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Quiz about Ed Wynn The Perfect Fool
Quiz about Ed Wynn The Perfect Fool

Ed Wynn, The Perfect Fool Trivia Quiz


This quiz is about Ed Wynn, the classic comedian, who was known as "The Perfect Fool".

A multiple-choice quiz by piccione2000. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
piccione2000
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
148,260
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
249
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Question 1 of 10
1. His birth name was Isaiah Edwin Leopold. When was he born? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. His son's name was Keenan. What year was Keenan born? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What was the name of his first film? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What was his father's occupation when he was a kid? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. How old was he when he played Uncle Albert in "Mary Poppins"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. His last movie was "The Gnome Mobile".


Question 7 of 10
7. In all of his movies, he was credited.


Question 8 of 10
8. What year did he win an Emmy Award for "The Ed Wynn Show"? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. He was the first choice to star in the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz", but turned it down because he thought it wasn't a big role.


Question 10 of 10
10. He died on June 19, 1966 at age 86 of cancer.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. His birth name was Isaiah Edwin Leopold. When was he born?

Answer: November 9, 1886

Ed Wynn was born on November 9, 1886. Some sources say 1896 and 1879. They are wrong.
2. His son's name was Keenan. What year was Keenan born?

Answer: 1916

He was born in 1916, although some sources say 191. He died in 1986 at age 70 of cancer. He appeared in "The Absent Minded Professor" in 1961.
3. What was the name of his first film?

Answer: "Rubber Heels"

His first film was "Rubber Heels" in 1927, where he played a character called Crickets.
4. What was his father's occupation when he was a kid?

Answer: a hat manufacturer

When he was a kid, his father owned a hat store, and was a hat manufacturer. He used to try on all of his father's hats. That is why he always wore funny hats in his movies and in vaudeville.
5. How old was he when he played Uncle Albert in "Mary Poppins"?

Answer: 77

He was 77. To find out, take 1964 (the year the movie was made), and subtract 1886 (his birth year), and you get 78. But his birthday was in November, and the movie was earlier, so he was still 77.
6. His last movie was "The Gnome Mobile".

Answer: True

The movie was made in 1966 (the year he died at age 79), and was theatrically released in 1967.
7. In all of his movies, he was credited.

Answer: False

He was uncredited in "Meet Me in St. Louis" in 1959.
8. What year did he win an Emmy Award for "The Ed Wynn Show"?

Answer: 1950

In 1950, he won an Emmy for Best Live Personality for "The Ed Wynn Show".
9. He was the first choice to star in the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz", but turned it down because he thought it wasn't a big role.

Answer: True

That is true. Another person who wanted it was W.C. Fields.
10. He died on June 19, 1966 at age 86 of cancer.

Answer: False

He died on June 19, 1966 at age 79 of cancer, not 86.
Source: Author piccione2000

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