The Great and Wonderful Robin Williams Quiz

Answer: Chicago

His father, Robert Williams, worked for Ford Motor Company as an executive. His mother Laurie Williams was a model. He also had a stepbrother named Robert Todd Williams who died in 2007. He was a winemaker. Williams lived in Chicago until he was 16 and during that time he as bullied for being a chubby kid. When he was 16, his family moved to California.

Answer: Popeye

"Popeye" is the live action version of the cartoon. In it Popeye searches for his father and in the process meets and falls in love with Olive Oyl (played by Shelly Duvall). Malta is where the movie was filmed.

Answer: The Birdcage

"The Birdcage" is a remake of the musical "La Cage Aux Folles". Williams plays the role of Armand Goldman, a gay man whose partner, Albert, is extremely feminine. This becomes a problem when Armand's son (from a one-night stand) announces he is getting married.

The father of his bride-to-be is active in politics and they are afraid this news would ruin his career. So Armand sets out to teach Albert to be more like a man. Williams does a great impression of John Wayne in this movie.

Answer: Adrian Cronauer

"Good Morning Vietnam" came out in 1987. It tells the story of a Adrian Cronauer, played by Williams, who is assigned to the Armed Services Radio in Saigon during the beginning days of Vietnam. While the soldiers love his program, his superiors hate it and he's told to either change it or lose his job on the radio. Robin Williams received an Oscar nomination for his role but lost the Oscar to Michael Douglas who won for "Wall Street".

Answer: Susan Schneider

They married on October 23, 2011. Schneider is a graphics designer. She was William's third wife.

Answer: teacher

"Dead Poets Society" came out in 1989. It tells the story of a teacher who teaches his pupils to "seize the day". This is one of the movies that showed Robin Williams was not only a great comedic actor but also a wonderful dramatic actor.

Answer: Good Will Hunting

"Good Will Hunting" came out in 1997. It tells the story of a janitor who has a gift for mathematics but needs a psychologist to help him with life. Robin Williams played the psychologist, Sean.

Answer: Patch Adams

This movie was released in 1998. Williams plays the title character, Patch Adams. He is in medical school and realizes that when people laugh they start to feel better. So, he sets out to heal people with medicine and laughter. This causes a problem however for his supervisors and he has to fight to stay in medical school.

Answer: St Jude Children's Hospital

Robin Williams could often be seen at St. Jude Children's Hospital with the children. St. Jude's is a hospital for children with life threatening illnesses.

Answer: Happy Days

"Mork and Mindy" was Robin's first TV series. However, it was in a guest appearance on "Happy Days" that Mork first appeared. "Mork and Mindy" was actually a spinoff of "Happy Days". In "Happy Days" he appears to Richie Cunningham and Richie thinks it is a dream, except for the fact Mork doesn't go away. Mork's reason for being on Earth, is to take Richie back to Ork to study Earthlings.