Sharpen your pencil . . .

Clean off your glasses . . .

and test your knowledge of old movies.

In the first section of our quiz each question begins with a photograph from a movie made before 1960. After each photo we rate the average degree of difficulty to answer the questions relating to the photo (from 1 star = easy, to 5 stars = very difficult). Write down your answers (sorry, no prizes), and when you are finished click on "go to answers >>" at the bottom of the page.

The second section of our quiz follows this section and is entitled "Identify the Movie Star". If you prefer, you can choose to go immediately to this part of the quiz:

go immediately to Section #2 of the Quiz >>

 

SECTION #1
"MOVIE SCENES"

 

Section #1, Photo #1:

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For the "Old Movie Buff":
1) Name the movie.
2) Name the actor & actress in the scene.
For the "Motion Picture Devotee":
3) In what year was the movie released?
4) Who directed the movie?
For the "Film Scholar":
5) In what city does this particular scene take place? (Can you name
     the establishment in which they are having a drink?)

Section #1, Photo #2:

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For the "Old Movie Buff":
1) Name the movie.
2) Name the actor in the scene.
For the "Motion Picture Devotee":
3) In what year was the movie released?
4) Who directed the movie?
For the "Film Scholar":
5) Who sang the theme song for the movie?

Section #1, Photo #3:

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For the "Old Movie Buff":
1) Name the movie.
2) Name the actor & actress in the scene.
For the "Motion Picture Devotee":
3) In what year was the movie released?
4) In another scene the actor does something "romantic" with a
     cigarette. What does he do?
For the "Film Scholar":
5) What composer won an Academy Award for this movie's music
     score?

Section #1, Photo #4:

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For the "Old Movie Buff":
1) Name the movie.
2) Name the actor in the scene.
For the "Motion Picture Devotee":
3) In what year was the movie released?
4) What was the name of the character played by the actor?
For the "Film Scholar":
5) What were this character's last words in the movie?

 

Section #1, Photo #5:

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For the "Old Movie Buff":
1) Name the movie.
2) Name the actors in the scene.
For the "Motion Picture Devotee":
3) In what year was the movie released?
4) What was the name of the character played by the actor who is
     sitting?
For the "Film Scholar":
5) Upon what was the movie's screenplay based?

 

Section #1, Photo #6:

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For the "Old Movie Buff":
1) Name the movie.
2) Name the actor & actress in the scene.
For the "Motion Picture Devotee":
3) In what year was the movie released?
4) Who directed this movie?
For the "Film Scholar":
5) How many Academy Awards did this movie win?

 

Section #1, Photo #7:

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For the "Old Movie Buff":
1) Name the movie.
2) Upon what building is the gorilla standing?
For the "Motion Picture Devotee":
3) In what year was the movie released?
4) What actress played the female lead in the movie?
For the "Film Scholar":
5) At the beginning of the film an "old Arabian proverb" is quoted. What
     was the proverb? (To quote the proverb exactly is a 5 star question worth
     One Zillion points!)

 

Section #1, Photo #8:

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For the "Old Movie Buff":
1) Name the movie.
2) Name the actors in the scene.
For the "Motion Picture Devotee":
3) In what year was the movie released?
4) Who directed this movie?
For the "Film Scholar":
5) What was the relationship of these two characters in the movie?

 

Section #1, Photo #9:

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For the "Old Movie Buff":
1) Name the movie.
2) Name the two actors in the foreground of this scene.
For the "Motion Picture Devotee":
3) In what year was the movie released?
4) Who directed this movie?
For the "Film Scholar":
5) Who is the character, not shown here, who has taken over the
     hotel?

 

Section #1, Photo #10:

Click on photo to enlarge.

For the "Old Movie Buff":
1) Name the movie.
2) Name the actors in the scene.
For the "Motion Picture Devotee":
3) In what year was the movie released?
4) In what city does the movie take place?
For the "Film Scholar":
5) Who wrote the screenplay for the movie?

 

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