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Quiz about Movies of Billy Wilder
Quiz about Movies of Billy Wilder

Movies of Billy Wilder Trivia Quiz


Good movie-maker.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
robert362
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
67,785
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
635
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Question 1 of 10
1. What job does Shirley Maclaine have in 'The Apartment'? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. How do the murderers plan to conceal the murder in 'Double Indemnity'? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. From whom are the two male stars fleeing in 'Some Like It Hot'? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who plays the bartender in 'Lost Weekend'? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who acts as the 'narrator' in 'Stalag 17'? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which eventual tv star had a role in 'Sunset Boulevard'? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What sport is being televised when the cameraman is injured in 'The Fortune Cookie'? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who played the nurse to Charles Laughton in 'Witness for the Prosecution'? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who co-starred with Shirley Maclaine in 'Irma La Douce'? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of the following is NOT a Billy Wilder movie? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What job does Shirley Maclaine have in 'The Apartment'?

Answer: Elevator Operator

Miss Kewbalick. Few movies are effectively funny and serious at the same time: this is one of them.
2. How do the murderers plan to conceal the murder in 'Double Indemnity'?

Answer: Make it look like a fall from a train

A death by a train accident would pay double - hence, the title.
3. From whom are the two male stars fleeing in 'Some Like It Hot'?

Answer: Gangsters

Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon are on the run after witnessing the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
4. Who plays the bartender in 'Lost Weekend'?

Answer: Howard Da Silva

All of the choices are solid supporting actors, but it's Da Silva in this one.
5. Who acts as the 'narrator' in 'Stalag 17'?

Answer: A Prisoner

'Cookie', a friend of 'Sefton', is the narrator.
6. Which eventual tv star had a role in 'Sunset Boulevard'?

Answer: Jack Webb

A small role for Webb as an acquaintance of William Holden's.
7. What sport is being televised when the cameraman is injured in 'The Fortune Cookie'?

Answer: Football

Lemmon gets clobbered during a Cleveland Browns football game.
8. Who played the nurse to Charles Laughton in 'Witness for the Prosecution'?

Answer: Elsa Lanchester

His wife.
9. Who co-starred with Shirley Maclaine in 'Irma La Douce'?

Answer: Jack Lemmon

MacMurray was in 'Apartment' and 'Double Indemnity'. Curtis was in 'Some Like It Hot'.
10. Which of the following is NOT a Billy Wilder movie?

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

That one was Stanley Kramer (who also did fine work).
Source: Author robert362

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