Mickey Rooney Quiz

Studio publicity portrait of Mickey Rooney. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Mickey Rooney was an award-winning American actor in films, television and Broadway. Beginning as a child actor, his career extended over 90 years, including 88 years in cinema appearing in more than 200 films, one of the longest careers in the industry. -Wikipedia

Mickey Rooney Quiz Questions

1. What was Mickey Rooney’s original name?
a) Joe Yule, Jr.
b) Max Goldmann
c) Jacob Gershvin
d) Archibald Alexander Leach

2. When was Mickey Rooney born?
a) 29 February 1916
b) 7 May 1925
c) 23 September 1920
d) 25 December 1922

3. Where was Mickey Rooney born?
a) Philadelphia
b) New York
c) Atlanta
d) New Orleans

4. How old was Mickey Rooney when he made stage debut?
a) 15 months
b) 19 months
c) 21 months
d) 17 months

5. In which film Mickey Rooney made his debut?
a) Boys Town
b) Strike Up the Band
c) Not to Be Trusted
d) Babes in Arms

6. Which was Mickey Rooney’s first film as Andy Hardy?
a) Baby Face Nelson
b) A Midsummer Night’s Dream
c) Requiem for a Heavyweight
d) A Family Affair

7. Who was Mickey Rooney’s co-star in Girl Crazy?
a) Judy Garland
b) Elizabeth Taylor
c) Elain Devry
d) Jan Chamberlin

8. When was Mickey Rooney married to Ava Gardner?
a) 1958-1966
b) 1942-1943
c) 1969-1974
d) 1944-1948

9. To whom was Mickey Rooney married in 1949-1952?
a) Betty Jane Rase
b) Marge Lane
c) Martha Vickers
d) Carolyn Hockett

10. When did Mickey Rooney die?
a) 25 January 2009
b) 6 April 2014
c) 17 July 2006
d) 15 October 2003

Mickey Rooney Quiz Questions with Answers

Actor comedian Mickey Rooney, 80, and his wife, Jan, arrive with at a military concert in Beverly Hills, California. DoD and the USO hosted the November 30th concert to honor the Hollywood film industry. Starting in vaudeville at age 15 months and shifting to silent movies at age 6, Rooney has been a star and celebrity in Hollywood all his life — except for the time he served as an Army private during World War II. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1. What was Mickey Rooney’s original name?
a) Joe Yule, Jr.

2. When was Mickey Rooney born?
c) 23 September 1920

3. Where was Mickey Rooney born?
b) New York

4. How old was Mickey Rooney when he made stage debut?
d) 17 months

5. In which film Mickey Rooney made his debut?
c) Not to Be Trusted

6. Which was Mickey Rooney’s first film as Andy Hardy?
d) A Family Affair

7. Who was Mickey Rooney’s co-star in Girl Crazy?
a) Judy Garland

8. When was Mickey Rooney married to Ava Gardner?
b) 1942-1943

9. To whom was Mickey Rooney married in 1949-1952?
c) Martha Vickers

10. When did Mickey Rooney die?
b) 6 April 2014

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