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Powers Boothe Trivia Quiz

Powers Boothe is an amazing actor who plays a villain just as well, if not better, than he plays a good guy. I'll give you a brief synopsis of the movie, you name it.

A multiple-choice quiz by zeke68. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
zeke68

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
117,380

Updated
Jul 17 22

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Powers plays a National Guardsman in Louisiana, alongside Keith Carradine and Fred Ward. Hint

Extreme Prejudice

Southern Comfort

By Dawn's Early Light

Blue Sky

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Question 2 of 10

2. In this 1987 movie, Powers plays a drug dealer alongside Nick Nolte. Hint

Frailty

The Emerald Forest

Extreme Prejudice

Tombstone

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Question 3 of 10

3. This Powers Boothe movie was about Russians parachuting into the heartland of America and the band of rebels that resist.

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Powers starred with Jessica Lange and Tommy Lee Jones in this movie about an Army engineer and his mentally unstable wife. Hint

Rapid Fire

Tombstone

Blue Sky

Frailty

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Question 5 of 10

5. This Powers Boothe movie was about Wyatt Earp and his brothers. Hint

Extreme Prejudice

Young Guns

Tombstone

Southern Comfort

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Question 6 of 10

6. Powers plays a cop who helps a college student who witnessed a killing. Hint

Sudden Death

Southern Comfort

The Emerald Forest

Rapid Fire

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Question 7 of 10

7. In this Powers Boothe movie, a terrorist holds the vice president and an arena full of hockey fans hostage.

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 8 of 10

8. In this 1985 Powers Boothe movie, an engineer's son disappears into the Amazon jungle. Hint

Blue Sky

The Emerald Forest

By Dawn's Early Light

Frailty

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Question 9 of 10

9. An FBI agent is looking for the God's Hand killer in this Powers Boothe movie. Hint

Rapid Fire

A Breed Apart

Frailty

A Cry For Love

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Question 10 of 10

10. In this 1980 TV movie, Powers played a charismatic leader of a cult. Hint

Guyana Tragedy: The Jim Jones Story

Family of Spies

Web of Deception

A Cry for Love

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Powers plays a National Guardsman in Louisiana, alongside Keith Carradine and Fred Ward.

Answer: Southern Comfort

Released in 1981, Powers played Hardin, a National Guardsman on a training mission in the Louisiana swamps that goes terribly wrong. A bit of an homage to "Deliverance".

2. In this 1987 movie, Powers plays a drug dealer alongside Nick Nolte.

Answer: Extreme Prejudice

Powers played Cash Bailey, a drug kingpin who was once the best friend of the sheriff, played by Nick Nolte.

3. This Powers Boothe movie was about Russians parachuting into the heartland of America and the band of rebels that resist.

Answer: Red Dawn

Powers co-starred as Col. Andy Taylor alongside Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Jennifer Grey and Charlie Sheen in this 1984 release.

4. Powers starred with Jessica Lange and Tommy Lee Jones in this movie about an Army engineer and his mentally unstable wife.

Answer: Blue Sky

In this 1994 movie, he played General Vince Johnson, who has an affair with Jessica Lange's character.

5. This Powers Boothe movie was about Wyatt Earp and his brothers.

Answer: Tombstone

In this 1993 movie, he played Curly Bill Brocius. This movie was far better than Kevin Costner's "Wyatt Earp", released the same year. Val Kilmer's portrayal of Doc Holliday was outstanding.

6. Powers plays a cop who helps a college student who witnessed a killing.

Answer: Rapid Fire

This movie, released in 1992, was Brandon Lee's next-to-last movie. Powers played Mace Ryan.

7. In this Powers Boothe movie, a terrorist holds the vice president and an arena full of hockey fans hostage.

Answer: Sudden Death

This movie, released in 1995, also starred Jean-Claude Van Damme. Powers played Joshua Foss, who held everyone hostage during Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks. The Penguins' minor-league franchise players played the Blackhawks.

8. In this 1985 Powers Boothe movie, an engineer's son disappears into the Amazon jungle.

Answer: The Emerald Forest

Based on a true story, Powers played Bill Markham, an engineer whose son is taken by a tribe in the Amazon and raised as one of their own.

9. An FBI agent is looking for the God's Hand killer in this Powers Boothe movie.

Answer: Frailty

This 2001 release also starred Matthew McConaughey and Bill Paxton. Powers played Agent Wesley Doyle.

10. In this 1980 TV movie, Powers played a charismatic leader of a cult.

Answer: Guyana Tragedy: The Jim Jones Story

In his first major role, Powers played Jim Jones. He won the Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Special. He stunned the world when he showed up at the Award Ceremony in the middle of a Screen Actors Guild strike to accept.

Source: Author zeke68

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