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Quiz about The Movies of Abbott  Costello
Quiz about The Movies of Abbott  Costello

The Movies of Abbott & Costello Quiz


Bud Abbott & Lou Costello didn't always get along, but from their early days in burlesque houses to their days as Hollywood's biggest stars, they always knew how to make people laugh.

A multiple-choice quiz by astorian. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
astorian
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
182,103
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
4257
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 99 (7/10), Guest 69 (4/10), Guest 12 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which of the following is NOT the title of an Abbott & Costello horror movie spoof? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which of the following Abbott & Costello movies had a sequel? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which member of the Three Stooges appeared in such Abbott & Costello hits as "In the Navy," "Buck Privates," "Hold That Ghost" and "It Ain't Hay"? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In the movie "Abbott & Costello Go to Mars," do Abbott & Costello ever actually land on Mars?


Question 5 of 10
5. What Oscar-winning actor played a villainous pirate in "Abbott & Costello Meet Captain Kidd"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Lou Costello plays a ghost, while Bud Abbott plays two roles, in which film? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In "Here Come the Co-Eds," Lou Costello is the star of a women's college team in which sport? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of these fairy tales was made into a feature length film by Abbott & Costello? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In which Abbott & Costello movie does Margaret Hamilton from "The Wizard of Oz" play a witch yet again? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What was the last movie that Abbott & Costello made together? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of the following is NOT the title of an Abbott & Costello horror movie spoof?

Answer: Abbott & Costello Meet the Wolfman

Abbott & Costello never "met" the Wolfman, but "Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein" did feature Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolfman and Bela Lugosi as Dracula.
2. Which of the following Abbott & Costello movies had a sequel?

Answer: Buck Privates

"Buck Privates", which spawned the sequel "Buck Privates Come Home", introduced the Andrews Sisters' hit "The Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B".
3. Which member of the Three Stooges appeared in such Abbott & Costello hits as "In the Navy," "Buck Privates," "Hold That Ghost" and "It Ain't Hay"?

Answer: Shemp Howard

Samuel "Shemp" Howard and his brother Moe formed the original Three Stooges with Larry Fine. Shemp left the team to go solo for several years, during which time he appeared in several Abbott & Costello flicks. He was replaced by his kid brother Jerome "Curly" Howard.

When Curly suffered a debilitating stroke, Shemp rejoined the Stooges. Joe Besser, who was briefly a member of the Three Stooges, appeared regularly on Abbott & Costello's TV sitcom, playing a childish character named Stinky.
4. In the movie "Abbott & Costello Go to Mars," do Abbott & Costello ever actually land on Mars?

Answer: No

They land in New Orleans at Mardi Gras time, and assume the strangely dressed people they encounter there are Martians. The only other planet they actually land on is Venus.
5. What Oscar-winning actor played a villainous pirate in "Abbott & Costello Meet Captain Kidd"?

Answer: Charles Laughton

Laughton had some previous experience with the role, since he'd played the title role in the 1945 pirate adventure "Captain Kidd."
6. Lou Costello plays a ghost, while Bud Abbott plays two roles, in which film?

Answer: The Time of Their Lives

Costello plays a Revolutionary War soldier, who was mistakenly killed by his fellow Americans, and whose ghost was unjustly condemned to haunt a Virginia estate forever.
7. In "Here Come the Co-Eds," Lou Costello is the star of a women's college team in which sport?

Answer: basketball

Under hypnosis, he's convinced that he's Daisy Dimple, the world's greatest female basketball player.
8. Which of these fairy tales was made into a feature length film by Abbott & Costello?

Answer: Jack and the Beanstalk

In this lesser effort from A & C, the giant was played by former boxer Buddy Baer. Baer's brother Max was once the heavyweight boxing champion of the world, and his nephew, Max Jr., was Jethro on "The Beverly Hillbillies."
9. In which Abbott & Costello movie does Margaret Hamilton from "The Wizard of Oz" play a witch yet again?

Answer: Comin' Round the Mountain

In a memorable scene, Lou Costello and the witch make voodoo dolls in each others' images, and take turns sticking pins in each others' posteriors.
10. What was the last movie that Abbott & Costello made together?

Answer: Dance With Me, Henry

"Dance With Me, Henry" starred Lou Costello as a single man raising two children. Lou Costello died three years after completing it.
Source: Author astorian

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