Jimmy Stewart Trivia Quiz

Answer: Indiana, Pa

Indiana is a small town about 80 miles outside of Pittsburgh.

Answer: False

Jimmy did in fact work in the theater. He was in an acting club at Princeton (Triangle Club), was in the Unversity Players (that is where he met two young actors, Henry Fonda and Margaret Sullavan) in Cape Cod, he was on Broadway after college in 'Carrie Nation', 'Goodbye Again', 'Yellow Jack', and he also did Harvey 3 different times.

When he was young, he used to put on plays for the neighborhood in his basement. He usually played all the characters, and once was in drag in a play in college.

Answer: True

His grandfather was the one who started the family hardware store in Indiana, Pa.

Answer: 3

This amazing on-screen couple made 'The Stratton Story', 'The Glenn Miller Story' and 'Strategic Air Command'.

Answer: 42

Gloria gave birth to twin girls in May of 1951, two weeks before Jimmy's 43rd birthday.

Answer: Brigadier General

He was and still remains the highest ranked entertainer (active) in military history. He flew 20 missions during WW2 and, after the war, remained a member of the USAF Reserves. He attained that rank in 1959.
Ronald Reagan attained a higher rank, technically, when he became Commander-In-Chief and President of the USA.

Answer: True

Answer: Ronald and Michael

Although he treated them as his own, Jimmy never officialy adopted Gloria's sons.

Answer: 4

'Rope', 'Rear Window', 'The Man Who Knew Too Much', and 'Vertigo'. With the exception of the first film, the rest are some of the best work of both actor and director. Jimmy was supposed to do 'North By Northwest', but Cary Grant ended up playing the part.

Answer: 'The Greatest Show On the Earth'

This is the only film where Jimmy's face is covered the whole time with face paint. The cast included Jimmy, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton, Gloria Grahame, and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The show won an Oscar for Best Picure.