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Favorite Movies of 1966 Trivia Quiz

This next installment of my 1960's movie quizzes covers the year 1966. Once again, I had to expand the quiz to 15 questions, as there were just too many good films to leave any out.

A multiple-choice quiz by Reamar42. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Reamar42

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
408,209

Updated
Feb 17 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
12 / 15

Plays
1057

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (13/15), Guest 173 (9/15), Guest 50 (14/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Do you know the name of this movie? The film is based on true events which took place in the country of Sudan in the years 1884-1885. Hint

Omdurman

Khartoum

Desert Revolt

Lion of the Desert

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Question 2 of 15

2. In this comedy film, Don Knotts plays a typesetter for a small town Kansas newspaper who wants to become a reporter. What is the movie's name? Hint

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

Ghost Hunt

The Haunted Mansion

Strange Doings in the House

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Question 3 of 15

3. This movie is based on the true story of a discharged American soldier who is hired by the Israeli government to train their army during the 1947 War of Independence. What is it called? Hint

The Battle of Jerusalem

General Goldberg

Cast a Giant Shadow

Palestine

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Question 4 of 15

4. Do you know the name of this film, where a Soviet submarine runs aground near an island off the New England coast, causing a panic among the residents? Hint

The Third Of August

Incident at Flint Island

The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming!

Red Alert!

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Question 5 of 15

5. In this film, a World War I German pilot becomes obsessed with winning a medal and proving to his fellow pilots that he is their equal. Do you know the title? Hint

The Red Baron

Knights of the Sky

The Flying Circus

The Blue Max

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Question 6 of 15

6. In this Cold War thriller, an American scientist defects to East Germany, to the surprise and dismay of his fianc�e. Hint

Torn Curtain

Escape to Moscow

Holiday in Berlin

Double Agent

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Question 7 of 15

7. What is this film called? A small Sicilian town agrees to surrender to the invading American forces in 1943, but with a few strings attached. Hint

The Big Red One

The Secret of Santa Vittoria

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

The Contessa Wore White

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Question 8 of 15

8. This film is about a fireman in a futuristic society. What is it called? Hint

Fahrenheit 451

The Firemen

Brigade 22

Smoke Jumpers

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Question 9 of 15

9. This comedy, set in Ancient Rome, is about a conniving slave out to get his freedom. Do you know the name of this movie? Hint

Lucius and Calpurnia

Roman Holiday

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

The Price of Freedom

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Question 10 of 15

10. In this film, Jack Lemmon is talked into perpetrating a scam by his brother-in-law, in hopes of winning back his ex-wife. What is it called? Hint

Cracking Up

The Perfect Score

The Fortune Cookie

Anything For Love

11. What is the name of this action film, set during the Mexican Revolution circa 1913? A Texas rancher hires a group of men, all experts at explosives, weapons, and tracking, to rescue his kidnapped wife. Hint

Villa Rides!

Viva Zapata!

The Professionals

Raid on Refugio

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Question 12 of 15

12. Can you name this movie, a story about the liberation of Paris from the Germans in World War II? Hint

Liberation!

The Fighting French

The Heroes of France

Is Paris Burning?

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Question 13 of 15

13. Do you know the name of this movie, a Western tale of a gunfighter, a drunken sheriff, and a ruthless land baron all coming together in a Texas town? Hint

Rio Lobo

El Dorado

In Old El Paso

Clearwater, Texas

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Question 14 of 15

14. This film is a famous "spaghetti western" made in Italy, with a well-known theme song. The plot involves gunfighters trying to beat one another to buried gold. Can you name it? Hint

Last Man Alive

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

The Outlaws

Chase Across the Colorado

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Question 15 of 15

15. Do you know the title of this film? A US sailor is newly assigned to a river gunboat in 1920's China, where he and the crew clash over his headstrong attitude. Hint

Gunboat Sailor

USS Nowhere

Tai-Shan

The Sand Pebbles

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Do you know the name of this movie? The film is based on true events which took place in the country of Sudan in the years 1884-1885.

Answer: Khartoum

Charlton Heston stars as British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon, who led the Egyptian troops during the siege of Khartoum, Sudan in 1884-1885. A Muslim warlord, calling himself the "Mahdi", raised the Sudanese tribesmen to throw off Egyptian rule and re-invigorate the Islamic world. Laurence Olivier, in heavy makeup, stars as the Mahdi.

2. In this comedy film, Don Knotts plays a typesetter for a small town Kansas newspaper who wants to become a reporter. What is the movie's name?

Answer: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

Luther Heggs (Don Knotts) dreams of becoming a reporter and agrees to spend a night in a local home that is reputed to be haunted. Luther solves the mystery and gets the story and the girl in the end.

3. This movie is based on the true story of a discharged American soldier who is hired by the Israeli government to train their army during the 1947 War of Independence. What is it called?

Answer: Cast a Giant Shadow

Kirk Douglas stars as Colonel Mickey Marcus, an American lawyer and soldier of Jewish heritage. He is hired by the fledgling Israeli government to help train their army, and ends up taking an active role in the war once he decides that the Israelis are his people. John Wayne and Frank Sinatra also appear in cameo roles.

4. Do you know the name of this film, where a Soviet submarine runs aground near an island off the New England coast, causing a panic among the residents?

Answer: The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming!

While trying to get a look at America, a Russian submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the New England coast. The captain sends a party of sailors ashore to get a boat to tow the sub to freedom, but the locals panic, leading to a confrontation. The film stars Carl Reiner, Brian Keith, Alan Arkin, and Eva Marie Saint.

5. In this film, a World War I German pilot becomes obsessed with winning a medal and proving to his fellow pilots that he is their equal. Do you know the title?

Answer: The Blue Max

Bruno Stackl is a World War I German infantryman who becomes a pilot through a training program. He is not accepted by his squadron, as they are all rich or noble born. He tries to win Germany's highest medal by any means he can. The film stars George Peppard, Ursula Andress, and James Mason.

6. In this Cold War thriller, an American scientist defects to East Germany, to the surprise and dismay of his fianc�e.

Answer: Torn Curtain

Alfred Hitchcock directed this movie about an American scientist who appears to defect to the East Germans. The defection is a ruse, however, enabling the scientist to contact dissidents who have information about Soviet missile defenses. The movie stars Paul Newman and Julie Andrews.

7. What is this film called? A small Sicilian town agrees to surrender to the invading American forces in 1943, but with a few strings attached.

Answer: What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

During the American invasion of Sicily in 1943, a small town mayor makes a deal with some American officers to surrender his town, with the provision that the people can hold a planned soccer game and wine festival. The film stars James Coburn, Dick Shawn, Harry Morgan, and Carroll O'Connor.

8. This film is about a fireman in a futuristic society. What is it called?

Answer: Fahrenheit 451

Set in a futuristic society that burns books, "Fahrenheit 451" refers to the temperature at which paper ignites. A fireman whose job it is to burn forbidden books learns to appreciate them after meeting a woman. The film stars Oskar Werner, Julie Christie, and Cyril Cusack.

9. This comedy, set in Ancient Rome, is about a conniving slave out to get his freedom. Do you know the name of this movie?

Answer: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

In Ancient Rome, a slave plots to win his freedom by finding a bride for his master's son. The problem is, the girl is promised to a Roman general fresh from the battlefield. The film stars Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Buster Keaton, Michael Hordern, and Jack Gilford.

10. In this film, Jack Lemmon is talked into perpetrating a scam by his brother-in-law, in hopes of winning back his ex-wife. What is it called?

Answer: The Fortune Cookie

Jack Lemmon plays a TV cameraman who is injured by a player while covering a football game. He is talked into faking serious injuries and suing the insurance company by his brother-in-law, played by Walter Matthau.

Answer: The Professionals

A Texas rancher hires a group of men to retrieve his wife, kidnapped by a Mexican revolutionary general turned bandit. The bandit and the woman are lovers, and he has the men raid a US Army munitions train for him. The film stars Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Jack Palance, Robert Ryan, and Woody Strode.

12. Can you name this movie, a story about the liberation of Paris from the Germans in World War II?

Answer: Is Paris Burning?

A German general, ordered to burn Paris before the Allies can occupy the city, listens to a Swedish diplomat who implores him not to destroy historical buildings. Meanwhile, French Resistance fighters are slowly taking over the city, while a French armored division races to assist them.

13. Do you know the name of this movie, a Western tale of a gunfighter, a drunken sheriff, and a ruthless land baron all coming together in a Texas town?

Answer: El Dorado

John Wayne stars as Cole Thornton, a gunfighter hired by rancher Bart Jason, played by Ed Asner, to kill sheriff J. P. Hara (Robert Mitchum) so Jason can take water rights from the MacDonald family. Thornton and Hara are old friends, so they join together to resist Jason.

14. This film is a famous "spaghetti western" made in Italy, with a well-known theme song. The plot involves gunfighters trying to beat one another to buried gold. Can you name it?

Answer: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, and Lee Van Cleef play the title characters in this Italian made film. During the US Civil War, three gunfighters search for a treasure trove of buried Confederate gold in 1862 New Mexico.

15. Do you know the title of this film? A US sailor is newly assigned to a river gunboat in 1920's China, where he and the crew clash over his headstrong attitude.

Answer: The Sand Pebbles

Steve McQueen stars as Jake Holman, a sailor assigned to the US gunboat "San Pablo" in 1926 China. Holman doesn't fit in with the boat's crew, who use Chinese laborers to do all of the menial jobs on board. The ship and crew are later caught up in the country's struggle to break the power of the warlords.

Source: Author Reamar42

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