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Entertaining Film Stars Trivia Quiz

Quizzical's Entertaining Film Stars Quiz: A light-hearted movie quiz for people who have watched a few films in their time. As usual most of the answers are in front of you. Questions increase in difficulty. Please enjoy.

A multiple-choice quiz by Quizzical. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Quizzical

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
33,124

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
14 / 25

Plays
2017

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Question 1 of 25

1. Elizabeth Taylor played Pearl Slaghoople in which film? Hint

Giant (1956)

The Flintstones (1994)

Butterfield 8 (1960)

Cat On a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

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Question 2 of 25

2. Dustin Hoffman played Benjamin Braddock in which film? Hint

Midnight Cowboy (1969)

The Graduate (1967)

Marathon Man (1976)

Dick Tracy (1990)

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Question 3 of 25

3. Laurence Olivier played Szell in which film? Hint

Clash of the Titans (1981)

Spartacus (1960)

The Entertainer (1960)

Marathon Man (1976)

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Question 4 of 25

4. Sean Connery played Dr. Henry Jones in which film? Hint

The Russia House (1990)

Zardoz (1974)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Family Business (1989)

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Question 5 of 25

5. Michael Caine played Dr. Frank Bryant in which film? Hint

Educating Rita (1983)

Ashanti (1979)

Jaws the Revenge(1987)

Zulu (1964)

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Question 6 of 25

6. Marilyn Monroe played Pola Debevoise in which film? Hint

The Seven Year Itch (1955)

How to Marry a Millionaire(1953)

Niagara (1953)

Some Like it Hot (1959)

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Question 7 of 25

7. Glenn Close played Teddy Barnes in which film? Hint

Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Jagged Edge (1985)

Mars Attacks (1996)

Fatal Attraction (1987)

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Question 8 of 25

8. Robert de Niro played Michael Vronsky in which film? Hint

Cape Fear (1991)

Heat (1995)

The Deer Hunter (1978)

Goodfellas (1990)

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Question 9 of 25

9. Steve Martin played Neal Page in which film? Hint

Planes,Trains and Automobiles (1987)

The Three Amigo's (1986)

Father of the Bride (1991)

The Man with Two Brains (1983)

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Question 10 of 25

10. Bruce Willis plays Ernest Menville in which film? Hint

The Last Boy Scout (1991)

Death Becomes Her (1992)

The Bonfires of the Vanities (1990)

Die Hard (1988)

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Question 11 of 25

11. John Travolta plays Billy Nolan in which film? Hint

Carrie (1976)

Saturday Night Fever (1977)

Grease (1978)

Pulp Fiction (1994)

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Question 12 of 25

12. Robin Williams plays Alan Parrish in which film? Hint

Toys (1992)

Cadillac Man (1990)

Good Morning Vietnam (1987)

Jumanji (1995)

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Question 13 of 25

13. Sylvester Stallone plays Ray Quick in which film? Hint

The Specialist (1994)

Tango and Cash (1989)

Cliffhanger (1993)

First Blood (1982)

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Question 14 of 25

14. Woody Allen plays Miles Monroe in which film? Hint

Sleeper (1973)

Manhatten (1979)

Hannah and her Sisters (1986)

Casino Royale (1967)

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Question 15 of 25

15. Angela Lansbury plays Eglantine Price in which film? Hint

Gaslight (1944)

National Velvet (1944)

Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)

The Mirror Cracked (1980)

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Question 16 of 25

16. Telly Savalas played Archer Maggott in which film? Hint

The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Kelly's Heroes (1970)

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure(1979)

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Question 17 of 25

17. Jack Nicholson plays Frank Chambers in which film? Hint

The Shining (1980)

Chinatown (1974)

The Postman always rings Twice (1981)

The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

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Question 18 of 25

18. Mel Gibson plays Rick Jarmin in which film? Hint

Mad Max (1979)

Lethal Weapon (1987)

Gallipoli (1981)

Bird on a Wire (1990)

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Question 19 of 25

19. Clint Eastwood plays Jonathan Hemlock in which film? Hint

The Eiger Sanction (1975)

Any Which Way You Can (1980)

Where Eagles Dare(1969)

Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

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Question 20 of 25

20. Michael Douglas plays Nick Conklin in which film? Hint

Fatal Attraction (1987)

Black Rain (1989)

Basic Instinct (1992)

Coma (1978)

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Question 21 of 25

21. Tom Cruise played Mitch McDeere in which film? Hint

The Firm (1993)

Days of Thunder (1990)

Far and Away (1992)

Top Gun (1986)

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Question 22 of 25

22. Harrison Ford played John Book in which film?

Answer: (one word)

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Question 23 of 25

23. Julia Roberts played Darby Shaw in which film? Hint

The Pelican Brief (1993)

Pretty Woman (1990)

Pret a Porter (1994)

Hook (1991)

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Question 24 of 25

24. In what film did John Wayne play John T. Chance?

Answer: (Two words)

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Question 25 of 25

25. In what film did Elvis Presley play Chad Gates?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Elizabeth Taylor played Pearl Slaghoople in which film?

Answer: The Flintstones (1994)

Leslie Benedict in 'Giant'(1956) Maggie Pollitt in 'Cat On a Hot Tin Roof'(1958) Gloria Wandrous in 'Butterfield 8' (1960)

2. Dustin Hoffman played Benjamin Braddock in which film?

Answer: The Graduate (1967)

Ratso Rizzo in 'Midnight Cowboy'(1969) Mumbles in 'Dick Tracy'(1990) Babe Levy in 'Marathon Man'(1976)

3. Laurence Olivier played Szell in which film?

Answer: Marathon Man (1976)

Marcus Crassus in 'Spartacus'(1960) Archie Rice in 'The Entertainer'(1960) Zeus in 'Clash of the Titans'(1981)

4. Sean Connery played Dr. Henry Jones in which film?

Answer: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Zed in 'Zardoz'(1974) Jessie McMullen in 'Family Business'(1989) Barley Blair in 'The Russia House'(1990)

5. Michael Caine played Dr. Frank Bryant in which film?

Answer: Educating Rita (1983)

Hoagie in 'Jaws the Revenge'(1987) Doctor David Linderby in 'Ashanti'(1979) Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead in 'Zulu'(1964)

6. Marilyn Monroe played Pola Debevoise in which film?

Answer: How to Marry a Millionaire(1953)

Sugar Kane Kowa in 'Some Like it Hot'(1959) Rose Loomis in 'Niagara'(1953) The Girl in 'The Seven Year Itch'(1955)

7. Glenn Close played Teddy Barnes in which film?

Answer: Jagged Edge (1985)

Alex Forrest in 'Fatal Attraction'(1987) Marsha Dale in 'Mars Attacks'(1996) Marquise de Merteuil in 'Dangerous Liaisons' (1988)

8. Robert de Niro played Michael Vronsky in which film?

Answer: The Deer Hunter (1978)

Max Cady in 'Cape Fear'(1991) Neil McCauley in 'Heat' (1995) James Conway in 'Goodfellas' (1990)

9. Steve Martin played Neal Page in which film?

Answer: Planes,Trains and Automobiles (1987)

Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr in 'The Man with Two Brains'(1983) Lucky Day in 'The Three Amigos'(1986) George Banks in 'Father of the Bride'(1991)

10. Bruce Willis plays Ernest Menville in which film?

Answer: Death Becomes Her (1992)

John McClane in 'Die Hard'(1988) Joe Hallenbeck in 'The Last Boy Scout'(1991) Peter Fallow in 'The Bonfires of the Vanities'(1990)

11. John Travolta plays Billy Nolan in which film?

Answer: Carrie (1976)

Tony Manero in 'Saturday Night Fever'(1977) Danny Zuko in 'Grease' (1978) Vincent Vega in 'Pulp Fiction'(1994)

12. Robin Williams plays Alan Parrish in which film?

Answer: Jumanji (1995)

Leslie Zevo in 'Toys'(1992) Joey O'Brien in 'Cadillac Man'(1990) Adrian Cronauer in 'Good Morning Vietnam'(1987)

13. Sylvester Stallone plays Ray Quick in which film?

Answer: The Specialist (1994)

Gabe Walker in 'Cliffhanger'(1993) Ray Tango in 'Tango and Cash'(1989) John Rambo in 'First Blood'(1982)

14. Woody Allen plays Miles Monroe in which film?

Answer: Sleeper (1973)

Mickey Sachs in 'Hannah and her Sisters'(1986)Isaac Davis in 'Manhatten' (1979) Jimmy Bond in 'Casino Royale'(1967)

15. Angela Lansbury plays Eglantine Price in which film?

Answer: Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)

Edwina Brown in 'National Velvet'(1944) Miss Marple in 'The Mirror Cracked'(1980) Nancy Oliver in 'Gaslight' (1944)

16. Telly Savalas played Archer Maggott in which film?

Answer: The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Ernst Stavro Blofeld in 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) Big Joe in Kelly's Heroes (1970) Stefan Svevo in 'Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)

17. Jack Nicholson plays Frank Chambers in which film?

Answer: The Postman always rings Twice (1981)

J.J. Gittes in 'Chinatown'(1974) Jack Torrance in 'The Shining'(1980) Daryl Van Horne in 'The Witches of Eastwick'(1987)

18. Mel Gibson plays Rick Jarmin in which film?

Answer: Bird on a Wire (1990)

Max Rockatansky in 'Mad Max' (1979) Frank Dunne in 'Gallipoli'(1981) Martin Riggs in 'Lethal Weapon'(1987)

19. Clint Eastwood plays Jonathan Hemlock in which film?

Answer: The Eiger Sanction (1975)

Lieutenant Morris Schaffer in 'Where Eagles Dare'(1969) Philo Beddoe in 'Any Which Way You Can'(1980) Frank Morris in 'Escape from Alcatraz'(1979)

20. Michael Douglas plays Nick Conklin in which film?

Answer: Black Rain (1989)

Dan Gallagher in 'Fatal Attraction'(1987) Nick Curran in 'Basic Instinct'(1992) Dr. Mark Bellows 'Coma'(1978)

21. Tom Cruise played Mitch McDeere in which film?

Answer: The Firm (1993)

Joseph Donnelly in 'Far and Away'(1992) Cole Trickle in 'Days of Thunder'(1990) Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell in 'Top Gun'(1986)

22. Harrison Ford played John Book in which film?

Answer: Witness (1985)

23. Julia Roberts played Darby Shaw in which film?

Answer: The Pelican Brief (1993)

Tinkerbell in 'Hook'(1991) Anne Eisenhower in Pret a Porter (1994) Vivian Ward in 'Pretty Woman'(1990)

24. In what film did John Wayne play John T. Chance?

Answer: Rio Bravo (1959)

25. In what film did Elvis Presley play Chad Gates?

Answer: Blue Hawaii (1961)

Source: Author Quizzical

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