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Playing the President Part 2

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Introduction:
"This quiz tests your knowledge on actors who have played U.S. Presidents #23 - 32 (Benjamin Harrison to FDR). This is the second in my "Playing the President" series, which covers TV and movie portrayals of each of the first 42 presidents."


1. The 2001 World War II drama "Pearl Harbor" focused primarily on its fictional characters, caught in a love triangle when the "day that lives in infamy" crashes down upon them. However, real historical figures were also among the characters. Which of the following actors played President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in "Pearl Harbor"?
    Christopher Plummer
    Jason Robards
    Jon Voight
    Edward Herrmann


2. In which film did Thomas Peacocke play President Herbert Hoover?
    The Cradle Will Rock
    The Day the Bubble Burst
    The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
    Freedom: A History of Us


3. Otto Preminger's 1955 drama "The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell" told the true story of an American general called on the carpet for publicly complaining about governmental neglect of the Air Force. The cast included all four of the following actors. Which played President Calvin Coolidge?
    Ian Wolfe
    Ralph Bellamy
    Gary Cooper
    Rod Steiger


4. "Backstairs at the White House" was a 1979 mini-series about White House life through the eyes of the servants and menial employees. It spanned eight administrations, from Taft to Eisenhower. In the series, President Warren G. Harding was portrayed by an actor who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1968. What was the actor’s name?
    Rod Steiger
    George Kennedy
    Walter Matthau
    Paul Scofield


5. The 1944 biopic "Wilson" told the story of Woodrow Wilson from his days as President of Princeton University to his battle to found the League of Nations and finally his incapacitating stroke. The film was nominated for ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Who was Oscar-nominated for playing the title character, President Woodrow Wilson?
    Cary Grant
    Charles Boyer
    Alexander Knox
    Barry Fitzgerald


6. Ross Durfee appeared as President William Howard Taft in what movie?
    Backstairs at the White House
    The Winds of Kitty Hawk
    Fat Man: The William Howard Taft Story
    Wilson


7. Which of these actors played President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt in seven different movies?
    Sidney Blackmer
    Wallis Clark
    Ed Cassidy
    Robin Williams


8. In the 2004 children’s adventure, "The Adventures of Ociee Nash", a young girl sets out on a locomotive journey to her aunt's home and in the process runs into many notable historic figures including the President of the United States, William McKinley (played by Daniel Burnley). What assistance does Ociee give to President McKinley?
    She gives him fashion advice
    She warns him about his would-be assassin, Leon Czolgosz
    She convinces him to wage the Spanish-American War
    She inspires a campaign slogan


9. Which of the following actors did not play President Grover Cleveland in the cited movie?
    Wilford Brimley, "The Wild, Wild West Revisited"
    Ronald Reagan, "The Winning Team"
    Stuart Holmes, “The Oklahoma Kid”
    Pat McCormick, “Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson”


10. The 1952 film "Stars and Stripes Forever" was about John Philip Sousa's journey from leader of the Marine Corps Band to famous composer during the tumultuous days of the Spanish-American War. The film featured an uncredited performance by Roy Gordon as President Benjamin Harrison. Who played the lead role of John Philip Sousa?
    Jimmy Stewart
    Robert Wagner
    Clifton Webb
    Charles Coburn


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