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  "The King's Speech" Who's Who   great trivia quiz  
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The 2010 movie "The King's Speech" was populated by a number of royal personages and British statesmen. This quiz will ask you to name the actors who played them. (Knowledge of British history, whilst useful, is not necessary.)
Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Nov 20 15
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  The King's Speech   great trivia quiz  
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Most excellent film based on the true story of King George VI of Britain and his speech therapist. This may prove difficult if you have not seen the movie.
Average, 10 Qns, roxymary, Nov 20 15
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The King's Speech Trivia Questions
1. The king of the title sought the help of speech therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). Who was the actor who received an Oscar for playing this king?

From Quiz "The King's Speech" Who's Who

Answer: Colin Firth

At the beginning of the film, the then Duke of York was shown to struggle with public speaking due to a pronounced stammer. Logue's methods differed from conventional speech therapists of the 1930s (including one who advocated smoking cigarettes as good for the vocal chords) who had been unable to help the future King George VI. By the end of the film the value of Logue's methods had been realised. Colin Firth has become familiar to fans in such movies as "Bridget Jones's Diary", "Love Actually" and "Kingsman: The Secret Service", as well as the TV mini-series "Pride and Prejudice".

2. The film opens with the Duke and Duchess of York waiting for the Duke's cue to make a speech at which event?

From Quiz The King's Speech

Answer: Closing Empire Exhibition at Wembley Stadium

The Duke and Duchess of York are seen waiting anxiously at the Empire Exhibition at Wembley Stadium. The Duke then tries to make his closing speech and eventually starts but stammers most of the way through.

3. The reigning king at the beginning of the movie was father to the one of the title. Who portrayed this man as unsympathetic to his son's struggles with his stammer?

From Quiz "The King's Speech" Who's Who

Answer: Michael Gambon

King George V was portrayed as a stern parent who expected his children to get on with it and perform their public duties without fuss. Michael Gambon took over the role of Albus Dumbledore in the "Harry Potter" movies after the death of Richard Harris who had played the Hogwarts headmaster in the first two movies. Gambon's other film appearances have included "Paddington" (voice only) and "Amazing Grace".

4. Which actor plays the part of the Duke of York/King George VI?

From Quiz The King's Speech

Answer: Colin Firth

Colin Firth is an English actor who has won many awards including the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his role in "The King's Speech".

5. The elder brother of the title king had a brief reign, abdicating his throne to marry for love. Who played him?

From Quiz "The King's Speech" Who's Who

Answer: Guy Pearce

The affair between King Edward VIII and Mrs Wallis Simpson was shown in the movie to be somewhat superficial and frivolous, but in reality their marriage lasted from 1937 until his death in 1972. Guy Pearce has appeared in movies such as "The Hurt Locker", "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" and "L.A. Confidential", as well as the Australian soap opera "Neighbours" in the 1980s.

6. One therapist suggests that reading with several marbles in the mouth will eventually cure stammering. What else does he suggest?

From Quiz The King's Speech

Answer: Smoking to relax the throat

The therapist suggests smoking will relax the throat and help stop stammering. The marbles almost choke the Duke as he tries to speak. Ironically, King George VI continued to smoke all his life and died in 1952 with lung cancer.

7. The first contact with the speech therapist Logue was made by the wife of the title royal on his behalf. Who played this resourceful woman?

From Quiz "The King's Speech" Who's Who

Answer: Helena Bonham Carter

Queen Elizabeth, who would become known as the Queen Mother after her husband's death, is shown to have made the first visit to Logue's office, and to have accompanied Bertie (as Logue called him over objections that the name was for family only) to all of his appointments. Helena Bonham Carter became a familiar, and frightening, presence in the "Harry Potter" movies, as Bellatrix Lestrange. A versatile performer, her other movie credits include "Fight Club", "Alice in Wonderland" and "Les Miserables".

8. What is the nationality of speech therapist Lionel Logue?

From Quiz The King's Speech

Answer: Australian

In the latter part of the film, the Duke mocks Logue for his humble beginnings in Australia as a failed actor. Lionel was born in South Australia.

9. She was wife to one king and mother to two more. Who played this regal lady?

From Quiz "The King's Speech" Who's Who

Answer: Claire Bloom

Queen Mary was seen in the movie at dinner with family, and at her husband's death bed. That her elder son's love life vexed her is implied, if not directly stated. Miss Bloom's career began in the late 1940s, and has encompassed both television and film, notably "Limelight" with Charlie Chaplin in 1952 and "A Doll's House" with Anthony Hopkins in 1973.

10. Logue bets the Duke of York a shilling that he can teach him to read without a stammer. How does he succeed in doing this?

From Quiz The King's Speech

Answer: Reading whilst listening to music on headphones

Logue hands a book by Shakespeare to the Duke and places headphones on him. He then turns on Mozart music very loudly and the Duke reads a speech from "Hamlet" without hesitation.

11. Shown in the film as a youngster who enjoyed a story about penguins told by her father (the king of the title), she would follow him as monarch some years after the end of the film. Who portrayed this princess?

From Quiz "The King's Speech" Who's Who

Answer: Freya Wilson

Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and her sister Margaret (Ramona Marquez) are shown as young girls, first enjoying their father's antics pretending to be a penguin when dressed up for a formal occasion, and later as they prepared to move into the palace after he had taken the throne. Freya Wilson has also appeared in "Jane Eyre" (2011) and the television series "Mr Selfridge".

12. What name does the Duke call his youngest brother when he is telling Logue about his own childhood?

From Quiz The King's Speech

Answer: Johnny

Whilst telling Logue about his childhood, the Duke speaks about his youngest brother, whom he called Johnny. King George V and Queen Mary had six children. Prince John suffered from epilepsy and was mostly ignored by everybody except Albert.

13. Twice divorced (and American) she was deemed an unsuitable bride for the king. Who played the woman who became a duchess, but not a queen?

From Quiz "The King's Speech" Who's Who

Answer: Eve Best

Mrs Wallis Simpson was the woman for whom Edward VIII abdicated. He became the Duke of Windsor, she became his Duchess. They are last seen in the film sitting together as they heard over the radio the news that war had been declared. Eve Best's career has been mostly on television, including a fairly major role in "Nurse Jackie". Other movie appearances have included "Much Ado about Nothing" (2012) and "Someone You Love" (2014).

14. Who is Prime Minister in the first half of the film?

From Quiz The King's Speech

Answer: Stanley Baldwin

Stanley Baldwin (Prime Minister 1935-1937) is seen talking to the Duke about King Edward VIII's unacceptable liaison with Mrs Simpson. Neville Chamberlain took over from 1937-1940; Winston Churchill from 1940-1945 and 1951-1955; and Clement Attlee from 1945-1951.

15. This prime minister was instrumental in the discussions and political machinations that led to the abdication of a king. Which actor played the role?

From Quiz "The King's Speech" Who's Who

Answer: Anthony Andrews

Historically, Stanley Baldwin gave Edward VIII several options regarding Mrs Simpson, and the film attempted to show the consternation that the affair and abdication caused in Great Britain. Anthony Andrews appeared in the Australian WWI movie "The Lighthorsemen" in 1987 as well as in numerous TV series and mini-series going back to the late 1960s.

16. As the King makes his way to address the nation by radio broadcast regarding outbreak of war with Germany, who confides that he once had a speech impediment?

From Quiz The King's Speech

Answer: Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill confesses that he used to have a speech impediment too but overcame it and used it to his advantage.

17. Not yet prime minister during the film, this First Lord of the Admiralty confided in the king of the title that he too had suffered from a speech impediment in his youth. Who played this man, who became known for his wartime speeches?

From Quiz "The King's Speech" Who's Who

Answer: Timothy Spall

Newly appointed to his post at the Admiralty, Winston Churchill sought to encourage King George before his first wartime speech to the nation with the knowledge that he, Churchill, had overcome a similar problem. Known to "Harry Potter" fans as Peter Pettigrew, Timothy Spall has played a variety of roles from a real-life executioner in "Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman" (2005) to artist J.M.W. Turner in "Mr Turner" (2014).

18. What honour did the King bestow on Logue?

From Quiz The King's Speech

Answer: Royal Victorian Order

After the film ends, we see that Logue was inducted into the Royal Victorian Order for his service to the King. They stayed friends until the King's death in 1952.

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