
24. Which actress won Best Actress for 1934?

Answer: Claudette Colbert

 For 'It Happened One Night'.
25. Which actress starred in 'Wuthering Heights' and had a small role in 'The Private Life of Henry VIII'?

Answer: Merle Oberon

 The beautiful mixed race star, who disguised her skin colouring to get past the prejudice of the studios.
Source: Author RoscoMilosco

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Referenced Topics
Movies   Vocabulary   Movies by Year   Names   Alfred Hitchcock   Murders   Bridges   The Color Black   John Wayne   Cary Grant   Citizen Kane   James Stewart   Orson Welles   Katharine Hepburn   On Golden Pond   The Philadelphia Story   Henry Fonda   Bette Davis   It Happened One Night   Murder on the Orient Express  

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