Favorite Movies of 1960 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Sink the Bismarck!

"Sink the Bismarck" is a dramatization of the hunt for the German battleship Bismarck by the British Royal Navy in the spring of 1941. The film stars Kenneth Moore, Dana Wynter, and Michael Hordern.

Answer: Please Don't Eat the Daisies

David Niven and Doris Day star in this family comedy about a drama critic who moves his family from New York to a dilapidated country house. They manage to stay together despite remodeling headaches, Niven's rumored affair with an actress, and Day's disastrous production of a play for the local theater.

Answer: The Apartment

Jack Lemmon plays insurance clerk Bud Baxter, who finds the ideal way to move up in his company by allowing his married bosses to bring their girlfriends to his apartment for their trysts. Bud falls in love with Fran, played by Shirley MacLaine, who is having an affair with Bud's boss. Bud and Fran end up together after he nurses her through a suicide attempt.

Answer: Psycho

Alfred Hitchcock directed this classic horror film in which Janet Leigh runs afoul of psychotic "mama's boy" Norman Bates, played by Anthony Perkins. The film also features Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Martin Balsam.

Answer: Inherit the Wind

A dramatization of the 1925 Tennessee case in which a teacher was accused of teaching evolution to his high school class in violation of state law, "Inherit the Wind" features great performances by both Spencer Tracy and Frederic March as the defending and prosecuting attorneys respectively. The film also features Dick York and Harry Morgan.

Answer: The Time Machine

Based on the 1895 novella by H.G. Wells, "The Time Machine" stars Rod Taylor as the man who uses a time machine that he invented to travel from 1900 to the year 802701. He witnesses both World Wars, a fictional nuclear war in the 1960s, and the evolution of mankind into two distinct races far into the future.

Answer: Spartacus

Based on the book by Howard Fast, "Spartacus" is a dramatization of the true story of a slave revolt in the Roman Republic in 73 BCE. The film was directed by Stanley Kubrick and stars Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis, Peter Ustinov, and Jean Simmons.

Answer: The Alamo

This rousing war film, while inaccurate in many ways, was produced, financed, and starred John Wayne as Davy Crockett, who led a contingent of Tennessee volunteers to fight for Texas independence in the 1836 Battle of the Alamo. The film also stars Richard Widmark and Lawrence Harvey.

Answer: North to Alaska

During the 1901 Alaska Gold Rush, prospector Sam McCord travels to Seattle for supplies and his partner George's fiancée. Finding her already married, he brings prostitute Angel with him instead. Sam, George, and George's little brother all vie for Angel's affections, while a villain schemes to take Sam and George's claim. The film stars John Wayne, Stewart Granger, and Capuchine.

Answer: Exodus

"Exodus", based on the Leon Uris novel, tells the story of two underground Jewish organizations, the Haganah and the Stern Gang, who both are trying to establish a Jewish nation using different methods. The Haganah bring in refugees to bolster the Jewish population, while the Stern Gang wages a terror campaign against the British mandate forces.