Authors aren’t always overlooked on the big screen. I’ve pictured 10 actors who have portrayed famous writers on the big screen and I’ve also give the year the movies came out so you have some frame of reference (but not to help you cheat :)) Tell me the author being portrayed for 5 points and/or the name of the movie for another 5. You have until noon Friday to submit your answers. Same prize as last time.
No cheating. No Googling, researching, or looking at other commenter answers. Yes, we’re going by the honor system Your first answers will be the only ones accepted. Play every week or just one time, you are always welcome It only takes once to be eligible for a prize.
Current Leaderboard here. Last week’s poet quiz here.
1. Joseph Fiennes 1998 William Shakepeare-Shakespeare in Love
2. Nicole Kidman 2002 Virginia Woolf-The Hours
3.Phillip Seymour Hoffman 2005 Truman Capote-Capote
4. Gwyneth Paltrow 2003 Sylvia Plath-Sylvia
5. Bill Murray 1980 Hunter S. Thompson-Where the Buffalo Roam
6. Meryl Streep 1985 Isak Dinesen-Out of Africa
7. Anthony Hopkins 1994 C.S. Lewis-Shadowlands
8. Kate Winslet 2000 Iris Murdoch-Iris
9. Stephen Fry 1997 Oscar Wilde-Wilde
10. Natasha Richardson 1986 Mary Shelley-Gothic
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1. Shakespeare (Shakespeare in Love)
2. Virginia Woolf (The Hours)
3. Truman Capote (Capote)
4. Sylvia Plath (Sylvia)
5 Hunter S. Thompson (Where the Buffalo Roam)
6 Karen Blixen(Out of Africa)
7 C.S Lewis (Shadowlands)
8 Iris Murdoch (Iris)
9 Oscar Wilde (Wilde)
10 Mary Shelley (Gothic)
A surprising perfect score right off the bat! Woo Hoo!
1. William Shakespear
2. Virginia Wolf
3. Truman Capote
4. Sylvia Plath
5.
6. Karen ?
7. Dr. Kellogg
8.
9. Wilde
10.
25 points, Nise 🙂
1. Shakespeare / Shakespeare in Love
2. Virginia Woolf / The Hours
3. Truman Capote / Capote
4. Sylvia Plath / Sylvia
5.
6. Karen Blixen / Out of Africa
7.
8.
9. Oscar Wilde / Wilde
10. Mary Shelley / Gothic
70 points! I should have included Karen Blixen ion my answer.
Maybe I’ll do better this week. No promises though. 🙂
1. William Shakespeare, Shakespeare in Love
2. Virginia Woolf, The Hours
3. Truman Capote, Capote
4.
5.
6. Karen Blixen (Isak Dinenson?), Out of Africa
7. C.S. Lewis ?
8. Iris ?
9.
10.
OK, not much better. Maybe next week? LOL
50 points is what I thought everyone would score this week 😉
This one is tough for me.
#2 Virginia Woolf
#3 Truman Capote
#4 Sylvia Plath
#10 Mary Shelley
20 points. This was a toughie.
#1 – Shakespeare – Shakespeare In Love
#2 – Virginia Wolff – The Hours?
#3 – Truman Capote – Capote
#5 – Hunter S. Thomspon (I would have preferred a picture of Johnny Depp as Hunter S. Thompson though :0)
35 points 🙂 Johnny would have made it too easy 🙂
1. William Shakespeare – Shakespeare in Love
2.Virginia Woolf – The Hours
3.Truman Capote – Capote??? Or is it the other one, which I can’t remember the name of uggh.
4.Sylvia Plath – Sylvia
6.Isak Dinesen – Out of Africa
9. Oscar Wilde – gotta be, right? Spitting image!
I wish I knew more 😦
55 points! He did get Oscar just right, didn’t he?
Here are the ones I THINK I know (or can make a decent guess at):
1. William Shakespeare, “Shakespeare in Love”
2. Virgina Woolf, “The Hours”
3. Truman Capote, “Capote”
4. Sylvia Plath, “Sylvia”
5. W. Somerset Maugham, “The Razor’s Edge”
6. Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen), “Out of Africa”
7. C.S. Lewis, “Shadowlands”
8. Iris Murdoch (blanking out on the movie)
9. Oscar Wilde (total guess, don’t know the movie)
Good for 70 points 🙂
1. Shakespeare? “Shakespeare in Love”??
2. Virginia Woolf
3. Truman Capote
4. Sylvia Plath?
5.
6. Isak Dineson “Out of Africa”
7. CS Lewis
8.
9. Oscar Wilde
10. No clue, but that looks like Oscar Wilde again in the background. Or maybe Shelley. Maybe it’s Mary Shelley?? Haha.
46 points. I threw in a point for #10, LOL 🙂
1. William Shakespeare – Shakespeare in Love
2. Virginia Woolf – The Hours
3. Truman Capote – Capote
4. Sylvia Plath – Sylvia
5. Hunter S. Thompson – Where The Buffalo Roam
6. Karen Blixen – Out of Africa
7. C.S. Lewis – Shadowlands
8. Iris Murdoch – Iris
9. Oscar Wilde – Wilde
10. Mary Shelley – Gothic
Another surprising perfect score! You guys are too good!
1. Shakespere
2. Virginia Woof
3. Truman Capote
And that’s all I got! That’s pretty sad 🙂
Good enough to get on the board with 15 points 🙂
1. Shakespeare, Shakespeare In Love.
2. Virginia Woolf, The Hours.
3. Truman Capote, Capote.
4. Sylvia Plath
5. Hunter S Thompson?
6. Out of Africa?
7.
8.
9. Oscar Wilde, Wilde
10.
55 points!
1 William Shakespeare – Shakespeare in Love
2 Virginia Wolfe – The Hours
3 Truman Capote – crap think it was Capote (there were 2 Capote films & I saw them both)
4 Sylvia Plath – Sylvia (with the oh so yummy Daniel Craig and the only reason I watched the movie)
5 no idea & I though I had seen most of his work
6 Out of Africa – never seen it though so no idea who the author is
7 C.S. Lewis – Shadowlands
8 nothin on this one
9 Oscar Wilde – Wilde
10 Mary Shelley – Gothic (had to watch it for a Horror Fiction course I took – very odd film)
75 points 🙂 I didn’t know Daniel Craig was in Sylvia. Might make it worth watching.
The only reason to watch – I found it very depressing which should come as no surprise considering the subject matter
2. Virginia Wolfe – The Hours
4. Sylvia Plath – Sylvia
20 points 🙂
1. William Shakespeare – Shakespeare in Love
3. Truman Capote – Capote
This was a very bad week for me! lol
20 points is a popular score 🙂
Darn..I missed this quiz!!!