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Trick or Treat Williams Trivia Quiz

Treat Williams is one of America's greatest and underappreciated actors. Prove your knowledege of him by taking this quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by nini2000. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
nini2000

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
136,110

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

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Tough

Avg Score
12 / 20

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Question 1 of 20

1. When was Treat Williams born? Hint

September 23, 1957

August 11, 1946

December 1, 1951

May 30, 1953

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Question 2 of 20

2. After finishing college, in which Broadway musical was Treat Williams an understudy of the main character? Hint

Grease

Bye Bye Birdie

Hair

Cats

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Question 3 of 20

3. Which of these movies, that he appeared in, was NOT released in the 1970s? Hint

The Eagle Has Landed

Hair

A Streetcar Named Desire

Deadly Hero

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Question 4 of 20

4. In which made for television movie, did he make his directorial debut?

Answer: (One Word. A southern state.)

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Question 5 of 20

5. Which of these phrases doesn't belong with respect to his projects? Hint

Winner Takes All

Party Time

School's Out

Failure is Not an Option

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Question 6 of 20

6. Which of the following movies, that he appeared in, was not released in 2002? Hint

Guilty Hearts

Gale Force

The Deep End of the Ocean

Hollywood Ending

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Question 7 of 20

7. What is the name of Treat Williams' first wife? Hint

Pam

Pearl

Pat

Penny

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Question 8 of 20

8. For which magazine did Treat Williams do a 1986 interview called "Sex in Cinema"? Hint

Playgirl

Maxim

Playboy

Cosmopolitan

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Question 9 of 20

9. In addition to being an actor, Treat Williams is a professional ___ ? Hint

babysitter

chef

pilot

auto mechanic

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Question 10 of 20

10. Which of the following actors did not co-star in "Once Upon a Time in America" with Treat? Hint

Robert De Niro

Joe Pesci

James Woods

Al Pacino

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Question 11 of 20

11. Finish this classic quote from "The Deep End of the Ocean": "Kids just don't vanish up in smoke, they just don't get lost, people ______ them!" Hint

kill

lose

hate

miss

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Question 12 of 20

12. Which of these films did not earn Treat Williams a Golden Globe Nomination? Hint

Hair

A Streetcar Named Desire

Prince of the City

The Late Shift

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Question 13 of 20

13. Treat was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild award in 2003 for his performance on "Everwood", in the category of Best Male Actor in a TV Drama. Who won that award? Hint

James Gandolfini

Martin Sheen

Keifer Sutherland

Treat Williams

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Question 14 of 20

14. Where was Treat billed in the "Everwood" opening credits? Hint

He is not billed.

Second

First

Last

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Question 15 of 20

15. Which critically acclaimed actress directed the "Everwood" episode "The Great Doctor Brown"? Hint

Kathy Bates

Halle Berry

Gwyneth Paltrow

Michelle Pfeiffer

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Question 16 of 20

16. What is Treat's profession on "Everwood"?

Answer: (One word. No abbreviations. Occupation of his character must be spelled out in its entirety.)

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Question 17 of 20

17. What movie was Treat Williams' film debut? Hint

"The Ritz"

"Deadly Hero"

"The Eagle Has Landed"

"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back"

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Question 18 of 20

18. In 1981, Treat Williams narrated a documentary about which famous actor? Hint

Charlie Chaplin

Sidney Poitier

James Cagney

Humphrey Bogart

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Question 19 of 20

19. Which of these movies, starring Treat Williams, was not made-for-TV? Hint

"The Texan"

"Deadly Matrimony"

"Gale Force"

"A Streetcar Named Desire"

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which of these Treat Williams characters is incorrectly matched up with the movie the character was featured in? Hint

Critical Bill-"Deep Rising"

Hal Jaeger-"Hollywood Ending"

Berger-"Hair"

Pat Cappadora-"The Deep End of the Ocean"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When was Treat Williams born?

Answer: December 1, 1951

Treat Williams was born on December 1, 1951, in Rowayton, Connecticut as Richard Williams. He adopted the name Treat from his ancestor, Richard Treat Payne, who signed the Declaration of Independence. Upon graduating a private high school, Treat attended Franklin and Marshall College, and graduated in 1973, majoring in theatre.

2. After finishing college, in which Broadway musical was Treat Williams an understudy of the main character?

Answer: Grease

After eventually being promoted to the lead of role Danny Zuko, director Milos Forman discovered Treat and gave Treat the lead role in the movie of "Hair".

3. Which of these movies, that he appeared in, was NOT released in the 1970s?

Answer: A Streetcar Named Desire

"A Streetcar Named Desire" came out in 1984 and he earned a Golden Globe Nomination for his work as Stanley. "Hair" was released in 1979 and "Deadly Hero" and "The Eagle Has Landed" were released in 1976.

4. In which made for television movie, did he make his directorial debut?

Answer: Texan

"The Texan" aired on October 2, 1994 on Showtime.

5. Which of these phrases doesn't belong with respect to his projects?

Answer: Party Time

"Party Time" is the only one of the phrases that is not a phrase after a substitute movie that Treat starred in. The full titles of the Substitute films are: "The Substitute 2: School's Out", "The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All", and "The Substitute 4: Failure is Not an Option".

6. Which of the following movies, that he appeared in, was not released in 2002?

Answer: The Deep End of the Ocean

"The Deep End of the Ocean" was a movie released in 1999 in which Treat starred opposite Michelle Pfeiffer as two parents looking for a lost child. "Gale Force" was a video, "Hollywood Ending" was a major motion picture starring Woody Allen, and "Guilty Hearts" was a mini-series.

7. What is the name of Treat Williams' first wife?

Answer: Pam

Treat Williams and his wife Pam Van Sant were married in 1988.

8. For which magazine did Treat Williams do a 1986 interview called "Sex in Cinema"?

Answer: Playboy

The interview was in the November 1986 issue of "Playboy" and conducted by Bruce Williamson.

9. In addition to being an actor, Treat Williams is a professional ___ ?

Answer: pilot

Treat is also a certified flight instructor. Treat completed a two-week course to learn how to fly jet engine planes.

10. Which of the following actors did not co-star in "Once Upon a Time in America" with Treat?

Answer: Al Pacino

Treat played James Conway O'Donnell in the 1984 classic.

11. Finish this classic quote from "The Deep End of the Ocean": "Kids just don't vanish up in smoke, they just don't get lost, people ______ them!"

Answer: lose

Treat says this quote in an argument with Michelle Pfeiffer approximately forty minutes into the film.

12. Which of these films did not earn Treat Williams a Golden Globe Nomination?

Answer: The Late Shift

Treat has come up 0-3 in his attempts to win Golden Globes. He was nominated for an Emmy for "The Late Shift" but lost.

13. Treat was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild award in 2003 for his performance on "Everwood", in the category of Best Male Actor in a TV Drama. Who won that award?

Answer: James Gandolfini

Gandolfini ("The Sopranos") won the award defeating Sutherland ("24"), Sheen ("The West Wing"), Michael Chiklis ("The Shield") and Treat Williams himself.

14. Where was Treat billed in the "Everwood" opening credits?

Answer: First

Gregory Smith (Ephram) is billed second, and Tom Amandes (Harold Abbott) is billed last. Characters not billed include the neighbor Nina and Amy's boyfriend Colin.

15. Which critically acclaimed actress directed the "Everwood" episode "The Great Doctor Brown"?

Answer: Kathy Bates

In addition to directing the episode "The Great Doctor Brown", Ms. Bates co-starred with Treat Williams in "The Late Shift".

16. What is Treat's profession on "Everwood"?

Answer: Doctor

Treat Williams is Andrew Brown, a neurosurgeon, who became a physician when he moved to Everwood.

17. What movie was Treat Williams' film debut?

Answer: "Deadly Hero"

Although "Deadly Hero", "The Ritz", and "The Eagle Has Landed" were all released in 1976, "Deadly Hero" was his first film. "Star Wars" was released in 1980.

18. In 1981, Treat Williams narrated a documentary about which famous actor?

Answer: James Cagney

Treat narrated "James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy" which featured Cagney himself, "Hair" director, Milos Forman, and author Norman Mailer.

19. Which of these movies, starring Treat Williams, was not made-for-TV?

Answer: "Gale Force"

"Gale Force" was released directly to video in 2002. "Deadly Matrimony", "A Streetcar Named Desire", and "The Texan" were all TV-movies. Treat Williams also directed "The Texan".

20. Which of these Treat Williams characters is incorrectly matched up with the movie the character was featured in?

Answer: Critical Bill-"Deep Rising"

Treat Williams played Critical Bill in "Things to do in Denver When You're Dead". He played Finnegan in "Deep Rising".

Source: Author nini2000

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