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Quiz about Favorite Movies of 1963
Quiz about Favorite Movies of 1963

Favorite Movies of 1963 Trivia Quiz


Yet another quiz in the series about my favorite films from the 1960s. This edition covers the year 1963. Some of my older friends will remember most of these movies. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by Reamar42. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Reamar42
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
408,136
Updated
Feb 08 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
831
Last 3 plays: Guest 82 (7/10), Guest 146 (7/10), Guest 69 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. This film is a tale of a Viking adventurer searching the North African coast for a giant golden bell. Unfortunately, a Moorish king also wants the bell, and uses the Viking and his crew to get it for him. Can you name the film?
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Question 2 of 10
2. This film stars Jackie Gleason as a Texas railroad man circa 1900 who annoys his socially conscious wife and older daughter with his behavior while under the influence of whiskey. What film is it? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Can you name this movie? The residents of a coastal town in California become the targets of unexplained attacks by different species of birds. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What is this film called? In the summer of 1900, soldiers from Europe, the U.S.A., and Japan are besieged in their embassies by Chinese rebels known as
"Boxers".
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Question 5 of 10
5. Do you know the name of this movie? It is a lavish epic detailing the relationships of an Egyptian queen with two high-ranking Roman generals in the first century BCE. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This film details the mass escape of Allied prisoners of war from a German camp during World War II. What is it called? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Can you name this movie? The film comprises three different horror tales, introduced by British movie star Boris Karloff. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This comedy film is about a diverse group of people frantically searching for treasure buried somewhere in Southern California. Can you name it? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. This film stars John Wayne as a cattle baron whose estranged wife (Maureen O'Hara) returns to their Western ranch to welcome their daughter home from an Eastern college. Can you name it?
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Question 10 of 10
10. Do you know the name of this movie? A bumbling French police inspector tracks an international jewel thief to an Italian ski resort, where an exiled princess has an rare diamond in her possession.
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Most Recent Scores
Mar 26 2024 : Guest 82: 7/10
Mar 24 2024 : Guest 146: 7/10
Mar 23 2024 : Guest 69: 9/10
Mar 22 2024 : Guest 98: 8/10
Mar 20 2024 : Guest 2: 9/10
Mar 17 2024 : Guest 71: 8/10
Mar 17 2024 : Hayes1953: 7/10
Mar 15 2024 : Roccon: 8/10
Mar 12 2024 : Guest 68: 9/10

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This film is a tale of a Viking adventurer searching the North African coast for a giant golden bell. Unfortunately, a Moorish king also wants the bell, and uses the Viking and his crew to get it for him. Can you name the film?

Answer: The Long Ships

Richard Widmark stars as Rolfe, a Viking with the gift of gab who talks other Vikings into stealing a ship built for the king and going in search of a golden bell. Sidney Poitier plays the Moorish king who also wants the bell.
2. This film stars Jackie Gleason as a Texas railroad man circa 1900 who annoys his socially conscious wife and older daughter with his behavior while under the influence of whiskey. What film is it?

Answer: Papa's Delicate Condition

Based on the autobiography of silent film star Corinne Griffith, "Papa's Delicate Condition" is a family comedy about a father who gets into trouble whenever he gets into his "condition".
He angers his wife and older daughter, while amusing his youngest girl.
3. Can you name this movie? The residents of a coastal town in California become the targets of unexplained attacks by different species of birds.

Answer: The Birds

Alfred Hitchcock directed this tale of birds attacking the residents of Bodega Bay, California. For unknown reasons, birds of various species cooperate in attacks in people. The film stars Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy, and Suzanne Pleshette.
4. What is this film called? In the summer of 1900, soldiers from Europe, the U.S.A., and Japan are besieged in their embassies by Chinese rebels known as "Boxers".

Answer: 55 Days at Peking

Charlton Heston stars in this epic film about the siege of the foreign legations compounds during the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900. The film also stars David Niven, Ava Gardner, Flora Robson, and John Derek.
5. Do you know the name of this movie? It is a lavish epic detailing the relationships of an Egyptian queen with two high-ranking Roman generals in the first century BCE.

Answer: Cleopatra

Known as the film that bankrupted 20th Century Fox studios, "Cleopatra" is a huge, ambitious movie about the relationships of the legendary Egyptian queen with first Julius Caesar and then Mark Antony. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison, Richard Burton, Roddy McDowell, and Hume Cronyn.
6. This film details the mass escape of Allied prisoners of war from a German camp during World War II. What is it called?

Answer: The Great Escape

A dramatization of an actual event, this film details the mass escape of Allied prisoners from a German prisoner-of-war camp during World War II. The all-star cast includes Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, James Garner, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, and James Donald.
7. Can you name this movie? The film comprises three different horror tales, introduced by British movie star Boris Karloff.

Answer: Black Sabbath

An Italian production, "Black Sabbath" is a film with three dark tales introduced by British horror star Boris Karloff. Karloff also plays an Eastern European vampire in one of the segments. The English heavy metal band "Black Sabbath" took its name from this film.
8. This comedy film is about a diverse group of people frantically searching for treasure buried somewhere in Southern California. Can you name it?

Answer: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Spencer Tracy leads an all-star cast in this farce about a search for 350,000 dollars in stolen cash, hidden under a big "W" somewhere in the Los Angeles, California area. The film also stars Jonathan Winters, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Phil Silvers, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Terry-Thomas, Edie Adams, and Jimmy Durante.
9. This film stars John Wayne as a cattle baron whose estranged wife (Maureen O'Hara) returns to their Western ranch to welcome their daughter home from an Eastern college. Can you name it?

Answer: McLintock!

One of Wayne's most popular movies, "McLintock!" is an adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Taming Of the Shrew". Wayne and O'Hara bicker through daughter Becky's homecoming, the 4th of July celebration, a rodeo, and a mock Indian attack before making up after an hilarious spanking scene.
10. Do you know the name of this movie? A bumbling French police inspector tracks an international jewel thief to an Italian ski resort, where an exiled princess has an rare diamond in her possession.

Answer: The Pink Panther

French police inspector Jacques Clouseau has tracked a jewel thief called "The Phantom" to an Italian ski resort. One of the guests is an exiled princess, who has with her a priceless diamond known as the Pink Panther.
Clouseau tries to keep the Phantom from stealing the diamond. The film stars Peter Sellers, David Niven, Claudia Cardinale, Capuchine, and Robert Wagner.
Source: Author Reamar42

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