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Actors Playing Germans Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about some German characters in movies and the non-Germans who played them. These questions get progressively harder. Enjoy!

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

Author
hews

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
107,221

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1088

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who played Oskar Schindler in "Schindler's List"? Hint

Alec Baldwin

Ralph Fiennes

Liam Neeson

Ben Kingsley

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which German composer did Gary Oldman brilliantly portray in "Immortal Beloved"? Hint

Franz Schubert

Joseph Haydn

Ludwig van Beethoven

Johan Sebastian Bach

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who played the German terrorist Hans Gruber in "Die Hard"? Hint

Bruce Willis

John Hurt

Rutger Hauer

Alan Rickman

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who played the role of a German sniper in the film "Enemy at the Gates"? Hint

Hugh Jackman

Ed Harris

Ray Liotta

Gary Sinise

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who played Karl Marx in "Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl"? Hint

John Cleese

Michael Palin

Eric Idle

Terry Jones

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Question 6 of 10

6. Jonathon Adams played which German scientist in the 1975 release "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"? Hint

Dr. Schmidt

Dr. Schenker

Dr. Schulz

Dr. von Scott

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who played Greta Frankweiler in an Oscar-winning role in "Murder on the Orient Express"? Hint

Vanessa Redgrave

Jacqueline Bisset

Lauren Bacall

Ingrid Bergman

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who played German director F.W. Murnau in "Shadow of the Vampire"? Hint

John Malkovich

Tommy Lee Jones

Robert Duvall

Fred Ward

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Question 9 of 10

9. Swedish actor Max von Sydow played major Karl von Steiner in which 1981 film, also starring Sylvester Stallone and Michael Caine? Hint

The Somme

Escape to Victory

One on One

Final Offensive

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who played Colonel Kurt Steiner, the leader of a band of German paratroopers, in the 1976 classic "The Eagle has Landed?" Hint

Robert Duvall

Larry Hagman

Donald Sutherland

Michael Caine

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who played Oskar Schindler in "Schindler's List"?

Answer: Liam Neeson

Steven Spielberg was not paid for directing this film out of respect for victims of the holocaust.

2. Which German composer did Gary Oldman brilliantly portray in "Immortal Beloved"?

Answer: Ludwig van Beethoven

Oldman did not wash for much of his time on the set so that he could better identify with his character.

3. Who played the German terrorist Hans Gruber in "Die Hard"?

Answer: Alan Rickman

In the dubbed German version, Hans Gruber is called "Jack Gruber".

4. Who played the role of a German sniper in the film "Enemy at the Gates"?

Answer: Ed Harris

Most of the characters in this film are based on real people.

5. Who played Karl Marx in "Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl"?

Answer: Terry Jones

Karl Marx misses out on a new lounge suite in the quiz show for being ignorant of Coventry City's lack of success in the English F.A. Cup. Hilarious!

6. Jonathon Adams played which German scientist in the 1975 release "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"?

Answer: Dr. von Scott

Adams also played the narrator in the original stage production.

7. Who played Greta Frankweiler in an Oscar-winning role in "Murder on the Orient Express"?

Answer: Ingrid Bergman

Lauren Bacall played the role in the 1995 made-for-TV version.

8. Who played German director F.W. Murnau in "Shadow of the Vampire"?

Answer: John Malkovich

This film also starred Willem Dafoe as Max Schreck.

9. Swedish actor Max von Sydow played major Karl von Steiner in which 1981 film, also starring Sylvester Stallone and Michael Caine?

Answer: Escape to Victory

This film also featured Pele as an allied soccer player.

10. Who played Colonel Kurt Steiner, the leader of a band of German paratroopers, in the 1976 classic "The Eagle has Landed?"

Answer: Michael Caine

Duvall and Sutherland also appear in the film as two of Steiner's charges, whilst Larry Hagman appears as an American Colonel.

Source: Author hews

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