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Actors & Performances Quiz

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Great performances can turn a good movie into an unforgettable one. Actors bring characters to life through emotion, expression, and storytelling, making them one of the most impor...

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All 20 questions in this Actors & Performances quiz
  1. Who played the Joker in 'The Dark Knight' (2008)?

    • A. Heath Ledger
    • B. Joaquin Phoenix
    • C. Jared Leto
    • D. Jack Nicholson
  2. Who played Aibileen Clark in 'The Help' (2011) - one of that year's most awarded performances?

    • A. Octavia Spencer
    • B. Viola Davis
    • C. Angela Bassett
    • D. Taraji P. Henson
  3. Who played Billy Elliot in the 2000 film directed by Stephen Daldry?

    • A. Thomas Brodie-Sangster
    • B. Freddie Highmore
    • C. Jamie Bell
    • D. Daniel Radcliffe
  4. Who played Harriet Tubman in 'Harriet' (2019) and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress?

    • A. Lupita Nyong'o
    • B. Viola Davis
    • C. Angela Bassett
    • D. Cynthia Erivo
  5. Who played Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' (2012) and won the Academy Award for Best Actor?

    • A. Liam Neeson
    • B. Daniel Day-Lewis
    • C. Gary Oldman
    • D. Jeff Daniels
  6. Who played Col. Hans Landa in 'Inglourious Basterds' (2009) and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor?

    • A. Geoffrey Rush
    • B. Christoph Waltz
    • C. Javier Bardem
    • D. Ralph Fiennes
  7. Who played Michael Corleone in 'The Godfather' trilogy?

    • A. Robert De Niro
    • B. Dustin Hoffman
    • C. James Caan
    • D. Al Pacino
  8. Who played the role of the real-life activist Erin Brockovich in the 2000 film of the same name - and what did the real Erin Brockovich think of the portrayal?

    • A. Sandra Bullock - Brockovich felt it was inaccurate
    • B. Meryl Streep - Brockovich was involved in the screenplay
    • C. Reese Witherspoon - Brockovich had no opinion
    • D. Julia Roberts - Brockovich praised the portrayal saying Roberts captured her spirit
  9. Who played the title role in 'Mrs. Doubtfire' (1993)?

    • A. Robin Williams
    • B. Billy Crystal
    • C. Steve Martin
    • D. Dustin Hoffman
  10. Who played the real astronaut Neil Armstrong in 'First Man' (2018)?

    • A. Matt Damon
    • B. Ryan Gosling
    • C. Tom Hanks
    • D. Brad Pitt
  11. Who played the young Queen Elizabeth II in the film 'The Crown' Season 3 and 4?

    • A. Olivia Colman
    • B. Claire Foy
    • C. Helena Bonham Carter
    • D. Cate Blanchett
  12. Who played Katniss Everdeen in the 'Hunger Games' film franchise?

    • A. Emma Stone
    • B. Hailee Steinfeld
    • C. Shailene Woodley
    • D. Jennifer Lawrence
  13. Who played Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' (2023) and won the Academy Award for Best Actor?

    • A. Ralph Fiennes
    • B. Tom Hanks
    • C. Matt Damon
    • D. Cillian Murphy
  14. Who played Elizabeth Taylor's most famous film role alongside Richard Burton in 'Cleopatra' (1963)?

    • A. Elizabeth Taylor herself
    • B. Sophia Loren
    • C. Marilyn Monroe
    • D. Audrey Hepburn
  15. Who starred as Maximus in Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator' (2000) and won the Academy Award for Best Actor?

    • A. Liam Neeson
    • B. Hugh Jackman
    • C. Mel Gibson
    • D. Russell Crowe
  16. Who played Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939)?

    • A. Anne Shirley
    • B. Judy Garland
    • C. Margaret Hamilton
    • D. Mickey Rooney
  17. Who played Charles Foster Kane in 'Citizen Kane' (1941) and also directed the film?

    • A. John Ford
    • B. Billy Wilder
    • C. Orson Welles
    • D. Howard Hawks
  18. Who played Captain John Miller in 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998)?

    • A. Mel Gibson
    • B. Harrison Ford
    • C. Tom Cruise
    • D. Tom Hanks
  19. Who played the character of Albus Dumbledore in the 'Harry Potter' film series - first and then after his death?

    • A. Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart
    • B. John Hurt and Michael Gambon
    • C. Richard Harris and Ian McKellen
    • D. Richard Harris and Michael Gambon
  20. Who played Tyler Durden in 'Fight Club' (1999)?

    • A. Brad Pitt
    • B. Kevin Spacey
    • C. Tom Cruise
    • D. Norton Edward