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Quiz about 60s Best Supporting Actors
Quiz about 60s Best Supporting Actors

60's Best Supporting Actors Trivia Quiz


Here's how the quiz works: you match the names and character descriptions to the actors who won Best Supporting Actor Oscars in the 1960s.

A multiple-choice quiz by wsfrink86. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
wsfrink86
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
67,747
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1981
Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (8/10), Guest 101 (7/10), Guest 136 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Lentulus Batiatus, a wily slave trader and gladiator trainer. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Bernardo, leader of a New York street gang, whose sister falls in love with a member of a rival gang. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. 'Boss' Finley, a corrupt politician in an adaptation of a Tennessee Williams play. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Homer Bannon, an honest and tough patriarch on a cattle ranch in Texas. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Arthur Simon Simpson, a clumsy, dim-witted con-artist. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Arnold Burns, agent brother of oddball Murray Burns. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. 'Whiplash' Willie Gingrich, an ambulance-chasing lawyer who convices his brother-in-law to fake an injury. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Dragline, boss convict on a chain gang with a gutsy new inmate. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. John Cleary, an alcoholic father of a returning World War II serviceman. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Rocky, a ruthlesss emcee of a Depression Era dance marathon. Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 02 2024 : Guest 24: 8/10
Feb 29 2024 : Guest 101: 7/10
Feb 14 2024 : Guest 136: 10/10

Score Distribution

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Lentulus Batiatus, a wily slave trader and gladiator trainer.

Answer: Peter Ustinov

Ustinov won for 'Spartacus', opposite Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier, in 'Spartacus' in 1960. He was nominated for his portrayal of Nero in 'Quo Vadis?' in 1951.
2. Bernardo, leader of a New York street gang, whose sister falls in love with a member of a rival gang.

Answer: George Chakiris

Chakiris won for 'West Side Story', starring opposite Natalie Wood and Rita Moreno in 1961. Moreno, who was Chakiris' girlfriend in 'West Side Story' won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar that year.
3. 'Boss' Finley, a corrupt politician in an adaptation of a Tennessee Williams play.

Answer: Ed Begley

Begley won for 'Sweeet Bird of Youth', opposite Paul Newman in 1962.
4. Homer Bannon, an honest and tough patriarch on a cattle ranch in Texas.

Answer: Melvyn Douglas

Douglas won for 'Hud', opposite Paul Newman and Patricia Neal in 1963. Neal, who was the Bannon's housekeeper in 'Hud' won the Best Actress Oscar that year. Newman was nominated for Best Actor too, but lost to Sidney Poitier.
5. Arthur Simon Simpson, a clumsy, dim-witted con-artist.

Answer: Peter Ustinov

Ustinov won for 'Topkapi', opposite Melina Mercouri and Maximillian Schell in 1964.
6. Arnold Burns, agent brother of oddball Murray Burns.

Answer: Martin Balsam

Balsam won for 'A Thousand Clowns', opposite Jason Robards, in 1965.
7. 'Whiplash' Willie Gingrich, an ambulance-chasing lawyer who convices his brother-in-law to fake an injury.

Answer: Walter Matthau

Matthau won for 'The Fortune Cookie', opposite Jack Lemmon in 1966. 'The Fortune Cookie' was the first film that paired Matthau and Lemmon.
8. Dragline, boss convict on a chain gang with a gutsy new inmate.

Answer: George Kennedy

Kennedy won for 'Cool Hand Luke' opposite Paul Newman in 1967. Kennedy and Cassavetes both starred in 'The Dirty Dozen', for which Cassavetes was nominated.
9. John Cleary, an alcoholic father of a returning World War II serviceman.

Answer: Jack Albertson

Albertson won for 'The Subject Was Roses', opposite Martin Sheen in 1968.
10. Rocky, a ruthlesss emcee of a Depression Era dance marathon.

Answer: Gig Young

Young was nominated for Best Supporting Actor two times before in the 1950s in 'Come Fill The Cup' in 1951 and in 'Teacher's Pet' in 1958. He finally won in "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" in 1969.
Source: Author wsfrink86

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