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Quiz about Remember Tony Curtis
Quiz about Remember Tony Curtis

Remember Tony Curtis? Trivia Quiz


He hasn't made many movies lately - but he was quite popular in the 50's and 60's.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
robert362
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
107,560
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
701
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Question 1 of 10
1. Curtis had a memorable role in "Spartacus". How did he die in the movie? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In "Trapeze", Curtis and Burt Lancaster clash over a woman. Who was she? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In "The Defiant Ones", Curtis is paired with Sidney Poitier. How does the movie end? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In "Some Like It Hot", Curtis does a fine voice impersonation of this actor. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Curtis is the star of "Taras Bulba", but he does not play the title role. What is the relation of the character played by Curtis to Taras? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In "The Boston Strangler", Curtis plays a man who suffers from what psychological problems? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of these movies did Curtis make with one-time wife Janet Leigh? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In "The Outsider", Curtis plays a WWII soldier with an unusual background. What is it? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In "Sweet Smell of Success", Curtis plays a lackey who wants to impress a big shot. Who plays the latter role? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In "Kings Go Forth", Curtis stars in a romantic triangle that is set in WWII. Who is his co-star? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Curtis had a memorable role in "Spartacus". How did he die in the movie?

Answer: Killed in a sword fight

Curtis played Antoninus. He dies in a sword fight with Kirk Douglas at the end of the movie - each trying to spare the other the pain of being crucified. Great movie. With a stellar cast: Charles Laughton, Laurence Olivier, Peter Ustinov and Jean Simmons.
2. In "Trapeze", Curtis and Burt Lancaster clash over a woman. Who was she?

Answer: Gina Lollobrigida

Good action/romance movie in a circus setting. Curtis and Lancaster are a trapeze team. Lollobrigida wants to be a star - but is a bit short of talent.
3. In "The Defiant Ones", Curtis is paired with Sidney Poitier. How does the movie end?

Answer: Both are captured

Early Hollywood treatment of racial tensions. Fine movie by Stanley Kramer, but the end - in which both men are captured - leaves something to be desired.
4. In "Some Like It Hot", Curtis does a fine voice impersonation of this actor.

Answer: Cary Grant

Curtis stars with Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe in this Billy Wilder comedy. His impression of Cary Grant is actually quite good.
5. Curtis is the star of "Taras Bulba", but he does not play the title role. What is the relation of the character played by Curtis to Taras?

Answer: Son

Curtis is the son of Taras (played nicely by Yul Brynner). Curtis gets in trouble when he falls for the wrong woman - future wife Christine Kaufman. Good action/romance story.
6. In "The Boston Strangler", Curtis plays a man who suffers from what psychological problems?

Answer: Multiple Personality

Curtis plays Albert DeSalvo, the Boston Strangler. Henry Fonda is the police investigator. DeSalvo is depicted in the movie as having two personalities - each unaware of the other one. Nice job by Curtis in an unfamiliar type of role.
7. Which of these movies did Curtis make with one-time wife Janet Leigh?

Answer: Perfect Furlough

"Furlough" was a light comedy which starred the two of them. "Curtis also starred in "Impostor", about a man who successfully pulled off many impersonations. True story. Not bad. Leigh was in "Harper" (as Paul Newman's ex-wife) and in ""Manchurian", but Curtis wasn't in either of those two movies.
8. In "The Outsider", Curtis plays a WWII soldier with an unusual background. What is it?

Answer: He is an American Indian

Curtis plays Ira Heyes, a Pima Indian, who is one of the soldiers photographed raising the flag on Iwo Jima. Unfortunately, Heyes had trouble with fame. True story, well-done.
9. In "Sweet Smell of Success", Curtis plays a lackey who wants to impress a big shot. Who plays the latter role?

Answer: Burt Lancaster

The dark side of business. Will Curtis do "anything" for success? Nice job by both leads. Lancaster's character was said to be fashioned after Walter Winchell.
10. In "Kings Go Forth", Curtis stars in a romantic triangle that is set in WWII. Who is his co-star?

Answer: Frank Sinatra

Sinatra and Curtis are rivals (of sorts) for Natalie Wood: Sinatra is the "straight" guy and Curtis is the scoundrel. Nicely done.
Source: Author robert362

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