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  Kenneth Branagh   popular trivia quiz  
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I know I am not the only fan of this great British actor. I was surprised to find there were no quizzes about him here, so I made my own. Hope you enjoy it!
Average, 15 Qns, Elanor, Jan 03 16
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  Everything Branagh    
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This quiz will test your knowledge of Kenneth Branaghs' film, T.V. and theatre work, as well as a few questions concerning this great actor's life.
Average, 10 Qns, Formaldahyde, May 29 21
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Kenneth Branagh Trivia Questions
1. In which country of the United Kingdom was Kenneth Branagh born?

From Quiz Kenneth Branagh

Answer: Northern Ireland

Despite his perfect English accent, Ken was born in Belfast (on December 10th, 1960). According to his autobiography, he had a very strong Belfast accent until the family moved to England when he was nine years old.

2. His very first appearance on film was playing a Cambridge student (as an extra) in which film?

From Quiz Everything Branagh

Answer: Chariots Of Fire

"Chariots of Fire" tells the story of two very different athletes, one a proud Jew and one a devout Christian, who take part in the 1924 Olympics. He appeared very briefly in the society scene along with one of his long time friends, Stephen Fry.

3. Kenneth Branagh showed an early aptitude for drama, and starred in a school production of "Toad of Toad Hall." Which drama college did he later attend?

From Quiz Kenneth Branagh

Answer: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

While at RADA, Ken won the Bancroft Gold Medal. He actually won a place at the Central School of Speech and Drama as well as RADA, but chose the latter.

4. Kenneth Branagh's breakthrough performance in the UK was in the BBC's "Fortunes of War", a drama set during the Second World War. What was Ken's character's name?

From Quiz Kenneth Branagh

Answer: Guy Pringle

The others were all characters in the series too. "Fortunes of War" was first shown in the UK in 1987, and was adapted from the semi-autobiographical books of Olivia Manning. It followed the story of newly-weds Guy and Harriet, as they live in war-torn Romania, Greece, and Egypt. I still have the tape (much played) that I recorded from the TV all those years ago.

5. Branagh has been both favourably and unfavourably compared to which legendary actor throughout his career?

From Quiz Everything Branagh

Answer: Laurence Olivier

When he released "Henry V" in 1989 he was hailed as the new Olivier. His career further mirrored Olivier's when he made "Hamlet" in 1996, just as Olivier had 52 years ago. Most recently he actually portrayed Larry in the 2011 film, "My Week With Marilyn".

6. It was on the set of "Fortunes of War" that Kenneth Branagh met his future wife. Her name?

From Quiz Kenneth Branagh

Answer: Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson played his screen wife, Harriet. The couple married in 1989. Caroline Langrishe played a small role in "Fortunes of War" and also starred as Olivia in Ken's stage production of "Twelfth Night". Helena Bonham Carter was linked to him later, when she starred in his film of "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein". Sophie Thompson, Emma's sister, played several roles in Branagh's first major tour of Shakespearean plays in 1987 to 1988.

7. What was the name of his autobiography, published in 1989, when he was only 29 years of age?

From Quiz Everything Branagh

Answer: Beginning

He published his very early autobiography to raise money for his Renaissance Theatre Company which, at that point, was working out of his small flat.

8. Ken's first major stage role was with the RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company) in Stratford. He played a king, whom he was also to portray on film a few years later, a role which earnt him an Academy Award nomination. Which king?

From Quiz Kenneth Branagh

Answer: Henry V

Ken was 23 when he starred with the RSC for the first time. After that year, he set up his own theatre company, Renaissance, with friend David Parfitt. He played Richard III on stage in 2002, for the Sheffield Crucible Theatre.

9. Ken has had a few well-known relationships, but which Art-Director did he marry in 2003?

From Quiz Everything Branagh

Answer: Lindsay Brunnock

They met when Kenneth was working on the TV Movie, "Shackleton", where Brunnock was working as an Art-Director.

10. What role did Kenneth Branagh play in the making of "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein"?

From Quiz Kenneth Branagh

Answer: He directed, starred and co-produced

Ken has directed and produced many films. This 1994 film was not a critical success, but has won many fans since it was released.

11. Which Hogwart's professor did he play in "Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets"?

From Quiz Everything Branagh

Answer: Gilderoy Lockhart

Professor Lockhart is a vain and cowardly man who takes credit for other wizards bravery by using memory charms to ensure they don't remember a thing. This does eventually get him in bother when one charm backfires, causing him memory loss. Hugh Grant was originally wanted for the role but Branagh easily picked up the role and ran away with it.

12. In which early movie of Kenneth Branagh's did he play an archeologist, working in a small English village?

From Quiz Kenneth Branagh

Answer: "A Month in the Country"

"A Month in the Country" was a delightful film, released in 1987. Set in the months following the end of the First World War, Branagh played Charles Moon. He co-starred with a very young Colin Firth, who was later to become more well known as Mr Darcy in the BBC's "Pride And Prejudice". The movie is well worth checking out.

13. In which movie series has Kenneth Branagh played a part?

From Quiz Kenneth Branagh

Answer: "Harry Potter"

Ken played Gilderoy Lockhart in the second Harry Potter movie, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". His character is dashing, yet vain and narcissistic. He steals the show.

14. In which film, released in 2002, does Ken play a civil servant involved in the abduction of three young girls from their families?

From Quiz Kenneth Branagh

Answer: "Rabbit Proof Fence"

Again, these are all films with which Branagh has been involved. "Rabbit Proof Fence" is the moving story of three Aboriginal girls who are taken from their families and placed as servants in a white family in Australia. They decide to escape and attempt to return to their homes, and follow the rabbit-proof fence that leads the many hundred mile journey home.

15. Which British hero did Kenneth Branagh portray in a TV series in 2002?

From Quiz Kenneth Branagh

Answer: Sir Ernest Shackleton

Shackleton led an ill-fated exedition to cross the South Pole in 1914. His ship, the Endurance, was trapped in the ice, and sank. However, Shackleton brought all his men home alive, after many months of great hardship and danger.

16. In 2001 Kenneth Branagh played a charming, charismatic and thoroughly evil army general in the TV movie "Conspiracy". In which historical period was it set?

From Quiz Kenneth Branagh

Answer: World War II

Branagh's character was attempting to persuade others to accept his plan for extermination of the Jews from Europe. The play was based on secret minutes that survived from the real-life meeting which took place in Wannsee between senior Nazi officials in 1942. The movie was horrific and gripping, and Ken's portrayal of charming and charismatic evil earnt him an Emmy Award.

17. In 2001-2002, Kenneth Branagh directed "The Play What I Wrote" for London's West End. It is a touching and hilarious tribute to which well-known and well-loved British double-act?

From Quiz Kenneth Branagh

Answer: Morecambe and Wise

"The Play What I Wrote" features a different star of stage or screen each night, alongside the main actors. The title is a reference to Ernie Wise's frequent pleas to his famous guests to play a part in "the play what I wrote". It won an Olivier Award in 2002 for Best New Comedy.

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