Sidney Poitier Quiz
Sidney Poitier was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first Black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received two competitive Golden Globe Awards, a competitive British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), and a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album. Poitier was one of the last major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.
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Sidney Poitier Quiz Questions
1. When was Sidney Poitier born?
a) 20 February 1927
b) 5 April 1932
c) 16 August 1924
d) 28 December 1936
2. Where was Sidney Poitier born?
a) Arlington
b) Nassau
c) Miami
d) Detroit
3. What was Sidney Poitier’s role in No Way Out?
a) Noah Cullen
b) Tommy Tyler
c) Gregory Miller
d) Dr. Luther Brooks
4. In which film Sidney Poitier played Homer Smith?
a) Red Ball Express
b) Lilies of the Field
c) Sepia Cinderella
d) Go Man Go
5. In which film Clark Cable and Yvonne De Carlo were Sidney Poitier’s co-stars?
a) All the Young Men
b) Our Virgin Island
c) Band of Angels
d) Edge of the City
6. Who was Sidney Poitier’s co-star in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
a) Ann Bell
b) Judy Geeson
c) Suzy Kendall
d) Katharine Houghton
7. When did Sidney Poitier marry Joanna Shimkus?
a) 23 January 1976
b) 14 June 1968
c) 22 September 1974
d) 15 November 1975
8. When was Sidney Poitier the Bahamaian Ambassador to Japan?
a) 1992-1996
b) 1997-2007
c) 2008-2012
d) 2014-2016
9. When did Sidney Poitier die?
a) 6 January 2022
b) 31 May 2021
c) 16 July 2020
d) 12 October 2015
10. Where did Sidney Poitier die?
a) New York
b) Halifax
c) Tokyo
d) Los Angeles
Sidney Poitier Quiz Questions with Answers
1. When was Sidney Poitier born?
a) 20 February 1927
2. Where was Sidney Poitier born?
c) Miami
3. What was Sidney Poitier’s role in No Way Out?
d) Dr. Luther Brooks
4. In which film Sidney Poitier played Homer Smith?
b) Lilies of the Field
5. In which film Clark Cable and Yvonne De Carlo were Sidney Poitier’s co-stars?
c) Band of Angels
6. Who was Sidney Poitier’s co-star in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
d) Katharine Houghton
7. When did Sidney Poitier marry Joanna Shimkus?
a) 23 January 1976
8. When was Sidney Poitier the Bahamaian Ambassador to Japan?
b) 1997-2007
9. When did Sidney Poitier die?
a) 6 January 2022
10. Where did Sidney Poitier die?
d) Los Angeles
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