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Villains in Classic Movies Trivia Quiz

A look at some fine villainous performances in classic movies.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
118,562

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1395

Last 3 plays: Guest 99 (7/10), Guest 96 (4/10), Guest 174 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Some villains play the role as a typical "snidely whiplash" leering character - such as the villain (Trampas)in "The Virginian". Who played the role? Hint

George C. Scott

Brian Donlevy

Humphrey Bogart

Dan Duryea

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Question 2 of 10

2. Some actors have made a profession out of playing villains. One such actor plays the "heavy" in "The Greatest Show on Earth" (starring Charlton Heston). Who is he? Hint

Lyle Bettger

Leo Gordon

Mike Mazurki

John Doucette

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Question 3 of 10

3. Some actors are versatile enough to be convincing as heroes or villains. Eli Wallach was great as the villain in "The Magnificent Seven". What happens to him in the movie? Hint

He ends up in jail

He reforms

He flees from the seven and from the town

He dies

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Question 4 of 10

4. Another classic villain is Lee Van Cleef. Which movie includes him as one of the "bad guys"? Hint

Sorry, Wrong Number

The Big Sleep

High Noon

The Ox-Bow Incident

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Question 5 of 10

5. Villains are sometimes suave and urbane. James Mason played such a villain in "North by Northwest" - and in what other movie? Hint

Dial M For Murder

The Hustler

Ivanhoe

Prisoner of Zenda

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Question 6 of 10

6. Villains often come in bunches: for example, Robert Ryan, Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine teamed up to play "heavies" in one movie. Who played the "good guy" in the movie? Hint

James Cagney

George Raft

Edward G. Robinson

Spencer Tracy

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Question 7 of 10

7. Alan Ladd faced a classic villain in "Shane". Which one? Hint

Stephen Boyd

George Sanders

Jack Palance

Lee J. Cobb

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Question 8 of 10

8. Sometimes, the villain isn't known until the end of the movie - as in "Laura". Who plays the villain? Hint

Clifton Webb

Dana Andrews

Vincent Price

Gene Tierney

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Question 9 of 10

9. A typical type of villain is the "mad scientist". Who played the role in "Superman"? Hint

Vincent Price

Gene Hackman

Willem Dafoe

Rod Steiger

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Question 10 of 10

10. Laurence Olivier, one of the best actors, often played the villain. In which of these movies did he NOT play a "bad guy" - or a man confronting ultimate evil? Hint

Spartacus

Wuthering Heights

Boys From Brazil

Marathon Man

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Some villains play the role as a typical "snidely whiplash" leering character - such as the villain (Trampas)in "The Virginian". Who played the role?

Answer: Brian Donlevy

Scott is the villain in "The Hustler". Bogart has often played hoodlum types. Duryea also is frequently the outlaw or villain.

2. Some actors have made a profession out of playing villains. One such actor plays the "heavy" in "The Greatest Show on Earth" (starring Charlton Heston). Who is he?

Answer: Lyle Bettger

Bettger is always a villain - period. The same is true for Gordon.
None of these four are household names - but you'd know them if you saw them.

3. Some actors are versatile enough to be convincing as heroes or villains. Eli Wallach was great as the villain in "The Magnificent Seven". What happens to him in the movie?

Answer: He dies

Wallach is good in just about everything he does - and he's fine as the leader of the raiding outlaws in "Seven".

4. Another classic villain is Lee Van Cleef. Which movie includes him as one of the "bad guys"?

Answer: High Noon

He's one of the men waiting for the train - and waiting to get Gary Cooper.

5. Villains are sometimes suave and urbane. James Mason played such a villain in "North by Northwest" - and in what other movie?

Answer: Prisoner of Zenda

Mason is excellent as Rupert of Hentzau. Ray Milland is equally urbane in "Dial M"; the same is true of George Sanders in "Ivanhoe". George C. Scott is similarly low-key in "Hustler".

6. Villains often come in bunches: for example, Robert Ryan, Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine teamed up to play "heavies" in one movie. Who played the "good guy" in the movie?

Answer: Spencer Tracy

The movie is "Bad Day at Black Rock". The other three are all legendary "tough guys".

7. Alan Ladd faced a classic villain in "Shane". Which one?

Answer: Jack Palance

Palance is fine as a cocky, smirking gunman. Sanders is a suave villain in "Ivanhoe". Cobb is a gruff bad guy in "On The Waterfront". Boyd, of course, is the villain in "Ben-Hur".

8. Sometimes, the villain isn't known until the end of the movie - as in "Laura". Who plays the villain?

Answer: Clifton Webb

They're all in the movie, but Webb is the killer. Price is innocent, Andrews is the investigating cop, and Tierney is Laura.

9. A typical type of villain is the "mad scientist". Who played the role in "Superman"?

Answer: Gene Hackman

Lex Luthor, himself. Price has probably played that type of role a thousand times.

10. Laurence Olivier, one of the best actors, often played the villain. In which of these movies did he NOT play a "bad guy" - or a man confronting ultimate evil?

Answer: Wuthering Heights

A great job in "Spartacus".

Source: Author robert362

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