Answers to Quiz 26

                       Film characters

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1. Who portrayed the frustrated family-man Lester Burnham in the 1999 film "American Beauty"?
   Kevin Spacey
    
2. Which Irish-born British actor played the title role in the 1962 film "Lawrence of Arabia"?
   Peter O'Toole
    
3. In the 1979 film "Apocalypse Now", who played the deranged Green Beret, Colonel Kurtz?
   Marlon Brando
    
4. Who played the psychopath Annie Wilkes in the 1990 film "Misery"?
   Kathy Bates
    
5. Which historical character was played by Quentin Crisp in "Orlando" (1992) and by Dame Judi Dench in "Shakespeare in Love" (1998)?
   Queen Elizabeth I
    
6. Which actor won a 1970 Academy Award for his portrayal of Rooster Cogburn in "True Grit"?
   John Wayne
    
7. Who won a Best Actress Oscar in 1982 for her role as the title character in "Sophie's Choice"?
   Meryl Streep
    
8. Which actress became well-known for her role as tomboy footballer Juliette "Jules" Paxton in "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002)?
   Keira Knightley
    
9. Which US film actor played Steve Biko in the 1987 film "Cry Freedom"?
   Denzel Washington
    
10. In 1997, who starred as the unscrupulous Kate Croy in "The Wings of the Dove"?
    Helena Bonham Carter

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