Omar Sharif's Movies Trivia Quiz

Answer: Yuri

'Doctor Zhivago' tells the story of the eponymous Yuri, who has his whole life disrupted first by World War I and then by the Russian Revolution. Yuri is married to a woman who is in love with him, but his poetry is inspired by another woman. Julie Christie played the part of Lara. Alec Guinness and Ralph Richardson also starred in this epic movie.

Answer: Peter O'Toole

'Lawrence of Arabia' was directed by David Lean. The movie tells the story of a young British lieutenant who was offered a job in Arabia. He was to work as an observer with Prince Feisal (Alec Guinness), the leader of a tribal army. It was hoped that he would be able to help the various Arab factions to unite against the Ottomans of Turkey. Sharif's character was the friend of Lawrence.

This was Sharif's first English language movie.

Answer: The Pink Panther Strikes Again

In 'The Pink Panther Strikes Again', Inspector Dreyfuss (Herbert Lom) has escaped from the mental asylum he had been held in and plans to kill Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers). He decides to build a doomsday machine, so he kidnaps a famous scientist and forces him to work on this machine. Clouseau, pursued by assassins from all over the globe, has to find Dreyfus and put him back in the asylum before his dastardly plan works.

Answer: Barbra Streisand

'Funny Girl' and its sequel, 'Funny Lady' (1975) tell the story of singer and comedienne, Fannie Brice. Barbra Streisand made her film debut in 'Funny Girl' as Fannie Brice. Omar Sharif played Nick Arnstein, her first husband. He was a card shark, who Fannie later divorced.

Answer: Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer is Nick Rivers, a rock and roll singer. He goes to perform in East Germany and falls in love with a girl he meets there and is subsequently drawn into the underground resistance there. The movie is a spoof of the movies made by Elvis, and is very funny. Omar Sharif is Agent Cedric.

Answer: Green Ice

Sharif's character, Meno, is busy taking as many emeralds from Mexico as he can. He is engaged to Holbrook (Anne Archer), but when he is involved in her sister's death, she is turned against him. She meets Joseph Wiley (Ryan O'Neal), and together they plan to steal Meno's emeralds.

Answer: Martin Short

Browning (Chevy Chase) is a private eye who goes to investigate a case, but gets stabbed to death. When he finds himself in heaven, he is told that he must go back and solve his own murder before his final destination can be decided. He has to return as a dog, though, which makes his task rather more difficult.

Answer: James Coburn

The Deacon (Sharif) is a pool hustler and gambler, just released from prison. He meets Nick Casey (Coburn) and his protegee, Billy Joe (Bruce Boxleitner). They are sent racing round to get enough money to play against him, as he will only play for very high stakes.

Answer: Juggernaut

A terrorist called Juggernaut calls the cruise ship Britannia to say that he has put bombs on board and will detonate them if he does not receive a million pounds before the next morning. A search begins in the UK for the bomber and on board the ship for the explosive devices. Omar Sharif is Captain Alex Brunel, while Richard Harris plays Commander Anthony Fallon, the bomb disposal expert. Anthony Hopkins is Superintendant John McCleod, busy tracking down Juggernaut in the UK.

Answer: Major Grau

Major Grau (Sharif) is investigating the murder of a prostitute in Nazi-occupied Warsaw. He finds that the evidence points to three high ranking German Generals. The three do not have alibis for the night of the murder, and definitely seem to be hiding something.

The investigation is not solved immediately, and the investigation moves to Paris and then incorporates the plot to assassinate Hitler. The criminal is finally forced to kill Grau, as he is getting too close with his investigations. Finally, the murderer is stopped in the 1960s. Once again, Sharif worked well with Peter O'Toole (General Tanz). Donald Pleasence plays the part of Kahlenberg and Christopher Plummer is Rommel.