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  Films of the One and Only Christopher Walken    
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These questions will describe films in which the talented actor Christopher Walken has appeared. Movie buffs and Walken fans should have no trouble with this one.
Average, 10 Qns, robbieh, Jul 24 07
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  Christopher Walken   popular trivia quiz  
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Christopher Walken is an actor who can steal a scene from anyone, even in a supporting or cameo role.
Tough, 10 Qns, Rehaberpro, Jan 15 20
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  "I'm the Antichrist" - Christopher Walken    
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One of film's greatest, Christopher Walken's uncanny ability to portray the "villain", has catapulted him to "cult figure" status. Admired by his peers, and adored by fans, he is the quintessential "actor's actor". Enjoy.
Average, 10 Qns, Dantecmdy, Jan 17 15
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  These Boots Are Made for Walken    
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Christopher Walken has acted in numerous films, with many of his characters easily described as quirky. Although many of his roles have been bit parts, he often steals the scenes in which he appears. Try my quiz on the talented Mr. Walken.
Average, 10 Qns, Katmcg, Aug 16 15
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  The Ever-So-Clever, Christopher Walken    
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This quiz is based on the life of one of my favorite all-time actors, Christopher Walken. Enjoy!
Tough, 10 Qns, NalaMarie, Oct 30 06
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What are the names of his parents?

From Quiz "The Ever-So-Clever, Christopher Walken"




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Christopher Walken Trivia Questions
1. What is Christopher Walken's birth name?

From Quiz These Boots Are Made for Walken

Answer: Ronald Walken

Walken was born Ronald Walken on March 31, 1943 in Queens, New York. He changed his name in 1964 when a friend suggested it suited him better. Paul Walken is his father's name and Kenneth Walken is one of his brothers. His other brother is named Glenn.

2. Walken won an Academy Award for his supporting role in "The Deer Hunter" (1978). What became his character's obsession after spending time as a POW?

From Quiz Christopher Walken

Answer: Russian Roulette

The scenes where Nick (Walken's character) holds a pistol to his head are nerve wracking.

3. What borough in New York City was Christopher born?

From Quiz "I'm the Antichrist" - Christopher Walken

Answer: Queens

He was born Ronald Walken on March 31, 1943, in the Astoria section of Queens. His parents named him after actor Ronald Colman. At the age of 22, he took the name, Christopher at the suggestion of Monique Van Vooran, a singer he had worked with.

4. A fledgling actor (Lenny Baker) moves out of his parents' home, but can't seem to avoid his overbearing mother, played by Shelley Winters. What is this 1976 movie?

From Quiz Films of the One and Only Christopher Walken

Answer: Next Stop, Greenwich Village

This movie has become a cult classic. Several successful actors got off to a good start in this ensemble film, including Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Walken, Antonio Fargas and Bill Murray (in an uncredited role.) The star of the film, Lenny Baker, won a Tony Award in 1977 for Best Actor (Musical) for "I Love My Wife." He died of cancer in 1982 at the age of 37.

5. What name was Christopher given at birth?

From Quiz The Ever-So-Clever, Christopher Walken

Answer: Ronald

Ronald (Ronnie) Walken was born on March 31, 1943, in Astoria, New York. He was named after British actor Ronald Colman. His name changed when a singer he was working with named him Christopher for reasons unknown and he has went by that name since.

6. What film from the 1970s did Christopher Walken earn an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor?

From Quiz These Boots Are Made for Walken

Answer: The Deer Hunter

"The Deer Hunter" is an epic Vietnam war drama that won five Oscars at the 51st Academy Awards ceremony, including Walken's Best Actor in a Supporting Role award. Walken's character is a young Pennsylvania steelworker who leaves the war emotionally scarred and ends up shooting himself in the head while playing Russian roulette...very intense! Walken had roles in both "Annie Hall" and "The Anderson Tapes", but didn't receive an Oscar nod for either role.

7. What television program frequently has Walken as host?

From Quiz Christopher Walken

Answer: Saturday Night Live

Lorne Michaels made an open invitation to Walken to host "Saturday Night Live" whenever his schedule permits.

8. How many siblings does Christopher Walken have?

From Quiz "I'm the Antichrist" - Christopher Walken

Answer: Two

By the early 1950s, Ken, Glenn, and Christopher were enrolled in tap dancing classes. A member of The Stage Mother's Society, Rosalie took her sons to many television auditions and photography shoots.

9. Michael Cimino directed this 1980 western, which starred Walken and Kris Kristofferson. It was probably the most expensive movie ever made at the time, and it was a failure at the box office. Which movie is this?

From Quiz Films of the One and Only Christopher Walken

Answer: Heaven's Gate

"Heaven's Gate" had a fine cast, including Joseph Cotten, Jeff Bridges, John Hurt, Christopher Walken, Sam Waterston and Isabelle Huppert. Still, the film was a notorious bomb, and pretty much put an end to Cimino's career as a director. He had achieved great success, and an Oscar for Best Director, for "The Deer Hunter" in 1978. The three other films mentioned, "The Four Feathers" (2003), "Cutthroat Island" (1995) and "Ishtar" (1987), were all famous failures.

10. What are the names of his parents?

From Quiz The Ever-So-Clever, Christopher Walken

Answer: Paul and Rosalie

His parents were immigrants and met here in the US. His mother, Rosalie, came from Scotland and his father, Paul, hailed from Germany and was the owner and operator of Walken's Bakery in Queens, NY. Sadly, Paul passed away in February of 2001.

11. In what film franchise did Christopher Walken play an angel?

From Quiz These Boots Are Made for Walken

Answer: The Prophecy

Walken played the Archangel Gabriel in the first three installments of "The Prophecy" series. In the first installment, Walken's character is searching for an evil soul on Earth to help sway the odds in the war in Heaven. "The Prophecy II" sees Gabriel brought back and in search of an unborn child who is the offspring of a human and angel mating. In "The Prophecy 3: The Ascent", Walken is still Gabriel, but as a human, not an angel.

12. What was Christopher Walken's name at birth?

From Quiz Christopher Walken

Answer: Ronald Walken

Ronald evolved into Ronnie, to Christopher, and to Chris, which he prefers today.

13. For what play in 1966 did Christopher win the Clarence Derwent Award?

From Quiz "I'm the Antichrist" - Christopher Walken

Answer: The Lion in Winter

In "The Lion in Winter", Christopher was cast as Phillip (the King of France). In his first speaking role, he had to battle extreme stage fright, and was almost fired.

14. Salesman meets schoolteacher, they fall in love, then he cruelly deserts her to return to his wife. Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters star in this unusual musical film, set during the Great Depression. Name the movie.

From Quiz Films of the One and Only Christopher Walken

Answer: Pennies From Heaven

This isn't your regular musical. The tone of this 1981 film is dark and rather depressing. But the performances from the principal actors are amazing. Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters are wonderful in this offbeat movie. Martin's dancing is a revelation, Peters is as talented as she is gorgeous, and the dance sequence featuring Christopher Walken is brilliant. This film didn't do well at the box office, but it doesn't deserve to be forgotten.

15. What was the name of the lion he tamed while he was in the circus?

From Quiz The Ever-So-Clever, Christopher Walken

Answer: Sheba

Christopher joined a one-ring traveling circus, where he worked as an assistant lion tamer. He has been quoted as saying there wasn't much to it. Sheba, the lioness, was very old and had no teeth. "She was more like a dog than a lion," he said.

16. At age 16, Walken spent a summer in a very unusual profession. It still involved performing in front of an audience, but with an animal as his co-star. What was the dangerous deed he performed for a rapt crowd?

From Quiz These Boots Are Made for Walken

Answer: Circus Lion Tamer

Walken spent the summer travelling with a one-ring circus as a lion tamer. Working with a lion named Sheba, he would crack his whip and demand "Up, Sheba, up!" and the lion would give a big roar for the fans.

17. What was Christopher Walken's role in Woody Allen's "Annie Hall" (1977)?

From Quiz Christopher Walken

Answer: Annie Hall's suicidal brother

Walken's talent for stealing scenes is evident in the scene where he drives Woody to the airport and declares his suicidal tendencies.

18. What was Christopher's first feature film?

From Quiz "I'm the Antichrist" - Christopher Walken

Answer: The Anderson Tapes

"The Anderson Tapes" (1971): a fast paced crime/drama about the burglary of a high class New York City apartmement building. Christopher had a very small role as "The Kid". Sean Connery stars as Duke, the ex-con and mastermind of the plan.

19. A band of mercenaries are hired to plot the overthrow of the leader of an African country. This one is based on a best-selling novel by Frederick Forsyth. What is the title of this movie?

From Quiz Films of the One and Only Christopher Walken

Answer: Dogs of War

"The Dogs of War" (1981) features Tom Berenger, Colin Blakely, Christopher Walken and Jobeth Williams. The other three answers are also novels written by Frederick Forsyth.

20. What year marked his first year as the host of "Saturday Night Live"?

From Quiz The Ever-So-Clever, Christopher Walken

Answer: 1990

Although Chris has hosted "Saturday Night Live" in all of these years, his first appearance was in 1990. This episode aired in the US on January 20, 1990. The musical guest was Bonnie Raitt. It was also the first appearance of "The Continental". This sketch has been performed in every episode that Christopher has hosted.

21. What movie from the 1990s has Christopher Walken portraying an eccentric exterminator? An exterminator of actual pests, not people.

From Quiz These Boots Are Made for Walken

Answer: MouseHunt

In one of his family oriented films, Walken plays Caesar, the exterminator who's trying to rid a house of a little mouse. The mouse outsmarts everyone, including the exterminator, in one antic after another. This is definitely one of his quirkier characters, who, in one scene, picks up some mouse poop and tastes it. (Yuk!)

22. Christopher appeared in a music video that won six MTV awards and was proclaimed by VH1 as the best video of all time. In it Walken dances and flies around in a deserted hotel lobby. Who directed this video?

From Quiz Christopher Walken

Answer: Spike Jonze

Fatboy Slim wrote the music and lyrics for "Weapons of Choice". Walken enjoyed himself so much that he refused money for his participation. Spike Jonze is an important director of video, commercials, documentaries, and movies. His most familiar work may be "Being John Malkovitch" (1999).

23. For which film did Christopher Walken win the Academy Award for best supporting actor?

From Quiz "I'm the Antichrist" - Christopher Walken

Answer: The Deer Hunter

The Vietnam War drama "The Deer Hunter" (1978): Christopher plays the role of Nikonar "Nick" Chevotarevich. A group of friends face the horror of war, and the awkwardness of returning home. A confused Nick, goes AWOL in Saigon, and faces his POW demons, while Mike (played by Robert DeNiro) searches for his lost friend. "The Deer Hunter" also won the Oscar for Best Picture.

24. In which year did he marry Georgianne?

From Quiz The Ever-So-Clever, Christopher Walken

Answer: 1969

They met while touring with "West Side Story". She is a casting director and has been involved with casting such films as "Just Married", "The Banger Sisters" and "The Mothman Prophecies".

25. In what "Hallmark Hall of Fame" television movie did Christopher Walken advertise for a mail order bride to help him raise his two children?

From Quiz These Boots Are Made for Walken

Answer: Sarah, Plain and Tall

Christopher Walken stars along with Glenn Close in this made for television movie based on the book by Patricia MacLachlan. The story takes place in 1910 in Kansas, Walken's character, Jacob Witting, is a farmer raising two children alone since his wife died. He advertises for a new bride and receives a response from Sarah (Glenn Close) who describes herself simply as "plain and tall" and comes for a month long trial period. Two more installments were made, "Skylark" and "Winter's End". These were some of my mom's favorite movies as she found them very heartwarming.

26. In a cameo role in "Pulp Fiction" (1994) Walken brings a souvenir to a young boy. What is this object?

From Quiz Christopher Walken

Answer: time piece

The watch has quite a history and Walken leaves out no details as to how the watch was hidden from time to time.

27. What character did he play in "True Romance"?

From Quiz "I'm the Antichrist" - Christopher Walken

Answer: Vincenzo Coccotti

In "True Romance", written by Quentin Tarantino. Christopher play's a mob under-boss, Vincenzo Coccotti. When Clarence (played by Christian Slater) mistakenly takes a suitcase filled with cocaine, Vincenzo and his crew interrogate Clarence's father, Clifford (played by Dennis Hopper). Dubbed the "Sicilian Scene", critic's praised it as the best in the movie. Released in 1993, this action/drama was banned in Finland.

28. Based on a true story, two brothers (played by Sean and Chris Penn), follow their homicidal father, played by Walken, into a life of robbery and murder. This 1986 film had a great cast and terrific performances. Which movie is it?

From Quiz Films of the One and Only Christopher Walken

Answer: At Close Range

The part of the Penn brother's grandmother was played by Eileen Ryan, who is actually their real-life mother. Sadly, Chris Penn died in January 2006. The part of their father was played by Christopher Walken, in a convincingly menacing performance. He's also a great dancer, and he squeezed a bit of dancing into a pool-hall sequence which was very cool. The other three films mentioned all feature the great Sean Penn: "The Falcon and the Snowman" was from 1985, "State of Grace" from 1990, and "Bad Boys" from 1983.

29. In what movie, co-starring Sean Penn, did Christopher Walken play an organized crime leader partially based on real life crime family leader Bruce Johnston, Sr.?

From Quiz These Boots Are Made for Walken

Answer: At Close Range

Walken plays, Brad Whitewood, Sr., the estranged father of Brad, Jr. and Tommy. Walken's character is pretty wicked in this role. After drawing the boys into a life of crime, then realizing they don't fit as well as he feels they should, he turns on them. Before it's over, he rapes Brad's girlfriend, kills Tommy personally and orders the hit on Brad.

30. In the dark musical "Pennies from Heaven" (1981), Walken has another cameo role. In the scene Walken does what?

From Quiz Christopher Walken

Answer: Does a strip tease

The strip tease steals the scene from Bernadette Peters as his character leads her down the road to immorality.

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