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3 Movie Teachers quizzes and 30 Movie Teachers trivia questions.
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  Teachers In Film - Part 2   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If you think back on the people who have really influenced you in your life, it's a safe bet that at least one of them was a teacher. Let's look at the way that teachers, of all levels, are portrayed in film.
Average, 10 Qns, skunkee, Jun 10 21
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  Teachers In Film   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If you think back on the people who have really influenced you in your life, it's a safe bet that at least one of them was a teacher. Let's look at the way that teachers, of all levels, are portrayed in film.
Average, 10 Qns, skunkee, Jun 10 21
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skunkee editor
Jun 10 21
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  Teacher Teacher    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Try to get an A on this quiz about teacher films. Be careful, you don't want detention, do you?
Average, 10 Qns, Helene61, Jun 10 21
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Jun 10 21
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Movie Teachers Trivia Questions
1. In which 1935 film did H.B Warner (1875-1958) play Gabelle, Charles Darnay's tutor?

From Quiz Teacher Teacher

Answer: A Tale of Two Cities

In 'A Tale of Two Cities' (1935) Gabelle, played by H.B Warner (1875-1958) is Charles Darnay's tutor. It is Gabelle, who steers the aristocrat, Charles, toward an anti-royalist stance. Since the plot centers on long standing resentments concerning aristocratic abuses against peasants in 18th century France, Charles's royalist connections eventually send him to prison. His imprisonment is the climax of the plot and soon leads to the famous ending.

2. In which Bette Davis film did she play an independent and strong teacher who mentors a young Welsh miner?

From Quiz Teacher Teacher

Answer: The Corn is Green

'The Corn is Green' (1945) is a film that brings to our attention the plight of child labor in Wales and the need for education among these hard working people. The plot centers on how a strict teacher notices a gift for imaginative language in a simple essay assignment. She finds the miner who wrote the essay and tutors him through to a placement test for Oxford.

3. Name the 1955 film in which Jennifer Jones (1919-2009) plays a teacher who, while recuperating from an illness, reflects back over her career.

From Quiz Teacher Teacher

Answer: Good Morning, Miss Dove

'Good Morning Miss Dove' (1955) centers on the older Miss Dove, who in flashbacks, recalls how she was very demanding and strict and then learns that by being so, her students were able to achieve great things in their lives.

4. Name the film in which Kevin Kline is a very popular teacher who must face the truth about his sexuality.

From Quiz Teacher Teacher

Answer: In and Out

'In and Out'(1997) is a comedy that includes serious issues. The plot centers on a teacher who is well respected and loved. Things change when he announces his homosexuality but eventually everyone learns a good lesson about honesty and love.

5. Name the film in which Lulu sings a special thank you song to her teacher played by Sidney Poitier.

From Quiz Teacher Teacher

Answer: To Sir With Love

'To Sir With Love' (1967) tells the story of a young teacher who finds himself in a London inner city school with students who are completely out of control. He discards the usual curriculum and teachers his class about maturity and respect. Lulu had a hit song and great role in this film.

6. Name the film in which Robert Donat (1905-1958) plays an inflexible Latin teacher, who learns to be himself and thus succeed with his students.

From Quiz Teacher Teacher

Answer: Good Bye Mr. Chips

'Good-Bye Mr. Chips' (1939) is a standard for teaching films. It shows Mr. Chipping, played by Robert Donat (1905-1958), develop from a humorless Latin teacher to an incredibly well loved and respected educator. The plot revolves around how meeting his wife, Kathy, helps him become more sensitive to his students' needs.

7. Name the film in which Jack Black creates a rock band from a classroom full of easily intimidated and apparently shy young students.

From Quiz Teacher Teacher

Answer: School of Rock

'School of Rock' (2003) is a film with great humor and a simple truth, which is that even an unconventional teacher can make serious positive differences in the lives of children. A substitute works wonders with children who are scared of their stuffy principal and who, in the end, earn accolades for their rock band.

8. Name the 1967 film in which Sandy Dennis (1937-1992) plays a bewildered new teacher in an inner city school?

From Quiz Teacher Teacher

Answer: Up the Down Staircase

'Up the Down Staircase' (1967) not only shows the trials and problems of a new teacher but also makes a real statement about how the relationships formed between teachers and students are very important to a child's emotional as well as physical health. It does this by involving the audience in the lives of both teachers and students in an inner city setting.

9. Name the film in which Edna May Oliver (1883-1942) plays Hildegard Withers, a teacher who'd rather solve crimes.

From Quiz Teacher Teacher

Answer: Penguin Pool Murders

'Penguin Pool Murders' (1932) introduced us to the teacher and detective Miss Withers. Edna May Oliver (1883-1942), is the teacher, who becomes a detective helping the professionals find the murderer. The plot centers on a body found dead in the fish tank at the New York Aquarium.

10. Name the film in which Robin Williams is a teacher who makes it clear to his students to 'Carpe Diem' or seize the day.

From Quiz Teacher Teacher

Answer: Dead Poets Society

'Dead Poets' Society' (1989) centers on a humanistic teacher, who eventually teaches his prep school students that life is about living in the moment. He uses various poems to make his point.

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