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1 trivia quiz  British Empire At The Movies icon
This quiz deals exclusively with people and events closely related to the British Empire. Have fun.
Difficult 10Q
687 plays
Nov 20 01
gywalgi
2 trivia quiz  History at the Movies icon
All the questions have to do with historical movies. Some are very easy and some are a little more difficult but all of these movies worth seeing. So good luck and have fun!
Difficult 20Q
1824 plays
Oct 03 01
gywalgi
3 trivia quiz  Russian History At The Movies icon
My God! I'd never thought there were so many movies about Russia. I tried to avoid obscure films and concentrate on more widely distributed ones. Have fun.
Difficult 10Q
492 plays
Dec 08 01
gywalgi
4 trivia quiz  Historical Characters In Films
Choose the correct actors in the historical movies listed.
Difficult 10Q
3060 plays
Mar 03 01
wallace702
5 trivia quiz  French History At The Movies icon
Browsing through French history as seen by movie directors and screen writers.
Difficult 10Q
366 plays
Nov 06 01
gywalgi
6 trivia quiz  German History At The Movies icon
There is much more than two wars in German history. I invite you to meet fascinating people or learn about events who still lay in our memories.
Very Difficult 10Q
330 plays
Dec 11 01
gywalgi
7 trivia quiz  Black History At The Movies icon
There are not that many movies about Black History, but I found some that I really liked and I would like to share them with you. I used the term 'Black' instead of 'African American' because I won't cover just America. I hope it will offend no one.
Very Difficult 10Q
564 plays
Oct 29 01
gywalgi

Some sample questions from this category:

* In the movie 'Alexander The Great' who played the part of Alexander?
* In the movie 'The Wind And The Lion' who played the part of Theodore Roosevelt?
* Jesse James, the leader of a notorious outlaw gang of the Wild West, has been the subject of many films. In 1939 the movie 'Jesse James' was made, who played Jesse?
* '10 Rillington Place' was about the unsavoury activites of rapist-murderer John Reginald Christie. Who played Christie?
* In the movie 'Bound For Glory' which was about American folk singer and composer Woody Guthrie, who played Guthrie?
* In 1945 'Rhapsody In Blue' was made about George Gershwin, who played the composer?
* Emma Hamilton, the mistress of Lord Nelson has had several films made about her life. In 1941 'That Hamilton Woman' was released, who played Lady Hamilton?
* Emperor of France Napoleon Bonaparte has been the subject of many films. In 1956 'War And Peace' was released, who played Napoleon in that film?
* General George Armstrong Custer, the glory-seeking Cavalry officer who meet his end at the Little Big Horn has been a favorite of film makers. One of the many movies made about him was 'They Died With Their Boots On' who played Custer in this film?
* Anne Boleyn the second wife of Henry VIII who was beheaded at the scaffold was the only wife of the six to have a full-scale film on her life made called 'Anne Of The Thousand Days'. Who played Anne in that movie?
* Who was the first actor to play Henry VIII in a movie?
* This beautiful and very talented british actress played many tragic characters such as Anne Boleyn, Isadora Duncan, Mary Stuart and Lady Alice More. Who is she?
* We probably all remember Angus McFayden as Robert the Bruce in the unforgettable 'Braveheart'. But who played his father, the old Bruce? I'll give you a clue: this Scottish actor sadly died in 1999 in a car accident.
* In 1941, the famous Laurence Olivier became Sir Horatio Nelson for the Alex Korda movie 'That Hamilton Woman'. Who played Lady Emma Hamilton?
* Before he portrayed the American artist Jackson Pollock ('Pollock' 2000), Ed Harris played a famous astronaut in the 1983 'Right Stuff'. Which one was it?
* Judi Dench won an Oscar in 1998 for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I in 'Shakespeare In Love'. The preceeding year she played another queen in a wonderful but underestimated movie. Who was this queen?
* In 1955, Richard Burton played the thespian brother of a famous assassin in 'The Prince Of Players'. Which assassin am I talking about?
* In the movie 'Quiz Show' (1994), Paul Scofield played a Pulitzer-Prize winning poet. Who was it?
* In the 1970 movie 'Cromwell', Richard Harris was the title character, but who played the unfortunate King Charles I who lost his head in the struggle?
* In the 1998 movie 'Love Is The Devil', Derek Jacobi played the British painter Francis Bacon. But who played his lover, George Dyer?

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