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Alastair Sim

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Introduction:
"This is a quiz about the great British character actor, Alastair Sim."


1. Alastair became rector of which university in 1948?
    Aberdeen
    Edinburgh
    Glasgow
    Dundee


2. What was the profession of the character Sim played in the film "The Green Man" (1956)?
    Schoolteacher
    None - he was retired
    Publican
    Assassin


3. Alastair appeared in which film, regarded as being the first of the "Ealing Comedies"?
    Whisky Galore
    Hue And Cry
    The Lavender Hill Mob
    Passport To Pimlico


4. In which film did Alastair ad lib a scene, in which he hit a policeman on the head with his umbrella, in the hope of receiving a custodial sentence?
    The Green Man
    School for Scoundrels
    Green For Danger
    Laughter In Paradise


5. In "School For Scoundrels" (1960), what was the name of the character played by Sim?
    Mr. S.Potter
    Wetherby Pond
    Clarence Fritton
    Sir Norman Barker


6. Throughout most of his career, Sim refused to do what?
    Drop his trousers on stage
    Sign autographs
    Dress as a woman
    Work with animals and children


7. During the 1970s, what honour did Alastair Sim refuse?
    Knighthood
    M.B.E.
    C.B.E.
    O.B.E.


8. In 1930, Sim made his stage debut in a Shakespeare play - which one?
    Twelfth Night
    As You Like It
    Hamlet
    Othello


9. In 1935, Sim made his film debut. What was the name of that film?
    The Riverside Murder
    This Man Is News
    The Anatomist
    Late Extra


10. In which film did Sim and George Cole first appear together?
    Scrooge
    Hue And Cry
    Cottage To Let
    The Green Man


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