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MOVIE QUIZ NO. 31

PostPosted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 2:16 pm
by magpie in the 80's
The following are famous movies about famous people. I'll tell you the movie and the star, you tell me who it was about. "

1. The movie "Yankee Doodle Dandy" won an Oscar for the star, James Cagney. Who did he portray in the movie?
GEORGE COHAN
2. The 1951 movie "I'll See You In My Dreams" starred Danny Thomas as what famous songwriter?
GUS KHAN
3. The film "Too Much, Too Soon" starred Errol Flynn as what famous movie star?
JOHN BARRYMORE
4. Our former President, Ronald Reagan, starred in the film "The Winning Team" as what famous baseball pitcher?
GROVER CLEVLAND ALEXANDER
5. Frank Sinatra stars in "The Joker Is Wild" as what famous entertainer?
JOE E. LEWIS
6. Gary Cooper stars in "The Pride Of The Yankees" as what famous ballplayer?
LOU GEHRIG
7. Robert Walker stars in "Till The Clouds Roll By" as what famous songwriter?
JEROME KERN
8. "So This Is Love" was a movie starring Kathryn Grayson as what famous singer?
GRACE MOORE
9. Pop star Diana Ross starred in the film "Lady Sings The Blues" as what famous jazz singer?
BILLIE HOLIDAY
10. Barbra Streisand plays what famous entertainer in the films "Funny Girl" and "Funny Lady"?
FANNIE BRICE
11. Dan Dailey stars in the movie "The Pride Of St. Louis" as what famous ballplayer?
DIZZY DEAN
12. Robert DeNiro stars in "The Raging Bull" as what famous prizefighter?
JAKE LA MOTTA
13. Eleanor Parker stars in "Interrupted Melody" as what famous opera singer?
MARJORIE LAWRENCE
14. The debonaire Cary Grant stars in "Night And Day" as what famous songwriter?
COLE PORTER
15. Faye Dunaway stars in "Mommie Dearest" as what famous movie star?
JOAN CRAWFORD
16. Betty Hutton starred in "Perils Of Pauline" portraying what famous silent film star?
PEARL WHITE
17. A young Paul Newman starred in the film "Somebody Up There Likes Me" as what famous prizefighter?
ROCKY GRAZIANO
18. Danny Kaye stars in "The Five Pennies" as what famous musician?
RED NICHOLS
19. Susan Hayward stars as what famous singer in "With A Song In My Heart"?
JANE FROMAN
20. Robert Alda stars as what famous songwriter in "Rhapsody In Blue"?
GEORGE GERSHWIN

Re: MOVIE QUIZ NO. 31

PostPosted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:11 pm
by JK
10. Fanny Brice
12. Rocky Marciano (sp??)

Re: MOVIE QUIZ NO. 31

PostPosted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:46 pm
by godoubleblues
Q12 - Jake LaMotta

Re: MOVIE QUIZ NO. 31

PostPosted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:18 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Constance_Perm wrote:10. Fanny Brice........CORRECT
12. Rocky Marciano (sp??).......INCORRECT

Re: MOVIE QUIZ NO. 31

PostPosted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:19 pm
by magpie in the 80's
godoubleblues wrote:Q12 - Jake LaMotta

CORRECT GDB

Re: MOVIE QUIZ NO. 31

PostPosted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:39 pm
by JAS
Morning Mags

Q1 George Cohen
Q9 Billy Holiday
Q14 Cole Porter
Q15 Joan Crawford
Q20 George Gershwin

Regards
JAS

Re: MOVIE QUIZ NO. 31

PostPosted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:57 pm
by magpie in the 80's
JAS wrote:Morning Mags

Q1 George Cohen
Q9 Billy Holiday
Q14 Cole Porter
Q15 Joan Crawford
Q20 George Gershwin

Regards
JAS

ALL CORRECT JAS AND MORNING :wink:

Re: MOVIE QUIZ NO. 31

PostPosted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:06 am
by brod
magpie in the 80's wrote:
godoubleblues wrote:Q12 - Jake LaMotta

CORRECT GDB


Think his name was Jake

Re: MOVIE QUIZ NO. 31

PostPosted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:16 am
by magpie in the 80's
brod wrote:
magpie in the 80's wrote:
godoubleblues wrote:Q12 - Jake LaMotta

CORRECT GDB


Think his name was Jake

CORRECT BROD

Re: MOVIE QUIZ NO. 31

PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:10 pm
by magpie in the 80's
PLENTY MOVIE Q'S HERE TO GO :shock:

Re: MOVIE QUIZ NO. 31

PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:55 pm
by magpie in the 80's
STILL HEAPS TO ANSWER HERE MOVIE FANS

Re: MOVIE QUIZ NO. 31

PostPosted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:31 am
by magpie in the 80's
STILL 13 Q'S TO ANSWER MOVIE FANS :shock:

Re: MOVIE QUIZ NO. 31

PostPosted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:21 pm
by Mr66
6 - Lou Gehrig

Re: MOVIE QUIZ NO. 31

PostPosted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:04 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Mr66 wrote:6 - Lou Gehrig

correct mr66

Re: MOVIE QUIZ NO. 31

PostPosted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:15 pm
by magpie in the 80's
magpie in the 80's wrote:The following are famous movies about famous people. I'll tell you the movie and the star, you tell me who it was about. "

1. The movie "Yankee Doodle Dandy" won an Oscar for the star, James Cagney. Who did he portray in the movie?
GEORGE COHAN
2. The 1951 movie "I'll See You In My Dreams" starred Danny Thomas as what famous songwriter?
GUS KHAN
3. The film "Too Much, Too Soon" starred Errol Flynn as what famous movie star?
JOHN BARRYMORE
4. Our former President, Ronald Reagan, starred in the film "The Winning Team" as what famous baseball pitcher?
GROVER CLEVLAND ALEXANDER
5. Frank Sinatra stars in "The Joker Is Wild" as what famous entertainer?
JOE E. LEWIS
6. Gary Cooper stars in "The Pride Of The Yankees" as what famous ballplayer?
LOU GEHRIG
7. Robert Walker stars in "Till The Clouds Roll By" as what famous songwriter?
JEROME KERN
8. "So This Is Love" was a movie starring Kathryn Grayson as what famous singer?
GRACE MOORE
9. Pop star Diana Ross starred in the film "Lady Sings The Blues" as what famous jazz singer?
BILLIE HOLIDAY
10. Barbra Streisand plays what famous entertainer in the films "Funny Girl" and "Funny Lady"?
FANNIE BRICE
11. Dan Dailey stars in the movie "The Pride Of St. Louis" as what famous ballplayer?
DIZZY DEAN
12. Robert DeNiro stars in "The Raging Bull" as what famous prizefighter?
JAKE LA MOTTA
13. Eleanor Parker stars in "Interrupted Melody" as what famous opera singer?
MARJORIE LAWRENCE
14. The debonaire Cary Grant stars in "Night And Day" as what famous songwriter?
COLE PORTER
15. Faye Dunaway stars in "Mommie Dearest" as what famous movie star?
JOAN CRAWFORD
16. Betty Hutton starred in "Perils Of Pauline" portraying what famous silent film star?
PEARL WHITE
17. A young Paul Newman starred in the film "Somebody Up There Likes Me" as what famous prizefighter?
ROCKY GRAZIANO
18. Danny Kaye stars in "The Five Pennies" as what famous musician?
RED NICHOLS
19. Susan Hayward stars as what famous singer in "With A Song In My Heart"?
JANE FROMAN
20. Robert Alda stars as what famous songwriter in "Rhapsody In Blue"?
GEORGE GERSHWIN


QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE,

END OF QUIZ :D