Classic Hollywood: Golden Age Movies

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Instructions: From Casablanca to Hitchcock thrillers — how well do you know Hollywood's Golden Age?

1.
In 'Casablanca' (1942), which actor says the famous line, 'Here's looking at you, kid'?
A
Cary Grant
B
Humphrey Bogart
C
Clark Gable
D
James Stewart
2.
Who played Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939)?
A
Debbie Reynolds
B
Deanna Durbin
C
Judy Garland
D
Shirley Temple
3.
Which Alfred Hitchcock film features a terrifying shower scene with Janet Leigh?
A
Vertigo
B
Rear Window
C
Psycho
D
The Birds
4.
Which actress starred alongside Cary Grant in 'North by Northwest' (1959)?
A
Grace Kelly
B
Eva Marie Saint
C
Doris Day
D
Kim Novak
5.
What 1950 film noir classic features Gloria Swanson as faded silent-film star Norma Desmond?
A
Sunset Boulevard
B
All About Eve
C
The Maltese Falcon
D
Double Indemnity
6.
Which classic Western starred John Wayne as a cattle driver on the Chisholm Trail?
A
Stagecoach
B
True Grit
C
The Searchers
D
Red River
7.
In 'Singin' in the Rain' (1952), who performs the iconic title number dancing with an umbrella?
A
Fred Astaire
B
Donald O'Connor
C
Gene Kelly
D
Danny Kaye
8.
Which 1962 epic film starred Peter O'Toole in the title role and won seven Academy Awards?
A
Spartacus
B
Ben-Hur
C
Lawrence of Arabia
D
Cleopatra
9.
Which actress famously stood over a subway grate with her white dress blowing in 'The Seven Year Itch' (1955)?
A
Jayne Mansfield
B
Marilyn Monroe
C
Brigitte Bardot
D
Elizabeth Taylor
10.
What was the first feature-length movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture in color?
A
Gone with the Wind
B
An American in Paris
C
Ben-Hur
D
The Wizard of Oz
11.
Which legendary director made 'Rear Window' (1954), starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly?
A
Billy Wilder
B
Alfred Hitchcock
C
Orson Welles
D
John Ford
12.
In the 1946 classic 'It's a Wonderful Life,' who played George Bailey?
A
James Stewart
B
Gary Cooper
C
Henry Fonda
D
Spencer Tracy
13.
Which 1961 film musical, starring Natalie Wood, is a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in New York City?
A
My Fair Lady
B
The Sound of Music
C
West Side Story
D
Guys and Dolls
14.
Which 1944 film noir, directed by Billy Wilder, stars Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck plotting a murder for insurance money?
A
Double Indemnity
B
The Third Man
C
The Big Sleep
D
Laura
15.
Which actress starred as Maria von Trapp in 'The Sound of Music' (1965)?
A
Doris Day
B
Julie Andrews
C
Audrey Hepburn
D
Deborah Kerr

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