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Actors & Performances Quiz

Actors & Performances · Sci-Fi 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 Viola de Lesseps in 'Shakespeare in Love' (1998) and won the Academy Award for Best Actress?

    • A. Helen Hunt
    • B. Cate Blanchett
    • C. Gwyneth Paltrow
    • D. Kate Winslet
  2. Who played Regan MacNeil - the possessed child - in 'The Exorcist' (1973)?

    • A. Tatum O'Neal
    • B. Sissy Spacek
    • C. Jodie Foster
    • D. Linda Blair
  3. 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
  4. Who played Truman Burbank in 'The Truman Show' (1998) directed by Peter Weir?

    • A. Jim Carrey
    • B. Tom Hanks
    • C. Adam Sandler
    • D. Robin Williams
  5. Who played Alicia Nash in 'A Beautiful Mind' (2001) and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress?

    • A. Halle Berry
    • B. Rene Zellweger
    • C. Julianne Moore
    • D. Jennifer Connelly
  6. Who played Captain John Miller in 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998)?

    • A. Mel Gibson
    • B. Harrison Ford
    • C. Tom Cruise
    • D. Tom Hanks
  7. 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
  8. Who played the antagonist Anton Chigurh in 'No Country for Old Men' (2007) and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor?

    • A. Casey Affleck
    • B. Paul Dano
    • C. Tommy Lee Jones
    • D. Javier Bardem
  9. Who played Sophie Zawistowski in William Styron's 'Sophie's Choice' (1982) and won the Academy Award for Best Actress?

    • A. Julie Christie
    • B. Diane Keaton
    • C. Jane Fonda
    • D. Meryl Streep
  10. Who played the titular character in Richard Linklater's 'Boyhood' (2014) - filmed over 12 years?

    • A. Ellar Coltrane
    • B. Lucas Hedges
    • C. Tye Sheridan
    • D. Timothe Chalamet
  11. Who played Michael Corleone in 'The Godfather' trilogy?

    • A. Robert De Niro
    • B. Dustin Hoffman
    • C. James Caan
    • D. Al Pacino
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. Who played Christy Brown's mother in 'My Left Foot' (1989) - also receiving an Academy Award nomination?

    • A. Pauline Collins
    • B. Helena Bonham Carter
    • C. Brenda Fricker
    • D. Maggie Smith
  15. Who played Vito Corleone in 'The Godfather' (1972) and won the Academy Award for Best Actor?

    • A. Marlon Brando
    • B. James Caan
    • C. Jack Nicholson
    • D. Al Pacino
  16. Who played Tiffany Maxwell in 'Silver Linings Playbook' (2012) and became the youngest Best Actress winner in Oscar history?

    • A. Amy Adams
    • B. Jennifer Lawrence
    • C. Emma Stone
    • D. Shailene Woodley
  17. Who played the title role in Tim Burton's 'Edward Scissorhands' (1990)?

    • A. Johnny Depp
    • B. Michael Keaton
    • C. Vincent Price
    • D. Keanu Reeves
  18. 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
  19. Who played Katniss Everdeen in the 'Hunger Games' film franchise?

    • A. Emma Stone
    • B. Hailee Steinfeld
    • C. Shailene Woodley
    • D. Jennifer Lawrence
  20. Who played Lester Burnham in 'American Beauty' (1999) and won the Academy Award for Best Actor?

    • A. Kevin Spacey
    • B. Dustin Hoffman
    • C. Billy Crystal
    • D. Tom Hanks