FunTrivia Movies Mix: Vol 27 Quiz | Movies

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1. George Clooney played the part of Danny Ocean in the series of "Ocean's" films. Who played the same part in director Lewis Milestone's original, 1960 version of the movie?

Answer: Frank Sinatra

The first version of "Ocean's Eleven" was released in 1960. It is a heist movie, where a gang of flying veterans assemble in Las Vegas with a plan to rob five different casinos during the course of one night. When Sinatra was introduced to the part of gang leader Danny Ocean, his apparent reaction was "Forget the movie, let's pull the job!" George Raft, Red Skelton and Richard Boone all made cameo performances in the 1960 version. George Clooney's portrayal of Danny Ocean in 2001 was for me, chintzy compared to the performance of Frank Sinatra some forty years earlier.

Question by player nickdrew55

2. Which legendary, violet-eyed actress had an uncredited role as a child in the 1944 Orson Welles version of "Jane Eyre"?

Answer: Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor played Helen Burns, Jane Eyre's beloved friend at boarding school. Screen time for Taylor was minimal in the film, and as was often the case with films of the era, credits were only listed for major roles, so Taylor went unmentioned.

Question by player PDAZ

3. Which of these movie franchises has its origins in a ride which opened at Disneyland in 1967?

Answer: Pirates of the Caribbean

"Pirates of the Caribbean" was in fact the last attraction which Walt Disney himself helped to design. It opened on 18th March 1967 in New Orleans Square at Disneyland, just three months after his death. The film series began with the opening of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" in 2003.

Interestingly some sequences which copied the ride more closely were removed from the final script.

Question by player Flamis

4. Who played the leads in the 1987 film "Dirty Dancing"?

Answer: Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey

"Dirty Dancing" was a fairly popular movie in 1987 but developed a large cult following after its release on home video. Interestingly enough, Swayze and Grey also co-starred in the original 1984 release of "Red Dawn", as American teenagers fighting against an invading force of Soviets and Cubans.

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5. What movie, starring Haley Joel Osment and Kevin Spacey is about a young boy who tries to make the world a better place by performing three good deeds for strangers as a class project?

Answer: Pay It Forward

This 2000 movie also stars Helen Hunt as Trevor McKinney's mother.

Question by player run4

6. "The Thing" was a science fiction horror film starring which actor as R. J. MacReady?

Answer: Kurt Russell

"The Thing" is an American science fiction horror film which was released in 1982. It was directed by John Carpenter and based on a 1938 novella entitled "Who Goes There" written by the science fiction writer John W. Campbell. It takes place in Antarctica where a group of researchers encounter an extraterrestrial being that can take the form of other beings. Kurt Russell plays the part of helicopter pilot R. J. MacReady (Mac) who was a veteran of the Vietnam War.

Question by player clevercatz

7. The bloody WWII movie "Hacksaw Ridge" was a true story of a hero. What was unique about the hero?

Answer: He was a conscientious objector.

The movie told the story of the first man in history to win the Medal of Honor as a non-combatant. Desmond T. Doss was a conscientious objector, who volunteered to serve in the army but only as a medic. As a practicing 7th Day Adventist, he believed that not only could he not kill anyone, he could not even touch a rifle during basic training. During the battle to take Okinawa, Doss was able to rescue over 70 wounded soldiers by singlehandedly lowering them by rope over the cliff called Hacksaw Ridge.

Question by player golfer46

8. "Some day a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets", is a classic line by Robert De Niro. What film does it come from?

Answer: Taxi Driver (1976)

"Taxi Driver" (1976), is a film classic and tells the story of Travis Bickle (played by Robert De Niro). He plays a mentally unstable cab driver. It also features a young Jodie Foster as a prostitute. The quote is Travis describing how he feels about most of the people he picks up in his cab.

It's near the beginning of the movie and it's Travis narrating a scene of him driving the cab at night.

Question by player madasasnake

9. What British Shakespearean actor played Danish physicist Niels Bohr in the Oscar winning film "Oppenheimer"?

Answer: Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland but made his home in England. Known best for "Much Ado About Nothing" in 1993, Branagh played a scene stealing role in 2023's Best Picture "Oppenheimer". Niels Bohr was a mentor to Robert Oppenheimer, not only in real life, but also captured in Kenneth's scenes with Cillian Murphy in the award winning film.

Question by player GBfan

10. There has never been a military take-over of the U.S. government, but a 1964 movie depicted the way in which such a coup could take place. What was its name?

Answer: Seven Days in May

"Seven Days in May" describes how the Joint Chiefs of Staff, led by Burt Lancaster, nearly overthrow President Fredric March, a man they consider too weak to defend the country against the Soviet Union. The other movies deal with nuclear weapons ("Fail Safe"), World War Two ("Catch-22") and a murder mystery ("The Night of the Generals").

Question by player cinefan

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FunTrivia Movies Mix: Vol 27 Trivia Quiz

A mix of 10 Movies questions, submitted by 10 different FunTrivia players! The first few questions are easy, but the last couple are tough!

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