Question 1

True or false: Brando turned down the role of 'Indiana Jones' because he thought the script was too violent.

Accepted Answer

False. Harrison Ford played Indiana Jones; Brando was never seriously considered for the role.

Question 2

True or false: Marlon Brando was the first actor to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Accepted Answer

False. The Walk of Fame began in 1960; many actors received stars before Marlon Brando, who was actually not given a star until later.

Question 3

True or false: Brando invented the 'method acting' technique that revolutionized American film acting.

Accepted Answer

False. Method acting was developed by Lee Strasberg and others; Brando popularized it but didn't invent it.

Question 4

True or false: Marlon Brando served as a U.S. Marine in World War II and received the Purple Heart.

Accepted Answer

False. Marlon Brando was drafted into the U.S. Army but was discharged after a knee injury and never saw combat; he did not receive a Purple Heart.

Question 5

True or false: Marlon Brando refused his Best Actor Oscar for 'The Godfather' to protest Hollywood's treatment of Native Americans.

Accepted Answer

True. Brando sent Sacheen Littlefeather to decline the Oscar in 1973, citing Native American misrepresentation in film.

Question 6

True or false: Marlon Brando attended the 1963 March on Washington with Martin Luther King Jr.

Accepted Answer

True. Marlon Brando was a civil rights activist and participated in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963.

Question 7

True or false: Marlon Brando won a second Best Actor Oscar for his role in The Godfather Part II.

Accepted Answer

False. Marlon Brando did not appear in The Godfather Part II. Robert De Niro won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for playing the young Vito Corleone.

Question 8

True or false: Marlon Brando made his film debut in the 1951 movie A Streetcar Named Desire.

Accepted Answer

False. Marlon Brando's first film role was in The Men (1950), playing a paralyzed war veteran. A Streetcar Named Desire was his second film.

Question 9

True or false: Marlon Brando won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'.

Accepted Answer

False. He was nominated for the 1951 Best Actor Oscar but lost to Humphrey Bogart for 'The African Queen'.

Question 10

True or false: Brando owned a private island in French Polynesia that he rarely visited after buying it.

Accepted Answer

True. He bought Tetiaroa in 1966, dreaming of an eco-resort, but visited only a few times due to legal and financial issues.

Question 11

True or false: Marlon Brando refused the 1972 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in The Godfather.

Accepted Answer

True. Marlon Brando boycotted the 1973 Oscars, sending Sacheen Littlefeather to decline the award in protest of Hollywood's mistreatment of Native Americans.

Question 12

True or false: Marlon Brando owned a private island in French Polynesia called Tetiaroa.

Accepted Answer

True. Marlon Brando purchased the atoll Tetiaroa in 1966 and later used it as a conservation area and eco-resort. It remains a protected site.

Question 13

True or false: Marlon Brando had a pet raccoon named Russell that he adopted during the filming of 'The Godfather'.

Accepted Answer

True. While filming The Godfather, Brando rescued a baby raccoon and kept it as a pet, naming it Russell. It became a familiar companion.

Question 14

True or false: Marlon Brando refused his Academy Award for The Godfather, sending Sacheen Littlefeather to decline it on his behalf.

Accepted Answer

True. In 1973, Brando boycotted the Oscars to protest Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Americans. He sent actress and activist Sacheen Littlefeather to refuse the Best Actor award.

Question 15

True or false: Marlon Brando earned over $3 million for only 12 days of filming as Jor-El in Superman (1978).

Accepted Answer

True. Marlon Brando was paid $3.7 million plus a percentage of gross profits for his brief role in the 1978 film Superman, a record at the time.

Question 16

True or false: Brando was fluent in six languages, including Tahitian, which he learned for a film role.

Accepted Answer

False. He learned some Tahitian for 'Mutiny on the Bounty' but wasn't fluent in six languages—he barely spoke three.

Marlon Brando Trivia Questions