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Movies/Actor Trivia Quiz


This quiz is pretty straightforward. I give you the names of two movies, and the answer is the actor who was featured in both movies. Now, on with the quiz.

A matching quiz by JP3D75. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
JP3D75
Time
4 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
406,290
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
308
Last 3 plays: Guest 173 (7/15), peg-az (6/15), Bpriz (2/15).
(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.
QuestionsChoices
1. "The Longest Yard" (2005)/"Universal Soldier: The Return"  
  Redd Foxx
2. "The Flintstones"/"X2: X-Men United"  
  Arielle Kebbel
3. "Nutty Professor 2: The Clumps"/"Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?"  
  Alan Rickman
4. "Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon"/"Beauty Shop"  
  Zoe Saldana
5. "Tyler Perry's Acrimony"/"Hidden Figures"  
  Wesley Jonathan
6. "The United States Of Leland"/"Roll Bounce"  
  Bill Murray
7. "Cotton Comes To Harlem"/"Harlem Nights"  
  Bobby Brown
8. "Scrooged"/"Ghostbusters"  
  Sarah Michelle Gellar
9. Cruel Intentions/"Scooby-Doo"  
  Bill Goldberg
10. "Think Like A Man"/"John Tucker Must Die"  
  Peter Stormare
11. "Guardians Of The Galaxy"/"Star Trek" (2009)  
  Keshia Knight-Pulliam
12. "Constantine"/"Nacho Libre"  
  Regina King
13. "Die Hard"/"Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone"  
  Halle Berry
14. "A Thin Line Between Love & Hate"/"Two Can Play That Game"  
  Taraji P. Henson
15. "A Cinderella Story"/"Ray"  
  Janet Jackson





Select each answer

1. "The Longest Yard" (2005)/"Universal Soldier: The Return"
2. "The Flintstones"/"X2: X-Men United"
3. "Nutty Professor 2: The Clumps"/"Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?"
4. "Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon"/"Beauty Shop"
5. "Tyler Perry's Acrimony"/"Hidden Figures"
6. "The United States Of Leland"/"Roll Bounce"
7. "Cotton Comes To Harlem"/"Harlem Nights"
8. "Scrooged"/"Ghostbusters"
9. Cruel Intentions/"Scooby-Doo"
10. "Think Like A Man"/"John Tucker Must Die"
11. "Guardians Of The Galaxy"/"Star Trek" (2009)
12. "Constantine"/"Nacho Libre"
13. "Die Hard"/"Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone"
14. "A Thin Line Between Love & Hate"/"Two Can Play That Game"
15. "A Cinderella Story"/"Ray"

Most Recent Scores
Dec 02 2024 : Guest 173: 7/15
Nov 11 2024 : peg-az: 6/15
Nov 08 2024 : Bpriz: 2/15
Nov 07 2024 : Guest 136: 15/15
Oct 16 2024 : Guest 66: 9/15

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "The Longest Yard" (2005)/"Universal Soldier: The Return"

Answer: Bill Goldberg

Former Atlanta Falcons football great, and multi time WCW/WWE champion Bill Goldberg starred in "Universal Soldier: The Return" as Romeo, with actors Jean Claude Van Damme, Michael Jai White, and fitness guru Kiana Tom.

Goldberg was also featured in the 2005 remake of "The Longest Yard" as Battle, with Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds, and fellow WWE Hall Of Famers Kevin Nash, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, and Dalip Singh (aka The Great Khali).
2. "The Flintstones"/"X2: X-Men United"

Answer: Halle Berry

Halle Maria Berry, who was the first African-American woman to win the Best Actress Oscar for her role in the film "Monster's Ball", was featured in the movie "The Flintstones", as Sharon Stone, along with John Goodman ("King Ralph"), Elizabeth Perkins ("Big"), Rick Moranis ("Spaceballs"), and Rosie O'Donnell ("A League Of Their Own").

Halle Berry was also featured in "X2: X-Men United" as the mutant superhero Ororo Munroe aka Storm.
3. "Nutty Professor 2: The Clumps"/"Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?"

Answer: Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson has starred in the John Singleton film "Poetic Justice" with the late Rap music icon Tupac Shakur, and in the Tyler Perry films "Why Did I Get Married", "Why Did I Get Married, Too", and "For Colored Girls". And she's also known for her role as Millicent "Penny" Woods, Willona's adopted daughter on the 70's CBS-TV series "Good Times".

Janet Jackson is also known for classic hit songs, such as "What Have You Done For Me Lately", "I Miss You Much", "If", "All For You", and "I Get Lonely".

Janet Jackson co-starred as Denise Gains in "Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps", and as Patricia Agnew in the Tyler Perry film "Why Did I Get Married?"
4. "Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon"/"Beauty Shop"

Answer: Keshia Knight-Pulliam

Keshia Knight-Pulliam is also know for her role as Rudith Lillian "Rudy" Huxtable on the classic NBC-TV series "The Cosby Show". She's also been featured in movies such as "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To Jail", "Motives", and is also known for her role as Miranda Payne on the Tyler Perry TV series "House Of Payne".

Keshia Knight-Pulliam played Sophia Green in "Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon", and played Darnelle in the "Barbershop" spin-off movie "Beauty Shop".
5. "Tyler Perry's Acrimony"/"Hidden Figures"

Answer: Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson's other credits include "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Buttons", "Baby Boy", "Hustle and Flow", and she's also known for her role as Loretha "Cookie" Lyon on the FOX-TV drama "Empire".

Taraji P. Henson played Melinda in the Tyler Perry film "Acrimony", and as Katherine Johnson in the film "Hidden Figures".
6. "The United States Of Leland"/"Roll Bounce"

Answer: Wesley Jonathan

Wesley Jonathan was also featured on the TV series "The Soul Man" with actor/comedian Cedric The Entertainer and on the WB-TV series "What I Like About You" with Amanda Bynes.

Wesley Jonathan co-starred as Sweetness in the movie "Roll Bounce", along with Shad "Bow-Wow" Moss, Brandon T. Jackson, Meagan Good, and Jurnee Smolett, and as Bengel in the movie "The United States Of Leland", with Kevin Spacey, Don Cheadle, and Ryan Gosling.
7. "Cotton Comes To Harlem"/"Harlem Nights"

Answer: Redd Foxx

Actor/comedian Redd Foxx (born John Elroy Sanford) is known for his role as the irascible Fred G. Sanford on the 70's NBC-TV classic TV series "Sanford & Son", and would later star on the short-lived CBS-TV series "The Royal Family", with Della Resse, Larenz Tate, and Naya Rivera.

Redd Foxx played the role of Benny "Snake Eyes" Wilson in the Eddie Murphy directed film "Harlem Nights, and as Uncle Budd / Booker Washington Sims in the 70's classic "Cotton Comes To Harlem".

Sadly (and ironically), Redd Foxx died of a heart attack (which is what his character on "Sanford & Son" was known for faking!) on October 11, 1991.
8. "Scrooged"/"Ghostbusters"

Answer: Bill Murray

Bill Murray has also been featured in movies such as "Little Shop Of Horrors" with Steve Martin, and Rick Moranis, "Caddyshack" with Chevy Chase, and Rodney Dangerfield, "Wild Things" with Kevin Bacon, and Neve Campbell, and "Zombieland" with Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin.

Bill Murray stars as greedy television executive Francis Xavier Cross in the Christmas classic "Scrooged", and as Dr. Peter Venkman in the 80's blockbuster hit "Ghostbusters".
9. Cruel Intentions/"Scooby-Doo"

Answer: Sarah Michelle Gellar

Sarah Michelle Gellar is also known for the title role of Buffy Ann Summers on the WB/UPN-TV series "Buffy, The Vampire Slayer". She also co-stars as the voice of Teela on the Netflix animated series "Masters Of The Universe: Revelation".

Sarah Michelle Gellar played the role of the seductive Kathryn Merteuil in the movie "Cruel Intentions".

In the live-action adaptation of the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon "Scooby-Doo", Sarah Michelle Gellar played Daphne Blake, while her real-life husband Freddie Prinze, Jr. played the role of Fred Jones.
10. "Think Like A Man"/"John Tucker Must Die"

Answer: Arielle Kebbel

Arielle Kebbel has also been featured in movies such as "Be Cool" with John Travolta, Uma Thurman, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, "The Grudge 2" with Jenna Dewan, Joanna Cassidy, and Jennifer Beals and "Soul Plane" with Kevin Hart, Method Man, and Snoop Dogg.

Arielle Kebbel co-starred as Gina in the movie "Think Like A Man", and as Carrie in the 2006 movie "John Tucker Must Die".
11. "Guardians Of The Galaxy"/"Star Trek" (2009)

Answer: Zoe Saldana

Zoe Saldana's has been featured in other movies, such as "Drumline" with Nick Cannon, and Orlando Jones, and is also know for her role as Neytiri in the 2009 film "Avatar".

Zoe Saldana played the role of Lieutenant Nyota Uhura in the 2009 reboot of "Star Trek", and for the role of Gamora in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films
"Guardians Of The Galaxy", "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2", "Avengers: Infinity War", and "Avengers: Endgame".
12. "Constantine"/"Nacho Libre"

Answer: Peter Stormare

Peter Stormare played the role of Satan in the 2005 movie "Constantine". He's also known for movies such as "Pain & Gain" with Mark Whalberg, Anthony Mackie, and Ed Harris, "Fargo" with Steve Buscemi, Frances McDormand, and William H. Macy and "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters", with Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, and Famke Janssen.

Peter Stormare also co-starred as Emperor in the 2006 film "Nacho Libre".
13. "Die Hard"/"Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone"

Answer: Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman, who played the role of Hans Gruber in the 1988 action film "Die Hard", and as Professor Severus Snape in the "Harry Potter" series is also known for other movies, including:

"Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves"; with Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman
"Galaxy Quest"; with Tim Allen, and Sigourney Weaver, and
"Dogma"; with Ben Affleck, and Linda Fiorentino.

Sadly, Alan Rickman passed away on January 14, 2016.
14. "A Thin Line Between Love & Hate"/"Two Can Play That Game"

Answer: Bobby Brown

Bobby Brown has also made an appearance in the movies "Ghostbusters 2", and "Two Can Play That Game". He's also known for classic hits such as "Don't Be Cruel", "My Prerogative", "Roni", and "Every Little Step".

Bobby Brown is also a member of the R/B music group New Edition. Bobby Brown, along with Ralph E. Tresvant, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe performed their classic hit "My Secret (Didja Gitit Yet?)" in the 1985 movie "Krush Groove".

Bobby Brown was featured as Tee in the 1996 film "A Thin Line Between Love And Hate", and as Michael in the 2001 film "Two Can Play That Game".
15. "A Cinderella Story"/"Ray"

Answer: Regina King

Regina King is also known for movies such as "Boyz N The Hood", "Higher Learning" (both of which were directed by the late director John Singleton), "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate" with Martin Lawrence, and Lynn Whitfield, "Enemy Of The State" with Will Smith, and Gene Hackman, and "If Beale Street Could Talk" with Kiki Layne, and Stephan James. Regina King was awarded the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in "If Beale Street Could Talk".

Regina King co-starred as Rhonda in the 2004 film "A Cinderella Story", and as Margie Hendricks in the 2004 autobiographical film "Ray".

Regina King is also known for her role as Brenda Jenkins on the classic NBC-TV series "227".
Source: Author JP3D75

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