British Films [1960s] Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Entertainer

Laurence Olivier played Archie Rice, who was desperately trying to revive his career on stage. His wife was an alcoholic and he was oblivious to his son fighting in Egypt. He carried out an affair with a young woman whose father financed his next show.

It all backfired on Archie when the affair was discovered and the backing money withdrawn. His son was killed in action, but Archie was still fixated on reviving his career. As a last ditch attempt, he asked his father to come out of retirement, but the former stage star died on opening night.

Answer: The Young Ones

Cliff Richard played the role of Nicky Black, with Robert Morley as the property developer. Nicky and his friends tried to raise £1500 to save their youth club. To do this, Nicky recorded a song on a pirate radio station. Little did his friends know that he was in fact the son of the property tycoon. Nicky persuaded his father to give the club back to the youths.

Answer: Whistle Down The Wind

Hayley Mills was just 15 years old when she played the role of the oldest child, Kathy. Alan Bates played the role of the fugitive called Blakey. Kathy tried to keep the presence of the fugitive, who she thought was Jesus, a secret from the adults. Other children found out, and the secret was let out of the bag.

He was subsequently arrested by the police. The script was written by Mary Hayley Bell, who was the mother of Hayley Mills.

Answer: Billy Liar

Billy Liar spent all day dreaming of a make believe land called Ambrosia. Reality caught up when his lies spiralled out of control, resulting in him being engaged to two different women at the same time. He also got in trouble with his employer when he used postage money for his own needs.

The film ended with Billy Liar remaining at home with his parents and his imagination. Tom Courtenay played the role of Billy Fisher opposite Julie Christie, who played the role of one of his girlfriends.

Answer: Honor Blackman

Goldfinger intended to blow up the US gold reserves at Fort Knox for his own gain, but his plans were thwarted by James Bond. Honor Blackman played the part of Pussy Galore who assisted Bond. Born in 1925, Honor trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

She can be remembered for her roles in 'A Night to Remember' (1958) and as Cathy Gale in 'The Avengers' (1962-64). More recently, she took a small role in 'Bridget Jones's Diary' (2001).

Answer: Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

Lord Rawnsley was the owner of the 'Daily Post' newspaper and he offerred a prize of £10,000 to the winner of an air race from London to Paris. The film was set in 1910 and had hilarious consequences for all the teams vying for the money. Lord Rawsley, played by James Robertson Justice, fully expected a Brit to win, but the international race included a monocle wearing Prussian, an amorous Frenchman and a cheating rogue called Sir Percival Ware-Armitage played by the wonderful Terry-Thomas.

Answer: Carry on Screaming

Kenneth Williams led the cast in this hilarious tale, set in the style of the Hammer horror films. The film was set in Edwardian London and followed the story of hideous monsters kidnapping women near to a spooky house called 'Bide-A-Wee Rest Home'. The house was owned by zombie, Doctor Orlando Watt, who hatched a plan to turn women into tailor's dummies.

The film ended with Watt being dragged into a boiling vat, screaming "Frying Tonight!".

Answer: To Sir, with Love

Poitier played Mark Thackeray, an engineer by trade, who took on a job as a black teacher in a predominantly white London school. The students in his class were from a lower class background and showed relentless defiance towards their new teacher. Thackeray eventually won over their trust and taught them to respect themselves. The end of the film saw Thackeray being given a pewter mug by the students and ripping up an offer for another job.

Answer: The Lion in Winter

King Henry II took part in a battle of royal wits when he invited his three surviving sons to a family reunion. He hoped to name his successor at the reunion. Also present were his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, whom he kept locked in a tower due to her attempts to overthrow him and his mistress, Princess Alais, along with her scheming brother, King Philip of France.

The film was full of Machiavellian like plots with everyone trying to gain control of the throne.

Answer: The Italian Job

Who could ever forget this hilarious crime caper starring Michael Caine as Charlie Croker, Noel Coward as Mr Bridger and Benny Hill as Professor Simon Peach? Charlie organised a group of robbers to steal a $4m shipment of gold in Italy, right from under the noses of the Italian mafia.

They succeeded in getting the money and escaping through the city streets in a car chase that used three unforgettable Mini Coopers. The money was then transferred to the back of a coach, which went into a skid along a mountain road, leaving the bus teetering over the edge of a cliff.

The final words spoken in the film were "Hang on, lad's, I've got a great idea."