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American Patriot Quiz
Great American Charlton Heston
American Patriot Quiz Archive
It's Holy Week for Christians worldwide. No name is more synonymous with Biblical epic films than Great American actor
Charlton Heston
, who starred in Ben-Hur, The Greatest Story Ever Told, and The Ten Commandments.
1. His birth name was John Charles Carter. Where did the surname Heston come from?
it was his hometown in Illinois
it was his mother's maiden name
it was his stepfather's last name
it was his childhood dog's name
2. Why did Cecil B. DeMille reportedly cast Heston as Moses in The Ten Commandments?
he was a Biblical scholar
he looked like Michelangelo's Moses statue
Laurence Olivier turned down the role
he agreed to work for free
3. In which other DeMille film did Heston star?
The Squaw Man
The Sign of the Cross
Samson & Delilah
The Greatest Show on Earth
4. Which actor did NOT turn down the title role in Ben-Hur before Heston was cast?
Richard Burton
Marlon Brando
Rock Hudson
Burt Lancaster
5. Which starlet played opposite Heston in the historic epic film El Cid?
Brigitte Bardo
Lauren Hutton
Sophia Loren
Vivienne Westwood
6. Which character did Heston portray in the 1970 film Julius Caesar?
Caesar
Brutus
Mark Antony
Octavius
7. While serving as president of the Screen Actors Guild in the 60s and 70s, the conservative Heston famously clashed with which liberal performer?
Barbra Streisand
Jane Fonda
Martin Sheen
Ed Asner
8. Heston publicly supported President Johnson's Gun Control Act after which event?
MLK's assassination
JFK's assassination
RFK's assassination
Lee Harvey Oswald's murder
9. Heston's infamous "from my cold dead hands" remark at the NRA convention was directed at which politician?
Al Gore
Bill Clinton
Hillary Clinton
John Kerry
10. In 2003, which actor made a controversial joke about Heston suffering from Alzheimer's
Will Smith
Alec Baldwin
Ben Affleck
George Clooney
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