Favorite Movies of 1962 Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Counterfeit Traitor

William Holden stars as an American born Swedish oilman, who agrees to spy on the Germans after a British intelligence officer (Hugh Griffith) threatens to destroy Holden's business if he refuses. Reluctant at first, Holden meets a religious German woman (Lilli Palmer) who reminds him of the difference between right and wrong.

Answer: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

James Stewart stars as an Eastern lawyer who moves West and learns a lesson from local outlaw Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin), that law and order comes from a gun barrel. He stands up to Valance and is credited with killing him, which leads to a bright political future.
The movie also features John Wayne, Vera Miles. and Edmund O'Brien.

Answer: Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

James Stewart plays an overworked banker whose wife (Maureen O'Hara) rents a dilapidated beach house which has plumbing problems and a shared telephone line. The whole family, including two married daughters and their families as well as a teenaged girl and boy still at home, come to share the house. Stewart, while trying to remain aloof, ends up solving all family problems, and they rent the house for the next year.

Answer: Birdman of Alcatraz

Burt Lancaster gives an excellent performance as Robert Stroud, a convicted murderer who begins keeping and studying birds, becoming a world famous author on the subject.

Answer: The Miracle Worker

Patty Duke plays Helen Keller, who lost her sight and hearing due to scarlet fever while a child. She is virtually uncontrollable. Her parents hire Annie Sullivan (Anne Bancroft), who is blind herself, as a tutor for Helen. Through patience and perseverance, Annie teaches Helen to read and behave. Both Bancroft and Duke won Oscars for their performances.

Answer: The 300 Spartans

The Persian king Xerxes leads a huge army to invade Greece. The Greek city-states stop bickering among themselves and agree to send men to the pass of Thermopylae. The main Spartan army will not march due to a religious festival, so Spartan king Leonidas leads 300 men of his personal guard to the pass.

Answer: The Longest Day

Boasting an international all-star cast and with technical assistance from men who took part in the actual battle, "The Longest Day" is an action-packed film that tells the story of D-Day from the points of view of the Allied and German
soldiers who fought the battle.

Answer: How the West Was Won

Told in five segments spanning the years 1839-1889, "How the West Was Won" follows the members of the Prescott family as they move west from Massachusetts. Settling in Ohio, family members take part in the Civil War and the Indian Wars and help build the railroads. Some also move further west to San Francisco and Arizona.

Answer: Lawrence of Arabia

Peter O'Toole stars as T.E. Lawrence, a British soldier who led the Arab tribesmen in their revolt against the Turks in World War I. This epic film was directed by David Lean and also stars Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn, Alec Guinness, and Anthony Quayle.

Answer: To Kill a Mockingbird

Gregory Peck gives an Oscar winning performance as Atticus Finch, a widowed lawyer raising his two children in Depression era Alabama. He is appointed to defend a black man falsely accused of rape by a white girl, which brings the town's latent racism to the fore.