Question 1

True or false: Kirk Douglas was the father of actor Michael Douglas and had no other children.

Accepted Answer

False. He had three sons: Michael, Joel, and Peter, plus a daughter, and two from a previous marriage.

Question 2

True or false: Kirk Douglas was born Issur Danielovitch to Jewish immigrant parents in New York.

Accepted Answer

True. His birth name was Issur Danielovitch; he grew up poor in Amsterdam, New York, and later changed it.

Question 3

True or false: Kirk Douglas was a close friend of President John F. Kennedy, who once stayed at his home.

Accepted Answer

False. While they knew each other, there's no record of JFK staying at his home; this is a common myth.

Question 4

True or false: Kirk Douglas won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in 'Lust for Life' as Vincent van Gogh.

Accepted Answer

False. He was nominated but did not win; he received an Honorary Oscar in 1996 for his career.

Question 5

True or false: Kirk Douglas performed his own stunts in 'The Vikings' despite being nearly 50 years old.

Accepted Answer

False. He did many stunts, but the famous rope-swinging scene was done by a stunt double due to injury risk.

Question 6

True or false: Kirk Douglas survived a helicopter crash in 1991 that left two other people dead.

Accepted Answer

True. He was one of only two survivors in a mid-air collision over Santa Paula, California.

Question 7

True or false: Kirk Douglas served as a Navy officer in World War II, commanding a submarine chaser.

Accepted Answer

True. He served in the U.S. Navy as a communications officer on a sub chaser in the Pacific.

Question 8

True or false: Kirk Douglas was the first actor to publicly denounce the Hollywood blacklist and hire Dalton Trumbo.

Accepted Answer

True. He insisted Dalton Trumbo receive credit for 'Spartacus' in 1960, breaking the blacklist's power.

Kirk Douglas Trivia Questions