Quiz Question

Question 1

What was Charlie Chaplin’s real name?

Answer 1

Charles Spencer Chaplin

Question 2

In what year was Chaplin born?

Answer 2

1889

Question 3

What was the name of the character that Chaplin played in many of his films?

Answer 3

The Tramp

Question 4

What was the title of Chaplin’s first feature-length film?

Answer 4

The Kid (1921)

Question 5

In what country was Charlie Chaplin born?

Answer 5

England

Question 6

What was the name of the studio that Chaplin co-founded with Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, and D.W. Griffith?

Answer 6

United Artists

Question 7

What was the name of the film for which Chaplin won his only competitive Oscar?

Answer 7

Limelight (1952)

Question 8

What was the name of the film in which Chaplin famously portrayed Adenoid Hynkel, a parody of Adolf Hitler?

Answer 8

The Great Dictator (1940)

Question 9

In what year did Chaplin receive a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II?

Answer 9

1975

Question 10

What was the name of Chaplin’s fourth wife, who was also his leading lady in many of his films?

Answer 10

Paulette Goddard

Question 11

Which film marked the first time that Chaplin appeared on screen with his brother, Sydney?

Answer 11

A Dog’s Life (1918)

Question 12

What was the name of the film in which Chaplin first introduced the character of The Tramp?

Answer 12

Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914)

Question 13

In what year did Chaplin make his last appearance as The Tramp?

Answer 13

1936

Question 14

What was the name of Chaplin’s final film, which he wrote, directed, produced, scored, and starred in?

Answer 14

A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)

Question 15

What was the name of the studio that Chaplin worked for before co-founding United Artists?

Answer 15

Keystone Studios

Question 16

What was the name of Chaplin’s autobiography, which was published in 1964?

Answer 16

My Autobiography

Question 17

What was the name of the film in which Chaplin performed his famous dance with a pair of dinner rolls?

Answer 17

The Gold Rush (1925)

Question 18

In what year did Chaplin receive an honorary Oscar, which was presented to him by Sophia Loren?

Answer 18

1972

Question 19

What was the name of the film in which Chaplin first appeared with actress Edna Purviance, who would go on to be his leading lady in many films?

Answer 19

A Night Out (1915)

Question 20

Where did Charlie Chaplin spend his remaining years after being exiled from the U.S. in 1952?

Answer 20

Switzerland

Question 21

One main reason Chaplin was exiled from the U.S. in 1952 was because he refused which of the following?

Answer 21

To say he was anti-communist