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What is the name of this famous director called "The Master of Suspense" for his works such as Vertigo and Rear Window?
Robin Wood
Michael France
Fred Astaire
Alfred Hitchcock
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What is the name of this legend of early comedy known as "The Tramp" and the star of such films as Modern Times and The Great Dictator?
Sal Milleno
Leslie Nielson
Larry Fine
Charlie Chaplin
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What is the name of this famous writer and critic of Hollywood films who wrote the screenplay of Citizen Kane alongside Orson Welles?
Douglas Fairbanks
Herman Mankiewicz
Rodney Fuller
Frank Capra
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What is the name of this actor famous for playing Robin Hood, Zorro, and other swashbucklers and who hosted the first ever Academy Awards?
Tobias Welch
John C. Comhurst
Douglas Fairbanks
Vincent Price
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What is the name of this musical movie star who is famous for her performances opposite Fred Astaire?
Marguerite Ruth
Ginger Rogers
Crystal Valens
Katherine Hepburn
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What is the name of this famous writer of hit Hollywood comedies like Some Like It Hot and The Seven Year Itch?
Stephen Norbecker
Robert Pope
Reuben Hall
Billy Wilder
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What is the name of this Hollywood legend who helped popularize the western genre by starring in such hits as Stagecoach and The Searchers?
John Wayne
Clint Eastwood
Sam Elliot
James Brolin
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What is the name of this actor famous for his portrayal of Universal monsters such as the Mummy and Frankenstein's Monster?
Boris Karloff
Lon Cheney
Vincent Price
Ned Lincoln
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What is the name of this early Hollywood star most famous for playing Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind?
Francis Ford Coppola
Michael Hart
Fred Astaire
Clark Gable
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What is the name of this actor famous for his starring roles in such movies as It's a Wonderful Life and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington?
Fred Astaire
James Stewart
Zeppo Marx
Colin Goff
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What is the name of this early Hollywood star famous for her performance in Gone with the Wind?
Marianne O'Toole
Elizabeth Taylor
Katherine Hepburn
Vivien Leigh
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What is the name of this comic actor and front man of the Marx Brothers who was famous for his performances in such movies as Duck Soup and A Night at the Opera?
Groucho Marx
Zeppo Marx
Chico Marx
Harpo Marx
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This famous figure is perhaps the founding director of Hollywood because his 1914 film The Squaw Man was the first movie shot in Hollywood. What is the name of this director?
Cecil B. DeMille
Alfred Hitchcock
Frank Capra
Anthony U. Unger
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What is the name of this actor who is famous for working as a song-and-dance man as well as for working as the co-star of the legendary "Road to" series of comedies?
Bob Hope
Orson Welles
Buster Keaton
Victor Gordon
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What is the name of this actor who was Bob Hope's co-star in the "Road to" series of comedies and was also known for his crooning singing voice?
Charlton Heston
Nolan Garvy
Buster Keaton
Bing Crosby
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What is the name of this early Hollywood star famous for her performances in Gilda and Separate Tables?
Vivien Leigh
Ginger Rogers
Rita Hayworth
Katherine Hepburn
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What is the name of this Hollywood legend who starred in such films as David and Bathsheba as well as Roman Holliday?
Sean Connery
Clark Gable
Douglas Fairbanks
Gregory Peck
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What is the name of this legendary director famous for his cinematography in movies like The Seven Samurai and Yojimbo?
Makoto Shinkai
Akira Kurosawa
Yin Fuyobuchi
Hideaki Anno
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What is the name of this classic Hollywood icon most famous for playing Dracula in the Universal horror series?
Bela Lugosi
Lon Cheney
Boris Karloff
Syra Geller
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What is the name of this Hollywood star famous for her performances in Father of the Bride and A Place In the Sun?
Audrey Hepburn
Elizabeth Taylor
Winona Ryder
Marilyn Monroe
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What is the name of this Hollywood leading man who became a legend for his starring role in Citizen Kane?
Orson Welles
Sean Connery
Douglas Fairbanks
Fred Rogers
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What is the name of this cinematic mastermind who directed such classic films as M?
Stanley Kubrick
Victor Firth
Fritz Lang
Avi Lind
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What is the name of this cinematic icon famous for his starring roles in such drama movies as Ben-Hur?
Bob Hope
Chico Marx
Charlton Heston
Moe Howard
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What is the name of this big screen star who was famous for her performances in High Society and The Country Girl?
Marilyn Monroe
Grace Kelly
Angela Karrina
Geraldine O'Neil
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What is the name of this child actress who was known for her acting and singing in such films as Heidi and Baby Take a Bow?
Shirley Temple
Rita Derringer
Drew Barrymore
Gina Marelli
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What is the name of this early Hollywood star famous for his performances in Blackboard Jungle and The Defiant Ones?
Anthony Erickson
Derrick Busmois
Paul Robeson
Sidney Poitier
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What is the name of this superstar known for her performances in Some Like It Hot and Niagara?
Marilyn Monroe
Kate Blanchett
Meryl Streep
Sally Field
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What is the name of this Hollywood star and musician famous for starring in comedies opposite Jerry Lewis?
Tom Jones
Engelbert Humperdinck
Dean Martin
Frank Sinatra
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What is the name of this actress famous for her performances in films such as Roman Holiday?
Audrey Hepburn
Elizabeth Taylor
Claudette Fine
Ashley Turner
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What is the name of this iconic director of such films as It's a Wonderful Life and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington?
Stanley Kubrick
Cecil B. DeMille
Frank Capra
Francis Ford Coppola
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Andrew Nicholas is a passionate reader and writer on the subjects of history and mankind. He is a published author, critic, and poet who grew up in the friendly scenery of rural Ohio. He is a graduate of Wright State University and a regular student of historical curiosities.