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Athletes In Movies Trivia Quiz

This is a little quiz about athletes who act in movies. Some of them are main characters, others just make cameos.

A multiple-choice quiz by Sarah606. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Sarah606

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
128,275

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1710

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who had a cameo as Mary's boyfriend in "There's Something About Mary"? Hint

Brett Favre

Jason Seahorn

Mark McGwire

Tom Brady

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which one of these real life football players was NOT in the movie "Any Given Sunday"? Hint

Lawrence Taylor

Ricky Watters

Terrell Owens

Warren Sapp

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who played a pilot in "Airplane!"? Hint

John Stockton

Joe Namath

O. J. Simpson

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Question 4 of 10

4. Michael Jordan was in which basketball movie with cartoon characters?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Lennox Lewis made a cameo appearance as himself in what crime movie? Hint

"The Great White Hype" (1996)

"Ocean's Eleven" (2001)

"Raging Bull" (1980)

"Ali" (2001)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Likewise, Dan Marino played himself in which comedy? Hint

The Replacements

Billy Madison

The Waterboy

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

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Question 7 of 10

7. Pele was in the movie "Victory" or "Escape to Victory".

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which one of the following real life basketball players was NOT in the movie "Blue Chips"? Hint

Bob Cousy

Anfernee Hardaway

Ben Wallace

Larry Bird

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Question 9 of 10

9. Vinnie Jones from "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" used to be a professional athlete. Which sport? Hint

Rugby

Baseball

Soccer

Golf

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who played an enormous genie in "Kazaam"? Hint

Shaquille O'Neal

Robin Williams

Georghe Muresan

William Perry

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who had a cameo as Mary's boyfriend in "There's Something About Mary"?

Answer: Brett Favre

Brett Favre played quarterback for the Green Bay Packers and wore # 4. He played college ball at Southern Mississippi. "There's Something About Mary" is a hilarious movie about a bunch of guys chasing after the same girl.

2. Which one of these real life football players was NOT in the movie "Any Given Sunday"?

Answer: Warren Sapp

Lawrence Taylor had a fairly large supporting role. Owens and Watters helped film a lot of the "action" football scenes. "Any Given Sunday" involves the the debauchery of fame, and some ugly truths about professional sports.

3. Who played a pilot in "Airplane!"?

Answer: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born Lewis Alcindor. He played college basketball at UCLA, and professional basketball with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. In 1995 Kareem was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame. "Airplane!" is a hysterical farce of tragedy movies.

4. Michael Jordan was in which basketball movie with cartoon characters?

Answer: Space Jam

Rumor has it that Jordan did "Space Jam" because his kids talked him into it. Jordan had scored 32,292 points in his career by the time of his third retirement. In "Space Jam" Jordan plays with the Looney Tunes.

5. Lennox Lewis made a cameo appearance as himself in what crime movie?

Answer: "Ocean's Eleven" (2001)

Lennox Lewis won a gold medal in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and he turned professional in 1989. "Ocean's Eleven" is a remake of an old Rat Pack movie.

6. Likewise, Dan Marino played himself in which comedy?

Answer: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Dan Marino played his entire professional career with the Miami Dolphins and he held many of the quarterback records for the NFL at the time of his retirement. "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" is about the Miami Dolphins mascot being kidnapped.

7. Pele was in the movie "Victory" or "Escape to Victory".

Answer: True

In this World War II drama, prisoners play a soccer match against the top German players. The movie also stars Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine and Max Von Sydow. The American release was called "Victory".

8. Which one of the following real life basketball players was NOT in the movie "Blue Chips"?

Answer: Ben Wallace

"Blue Chips" was released in 1994. Ben Wallace was never drafted; he entered the NBA in 1996, where he was picked up as a free agent by the Washington Bullets, which later became the Washington Wizards.

9. Vinnie Jones from "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" used to be a professional athlete. Which sport?

Answer: Soccer

Jones has also appeared in "Snatch", "Gone in 60 Seconds" and "Swordfish". "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" involves a bunch of criminals getting in each other's way.

10. Who played an enormous genie in "Kazaam"?

Answer: Shaquille O'Neal

O'Neal was also in "Blue Chips" and "Steel". Georghe Muresan starred with Billy Crystal in "My Giant". In "Kazaam" Shaquille O'Neal really played a genie.

Source: Author Sarah606

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