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Movie and Film trivia questions and answers with Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, Guess who's Coming to Dinner, Elizabeth Taylor or Richard Burton, Actress Olivia de Havilland, Cary Grant, and more.

In how many films did Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy appear together?
A: Nine--Woman of the Year, Keeper of the Flame, Without Love, Sea of Grass, State of the Union, Adam's Rib, Pat and Mike, The Desk Set and Guess who's Coming to Dinner?

What actor was the first man to appear on the cover of Playboy magazine?
A: Peter Sellers, in 1964.

Who cursed more--Elizabeth Taylor or Richard Burton--and by how much in the 1966 film Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?
A: Burton, by two It was Burton 24; Taylor, 22.

In how many of his 200 films did Hollywood legend John Wayne die?
A: In eight--Reap the Wild Wind, The Fighting Seabees, The Wake of the Red Witch, Sans of  Iwo Jima, The Alamo, the Man who shot Liberty Valance, the Cowboys and The Shootist.

What Hollywood great was originally cast in the title role The Adventures of Robin Hood--the 1938 film that starred the dashing Errol Flynn?
A: James Cagney. He quit the movie in a contract dispute with Warner Brothers.

Who dubbed gagging noises for actress Vivien Leigh in the 1939 film classic Gone With The Wind?
A: Actress Olivia de Havilland, who played Melanie in the movie. Leigh, in the starring role of Scarlett O'Hara, refused to make the un-lady like sounds when she choked on a radish in her vegetable-garden scene.

What all-American Hollywood leading man appeared in the movies Arizona Bound, Nevada, The Virginian, The Texan and A Man from Wyoming?
A: Gary Cooper--who also starred in It's a Big Country.

Who portrayed Vito Corleone as a young man in the 1974 film The Godfather II?
A: Robert de Niro.

What 1972 movie won an Oscar for its theme song, "The Morning After"-- a song that earned singer Maureen McGovern a gold record?
A: The Poseidon Adventure.

For what film did Cary Grant delay his honeymoon with his second wife, Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton, on 1942?
A: Once Upon a honey moon, in which he co-starred with Ginger Rogers.

Who was the first American movie star to headline in a film directed by Sweden's Ingmar Bergman?
A: Elliott Gould, in 1971. The film was The Touch.

Who won the Oscar for best supporting actress in 1983--for her portrayal of a man?
A: Linda Hunt. The film was The year of Living Dangerously.

How old was actor Sydney Greenstreet when he made his screen debut?
A: He was 62. The movie was John Huston's The Maltese Falcon; the year, 1941.

What actor appeared as a fig leaf in a fruit of the Loom television commercial before he landed and Oscar-winning role?
A: Murray Abraham, who won a best actor Academy Award in 1984 for his portrayal of Salieri in Amadeus.

Can you name the four sets of brothers featured in The Long Riders, a 1980 film about the James gang?
A: Stacy and James Keach as the James brothers; David, Keith and Robert Carradine as the Younger brothers; Randy and Dennis Quaid as the Miller brothers; and Nicholas and Christopher Guest as the Ford brothers.