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Quiz about Movies about Gambling and Con Artists

Movies about Gambling and Con Artists Quiz

The following movies are all entertaining films about gamblers and con artists. Many of them have surpise twists at the end, and I won't spoil the movies for you by revealing any of these twists!

A multiple-choice quiz by chessart. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
chessart

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
209

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who played the the big-time mobster who was the victim of the elaborate con game in 'The Sting'? Hint

Sean Connery

Wilford Brimley

Robert Shaw

Anthony Hopkins

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Question 2 of 10

2. Steve McQueen played the title role in 'The Cincinnati Kid', but who played the older poker player, known as 'The Man'? Hint

Charles Bickford

Jimmy Cagney

Edward G. Robinson

Jason Robards

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who starred with her dad as a couple of Bible-selling con artists in 'Paper Moon'? Hint

Jodie Foster

Tatum O'Neal

Drew Barrymore

Jane Fonda

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the 'Flim Flam Man', in the 1967 film of the same name? Hint

George C. Scott

Cliff Robertson

George Segal

Rock Hudson

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Question 5 of 10

5. What hand does 'the little lady' hold in the 1966 film 'A Big Hand for the Little Lady'? Hint

a straight flush

a full house

4 of a kind

We are never told.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who finally hits a big casino winning streak in Robert Altman's 'California Split', only to find to his chagrin that 'there was no special feeling'? Hint

George Segal

Gene Hackman

Elliott Gould

Martin Sheen

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who is the playwright who wrote and directed the wonderful film 'House of Games', and was formerly married to Lindsay Crouse, the show's star? Hint

Edward Albee

David Mamet

William Agee

William Inge

8. During the first pool game between Fast Eddie Felson (Paul Newman) and Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason? in 'The Hustler', Newman is winning and his manager tell him it's time to quit. Newman says, 'It's not over till Fats says it's over. Is it over Fats?' What advice does Fats' manager, played by George C. Scott, give to Fats? Hint

Stay with this kid. He's a loser.

Take a 20-minute break and then keep playing.

You'll get him next time.

Continue playing on a different table.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who plays the pathetically lonely woman who Paul Newman befriends in 'The Hustler'? Hint

Eva Marie Saint

Piper Laurie

Joanne Woodward

Patricia Neal

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what is perhaps the longest gap ever betwen a movie and its sequel, Paul Newman reprises his Fast Eddie Felson role in the 1986 film 'The Color of Money'. Who plays his young protege in that film? Hint

Matt Dillon

Judd Nelson

Emilio Estevez

Tom Cruise

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who played the the big-time mobster who was the victim of the elaborate con game in 'The Sting'?

Answer: Robert Shaw

2. Steve McQueen played the title role in 'The Cincinnati Kid', but who played the older poker player, known as 'The Man'?

Answer: Edward G. Robinson

3. Who starred with her dad as a couple of Bible-selling con artists in 'Paper Moon'?

Answer: Tatum O'Neal

Tatum won an Oscar for her performance in this entertaining 1973 film.

4. Who was the 'Flim Flam Man', in the 1967 film of the same name?

Answer: George C. Scott

5. What hand does 'the little lady' hold in the 1966 film 'A Big Hand for the Little Lady'?

Answer: We are never told.

With the help of the local banker, she makes a bet so large that nobody calls it.

6. Who finally hits a big casino winning streak in Robert Altman's 'California Split', only to find to his chagrin that 'there was no special feeling'?

Answer: George Segal

Gould plays Segal's long-suffering buddy in this entertaining 1974 film.

7. Who is the playwright who wrote and directed the wonderful film 'House of Games', and was formerly married to Lindsay Crouse, the show's star?

Answer: David Mamet

The show offers fascinating insights into the murky world of con artists, and is full of provocative twists and turns.

Answer: Stay with this kid. He's a loser.

And Fast Eddie does indeed end up losing that first marathon session.

9. Who plays the pathetically lonely woman who Paul Newman befriends in 'The Hustler'?

Answer: Piper Laurie

Laurie, Newman, Gleason and Scott all received Academy Award nomintations for their work in this top-notch film.

Answer: Tom Cruise

And Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio plays Cruise's girlfriend, receiving an Oscar nomination for her wonderful portrayal of the tag-along girlfriend, who ultimately becomes more than just a tag-along.

Source: Author chessart

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