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Movies of Billy Wilder Trivia Quiz

Good movie-maker.

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

Author
robert362

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
67,785

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
636

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What job does Shirley Maclaine have in 'The Apartment'? Hint

Secretary

Switchboard Worker

Cleaning Woman

Elevator Operator

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Question 2 of 10

2. How do the murderers plan to conceal the murder in 'Double Indemnity'? Hint

Make it look like a suicide

Make it look like an automobile accident

Make it look like a fall from a train

Make it look like an accident in the home

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Question 3 of 10

3. From whom are the two male stars fleeing in 'Some Like It Hot'? Hint

Police

Gangsters

Bill Collectors

The Draft

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who plays the bartender in 'Lost Weekend'? Hint

Howard Da Silva

James Whitmore

Brian Donlevy

Jack Warden

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who acts as the 'narrator' in 'Stalag 17'? Hint

A Civilian

A Prisoner

A German Soldier

An Informer

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which eventual tv star had a role in 'Sunset Boulevard'? Hint

Jack Webb

Richard Boone

James Arness

Raymond Burr

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Question 7 of 10

7. What sport is being televised when the cameraman is injured in 'The Fortune Cookie'? Hint

Hockey

Football

Basketball

Baseball

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who played the nurse to Charles Laughton in 'Witness for the Prosecution'? Hint

Thelma Ritter

Margaret Rutherford

Elsa Lanchester

Mildred Natwick

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who co-starred with Shirley Maclaine in 'Irma La Douce'? Hint

Fred MacMurray

Jack Lemmon

Tony Curtis

Walter Matthau

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following is NOT a Billy Wilder movie? Hint

'It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'

'Buddy, Buddy'

'The Seven Year Itch'

'Sabrina'

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What job does Shirley Maclaine have in 'The Apartment'?

Answer: Elevator Operator

Miss Kewbalick. Few movies are effectively funny and serious at the same time: this is one of them.

2. How do the murderers plan to conceal the murder in 'Double Indemnity'?

Answer: Make it look like a fall from a train

A death by a train accident would pay double - hence, the title.

3. From whom are the two male stars fleeing in 'Some Like It Hot'?

Answer: Gangsters

Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon are on the run after witnessing the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.

4. Who plays the bartender in 'Lost Weekend'?

Answer: Howard Da Silva

All of the choices are solid supporting actors, but it's Da Silva in this one.

5. Who acts as the 'narrator' in 'Stalag 17'?

Answer: A Prisoner

'Cookie', a friend of 'Sefton', is the narrator.

6. Which eventual tv star had a role in 'Sunset Boulevard'?

Answer: Jack Webb

A small role for Webb as an acquaintance of William Holden's.

7. What sport is being televised when the cameraman is injured in 'The Fortune Cookie'?

Answer: Football

Lemmon gets clobbered during a Cleveland Browns football game.

8. Who played the nurse to Charles Laughton in 'Witness for the Prosecution'?

Answer: Elsa Lanchester

His wife.

9. Who co-starred with Shirley Maclaine in 'Irma La Douce'?

Answer: Jack Lemmon

MacMurray was in 'Apartment' and 'Double Indemnity'. Curtis was in 'Some Like It Hot'.

10. Which of the following is NOT a Billy Wilder movie?

Answer: 'It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'

That one was Stanley Kramer (who also did fine work).

Source: Author robert362

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