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Stars in TV and Movie Roles Trivia Quiz

Name the stars who have made names (characters) for themselves in both movies and on television.

A multiple-choice quiz by nyirene330. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
nyirene330

Time
3 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
304,680

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
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Question 1 of 10

1. Who played both Vinnie Barbarino and Vincent Vega? Hint

Samuel L. Jackson

Christian Slater

John Travolta

Johnny Depp

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which star appeared as Luke Brower and Howard Hughes? Hint

Leonardo DiCaprio

Paul Le Mat

Kirk Cameron

Richard Dreyfuss

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which popular actor assayed the roles of Dr. Doug Ross beginning in 1994, and Michael Clayton in 2007? Hint

Denzel Washington

John Goodman

Anthony Edwards

George Clooney

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who had an early role on television as Sister Bertrille, and later played Mrs. Gump in a 1994 film? Hint

Patty Duke

Sally Field

Patricia McCormack

Tuesday Weld

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who played Jessica Fletcher on TV and Mrs. Potts in the movies? Hint

Anne Francis

Angela Lansbury

Cloris Leachman

Betty White

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was Angela Channing on the prime time soap opera "Falcon Crest" (1981), and won a Best Actress Oscar in 1948 playing a mute named Belinda McDonald? Hint

Jane Wyatt

Jane Wyman

Donna Reed

Barbara Bel Geddes

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who portrayed Josh Randall in the early western TV show "Wanted Dead or Alive" (1958), and played Henri Charriere in "Papillon" (1973)? Hint

James Garner

Fred MacMurray

Jack Lemmon

Steve McQueen

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which actor starred as Milton Armitage on TV (1959-1960), and football quarterback Joe Pendleton in a 1978 film? Hint

Dennis Quaid

Walter Brennan

Dustin Hoffman

Warren Beatty

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was Abbey Bartlet, the president's wife on "The West Wing", and also played Betty Rizzo in "Grease" (1978)? Hint

Sandra Dee

Susan Sarandon

Stockard Channing

Carol Channing

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who played both Michaela Quinn on TV, and Kathleen Cleary in the 2005 movie "Wedding Crashers"? Hint

Jane Fonda

Jane Seymour

Jacqueline Bisset

Genevieve Bujold

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who played both Vinnie Barbarino and Vincent Vega?

Answer: John Travolta

John played "sweathog" Vinnie Barbarino on "Welcome Back, Kotter" in 1975.
He made a comeback in 1994 in Quentin Tarantino's movie "Pulp Fiction".

2. Which star appeared as Luke Brower and Howard Hughes?

Answer: Leonardo DiCaprio

In 1991 and 1992, Leo was added to the cast of "Growing Pains" starring Alan Thicke. In 2004, he played the title role in Martin Scorsese's "The Aviator".

3. Which popular actor assayed the roles of Dr. Doug Ross beginning in 1994, and Michael Clayton in 2007?

Answer: George Clooney

George Clooney was with Anthony Edwards in the long-running TV show "E.R.". He starred with John Goodman in "O Brother, Where Art Thou" in 2000; Denzel Washington played Dr. Philip Chandler on "St. Elsewhere" (1982).

4. Who had an early role on television as Sister Bertrille, and later played Mrs. Gump in a 1994 film?

Answer: Sally Field

Ms. Field played both "Gidget" (1965) and Sister Bertille on "The Flying Nun" from 1967 to 1970. The wrong choices all appeared in early television comedies:
Patty Duke played identical cousins in "The Patty Duke Show" (1963); Patricia McCormack was "Kathy O'" in 1958; Tuesday Weld appeared on "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" beginning in 1959.

5. Who played Jessica Fletcher on TV and Mrs. Potts in the movies?

Answer: Angela Lansbury

Ms. Lansbury appeared as crime-solving Jessica Fletcher in "Murder, She Wrote" from 1984 through 1996, and was even in a 1986 episode of "Magnum, P.I." as Mrs. Fletcher. She also played the voice of Mrs. Potts in the 1991 movie "Beauty and the Beast".

6. Who was Angela Channing on the prime time soap opera "Falcon Crest" (1981), and won a Best Actress Oscar in 1948 playing a mute named Belinda McDonald?

Answer: Jane Wyman

Jane Wyman was the matriarch of the Falcon Crest winery. She won her Oscar playing opposite Lew Ayers in the tragic movie "Johnny Belinda". As everyone knows, she was also married to Ronald Reagan from 1940 through 1948.

7. Who portrayed Josh Randall in the early western TV show "Wanted Dead or Alive" (1958), and played Henri Charriere in "Papillon" (1973)?

Answer: Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen made quite an impression as the tough talking bounty hunter in "Wanted Dead or Alive", and went on to star in many movies such as "The Great Escape" (1963), "The Thomas Crown Affair" in 1968 and "The Towering Inferno" (1974).

8. Which actor starred as Milton Armitage on TV (1959-1960), and football quarterback Joe Pendleton in a 1978 film?

Answer: Warren Beatty

Apart from being the younger brother of Shirley MacLaine, Warren Beatty played the spoiled rich kid on "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" in 1959 and 1960.
He was the quarterback who died before his time in the 1978 movie "Heaven Can Wait".

9. Who was Abbey Bartlet, the president's wife on "The West Wing", and also played Betty Rizzo in "Grease" (1978)?

Answer: Stockard Channing

Stockard Channing, born Susan Stockard, played the "first lady" on "The West Wing" opposite Martin Sheen from 1999 through 2006. She also sang and danced in "Grease" as Rizzo, the leader of the Pink Ladies.

10. Who played both Michaela Quinn on TV, and Kathleen Cleary in the 2005 movie "Wedding Crashers"?

Answer: Jane Seymour

Ms. Seymour was "Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman" (1993-1998) helping to heal the residents of a small town in Colorado, and played opposite Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson and the wonderful Chistopher Walken in "Wedding Crashers". She changed her name from Joyce Frankenberg and is married to actor James Keach.

Source: Author nyirene330

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