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