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