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What's My Line? Trivia Quiz

There are famous lines from both movies and television which will always be associated with one particular actor whether they actually said it or not. Can you find the actor associated with the following lines?

A multiple-choice quiz by dorothy1725. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
dorothy1725

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
353,910

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Make my day." This movie line is associated with what actor who has remained a office draw for many years? Hint

James Cagney

Charles Bronson

Clint Eastwood

Lee Marvin

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Question 2 of 10

2. "May God bless." What much loved comedian always ended his TV show with these words? Hint

Dick Van Dyke

Sid Caesar

Red Skelton

Bob Hope

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Question 3 of 10

3. What movie actor, a member of a group of famous brothers, was different in that he never spoke a line? Hint

Chico Marx

Zeppo Marx

Gummo Marx

Harpo Marx

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Say goodnight, Gracie." What cigar smoking actor/comedian, who lived to the age of 100, frequently ended his TV show with these lines? Hint

George Burns

Jack Benny

Don Knotts

Milton Berle

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Question 5 of 10

5. "I want to be left alone." What Swedish actress is credited with this line? Hint

Debra Kerr

Rosalind Russell

Greta Garbo

Ethel Merman

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Come up and see me sometime." What blond bombshell is credited with this quote? Hint

Mae West

Barbara Stanwick

Joan Crawford

Clara Bow

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, where ever you are." What gravel voiced comedian was noted for this line? Hint

Bob Hope

Fred Astaire

Ed Sullivan

Jimmy Durante

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera." What unlikely actor was starring in a musical when he said these words? Hint

James Stewart

Yul Brynner

Rock Hudson

Henry Fonda

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Play it again Sam." What movie actor, starring in his first romantic role, is associated with this line? Hint

Sydney Greenstreet

Peter Lorre

Humphrey Bogart

Claude Rains

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Question 10 of 10

10. Leo Rosten, an American humorist, said at a tribute dinner "Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad" about which of the following? Hint

Charlie Chaplin

W. C. Fields

Harold Lloyd

Oliver Hardy

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Make my day." This movie line is associated with what actor who has remained a office draw for many years?

Answer: Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood has endured for several decades as a box office draw making westerns, police films, and comedies (and even a movie musical).

2. "May God bless." What much loved comedian always ended his TV show with these words?

Answer: Red Skelton

Red Skelton was a star of radio, television and movies. He was also a gifted artist of clowns and circus art.

3. What movie actor, a member of a group of famous brothers, was different in that he never spoke a line?

Answer: Harpo Marx

Harpo Marx never spoke in the movies the Marx Brothers made. Instead he pantomimed and honked a horn.

4. "Say goodnight, Gracie." What cigar smoking actor/comedian, who lived to the age of 100, frequently ended his TV show with these lines?

Answer: George Burns

George Burns said these lines to his wife, Gracie. Her deadpan reply was "Goodnight, Gracie."

5. "I want to be left alone." What Swedish actress is credited with this line?

Answer: Greta Garbo

According to Greta Garbo's later comment, she stated what she had said was "I want to be left alone." This she said was something entirely different.

6. "Come up and see me sometime." What blond bombshell is credited with this quote?

Answer: Mae West

Mae West, the queen of the double entendre, actually said "Why don't you come up sometime 'n see me?"

7. "Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, where ever you are." What gravel voiced comedian was noted for this line?

Answer: Jimmy Durante

Jimmy Durante ended his TV shows with this line as he slowly walked away going from one spotlight through the dark into another spotlight.

8. "Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera." What unlikely actor was starring in a musical when he said these words?

Answer: Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner said this memorable line in "The King and I". In this movie he played Mongkut, King of Siam. This was probably his most famous role.

9. "Play it again Sam." What movie actor, starring in his first romantic role, is associated with this line?

Answer: Humphrey Bogart

"Play it again, Sam" began as a joke among impressionists that took on a life of it's own. Humphrey Bogart won an Oscar for this role but never said the above line. Instead his co-star, Ingrid Bergman, said "Play it once, Sam, for old times' sake, play 'As Time Goes By.'"

10. Leo Rosten, an American humorist, said at a tribute dinner "Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad" about which of the following?

Answer: W. C. Fields

In his earlier years as a juggler, W. C. Fields didn't drink because he felt it would affect his performance. Later, because of loneliness, he took to keeping alcohol in his room for his fellow performers. This ultimately led to his drinking.

Source: Author dorothy1725

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