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Sidney Poitier Movies Trivia Quiz

A long career.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
58,099

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
653

Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (10/10), Guest 24 (9/10), Guest 191 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Poitier had a role as a youngster in 'The Blackboard Jungle'. Who was the star of the movie? Hint

Fred MacMurray

Edmond O'Brien

Richard Widmark

Glenn Ford

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Question 2 of 10

2. Poitier had a starring role in 'In The Heat of The Night'. Where did the story take place? Hint

Louisiana

Georgia

Mississippi

Alabama

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Question 3 of 10

3. Poitier had a different kind of role in 'To Sir, With Love'. Who sang the title song? Hint

Cilla Black

Petula Clark

Lulu

Julie Andrews

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who co-starred with Poitier in 'Edge of the City'? Hint

Ben Gazzara

Roy Scheider

Peter Falk

John Cassavetes

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 'Lilies of the Field', Poitier works with what group of people? Hint

Politicians

Nuns

Entertainers

Criminals

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Question 6 of 10

6. Poitier had a role in 'Cry, The Beloved Country'. Who wrote the play? Hint

Alan Paton

Clifford Odets

George S. Kaufman

Elmer Rice

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who co-starred with Poitier in 'Sneakers'? Hint

Burt Lancaster

Paul Newman

Kirk Douglas

Robert Redford

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Question 8 of 10

8. Poitier had a good role in 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' with Tracy and Hepburn. Who was the director? Hint

Sidney Lumet

Stanley Kramer

Norman Jewison

William Friedkin

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who co-starred with Poitier in 'The Defiant Ones'? Hint

Gregory Peck

Robert Mitchum

Charlton Heston

Tony Curtis

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these movies starred Sidney Poitier? Hint

'The Iron Mistress'

'For Love of Ivy'

'The Big Heat'

'The Outsider'

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Apr 19 2024 : Guest 73: 10/10
Apr 16 2024 : Guest 24: 9/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Poitier had a role as a youngster in 'The Blackboard Jungle'. Who was the star of the movie?

Answer: Glenn Ford

'Rock Around The Clock'.

2. Poitier had a starring role in 'In The Heat of The Night'. Where did the story take place?

Answer: Mississippi

Sparta, Miss. Great job by Steiger.

3. Poitier had a different kind of role in 'To Sir, With Love'. Who sang the title song?

Answer: Lulu

Another teaching story.

4. Who co-starred with Poitier in 'Edge of the City'?

Answer: John Cassavetes

Early in Poitier's career. Not too bad.

5. In 'Lilies of the Field', Poitier works with what group of people?

Answer: Nuns

Oscar time.

6. Poitier had a role in 'Cry, The Beloved Country'. Who wrote the play?

Answer: Alan Paton

In Africa.

7. Who co-starred with Poitier in 'Sneakers'?

Answer: Robert Redford

A 'caper' movie.

8. Poitier had a good role in 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' with Tracy and Hepburn. Who was the director?

Answer: Stanley Kramer

Kramer did many of the fine movies that Tracy made late in his career.

9. Who co-starred with Poitier in 'The Defiant Ones'?

Answer: Tony Curtis

Early tale of race relationships.

10. Which of these movies starred Sidney Poitier?

Answer: 'For Love of Ivy'

Not one of his biggest hits. 'Iron' was an Alan Ladd western about Jim Bowie. 'Heat' starred Glenn Ford as a cop. 'Outsider' was a Tony Curtis fact-based story about an Indian soldier at Iwo Jima in WW II.

Source: Author robert362

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