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Favorite Movies of 1969 Trivia Quiz

Ok, movie fans and fellow old people who actually remember some of these films, here are my favorite movies from the year 1969. I hope that you have enjoyed these quizzes as much as I have enjoyed writing them.

A multiple-choice quiz by Reamar42. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Reamar42

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
408,249

Updated
Feb 18 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1544

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 101 (9/10), Guest 98 (9/10), Guest 173 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. A gunfighter passing through a Colorado mining town takes the job of sheriff after witnessing a murder in a saloon. The town jail has no bars, a local family of outlaws threatens the peace, and the townspeople are more than content to stand by and watch. Can you name this movie? Hint

Colorado Gold

The Wild, Wild, West

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

Support Your Local Sheriff

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Question 2 of 10

2. Do you know the name of this movie? It is a Western about a teenaged girl who hires a slovenly, drunken, one-eyed US Marshall to track down and capture the man who killed her father. Hint

True Grit

On The Trail of the Outlaws

Bounty Hunter

The Dorsey Gang

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Question 3 of 10

3. Can you name this World War II film? An American armored division races to take a strategic bridge over the Rhine River in the closing days of the war. Hint

The Bridge at Remagen

Across the Rhine

A Bridge Too Far

The Last Battle

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Question 4 of 10

4. This film tells the story of a 9th century King of Wessex, one of the small English states before unification, as he tries to hold off a Viking invasion and eventually drive the invaders from his lands. Can you name it? Hint

The Vikings

Alfred the Great

Fury of the Northmen

The Long Ships

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Question 5 of 10

5. Do you know the name of this movie, which tells the true story of how the British Royal Air Force, outnumbered and alone after the defeat of France in the early days of World War II, held off the German Luftwaffe and prevented the invasion of England? Hint

Battle of Britain

Knights of the Sky

Never So Few

Battle Above the Clouds

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is this film called? A pair of outlaws in the American West are tracked by a relentless team of lawmen, hired by the railroad after their gang robbed several trains. The men eventually end up in South America, where they try to "go straight", but can't resist the outlaw life. Hint

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

The Outlaws

The Hole-In-The-Wall Gang

Silver Bullet

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 1913 Texas, a gang of outlaws finds that the loot from their latest robbery is nothing but steel disks instead of gold. They also have a posse after them, and head into Mexico, where they encounter a Mexican general who has a job for them. What is this movie called? Hint

The Professionals

The Comancheros

Big Jake

The Wild Bunch

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Question 8 of 10

8. Can you name this movie? It is an historical drama about the relationship between King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Hint

Anne the Queen

The Story of Anne Boleyn

Henry and the Queen

Anne of the Thousand Days

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Question 9 of 10

9. Do you know the name of this movie, in which an Italian village hides over a million bottles of wine from occupying German troops during World War II? Hint

The Secret of Santa Vittoria

In Vino Veritas

The Great Chianti Caper

After the Fox

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Question 10 of 10

10. This comedy is about a British gang's plan to rob a gold shipment in an Italian city, while evading the Mafia who want the loot as well. Can you name it? Hint

Stealing Lira from the Pope

Roman Holiday

After the Fox

The Italian Job

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Support Your Local Sheriff

This western comedy stars James Garner as a gunfighter who says that he is on his way to Australia. He accepts the job as sheriff and falls in love with the mayor's eccentric daughter, played by Joan Hackett. The sheriff defeats the local gang of toughs and decides to stay.

2. Do you know the name of this movie? It is a Western about a teenaged girl who hires a slovenly, drunken, one-eyed US Marshall to track down and capture the man who killed her father.

Answer: True Grit

John Wayne won his only acting Oscar for his portrayal of Rooster Cogburn, a U.S. Marshall hired to track down a killer. The film also stars Kim Darby as the victim's daughter and Glen Campbell as a Texas Ranger who is after the same man. The film was re-made in 2010.

3. Can you name this World War II film? An American armored division races to take a strategic bridge over the Rhine River in the closing days of the war.

Answer: The Bridge at Remagen

This film is a dramatization of the American attempt to take an intact bridge over the Rhine River in March of 1945. The local German commander, with dwindling resources and SS death squads all around, tries to destroy the bridge before the Allies take it. The film stars George Segal and Robert Vaughn.

Answer: Alfred the Great

David Hemmings stars as Alfred, who became King of Wessex on the death of his brother. Wishing to be a priest instead of a king, Alfred fights the Viking invaders to a standstill and reclaims his kingdom. The film also stars Michael York and Prunella Scales.

Answer: Battle of Britain

Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, and Ralph Richardson head up an all-star cast in this account of the German attempt to destroy the RAF to pave the way for a German invasion of England.
The film is notable for it's aerial combat scenes and overall accuracy.

Answer: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Paul Newman and Robert Redford star as the title characters in this comedy-drama about train robbers who head for Bolivia after a posse gets too close on their heels in America. They try not to go back to their old ways, but rob banks and end up in a shootout with the army.

Answer: The Wild Bunch

Sam Peckinpah directed this action-packed Western, wherein a gang of American outlaws, running from a posse after a less-than-successful robbery, head into Mexico. The gang agrees to rob a US Army munitions train for a Mexican general and his German advisor. The film stars William Holden. Ernest Borgnine, and Robert Ryan.

8. Can you name this movie? It is an historical drama about the relationship between King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.

Answer: Anne of the Thousand Days

This lavish costume drama tells the story of Anne Boleyn, the woman who King Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic Church in order to marry. When she couldn't produce a son, she was charged with treason and adultery and beheaded. The film stars Richard Burton, Genevieve Bujold, Anthony Quayle, and Irene Papas.

9. Do you know the name of this movie, in which an Italian village hides over a million bottles of wine from occupying German troops during World War II?

Answer: The Secret of Santa Vittoria

Anthony Quinn is the never-do-well mayor of a small Italian town under German occupation after the 1943 Italian surrender. He and the other residents manage to hide a large cache of wine from the Germans, who are tricked into executing the former Fascist town officials for the crime.

10. This comedy is about a British gang's plan to rob a gold shipment in an Italian city, while evading the Mafia who want the loot as well. Can you name it?

Answer: The Italian Job

A British gang hires an oddball professor (Benny Hill) to re-program the traffic signals for the Italian city of Turin. While traffic is in chaos, the gang robs an armored car of a large amount of gold and tries to escape in Mini Cooper cars. The film stars Michael Caine and Noel Coward. The film was re-made in 2003.

Source: Author Reamar42

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