Film Quizzes – Denzel Washington

Along with Tom Hanks and Leonardo di Caprio (parts 1 and 2), Denzel Washington has long been one of my favourite actors. The two-time Oscar winner has been making quality films since the 1980s and at 62, is as prolific as ever. The New York star will probably lose out to Casey Affleck in the Best Actor nomination at the Academy Awards tonight, but he really was astonishing in Fences. As good a performance as you will see (and kudos to Viola Davis who is incredible too). How many of the films below can you work out?

 1.(1980s)

 2. (1980s)

 3. (1990s)

 4. (1990s)

 5. (1990s)

 6. (1990s)

 7. (1990s)

 8. (2000s)

 9. (2000s)

 10. (2000s)

 11. (2000s)

 12. (2010+)

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Film Quizzes: Shakespeare Adapations

I’ve been reading a bit of Shakespeare recently and as I haven’t done a film quiz for a while thought I should combine the two for a bumper post. His impact on literature, English theatre and popular culture has been extraordinary, so this film quiz was never going to be conventional. I’ve decided to break it into into two parts, faithful adaptations and those that were loosely based. Which half will you do better on? Do you have a favourite Shakespeare play?

  Film 1 (1940s)

 Film 2 (1990s)

 Film 3 (1990s)

 Film 4 (1990s)

 Film 5 (2000s)

 Film 6 (2010+)

And the loosely adapted

 Film 7 (1950s)

 Film 8 (1990s)

 Film 9 (1990s)

 Film 10 (2000s)

 Film 11 (2000s)

 Film 12 (2010+)

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