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Who and Who Played Who? Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about real people who have been characters more than once in the movies.

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

Author
JellyTrollMorton

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
161,643

Updated
Apr 23 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
6577

Last 3 plays: Guest 173 (9/10), Guest 71 (8/10), Mikeytrout44 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. In 1998, which person did both Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett portray? Hint

Queen Victoria

Queen Elizabeth I

Emily Bronte

Emily Dickinson

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was portrayed by Debbie Reynolds in 1964, and by Kathy Bates in 1997? Hint

Dorothy Parker

Eleanor Roosevelt

Molly Brown

Fanny Bryce

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who did Chris Ellis portray in 1995, and Scott Paulin in 1983? Hint

John Glenn

Deke Slayton

Jim Lovell

Neil Armstrong

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who did William Bendix portray in 1948, and John Goodman in 1992? Hint

William Howard Taft

Huey Long

Babe Ruth

Minnesota Fats

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which title character did Oskar Werner play in 1955, and Tom Hulce in 1984, in two separate one word movies with different names? Hint

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Alexander Graham Bell

Otto Von Bismarck

Thomas Alva Edison

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was portrayed by Paul Newman in 1969, and by Arthur Hunnicutt in a minor role four years earlier? Hint

Henry Ford

Sir Francis Drake

Raymond Chandler

Butch Cassidy

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who did Jerry Bergen PORTRAY in 1956, and John Leguizamo in 2001? (The capitalization is a hint). Hint

Boris Spassky

Toulouse Lautrec

John Adams

Albert Einstein

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who did Claudette Colbert portray in 1934, and Elizabeth Taylor in 1963? Hint

Mary Todd Lincoln

Florence Nightingale

Cleopatra

Catherine the Great

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was played by Robert Duvall in 2003, and by Howard Gaye 88 years earlier? Hint

Ivan the Terrible

Julius Caesar

Robert E. Lee

John the Baptist

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which person did Peter O'Toole receive two Academy Award nominations for portraying in two separate movies? Hint

Jack the Ripper

King Edward III

T. E. Lawrence

King Henry II

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 1998, which person did both Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett portray?

Answer: Queen Elizabeth I

Judi Dench played Queen Elizabeth I in "Shakespeare in Love", and Cate Blanchett starred in "Elizabeth".

2. Who was portrayed by Debbie Reynolds in 1964, and by Kathy Bates in 1997?

Answer: Molly Brown

Kathy Bates played Molly Brown in "Titanic", and Debbie Reynolds starred in "The Unsinkable Molly Brown".

3. Who did Chris Ellis portray in 1995, and Scott Paulin in 1983?

Answer: Deke Slayton

A fairly obscure character in both movies, but if you recognized that all the names were American astronauts, then you should realize that the two movies were "The Right Stuff" in 1983, and "Apollo 13" in 1995. Jim Lovell and Neil Armstrong were not Mercury 7 astronauts and therefore did not appear as characters in "The Right Stuff". John Glenn was played by Ed Harris in "The Right Stuff", and did not appear in "Apollo 13" (although Ed Harris did).

4. Who did William Bendix portray in 1948, and John Goodman in 1992?

Answer: Babe Ruth

William Bendix played Georger Herman Ruth in "The Babe Ruth Story", and John Goodman starred in "The Babe".

5. Which title character did Oskar Werner play in 1955, and Tom Hulce in 1984, in two separate one word movies with different names?

Answer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Oskar Werner starred in "Mozart", and Tom Hulce in "Amadeus".

6. Who was portrayed by Paul Newman in 1969, and by Arthur Hunnicutt in a minor role four years earlier?

Answer: Butch Cassidy

Paul Newman starred as Butch Cassidy in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". In 1965, Butch Cassidy appeared as a minor character in "Cat Ballou" played by Arthur Hunnicutt.

7. Who did Jerry Bergen PORTRAY in 1956, and John Leguizamo in 2001? (The capitalization is a hint).

Answer: Toulouse Lautrec

Jerry Bergen played the artist in "Lust for Life", and John Leguizamo in "Moulin Rouge".

8. Who did Claudette Colbert portray in 1934, and Elizabeth Taylor in 1963?

Answer: Cleopatra

Both starred in movies titled "Cleopatra".

9. Who was played by Robert Duvall in 2003, and by Howard Gaye 88 years earlier?

Answer: Robert E. Lee

Robert Duvall was in "Gods and Generals". In 1915, Howard Gaye played Lee in "Birth of a Nation".

10. Which person did Peter O'Toole receive two Academy Award nominations for portraying in two separate movies?

Answer: King Henry II

O'Toole played Henry II in "Becket" and in "Lion in Winter". Both movies took part at different points in Henry II's life and both got O'Toole nominations.

Source: Author JellyTrollMorton

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