PeopleQuiz - People Trivia, Quizzes, Biographies, Birthdays and more   PeopleQuiz
Register and Login to submit quizzes, read profiles & track your scores.   Not a member yet? Click Here to sign up.
   Test your knowledge about people trivia with our brain teaser quiz games! Comment in our forums & browse mini-biographies of people.

Login:
Password:
 
        
 

Home

Introduction

Register

 Advantages of Registering

Logon

Trivia Quiz Categories
Arts & Entertainment
Business
Celebrities
Culture
Fictional Characters
History
Literature
Movies
Music
Personal Quizzes
Science & Nature
Sports
TV, Radio & Stage
Biography Quizzes

Take a BioQuiz

Trivia Players

Biographies

Contest Bulletins

Favorite Links

People News

Past Sponsors

Contact Us

PeopleQuiz - Take a Trivia Quiz

Gary Cooper: Hollywood Icon
How much do you know about this film great?
Quiz Number: 2320
Date Submitted: 2008-04-05 18:04:05
Quiz Categories: Celebrities, Movie Stars
Quiz Type: Personality Quiz
Author: scarlettem
Average Score: 60 percent
Times Taken: 15 times
Taken by Registered Users: 7
Quiz is about: Gary Cooper		 

Be sure to register and/or logon before taking quizzes to have your scores saved.


1. Gary Cooper's birth name was:
  A.   Gerald Almanzo Cooper
  B.   Warren Almanzo Cooper
  C.   Gerrald Cooper Payne
  D.   Frank James Cooper


2. Cooper's career ran from 1924 - 1961. How many movies did he make?
  A.   50
  B.   75
  C.   100
  D.   29


3. Cooper received five Oscar Nominations for Best Actor. How many times did he win?
  A.   5
  B.   0
  C.   2
  D.   4


4. Who accepted Gary's honorary Oscar for him in 1961?
  A.   Frank Sinatra
  B.   James Stewart
  C.   John Wayne
  D.   Olivia DeHavalind


5. Why was Gary unable to attend the Academy Awards ceremony in 1961?
  A.   He was in England making a movie
  B.   He was dying of cancer
  C.   He was on his honeymoon
  D.   He was in Idaho on a hunting trip


6. At what job(s) was Gary unsuccessful before becoming an actor?
  A.   Chef in a Five Star NY resturant
  B.   owner of a dry goods store in Helena MT
  C.   goat farming , private detective, and taxi driver
  D.   salesman of both electrical signs and theatrical curtains


7. Even though he was the director's first choice, Gary turned down the lead role in what Hollywood classic?
  A.   The Grapes of Wrath
  B.   The Wizard of Oz
  C.   Gone With the Wind
  D.   Harvey


8. Gary was friends with what famous author?
  A.   Ernest Hemingway
  B.   Raymond Chandler
  C.   Dashielle Hammet
  D.   Louis L'Amour


9. What did Gary give to artist Pablo Picasso (and taught him how to use it)?
  A.   A fishing rod and reel
  B.   A six-shooter
  C.   a camera
  D.   A lariat


10. What type of character did Gary play in his first movie role?
  A.   a cowboy with two broken legs?
  B.   a doomed flyer
  C.   a patent medicine salesman killed in an Indian attack
  D.   a second class passenger on the Titanic
X Try our Biography Quizzes via the new Quiz Menu!
People Trivia Blog
Stop in and talk Trivia
PeopleQuiz Weekly Question
A place for our registered users to touch base and talk trivia
Weekly Trivia Quiz
Gilligan: A Mighty Sailin' Man
PeopleQuiz Weekly Feature QuizGilligan: What a knucklehad!
(image source)
rss feed for feature quizzes
rss overview
Weekly Tribute Biography
Efrem Zimbalist
PeopleQuiz Weekly Feature BiographyEfrem Zimbalist Jr. turns 90 this week - salute!
Famous Birthdays
(Born  December 03)
peoplequiz.com®    Privacy Policy    Conditions of Use    Amber Alerts    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children      

For technical support, comments or information on this site contact the Website Developer