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Quiz about Movies with the Time of Day in the Title

Movies with the Time of Day in the Title Quiz

"I wouldn't give him the time of day," we sometimes say.But movie titles often do this for you. Trace your way through twenty four hours with these 10 "Time of Day" questions.

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

Author
Philian

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
155,553

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1942

Last 3 plays: Guest 49 (4/10), Guest 73 (5/10), Guest 66 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was name of the 1939 Warner Brothers movie in which James Cagney plays a crusading reporter who is turned into a hardened criminal? Hint

Dawn of the Dead

Each Dawn I Die

Dawn at Socorro

The Dawn Patrol

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the plot of the 1950 British movie entitled "Morning Departure"? Hint

This is the story of three men who set off for the World War I trenches.

The British Long Range Desert Group set out to track down Rommel.

Twelve men are caught in a trapped submarine.

The details are given of the last 24 hours before a train wreck.

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Question 3 of 10

3. In which 1961 movie did Audrey Hepburn play Holly Golightly? Hint

Lunch on the Grass

Breakfast for Two

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Dinner at the Ritz

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which cowboy singer sang "Do Not Forsake Me" over the title credits of "High Noon"? Hint

Roy Rogers

Ken Maynard

Gene Autry

Tex Ritter

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which crime is at the centre of the 1964 British movie entitled "Seance on a Wet Afternoon"? Hint

The robbery of a bank.

The murder of a French priest.

The fixing of a horse race.

The kidnapping of a child.

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the plot of the 1932 movie "Evenings for Sale" starring Herbert Marshall? Hint

A student finds he can earn money by tightrope walking.

A London ballet dancer turns to prostitution.

An impoverished Viennese count becomes a dancing master.

Three down-and-outs find work in a restaurant.

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the name of the 1958 movie about the last voyage of an old sailing ship? Hint

Twilight for the Gods

Twilight of Honor

The Twilight Hour

Twilight's Last Gleaming

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which industry is at the centre of the story of "Sunset Boulevard"? Hint

The steel industry.

The automobile industry

The movie industry

The railroad industry

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which is the title of the 1955 movie directed by Charles Laughton and starring Robert Mitchum as a psychopathic preacher? Hint

Night Passage

Night of the Hunter

Night People

Night of the Iguana

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who were the stars of the 1969 movie "Midnight Cowboy"? Hint

Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman

Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

John Wayne and Henry Fonda

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Apr 09 2024 : Guest 49: 4/10
Mar 20 2024 : Guest 73: 5/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was name of the 1939 Warner Brothers movie in which James Cagney plays a crusading reporter who is turned into a hardened criminal?

Answer: Each Dawn I Die

"Dawn of the Dead" is a 1979 movie about America being attacked by hordes of carnivorous zombies. "Dawn at Socorro" is a 1954 Western. "The Dawn Patrol" is a film about a World War I squadron. It was first made in 1930 and then remade in 1938. The 1938 version starred Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone and David Niven.

2. What is the plot of the 1950 British movie entitled "Morning Departure"?

Answer: Twelve men are caught in a trapped submarine.

On board the stricken submarine there are only eight escape outfits for the twelve men. Amongst the actors who face a life or death choice are John Mills, Richard Attenborough and Nigel Patrick.

3. In which 1961 movie did Audrey Hepburn play Holly Golightly?

Answer: Breakfast at Tiffany's

The screenplay was written by George Axelrod and was based on the novel by Truman Capote. George Peppard played the young New York writer who lived next door to the slightly crazy Holly Golightly. Henry Mancini received the Academy Award for the music for "Moon River" whose lyrics were written by Johnny Mercer.

4. Which cowboy singer sang "Do Not Forsake Me" over the title credits of "High Noon"?

Answer: Tex Ritter

The music to the song was written by Dmitri Tiomkin and the lyrics were by Ned Washington. Fred Zinnemann was the director and the screenplay was written by Carl Foreman from a story called "The Tin Star".

5. Which crime is at the centre of the 1964 British movie entitled "Seance on a Wet Afternoon"?

Answer: The kidnapping of a child.

Richard Attenborough played the husband who kidnapped the child so that his wife, a fake medium, could claim the credit for revealing its whereabouts whilst in a trance. Kim Stanley received an Academy Award nomination for her acting in the role of the wife.

6. What is the plot of the 1932 movie "Evenings for Sale" starring Herbert Marshall?

Answer: An impoverished Viennese count becomes a dancing master.

The movie was put together to be a vehicle for the further success of Herbert Marshall who had just done well in "Trouble in Paradise". It was directed for Paramount by Stuart Walker.

7. What was the name of the 1958 movie about the last voyage of an old sailing ship?

Answer: Twilight for the Gods

Ernest K. Gann wrote the screenplay from his own original novel. The leading actors were Rock Hudson, Cyd Charisse, Arthur Kennedy and Leif Erickson.

8. Which industry is at the centre of the story of "Sunset Boulevard"?

Answer: The movie industry

The stars of the movie were Gloria Swanson and William Holden. Also featured were Erich von Stroheim, Fred Clark, Nancy Olson, Buster Keaton and Hedda Hopper. Billy Wilder was the director and Franz Waxman wrote the music.

9. Which is the title of the 1955 movie directed by Charles Laughton and starring Robert Mitchum as a psychopathic preacher?

Answer: Night of the Hunter

The original novel was by Davis Grubb and it was turned into a screenplay by James Agee. Shelley Winters and Lillian Gish were Mitchum's co-stars.

10. Who were the stars of the 1969 movie "Midnight Cowboy"?

Answer: Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman

The movie was directed by John Schlesinger and won Academy Award nominations for both Voight and Hoffman. Of the other actors mentioned Burt Lancaster actually starred in a movie called "The Midnight Man".

Source: Author Philian

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