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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 Princess Leia in the original 'Star Wars' trilogy?

    • A. Jamie Lee Curtis
    • B. Sigourney Weaver
    • C. Carrie Fisher
    • D. Natalie Portman
  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 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
  4. Who played Lt. Dan in 'Forrest Gump' (1994) and received an Academy Award nomination?

    • A. John Malkovich
    • B. Gary Sinise
    • C. John Lithgow
    • D. Joe Pesci
  5. 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
  6. Who played Ant-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

    • A. Dave Bautista
    • B. Paul Rudd
    • C. Jeremy Renner
    • D. Chris Pratt
  7. 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
  8. Who played Johnny Cash in 'Walk the Line' (2005)?

    • A. Joaquin Phoenix
    • B. Ryan Gosling
    • C. Casey Affleck
    • D. Heath Ledger
  9. Who played Jack Sparrow in 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl' (2003)?

    • A. Hugh Jackman
    • B. Orlando Bloom
    • C. Jude Law
    • D. Johnny Depp
  10. Who played the real-life figure Aileen Wuornos in 'Monster' (2003)?

    • A. Halle Berry
    • B. Cate Blanchett
    • C. Charlize Theron
    • D. Nicole Kidman
  11. Who played Don Shirley in 'Green Book' (2018) and what controversy followed the film's Oscar win?

    • A. Mahershala Ali
    • B. Samuel L. Jackson
    • C. Chiwetel Ejiofor
    • D. Morgan Freeman
  12. Who won the first Academy Award for Best Actor ever given?

    • A. Lionel Barrymore
    • B. Emil Jannings
    • C. Clark Gable
    • D. Warner Baxter
  13. 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
  14. Who played Colonel Kurtz in 'Apocalypse Now' (1979)?

    • A. Martin Sheen
    • B. Marlon Brando
    • C. Robert Duvall
    • D. Dennis Hopper
  15. Who played Addie Pray in 'Paper Moon' (1973) directed by Peter Bogdanovich - and what made the casting unique?

    • A. A debut performance by a non-actor
    • B. Ryan O'Neal's real daughter Tatum O'Neal - making them the only father-daughter pair to share lead billing
    • C. The first child actor to win an Oscar
    • D. Two non-professional actors
  16. Who played Captain John Miller in 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998)?

    • A. Mel Gibson
    • B. Harrison Ford
    • C. Tom Cruise
    • D. Tom Hanks
  17. Who played King George VI in 'The King's Speech' (2010) and won the Academy Award for Best Actor?

    • A. Colin Firth
    • B. Jeremy Irons
    • C. Anthony Hopkins
    • D. Ralph Fiennes
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. Who played Iron Man / Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

    • A. Chris Evans
    • B. Chris Hemsworth
    • C. Paul Bettany
    • D. Robert Downey Jr.