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Historical Figures in Movies #1
Can you answer 50 questions about historical figures that were portrayed in movies?
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1. Which real-life astronaut Tom Hanks played in space drama Apollo 13?
Alan Shepard
John Glen
Jim Lovell
Neil Armstrong
2. Which Formula One driver Daniel Brühl played in the movie Rush?
Niki Lauda
James Hunt
Ayrton Senna
Alain Prost
3. Matt Damon portrayed Francois Pienaar in the movie Invictus. Which sport did he play?
Hurling
Baseball
Rugby
Soccer
4. Which former tennis star did Emma Stone portray in the movie Battle of the Sexes?
Billie Jean King
Chris Evert
Martina Navratilova
Margaret Court
5. What is the title of the movie in which Viggo Mortensen played the role of Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud?
A Dangerous Method
Young Dr. Freud
A Beautiful Mind
The Theory of Everything
6. Which actor portrayed former American president Harry S. Truman in Truman?
Cary Elwes
Christopher Lambert
Gary Sinise
Nicolas Cage
7. Which actor portrayed Alexander The Great in Alexander?
Colin Farrell
Brad Pitt
Eric Bana
Russell Crowe
8. What is the title of the movie in which John Cusack portrayed Edgar Allan Poe?
Tales of Poe
Lunacy
The Black Cat
The Raven
9. Ed Harris portrayed Jackson Pollock in the movie Pollock. What was his occupation?
Film director
Painter
Writer
Politician
10. Who portrayed an Australian outlaw Ned Kelly in 2003 movie?
Ben Affleck
Heath Ledger
Jake Gyllenhaal
Edward Norton
11. Who portrayed Pope Benedict XVI in 2019 movie The Two Popes?
Ben Kingsley
Jude Law
Anthony Hopkins
Jonathan Pryce
12. Who played Frank Serpico, a former NYPD detective in 1973 movie Serpico?
Al Pacino
Michael Caine
Marlon Brando
Dustin Hoffman
13. Gérard Depardieu portrayed Cyrano de Bergerac in 1990 movie. What was his occupation?
Composer
Opera singer
Novelist
Painter
14. Which painter Willem Defoe portrayed in the movie At Eternity's Gate?
Claude Monet
Salvador Dali
Vincent Van Gogh
Henri Matisse
15. Who played Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the movie Amadeus?
F. Murray Abraham
Jeffrey Jones
Tom Hulce
Kenny Baker
16. Which character Robert De Niro played in the movie The Untouchables?
Bugsy Siegel
Al Capone
John Dillinger
Lucky Luciano
17. What is the title of the movie in which Joseph Fiennes played William Shakespeare?
Shakespeare in Love
Romeo+Juliet
Hamlet
The Merchant of Venice
18. Which explorer Gerard Depardieu portrayed in the movie 1492: Conquest of Paradise?
Ferdinand Magellan
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
19. What is the title of the movie in which Martin Sheen portrayed commander Robert E. Lee?
Glory
Cold Mountain
Gettysburg
Free State of Jones
20. Paul Giamatti portrayed second president of the USA in the miniseries. What was his name?
James Madison
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
21. What is the title of the movie in which Tom Hanks portrayed Walt Disney?
Saving Mr. Banks
The Happiest Millionaire
Walt Before Mickey
Pollyanna
22. What is the title of the movie in which Robert De Niro portrayed the boxer Jake LaMotta?
Raging Bull
Creed
Southpaw
Rocky II
23. Gretchen Mol portrayed Bettie Page in the movie The Notorious Bettie Page. What was her occupation?
Dancer
Model
Swimmer
Singer
24. In which movie Johnny Depp played Boston mobster Whitey Bulger?
Road to Perdition
American Gangster
The Departed
Black Mass
25. Margot Robbie appeared as Tonya Harding in I, Tonya. In which sport did she compete?
Swimming
Athletics
Figure skating
Gymnastics
26. What is the title of the movie in which Saoirse Ronan portrayed Mary Stuart?
The Favourite
The Queen
Mary Queen of Scots
A Queen is Crowned
27. Who portrayed Elizabeth Taylor in the movie Liz & Dick?
Margot Robbie
Natasha Richardson
Lindsay Lohan
Amanda Seyfried
28. What is the title of the movie in which Forest Whitaker portray Idi Amin?
Blood Diamond
The Last King of Scotland
Invictus
Hotel Rwanda
29. What is the title of the movie in which Judy Dench portray Queen Elizabeth I?
Shakespeare in Love
Elizabeth
The Virgin Queen
Mary Queen of Scots
30. Which legendary actress did Cate Blanchett portray in the movie The Aviator?
Vivien Leigh
Ingrid Bergman
Bette Davis
Katharine Hepburn
31. What is the title of the movie in which Sam Rockwell appeared as George W. Bush?
All the President's Men
Vice
Argo
The Candidate
32. Who portrayed former First Lady Jackie Kennedy in 2016 movie Jackie?
Emma Stone
Keira Knightley
Sandra Bullock
Natalie Portman
33. Who portrayed Tina Turner in 1993 movie What's Love Got to Do with It?
Angela Bassett
Viola Davis
Gabrielle Union
Regina King
34. Who portrayed Pope Francis in 2019 movie The Two Popes?
Ben Kingsley
Jude Law
Anthony Hopkins
Jonathan Pryce
35. What is the title of the movie in which Anthony Hopkins portrayed painter Pablo Picasso?
Genius
Lust for Life
The Mystery of Picasso
Surviving Picasso
36. Frank Langella appeared as Richard Nixon in 2008 movie Frost/Nixon. Who was David Frost?
Politician
Musician
Lawyer
Journalist
37. Brad Pitt portrayed Billy Bean in 2011 movie Moneyball. What sport did he play?
Soccer
Baseball
Cricket
American football
38. What is the title of the movie in which Leonardo DiCaprio portrayed business magnate Howard Hughes?
The Great Gatsby
The Revenant
Revolutionary Road
The Aviator
39. What is the title of the movie in which Dennis Quaid portrayed the musician Jerry Lee Lewis?
Jersey Boys
Get on Up
Great Balls of Fire
Walk the Line
40. In which TV series did Diego Luna appeared as drug lord Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo?
Weeds
True Blood
Narcos: Mexico
Breaking Bad
41. Liam Neeson played Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List. When was the movie released?
2000
1988
1982
1993
42. What is the title of the movie in which Kirk Douglas portrayed famous painter Vincent Van Gogh?
Vincent & Theo
Dreams
Lust for Life
Loving Vincent
43. Leonardo DiCaprio portrayed J. Edgar Hoover in the movie J. Edgar. What was his occupation?
FBI director
NASA director
CIA director
DEA director
44. Rami Malek won the Academy Award portraying Freddie Mercury in the Bohemian Rhapsody. How did Freddie die?
AIDS
murder
cancer
heart attack
45. Who appeared as tennis player John McEnroe in Borg vs McEnroe movie?
Brian Austin Green
Zac Efron
Shia LaBeouf
Tom Hardy
46. Which physicist did Geoffrey Rush portray in the 1st season of the TV series Genius?
Blaise Pascal
Nikola Tesla
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
47. Which painter did Antonio Banderas portray in the 2nd season of the TV series Genius?
Vincent Van Gogh
Francisco Goya
Pablo Picasso
Rembrandt
48. For which movie did Gary Oldman win the Academy Award while portraying Winston Churchill?
All the King's Men
The War Room
Darkest Hour
The Candidate
49. Which composer did Gary Oldman portray in the movie Immortal Beloved?
Bach
Strauss
Mozart
Beethoven
50. What is the name of the movie in which Marion Cotillard portrayed the singer Edith Piaf?
Moulin Rouge!
A Star is Born
Purple Rain
Life in Pink
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