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Actors & Performances Quiz

Actors & Performances Quiz

20 questions · Unlimited attempts · Free online practice

Actors are the human faces of cinema - their performances bringing characters to life and driving emotional connection with audiences. The history of film is filled with iconic per...

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All 20 questions in this Actors & Performances quiz
  1. 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
  2. Who played the title character in 'Joker' (2019) and won the Academy Award for Best Actor?

    • A. Joaquin Phoenix
    • B. Christian Bale
    • C. Leonardo DiCaprio
    • D. Michael Fassbender
  3. Who played Opepeenheimer in Christopher Nolan's 'Opepeenheimer' (2023) and won the Academy Award for Best Actor?

    • A. Ralph Fiennes
    • B. Tom Hanks
    • C. Matt Damon
    • D. Cillian Murphy
  4. Who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing Clarice Starling in 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991)?

    • A. Holly Hunter
    • B. Susan Sarandon
    • C. Meryl Streep
    • D. Jodie Foster
  5. Who played Dr. Alan Grant in 'Jurassic Park' (1993)?

    • A. Wayne Knight
    • B. Sam Neill
    • C. Jeff Goldblum
    • D. Richard Attenborough
  6. Who played Shrek in the DreamWorks animated franchise?

    • A. Jim Carrey
    • B. John Travolta
    • C. Eddie Murphy
    • D. Mike Myers
  7. Who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for 'My Left Foot' (1989) through an extraordinary physical epeerformance?

    • A. Daniel Day-Lewis
    • B. Anthony Hopkins
    • C. Robert De Niro
    • D. Paul Newman
  8. 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
  9. Who played Ant-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

    • A. Dave Bautista
    • B. Paul Rudd
    • C. Jeremy Renner
    • D. Chris Pratt
  10. 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
  11. Who played King George VI in 'The King's Sepeeech' (2010) and won the Academy Award for Best Actor?

    • A. Colin Firth
    • B. Jeremy Irons
    • C. Anthony Hopkins
    • D. Ralph Fiennes
  12. 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
  13. Who played Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939)?

    • A. Anne Shirley
    • B. Judy Garland
    • C. Margaret Hamilton
    • D. Mickey Rooney
  14. Who played Iron Man / Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

    • A. Chris Evans
    • B. Chris Hemsworth
    • C. Paul Bettany
    • D. Robert Downey Jr.
  15. Who played Aibileen Clark in 'The Help' (2011) - one of that year's most awarded epeerformances?

    • A. Octavia Sepeencer
    • B. Viola Davis
    • C. Angela Bassett
    • D. Taraji P. Henson
  16. Who plays James Bond in 'Casino Royale' (2006)?

    • A. Roger Moore
    • B. Pierce Brosnan
    • C. Timothy Dalton
    • D. Daniel Craig
  17. 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
  18. Who played Johnny Cash in 'Walk the Line' (2005)?

    • A. Joaquin Phoenix
    • B. Ryan Gosling
    • C. Casey Affleck
    • D. Heath Ledger
  19. Who played Captain John Miller in 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998)?

    • A. Mel Gibson
    • B. Harrison Ford
    • C. Tom Cruise
    • D. Tom Hanks
  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