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Quiz about Famous Celebrity Sackings
Quiz about Famous Celebrity Sackings

Famous Celebrity Sackings Trivia Quiz


Believe it or not, some famous movie stars were once human and worked for a living.... Some of them were rubbish at it as well...and sacked by their employers. Here are some of them. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by kristian88. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
kristian88
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
141,539
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Movie great Sidney Poitier once worked in a job involving parking cars. He didn't last too long in this profession, however, and was soon sacked because ______________ ? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Rober Mitchum, star of "Angel Face" and "Cape Fear", was sacked from his job in a car factory early on in his life for refusing to wear his ______ ? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which British comedian, who played the Russian landlord in the TV show "The Young Ones", was sacked from his job as assistant caretaker at a London school for dodging off home early? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which famous singer, who has appeared on the big screen, was sacked from her job at Dunkin' Donuts for squirting jam at a customer? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which tough guy actor, star of "The Follow", was sacked from his job as cinema usher for fighting with a colleague during a movie showing? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Colourful pop star and now record producer, Boy George, once worked as a shelf stacker for Tesco's supermarket. He was sacked from his job there because he ________ ? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which singer and dancer, born in Brooklyn, New York, was sacked from his insurance job for unwittingly adding an extra nought to a pay-out, giving the recipient $40,000 instead of $4,000? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Before hitting the big time, Barry Manilow worked for a brewery but was sacked when he forgot to shut the doors of the delivery wagon and after turning a corner, the truck lost all its contents over the road. He went however into singing and can you name the first album he released then? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Elvis Presley once worked for the Precision Tool Company in Memphis, in 1951, earning just $30 a week. Why was he sacked by his bosses? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. British commedian Vic Reeves once worked on a pig farm before his TV career began. But for what reason was he sacked from the job by the farmer? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Movie great Sidney Poitier once worked in a job involving parking cars. He didn't last too long in this profession, however, and was soon sacked because ______________ ?

Answer: he couldn't drive

Fortunately Poitier went on to act in such classic films as: "Blackboard Jungle"(1955), "The Defiant Ones"(1958), "Porgy and Bess"(1959) and "In The Heat Of The Night"(1967).
2. Rober Mitchum, star of "Angel Face" and "Cape Fear", was sacked from his job in a car factory early on in his life for refusing to wear his ______ ?

Answer: socks

Mitchum acted in approximately 130 movies in his lifetime. Some of the best were: "The Story of G.I.Joe"(1945) "Pursued"(1947), "Holiday Affair"(1949) and "Farewell My Lovely"(1975).
3. Which British comedian, who played the Russian landlord in the TV show "The Young Ones", was sacked from his job as assistant caretaker at a London school for dodging off home early?

Answer: Alexei Sayle

He was ratted on by the over officious school lollipop man. Alexei has featured in quite a few movies, including "Gorky Park" (1983), "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (1989) and "Carry on Columbus" (1992).
4. Which famous singer, who has appeared on the big screen, was sacked from her job at Dunkin' Donuts for squirting jam at a customer?

Answer: Madonna

As well as her illustrious singing career, Madonna has also tried her hand at acting, with movies such as: "Dick Tracy" (1990), "A League of Their Own" (1992) and the raunchy "Body of Evidence" (1992).
5. Which tough guy actor, star of "The Follow", was sacked from his job as cinema usher for fighting with a colleague during a movie showing?

Answer: Mickey Rourke

Mickey's other movies include: "Diner"(1982), "Rumble Fish"(1983), "9 1/2 Weeks"(1986) and "Point Blank"(1997).
6. Colourful pop star and now record producer, Boy George, once worked as a shelf stacker for Tesco's supermarket. He was sacked from his job there because he ________ ?

Answer: wore the store's carrier bags

The Tesco manager who sacked him gave the explanation "His appearance was very disturbing".
7. Which singer and dancer, born in Brooklyn, New York, was sacked from his insurance job for unwittingly adding an extra nought to a pay-out, giving the recipient $40,000 instead of $4,000?

Answer: Danny Kaye

By the time the mistake was noticed, the recipient had cashed the cheque and disappeared.
8. Before hitting the big time, Barry Manilow worked for a brewery but was sacked when he forgot to shut the doors of the delivery wagon and after turning a corner, the truck lost all its contents over the road. He went however into singing and can you name the first album he released then?

Answer: Barry Manilow

His second album was the imaginatively titled "Barry Manilow II".
9. Elvis Presley once worked for the Precision Tool Company in Memphis, in 1951, earning just $30 a week. Why was he sacked by his bosses?

Answer: He was actually only 15 and so underage

Elvis was born in Tupelo, Mississippi in 1935 and died in Memphis, Tennessee in 1977 from cardiac arrhythmia.
10. British commedian Vic Reeves once worked on a pig farm before his TV career began. But for what reason was he sacked from the job by the farmer?

Answer: He was not strong enough

The farmer said he couldn't lift two hundredweight of corn and so was replaced by someone stronger. His erratic tractor driving may also have contributed to his sacking as well - once destroying a pig sty and once demolishing 100 yards of fencing.
Source: Author kristian88

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