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The Tarzan movies have been popular from 1918 to today. How much do you really know about them?

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

Author
marmoseta

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
330,796

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Weissmuller had a long run with the Tarzan series. In total, he made eleven Tarzan movies. However, he was not the first actor to play Tarzan. Who played Tarzan in the first movie in 1918? Hint

Lincoln Stanton

Elmo Lincoln

Stan Lincoln

Lincoln Elmon

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Question 2 of 10

2. The character of Jane was intelligent, adventurous and sexy. Which actress played the part of Jane to Weismuller's Tarzan in the first six movies? Hint

Maureen O'Sullivan

Jane Williams

Olivia De Haviland

Esther Williams

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Question 3 of 10

3. Tarzan was played by several actors. Which one of the following actors did NOT play Tarzan in the movies? Hint

Ron Ely

Buster Crabbe

Gene Pollar

Frank Merrill

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Question 4 of 10

4. The first Weissmuller movie was called "Tarzan, The Ape Man" (1932). In this great adventure film, the safari team are captured by a tribe of Pygmies. Which group of animals helps to rescue them from the tribe? Hint

Gorillas

Lions

Chimpanzees

Elephants

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the second Tarzan movie, called "Tarzan and His Mate" (1934), Tarzan is shown wrestling for the first time with a vicious animal. Which animal is it? Hint

Crocodile

Lion

Gorilla

Elephant

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Question 6 of 10

6. The fourth Tarzan movie with Weissmuller is titled "Tarzan Finds a Son" (1939). In this movie a baby boy is found inside a crashed plane in the jungle. Who actually finds Boy? Hint

Jane

Cheetah

Tarzan

Jane's father

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Question 7 of 10

7. Not all the Tarzan movies took place in the jungle. Which one of these places was NOT an actual scene in a Tarzan movie? Hint

Aquitania, a secret island

New York City Courthouse

Swantiland, a pygmy holdout

The hidden city of Palandria

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Question 8 of 10

8. Fashion changes, and over time, Jane and Tarzan's jungle outfits did too. As more Tarzan movies were made, how did their clothing change? Hint

Jane and Tarzan's clothing became less revealing.

Tarzan's clothing became less revealing but Jane's became more revealing.

Jane and Tarzan's clothing became more revealing.

Jane's clothing became less revealing but Tarzan's became more revealing.

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Question 9 of 10

9. This child actor played Boy, Tarzan and Jane's son in the movies. When the movies ended, he went on to play in his own series. Hint

Jack Shields

Johnny Sheffield

Freddie Shields

Freddie Shielding

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which actor played the voice of Tarzan in the 1999 Disney movie "Tarzan" (Hint: He came from a family of movie producers)? Hint

Brian Blessed

Tony Goldwyn

Wayne Knight

Kevin Mayer

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Weissmuller had a long run with the Tarzan series. In total, he made eleven Tarzan movies. However, he was not the first actor to play Tarzan. Who played Tarzan in the first movie in 1918?

Answer: Elmo Lincoln

His real name was Otto Elmo Linkenhelt. He played Tarzan in three silent movies: "Tarzan of the Apes" (1918), "The Romance of Tarzan"(1918) and "The Adventures of Tarzan"(1921).

2. The character of Jane was intelligent, adventurous and sexy. Which actress played the part of Jane to Weismuller's Tarzan in the first six movies?

Answer: Maureen O'Sullivan

Maureen O'Sullivan played the part as an independent character ahead of her time, who only needed help when wild animals were attacking. Some people found it appealing that she was able to boss around the "man of the jungle", others found her character annoying.

3. Tarzan was played by several actors. Which one of the following actors did NOT play Tarzan in the movies?

Answer: Ron Ely

Elmo Lincoln, Gene Pollar, P. Dempsey Tabler, James Pierce, Frank Merrill, Johnny Weissmuller, Buster Crabbe, Herman Brix, Glenn Morris, Lex Barker, Gordon Scott, Denny Miller, Jock Mahoney, Mike Henry, Miles O'Keeffe, and Christopher Lambert played Tarzan in the Movies. Ron Ely played Tarzan in 57 episode on television, from 1966 to 1968.

Answer: Elephants

The safari team were searching for an elephant graveyard for the ivory. In the movie, Tarzan calls to the elephants in the area. They arrive at the pygmy camp and rescue the group by trampling the walls of their prison.

5. In the second Tarzan movie, called "Tarzan and His Mate" (1934), Tarzan is shown wrestling for the first time with a vicious animal. Which animal is it?

Answer: Crocodile

This is the first time anybody wrestled with a crocodile. It was a big hit with audiences.

6. The fourth Tarzan movie with Weissmuller is titled "Tarzan Finds a Son" (1939). In this movie a baby boy is found inside a crashed plane in the jungle. Who actually finds Boy?

Answer: Cheetah

Cheetah actually rescues the baby right after the plane has crashed in the jungle. The baby is the only survivor of the crash. Cheetah brings the baby to Tarzan's Treehouse. Jane and Tarzan raise him as their own.

7. Not all the Tarzan movies took place in the jungle. Which one of these places was NOT an actual scene in a Tarzan movie?

Answer: Swantiland, a pygmy holdout

Tarzan and Jane both appear in the NYC Courthouse to fight for custody of Boy, who had been kidnapped and brought to New York in the movie "Tarzan's New York Adventure". The Nazis attempted to enslave the hidden city of Palandria in "Tarzan Triumphs" and Tarzan traveled to Aquitania Island in "Tarzan and the Mermaids".

8. Fashion changes, and over time, Jane and Tarzan's jungle outfits did too. As more Tarzan movies were made, how did their clothing change?

Answer: Jane and Tarzan's clothing became less revealing.

In an early movie, there was actually a scene where Tarzan playfully pulls Jane's dress off and they swim in the river, in the buff. In the early "Tarzan and his Mate" (1934), Jane wears only a leather bikini. However, censors then came down on them and Jane and Tarzan wore more clothing in the later pictures.

9. This child actor played Boy, Tarzan and Jane's son in the movies. When the movies ended, he went on to play in his own series.

Answer: Johnny Sheffield

Sheffield last appeared in 1947 in "Tarzan and the Huntress". He then starred in his own series, "Bomba, the Jungle Boy" (1949).

10. Which actor played the voice of Tarzan in the 1999 Disney movie "Tarzan" (Hint: He came from a family of movie producers)?

Answer: Tony Goldwyn

Tony Goldwyn is the grandson of producer Sam Goldwyn, and son of producer Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. Both his father and grandfather founded motion picture companies. Eventually, their company became known as the "G" in MGM pictures.

Source: Author marmoseta

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