Marlon Brando Trivia Quiz Questions With Answers
What was Marlon Brando's birth name?
A: Marlon Brando, Jr.
Marlon directed and starred in what cult western
film which
was released in 1961?
A: One-Eyed Jacks.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, how much
was Brando paid for 13 days work playing Jor-El in Superman?
A: $3.7 million and 11.75% of the gross profits.
On what date was Marlon Brando born?
A: April 3, 1924.
Marlon won his second Academy Award for playing what role
in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather?
A: Vito Corleone.
Marlon Brando was raised with what
religion?
A: Christian Scientist.
What did critics vote Brando for his role as an anguished
veteran in Truckline Café?
A: "Broadway's Most Promising
Actor".
Where was Marlon Brando born?
A: Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Marlon placed at number 6 and number 10 in Top 10 Money
Making Stars poll in what two consecutive years?
A: 1972 and
1973, respectively.
On what date did Marlon Brando Die?
A: July 1, 2004.
Marlon's first screen role was the bitter paraplegic
veteran in what movie?
A: The Men (1950).
Marlon Brando Jr. is widely considered to be one of the
greatest and most influential what of all
time?
A: Actors.
Marlon's sister Frances left college in
California to study
art where?
A: In New York.
Marlon tried to enlist in the
Army, but a
football injury
he had sustained at Shattuck had left him with a bum knee and he was classified
as a what?
A: 4-F, and not inducted.
Marlon is famous for his Oscar-winning performance as what
character in On the Waterfront (1954).
A: Terry Malloy.
What was Marlon Brando's childhood nickname?
A: Bud.
Brando was famous for his role as Vito Corleone in what
movie?
A: The Godfather.
What 1951 movie did Brando star in?
A: A Streetcar Named Desire.
What military academy did Marlon attend?
A: Shattuck.
Brando played the part of who in the film A Streetcar Named
Desire?
A: Stanley Kowalski.
Marlon was nominated for an Oscar for playing the part of
Emiliano Zapata in what?
A: Viva Zapata!
Brando was nominated for an Oscar for playing Mark Antony
in what 1953 film?
A: Julius Caesar.
How many times did Marlon make the Top Ten Money Making
Stars, as ranked by Quigley Publications' annual survey of film exhibitors?
A: Three times in the decade.
The Godfather was one of the most "what" films of all time
when it was released?
A: Ccommercially successful.
Marlon received what for his performance as Paul in Last
Tango in Paris?
A: An Oscar-nomination.
What were the names of Brando's two older sisters?
A: Jocelyn Brando and Frances.
What problem did Marlon Brando's mother have?
A: She was an alcoholic.
His sister Jocelyn Brando was the first to pursue a what?
A: Acting career.
Why was Marlon expelled from Libertyville High School?
A: For riding his motorcycle through the corridors.
Brando made it to Broadway in what bittersweet drama in
1944?
A: I Remember Mama.
In 1946, Marlon appeared on Broadway as the young hero in
what political drama?
A: A Flag is Born.
Early in his career, Brando began using what instead of
memorizing his lines?
A: Cue cards.
Marlon felt that it helped bring what to his performances?
A: Realism and spontaneity.
In 1953, Brando starred in "The Wild One", riding his own
what?
A: Triumph Thunderbird 6T motorcycle.
The movie, The Wild One, inspired teen rebellion and made
Brando an icon to the nascent rock-and-roll generation and future stars such as
who?
A: James Dean and Elvis Presley.
The sale of what went through the ceiling after the release
of "The Wild One"?
A: The sales of leather jackets and blue jeans.
