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Movie Epics and Spectaculars Trivia Quiz

What makes a movie 'spectacular' or 'epic'? It's hard to define ... but here are a few that may fit into that category.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
30,359

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3627

Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (10/10), Guest 78 (10/10), Guest 97 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who played Tevye in the movie version of 'Fiddler on the Roof'? Hint

Zero Mostel

Richard Kiley

Herschel Bernardi

Topol

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'Ben-Hur' is on everybody's list of super-movies. Charlton Heston played the lead; who played his enemy, Messala? Hint

Victor Mature

Stephen Boyd

Richard Burton

George Sanders

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'Dr Zhivago' is often listed as a masterpiece. Who wrote the novel? Hint

Pushkin

Pasternak

Sholokhov

Gogol

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Question 4 of 10

4. '2001, A Space Odyssey' was unlike any other science fiction movie. Keir Dullea took 'the ultimate trip' who was his fellow astronaut? Hint

Clu Gulager

Ron Harper

Peter Breck

Gary Lockwood

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'Around The World In Eighty Days' was the blockbuster of its day. Who was the driving force behind the movie? Hint

David Lean

Mike Todd

Frank Capra

Cecil B. DeMille

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'How The West Was Won' was a sprawling western. Which of the following was one of the directors? Hint

John Ford

Howard Hawks

Fred Zinneman

Raoul Walsh

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'The Ten Commandments' was an early spectacular with Heston in the lead. Who played Nefretiri? Hint

Anne Baxter

Myrna Loy

Claudette Colbert

Gail Russell

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Question 8 of 10

8. Heston also starred in 'The Greatest Show on Earth'. Who co-starred as Buttons, the clown? Hint

Lyle Bettger

Henry Fonda

James Stewart

Cornel Wilde

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Question 9 of 10

9. Peter O'Toole has been in a fair share of classic films. Which of the following is NOT one of his? Hint

El Cid

My Favorite Year

Lawrence of Arabia

The Lion In Winter

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Question 10 of 10

10. 'Judgment at Nuremberg' tackled an interesting topic - human responsibility - at an interesting time - shortly after WW II. Who was the director? Hint

Stanley Kramer

Joseph Mankiewicz

John Sturges

Hal B. Wallis

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who played Tevye in the movie version of 'Fiddler on the Roof'?

Answer: Topol

Zero did it on Broadway; so did Bernardi. Kiley was Don Quixote in 'Man of La Mancha'.

2. 'Ben-Hur' is on everybody's list of super-movies. Charlton Heston played the lead; who played his enemy, Messala?

Answer: Stephen Boyd

Burton and Mature were in other Roman epics.

3. 'Dr Zhivago' is often listed as a masterpiece. Who wrote the novel?

Answer: Pasternak

With Omar Sharif.

4. '2001, A Space Odyssey' was unlike any other science fiction movie. Keir Dullea took 'the ultimate trip' who was his fellow astronaut?

Answer: Gary Lockwood

They call it a masterpiece.

5. 'Around The World In Eighty Days' was the blockbuster of its day. Who was the driving force behind the movie?

Answer: Mike Todd

Not long before the plane crash.

6. 'How The West Was Won' was a sprawling western. Which of the following was one of the directors?

Answer: John Ford

The most famous director of westerns?

7. 'The Ten Commandments' was an early spectacular with Heston in the lead. Who played Nefretiri?

Answer: Anne Baxter

Parting the Red Sea.

8. Heston also starred in 'The Greatest Show on Earth'. Who co-starred as Buttons, the clown?

Answer: James Stewart

Wilde and Bettger were in the movie.

9. Peter O'Toole has been in a fair share of classic films. Which of the following is NOT one of his?

Answer: El Cid

Heston played El Cid.

10. 'Judgment at Nuremberg' tackled an interesting topic - human responsibility - at an interesting time - shortly after WW II. Who was the director?

Answer: Stanley Kramer

With Spencer Tracy.

Source: Author robert362

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