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Robert Downey Jr. Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers

Robert Downey Jr. trivia questions with answers


Robert Downey Jr. Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers

What is Robert Downey Jr.'s birth name?
A: Robert John Downey, Jr.

Downey's first lead role was with Molly Ringwald in what film?
A: The Pick-up Artist (1987).

In April 2001, a Los Angeles police officer found Downey wandering barefoot where?
A:  Culver City, just outside Los Angeles.

On what date was Downey born?
A: April 4, 1965.

Where was Robert Downey Jr. born?
A: Manhattan, New York, U.S.

How many children does Robert have?
A: 3.

Robert played a bully in what John Hughes movie?
A:  Weird Science.


At what age did Robert John Downey, Jr. make his screen debut?
A: At the age of five.

Robert starred as Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 film Chaplin, which earned him a what?
A:  Nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

In 1987, Downey played Julian Wells in the film version of what Bret Easton Ellis novel?
A: Less Than Zero.

Robert joined the cast of the TV series Ally McBeal  and played the part of Calista Flockhart's what?
A: Love interest.

In 1992, Robert Downey Jr. starred as Charlie Chaplin in what movie?
A: Chaplin.

Downey received a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film for what show?
A: The TV series Ally McBeal.

In 1998 Downey starred in what movie?
A:  Two Girls and a Guy.


Downey's role in Ally McBeal was eliminated when he was fired after what happened in late 2000 and early 2001?
A: Drug arrests.

For his role in the movie Iron Man, Downey had to gain how much weight?
A:  More than 20 pounds of muscle in five months.

Downey's more recent films include Tropic Thunder, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for what type of role?
A:  Best Supporting Actor.

 In 2008, Downey starred in what live action film?
A: Iron Man.

Downy made a cameo appearance as Iron Man in what movie?
A:  The Incredible Hulk.

While on parole, Downey trespassed into a neighbor's home while under the influence of a controlled substance and did what?
A: Fell asleep in one of the beds.

In 2009, Robert Downey played the title character in  what Guy Ritchie movie?
A:  Sherlock Holmes.


How many movies has Downey has starred in that have each grossed over $500 million at the box office?
A: Six.

When did Downey released his debut musical album, The Futurist?
A: On November 23, 2004.

In 1997,  Downey missed a court-ordered drug test and had to spend six months where?
A: In the Los Angeles County jail.

With an estimated $75 million in earnings between June 2012 and June 2013 he is at the top of what  Forbes list?
A:  Hollywood's highest paid actors.

Robert Downey returned to mainstream films in the mid-2000s with what movie?
A:  Gothika.

Downey's father, Robert Downey, Sr., is a what?
A: An actor and filmmaker.

Downey's mother, Elsie Ann , was a what?
A: An actress, who made appearances in Downey, Sr.'s movies.


Where did Robert and his older sister, Allyson  grow up?
A: In Greenwich Village.

At the age of ten, Downey was living in England and studied what?
A: Classical ballet.

When his parents divorced in 1978, Downey moved to where with his father?
A: California.

In 1982, Robert dropped out of High School and moved back to New York to pursue what full time?
A: An acting career.

In 1985, Downey was part of the new, younger cast hired for what TV show?
A:  Saturday Night Live.

Downey played James Spader's sidekick in what film?
A: Tuff Turf.

In the movie Chaplin, Downey received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor but losing to whom?
A:  Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman.


What two 1994 films s did he star in?
A: Only You with Marisa Tomei, and Natural Born Killers with Woody Harrelson.

From 1996 through 2001, Downey was arrested a number of times on  what kind of charges?
A: Drug-related charges.

Downey was able to return to the big screen only after Mel Gibson paid Downey's insurance bond for what 2003 film?
A:  The Singing Detective.

 In 2006, Downey guest-starred on Family Guy in what episode?
A:  "The Fat Guy Strangler".