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Black is Black, Dark is Dark, Night is Both Quiz
This quiz is about movies that have the word "night", "dark" or "black" in the title. I'll give you the name of the movie, you match it to its leading actor.
A matching quiz
by ncterp.
Estimated time: 3 mins.
"Wait Until Dark" was released in 1967. It stars Audrey Hepburn and Alan Arkin. Hepburn plays Suzy Hendrix. She is blind. The plot revolves around a doll that a girl gave her husband to hold. When the girl disappears, he brings the doll home. Shortly the doll, which contains a large amount of heroin, is sought by three criminals. A blind Suzy, alone in the apartment, must fight them off.
2. The Night of the Iguana
Answer: Richard Burton
"The Night of the Iguana" (1964) stars Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr and Sue Lyon. Burton plays a defrocked priest turned tour operator in Mexico. He has a tryst with a teenage client and is caught. He becomes increasingly psychotic over the failings of his life.
3. The Night of the Living Dead
Answer: Judith O'Dea
"The Night of the Living Dead" (1968) stars Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea. It is a horror film directed by George Romero. The film was made for $100,000 but grossed over $27 million worldwide making it one of the most profitable films ever produced. O'Dea was typecast; her only future roles came in horror films.
"The Night of the Living Dead" was filmed near Pittsburgh, PA. The film was shot in black and white because Romero could not afford color. While the movie is stylized as a zombie flick, the word "zombie" is never spoken.
4. The Dark Knight Rises
Answer: Christian Bale
This 2012 film is based on DC Comic's superhero Batman. "The Dark Knight Rises" stars Christian Bale as Batman. This film represents the last of the "Batman" trilogy.
5. Black Widow
Answer: Scarlett Johansson
"Black Widow" is a 2012 film based on a Marvel Comic of the same name. Scarlett Johansson stars as Natasha (the Black Widow) a Russian spy dealing with her past. Johansson underwent months of martial arts training for her role.
6. Black as Night
Answer: Asjha Cooper
"Black as Night" is a vampire horror film released in 2021. It starred Asjha Cooper as a teenage girl whose mother has been turned into a vampire in New Orleans. Cooper and her friends battle vampires over control of the city.
7. Night Swim
Answer: Wyatt Russell
Wyatt Russell Stars in "Night Swim", a 2024 supernatural thriller. Russell is a former professional hockey goaltender. He is the son of Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn. "Night Swim" is to swimming in pools as "Jaws" was to swimming in the ocean.
8. The Night Clerk
Answer: Tye Sheridan
"The Night Clerk" starring Tye Sheridan was released in 2020. It is a murder mystery in which Sheridan plays the night clerk at a hotel where a murder takes place. He becomes the main suspect. Sheridan calls himself an "aspie". An aspie is one who's been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, now known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Those with ASD often have difficulty fitting in at social gatherings and tend to be obsessive.
9. The Black Phone
Answer: Mason Thames
"The Black Phone" is a 2021 horror film in which Mason Thames plays a young boy who is adducted by a sadistic serial killer known as The Grabber. He is confined to a soundproof room with only a disconnected phone. The Grabber is played by Ethan Hawke.
10. Night Shift
Answer: Henry Winkler
Henry Winkler and Michael Keaton star in 1982's "Night Shift". The film is a comedy about two opposites working the night shift at a city morgue. They devise a scheme to run a prostitution operation from the morgue. The operation is very successful until the mob moves in.
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