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Quiz about Classic Movies of the 1940s  Part I
Quiz about Classic Movies of the 1940s  Part I

Classic Movies of the 1940s - Part I Quiz


There were many great classics in this era and I have chosen one movie from each year of the decade. I am sure they will bring back to life some fond memories of this period of the silver screen.

A multiple-choice quiz by zambesi. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
zambesi
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
373,812
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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1243
Last 3 plays: Guest 82 (7/10), Guest 76 (3/10), Guest 107 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. In "The Great Dictator" (1940) Charlie Chaplain plays the role of a Jewish barber and also the role of the dictator of Tomania. What is the name of the dictator? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In the opening scene from "Citizen Kane" (1941), Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles) is on his death bed and as he dies something falls from his hand that reminds him of his childhood. What is the object that drops from his hand and breaks when it hits the floor? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who was it that said, "Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By'," in the 1942 movie "Casablanca"? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In 1940, Ernest Hemingway wrote the book titled "For Whom the Bell Tolls". This was turned into a movie in 1943 using the same name. Gary Cooper starred as the American teacher who was also an ammunition expert. What was the name of his character in the movie? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In the 1944 movie "To Have and Have Not", a young 19 year old actress was given her first starring role opposite Humphrey Bogart. Who was this young actress? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This actor won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as the alcoholic writer Don Birnam in the 1945 movie "The Lost Weekend". Who was this actor? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Harold Russell won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Homer Parrish in the 1946 movie "The Best Years of Our Lives". Besides being a non-professional actor, what handicap did Russell have? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In the 1947 film noir "Out of the Past", which actor played the role of the crooked gambler Whit Sterling? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Of the four Americans who search for gold in Mexico in the 1948 movie "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre", which one eventually decides to return to the USA at the end of the movie? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Janet Leigh, June Allyson, Elizabeth Taylor and Margaret O'Brien played the March sisters in the 1949 movie "Little Women". What were the sisters' names in the movie? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In "The Great Dictator" (1940) Charlie Chaplain plays the role of a Jewish barber and also the role of the dictator of Tomania. What is the name of the dictator?

Answer: Adenoid Hynkel

This was Chaplin's (1889-1977) first talking movie, however, he had made his name on the silent screen. He directed, produced, wrote and acted in the movie.
The movie was a satirical political and comedy drama. Chaplin plays the roles of a Jewish barber and Hynkel, the dictator of Tomania. Hynkel orders all Jews to be round up but the barber escapes the internment camp dressed as Hynkel. While out duck shooting and dressed in civilian clothes, Hynkel is mistaken for the escaped barber and is imprisoned. The barber dressed as Hynkel addresses a large crowd of followers and informs everybody that he (Hynkel) has changed his mind and wishes goodwill to all mankind. Benzino Napaloni was a parody of Benito Mussolini played by Jack Oakie. Commander Schultz (Reginald Gardiner) was a friend of the Jewish barber played by Chaplin and encouraged him to make the speech to the crowd dressed as Hynkel.
Chaplin later regretted doing the movie when he became aware of the persecution and horrors of the concentration camps. Having been born in London he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II and became Sir Charles Chaplin in 1975.
2. In the opening scene from "Citizen Kane" (1941), Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles) is on his death bed and as he dies something falls from his hand that reminds him of his childhood. What is the object that drops from his hand and breaks when it hits the floor?

Answer: Snow globe

As he drops the snow globe (water globe or snow dome) he utters the word "Rosebud". The snow globe reminded him of snow and his snow sled which was named Rosebud. This was also the last word he muttered at the close of the movie. The movie was nominated for 11 Academy Awards but was only successful in one category.
3. Who was it that said, "Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By'," in the 1942 movie "Casablanca"?

Answer: Ingrid Bergman

All of the above actors were in the 1939 movie "Casablanca" and Bergman, as Ilsa Lund, said this line to Sam (Dooley Wilson) the piano-player and singer.
This was No: 28 on the AFI's 100 Years of Movie Quotes. Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982) was a Swedish actress who won three Academy Awards. She won two Oscars for Best Actress in "Gaslight" (1944) and in "Anastasia" (1956) and a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for "Murder on the Orient Express" (1974).
4. In 1940, Ernest Hemingway wrote the book titled "For Whom the Bell Tolls". This was turned into a movie in 1943 using the same name. Gary Cooper starred as the American teacher who was also an ammunition expert. What was the name of his character in the movie?

Answer: Robert Jordan

Robert Jordan was a university teacher of Spanish and coupled with his knowledge of demolitions and explosives he travelled to Spain to fight in the International Brigade attached to the republic cause against fascism. Frederic Henry was Cooper's role in "A Farewell to Arms", and he played Will Kane in "High Noon" and Alvin York in "Sergeant York".
When writing the book, Hemingway drew on his experiences as a war correspondent during the Spanish Civil War.
5. In the 1944 movie "To Have and Have Not", a young 19 year old actress was given her first starring role opposite Humphrey Bogart. Who was this young actress?

Answer: Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall (1924-2014) married Humphrey Bogart in 1945. This was the first of a number of Bogart-Bacall movies. Some of these movies included "The Big Sleep" (1946), "Dark Passage" (1947) and "Key Largo" (1948).
Betty Grable (1916-1973), Lana Turner (1921-1996) and Ava Gardner (1922-1990) were all glamorous movie stars of the '40s and '50s.
6. This actor won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as the alcoholic writer Don Birnam in the 1945 movie "The Lost Weekend". Who was this actor?

Answer: Ray Milland

Ray Milland (1907-1986) was actually born in Wales (UK) and moved to America in 1930. He starred in such movies as "Reap the Wild Wind" (1942), "Dial M for Murder" (1952) and "Love Story" (1970). He was married to Muriel Frances Weber for 54 years until his death in 1986. Gregory Peck, Bing Crosby and Gene Kelly were also nominated for Best Actor in 1945 but Ray Milland won the award.
7. Harold Russell won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Homer Parrish in the 1946 movie "The Best Years of Our Lives". Besides being a non-professional actor, what handicap did Russell have?

Answer: He had lost both hands.

Harold Russell (1914-2002) was a Canadian-American war veteran who had lost both hands in 1944. The story was based on three WWII veterans returning home to the same small town after the war and how they were going to fit back into society and civilian life.

The other two veterans were played by Dana Andrews and Fredric March. Fredric March won the Best Actor Oscar for his role of veteran Al Stephenson. Russell had hooks to serve as his hands after his accident in 1944. Sadly, in 1992 he sold his Oscar for $60,500 to pay for medical expenses for his wife.
8. In the 1947 film noir "Out of the Past", which actor played the role of the crooked gambler Whit Sterling?

Answer: Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas (1916) was born Issur Danielovitch Demsky. Kirk Douglas played many tough guy roles throughout his career. In this film he comes to a sticky end as his girl friend Kathie Moffat (Jane Greer) eventually kills him. Robert Mitchum plays the role of Jeff Bailey who tries to settle down in a small town but is dragged back into the world of corruption and double crossing by Sterling. Both Robinson and Cagney were not in the movie.

However, they both played tough gangsters roles in other movies during their careers.
9. Of the four Americans who search for gold in Mexico in the 1948 movie "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre", which one eventually decides to return to the USA at the end of the movie?

Answer: Bob Curtin (Tim Holt)

Both Dobbs and Cody are killed during the movie. Howard, the old prospector returns to an indio village were the villages give him a position of honour and Curtin returns to the USA. The movie was one of the first Hollywood movies to be shot on location outside of the USA.
10. Janet Leigh, June Allyson, Elizabeth Taylor and Margaret O'Brien played the March sisters in the 1949 movie "Little Women". What were the sisters' names in the movie?

Answer: Meg, Jo, Amy and Beth

The March sisters were Meg (Janet Leigh), Jo (June Allyson), Amy (Elizabeth Taylor) and Beth (Margaret O'Brien). Mrs. March, their mother, was played by Mary Astor. The story takes place in the small town of Concord, Massachusetts during the American Civil War.

The four sisters, with the help of their mother, try to lead a normal life during these difficult times while their father, played by Leon Ames, is away fighting for the Union Army.
Source: Author zambesi

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