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Quiz about Actors on the Small and Big Screens

Actors on the Small and Big Screens Quiz

This quiz is about actors and actresses who appeared in TV shows and major motion pictures. I'll provide the shows and movies, you provide the performer.

A multiple-choice quiz by evil44. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
evil44

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
322,252

Updated
Jul 22 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Last 3 plays: Guest 68 (4/10), Guest 209 (4/10), Guest 73 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which actor played the main villain in "Code Name: The Cleaner" (2007) as well as the Chairman on "Iron Chef America" (2005)?
He also performed with Lacey Schwimmer on Season 9 of "Dancing With the Stars" (2009). Hint

Cedric the Entertainer

Ashley Hamilton

Bobby Flay

Mark Dacascos

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which actress played Jason Lee's love interest in "Mallrats" (2005) and a raven-haired witch, with her two stage sisters, in the first three seasons of "Charmed" (1998-2001)? Hint

Rose McGowan

Alyssa Milano

Shannen Doherty

Claire Forlani

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which deceased actor from "Beverly Hills Ninja" (1997) got his start on "Saturday Night Live" (1990-1995) performing as a motivational speaker who lived in a van "circa de los rio", and an unfortunate Japanese game show contestant? Hint

Adam Sandler

Michael McDonald

Chris Rock

Chris Farley

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which controversial daytime talk show host had a cameo appearance in "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" (1999) and had his own movie titled "Ringmaster" (1998)? Hint

Mike Myers

Jerry Springer

Phil Donahue

Geraldo Rivera

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which brunette beauty got her big screen break in 1991 starring alongside Steve Martin and Diane Keaton in "Father of the Bride", then married a country music artist before landing a starring role in TV's "According to Jim" (2001)? Hint

Kimberly Williams-Paisley

Kate McGregor-Stewart

Courtney Thorne-Smith

Jada Pinkett-Smith

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which "Cheers" (1982-1993) star also had a small part as Captain Hamill in Steven Spielberg's war epic "Saving Private Ryan" (1998)? Hint

Tom Hanks

Woody Harrelson

Sean Penn

Ted Danson

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which actor who played a psychiatrist in "Cheers" (1982-1993), and other TV shows, starred as an unconventional submarine captain in "Down Periscope" (1996)? Hint

Rip Torn

Kelsey Grammer

David Hyde Pierce

John Ratzenberger

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which actress got her start in the 1980s dance flicks "Footloose" (1984) and
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (1985), before landing the starring role in the HBO series "Sex and the City" (1998-2004), which was made into a movie in 2008? Hint

Cyndi Lauper

Kim Cattrall

Sarah Jessica Parker

Lori Singer

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which silver screen star from "Elf" (2003), "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (2005), and "Failure to Launch" (2006) made a guest appearance on her sister's forensic crime-fighting TV show? Hint

Mary Steenburgen

Zooey Deschanel

Michaela Conlin

Kathy Bates

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which Discovery Channel star also worked on the special effects teams for the movie "Arachnophobia" (1990) and the second two movies in "The Matrix" trilogy (2003)? Hint

Adam Savage

Mike Rowe

Jonathan Hilstrand

Jamie Hyneman

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which actor played the main villain in "Code Name: The Cleaner" (2007) as well as the Chairman on "Iron Chef America" (2005)? He also performed with Lacey Schwimmer on Season 9 of "Dancing With the Stars" (2009).

Answer: Mark Dacascos

Mark's background in martial arts is prevalent in all three of the above roles. He had a well-choreographed fight-scene with Lucy Liu and Cedric in "Code Name: The Cleaner", executed a back flip onto a platform in the opening sequence of "Iron Chef America", and incorporated certain kicks and maneuvers in his dances with Lacey.

2. Which actress played Jason Lee's love interest in "Mallrats" (2005) and a raven-haired witch, with her two stage sisters, in the first three seasons of "Charmed" (1998-2001)?

Answer: Shannen Doherty

In "Mallrats," Shannen's character was torn between her slacker ex-boyfriend and her fashionable new boyfriend. In "Charmed," Shannen's character, Prue, was killed off at the end of season 3.

Answer: Chris Farley

Chris died the same year "Beverly Hills Ninja" was released from a cocaine and heroin overdose. On "SNL," Chris played a Chippendale dancer alongside the late Patrick Swayze.

4. Which controversial daytime talk show host had a cameo appearance in "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" (1999) and had his own movie titled "Ringmaster" (1998)?

Answer: Jerry Springer

Jerry was once mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. He also had another cameo appearance in Brad Paisley's music video about fishin' titled, "I'm Gonna Miss Her."

Answer: Kimberly Williams-Paisley

Kimberly starred in Brad Paisley's "I'm Gonna Miss Her" music video before she married him in 2003. In 2008, Kimberly also co-wrote a children's book with her father titled "Henry and the Hidden Veggie Garden."

6. Which "Cheers" (1982-1993) star also had a small part as Captain Hamill in Steven Spielberg's war epic "Saving Private Ryan" (1998)?

Answer: Ted Danson

Ted was nominated for nine Emmy Awards for his role as Sam Malone in "Cheers" (winning twice). In "Saving Private Ryan" Ted's character had a nice back-and-forth dialogue with Tom Hanks about the military progression toward Berlin.

7. Which actor who played a psychiatrist in "Cheers" (1982-1993), and other TV shows, starred as an unconventional submarine captain in "Down Periscope" (1996)?

Answer: Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey's character in "Down Periscope", Lt. Cmdr. Tom Dodge, was infamous for his tattoo and for running into a Russian submarine. Kelsey's character from "Cheers" also led to a successful spin-off TV series titled "Frasier" that was set in Seattle.

8. Which actress got her start in the 1980s dance flicks "Footloose" (1984) and "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (1985), before landing the starring role in the HBO series "Sex and the City" (1998-2004), which was made into a movie in 2008?

Answer: Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah also made big screen appearances in Steve Martin's "L.A. Story" (1991) and the Halloween flick "Hocus Pocus" (1993). Her character in "Sex and the City" has this obsession with high-priced shoes.

Answer: Zooey Deschanel

Zooey appeared alongside her sister, Emily, in the last "Bones" episode of 2009. Zooey also starred with Jim Carrey as a Vespa-riding, running photographer in "Yes Man" (2008).

10. Which Discovery Channel star also worked on the special effects teams for the movie "Arachnophobia" (1990) and the second two movies in "The Matrix" trilogy (2003)?

Answer: Jamie Hyneman

Jamie worked on the visual effects team for "Star Wars: Episode I" (1999) and "Star Wars: Episode II" (2002). He also contributed his expertise for a robot in TV's "BattleBots" (2000) and a 7-UP commercial featuring a soda machine that hurls cans.

Source: Author evil44

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