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Bill Paxton Movies Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on some of the movies Bill Paxton has been in over the years. I will describe the character he played and you have to guess the movie. Good luck!

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

Author
monkeycnuts

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
144,550

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

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1558

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Question 1 of 10

1. In this movie, Bill played a widowed father who is visited by angels one day and given a list of "demons" on Earth that need to be destroyed. This film starred Matthew McConaughey and was Bill's directorial debut. Hint

A Bright Shining Lie

One False Move

Monolith

Frailty

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Question 2 of 10

2. In this movie, Bill plays an entrepreneur named Elliot Vaughn who gets stuck in a cave on K2 with his crew. Chris O'Donnell and Scott Glenn are sent to the rescue. Hint

Impulse

Twister

Vertical Limit

Trespass

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Question 3 of 10

3. Bill played a car salesman named Simon who was supposedly having an affair with Arnold's Schwarzenegger's wife in this action/comedy. Also stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Tom Arnold. Hint

True Lies

Future Shock

Predator 2

A Simple Plan

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Question 4 of 10

4. Bill played an astronaut who got sick in space and didn't know whether he and his crew would make it back to Earth alive. Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon co-starred in this film directed by Ron Howard. Hint

Ghosts of the Abyss

The Travellers

Apollo 13

The Evening Star

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Question 5 of 10

5. Bill plays a meteorologist who likes chasing tornadoes in this action flick. Also stars Helen Hunt and Cary Elwes. Hint

Twister

Brain Dead

The Dark Backward

Weird Science

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Question 6 of 10

6. In this sci-fi sequel, directed by James Cameron, Bill plays a paranoid marine who goes up against some nasty aliens. This movie stars Sigourney Weaver and Michael Biehn. Hint

Predator 2

Near Dark

The Terminator

Aliens

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Question 7 of 10

7. In this movie, about a young man introduced to the "night" life, Bill played a vampire named Severan. Adrian Pasdar and Lance Henrikson star. Hint

Mortuary

The Dark Backward

Near Dark

The Vagrant

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Question 8 of 10

8. Bill played the love interest of Shirley MacLaine in this sequel to "Terms of Endearment". Hint

Next of Kin

The Evening Star

The Last of the Finest

Frank and Jesse

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Question 9 of 10

9. In this movie, Bill plays the captain of a U.S. submarine in 1942, that is on a mission to capture the Germans' top secret coding device. Matthew McConaughey and Jon Bon Jovi co-star. Hint

Titanic

Pass the Ammo

U-571

Tombstone

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which movie was Bill NOT in? Hint

Mighty Joe Young

The Last Supper

Boxing Helena

Predator

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Answer: Frailty

Bill's performance as a serial killer who called himself "God's Hands" is one of the most disturbing roles he's played. Bill did a good job directing this thriller that ends with a surprise twist.

2. In this movie, Bill plays an entrepreneur named Elliot Vaughn who gets stuck in a cave on K2 with his crew. Chris O'Donnell and Scott Glenn are sent to the rescue.

Answer: Vertical Limit

This movie is not for those who are afraid of heights and may leave the viewer to think twice about wanting to be the "big man on top." Money does not always mean power and vice versa.

3. Bill played a car salesman named Simon who was supposedly having an affair with Arnold's Schwarzenegger's wife in this action/comedy. Also stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Tom Arnold.

Answer: True Lies

Bill and Tom Arnold provided the comic relief in this action flick. My favorite part is where Arnold is test driving a car and imagines punching Bill in the face.

Answer: Apollo 13

This movie is a true story about the Apollo 13 crew and what they went through to get back home. Even though I already knew the outcome of the movie before I saw it, it was still very emotional to watch.

5. Bill plays a meteorologist who likes chasing tornadoes in this action flick. Also stars Helen Hunt and Cary Elwes.

Answer: Twister

Bill's character wanted to retire from all the excitement of tornado chasing, but his ex-wife (Hunt) persuaded him to go on the chase one last time. This was the movie that launched all the other natural disaster flicks.

6. In this sci-fi sequel, directed by James Cameron, Bill plays a paranoid marine who goes up against some nasty aliens. This movie stars Sigourney Weaver and Michael Biehn.

Answer: Aliens

This is my favorite "Alien" movie. Bill plays Private Hudson, a very paranoid marine, who provides comic relief to an otherwise all action/horror film.

7. In this movie, about a young man introduced to the "night" life, Bill played a vampire named Severan. Adrian Pasdar and Lance Henrikson star.

Answer: Near Dark

This movie is not well known, but it remains one of my favorites. This is not one of the typical vampire movies that deal with the wrath of the vampire, it has a more comical approach.

8. Bill played the love interest of Shirley MacLaine in this sequel to "Terms of Endearment".

Answer: The Evening Star

This movie was enjoyable, but not as good as the first one. Jack Nicholson's cameo as Garrett Breedlove was the highlight of the movie.

9. In this movie, Bill plays the captain of a U.S. submarine in 1942, that is on a mission to capture the Germans' top secret coding device. Matthew McConaughey and Jon Bon Jovi co-star.

Answer: U-571

A good movie about the Germans and their coding device. It's an edge of your seat action movie. Derk Cheetwood, a young man from my hometown, has a small part in this film.

10. Which movie was Bill NOT in?

Answer: Predator

Bill was in "Predator 2", not the first "Predator". Bill played an LAPD detective named Jerry Lambert in "Predator 2". In "Mighty Joe Young", Bill played a zoologist named Gregg O'Hara, who discovered a 15-foot gorilla in Central Africa and tried to save him from hunters. "Boxing Helena" is about a doctor (Julian Sands) obsessed with a woman (Sherilyn Fenn) he had a one night stand with.

She has an accident and he traps her and amputates her limbs. Bill plays Ray O'Malley, Fenn's former lover, who shows up asking her whereabouts. "The Last Supper" is about five liberal grad students who invite guests to dine with them and discuss politics. Bill plays a truck driver named Zack who has a deadly encounter when invited back to the house.

Source: Author monkeycnuts

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