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Madness at the Movies Trivia Quiz

Here's a look at some classic movies that deal with various forms of 'madness'. Name the star of each movie.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
71,716

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. 'The Slender Thread' involved an attempted suicide by a distraught woman. Who played her? Hint

Eva Marie Saint

Donna Reed

Shelley Winters

Anne Bancroft

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'The Snake Pit' was an early look at modern treatment of mental illness. Who starred in the movie? Hint

Joan Fontaine

Joan Crawford

Bette Davis

Olivia deHavilland

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'Obsession' involved a romantic obsession. Cliff Robertson played the man. Who played the woman? Hint

Catherine Deneuve

Genevieve Bujold

Laura Antonelli

Sophia Loren

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'Compulsion' was inspired by the Leopold and Loeb 'thrill killing'. Who starred in the movie? Hint

Glenn Ford

Charlton Heston

Orson Welles

Richard Widmark

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'The Lodger' involved a search for a 'Jack the Ripper' type criminal. Who played him? Hint

Alan Bates

Laird Cregar

Hurd Hatfield

George Sanders

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'The Cobweb' was set in a sanitarium. Who played in the cast? Hint

Grace Kelly

Virginia Mayo

Lauren Bacall

Rhonda Fleming

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'The Boston Strangler' involved the confessed killer Albert DeSalvo. Who played him? Hint

Tony Curtis

Jack Lemmon

Anthony Perkins

Jack Nicholson

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' has been done more than once. Who starred in the title role? Hint

Burt Lancaster

Spencer Tracy

Mike Douglas

James Cagney

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'The Three Faces of Eve' was a starring vehicle for this actress. Hint

Linda Darnell

Joanne Woodward

Betty Grable

Anne Baxter

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Question 10 of 10

10. A real toughie: 'The Strange One' starred this actor. Hint

Peter Falk

Alan Arkin

John Cassavetes

Ben Gazzara

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'The Slender Thread' involved an attempted suicide by a distraught woman. Who played her?

Answer: Anne Bancroft

Bancroft was the woman. Poitier was the hot-line worker. Good movie.

2. 'The Snake Pit' was an early look at modern treatment of mental illness. Who starred in the movie?

Answer: Olivia deHavilland

Olivia D - quite a fine career.

3. 'Obsession' involved a romantic obsession. Cliff Robertson played the man. Who played the woman?

Answer: Genevieve Bujold

Moderately entertaining.

4. 'Compulsion' was inspired by the Leopold and Loeb 'thrill killing'. Who starred in the movie?

Answer: Orson Welles

Spooky.

5. 'The Lodger' involved a search for a 'Jack the Ripper' type criminal. Who played him?

Answer: Laird Cregar

Interesting. Hatfield starred in the eerie 'Picture of Dorian Gray' (along with Sanders).

6. 'The Cobweb' was set in a sanitarium. Who played in the cast?

Answer: Lauren Bacall

'The inmates are running the asylum'?

7. 'The Boston Strangler' involved the confessed killer Albert DeSalvo. Who played him?

Answer: Tony Curtis

Lemmon was in 'Days of Wine and Roses' (which dealt with alcoholism). Nicholson starred in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'. Perkins, of course, starred in 'Psycho'.

8. 'Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' has been done more than once. Who starred in the title role?

Answer: Spencer Tracy

Another fine job by a great actor.

9. 'The Three Faces of Eve' was a starring vehicle for this actress.

Answer: Joanne Woodward

Multiple personality. Oscar for her.

10. A real toughie: 'The Strange One' starred this actor.

Answer: Ben Gazzara

A very hard-to-find movie starred Gazzara as Jocko DeParis (no kidding) in the title role.

Source: Author robert362

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