Question 1

True or false: Tony Curtis was married to actress Marilyn Monroe for a brief period in the early 1960s.

Accepted Answer

False. They co-starred in 'Some Like It Hot' but never married. He was married to Janet Leigh and others, but not Monroe.

Question 2

True or false: Tony Curtis was born in the Bronx, but his native language was actually Hungarian.

Accepted Answer

True. His parents were Hungarian Jewish immigrants, and Curtis spoke Hungarian before learning English as a child.

Question 3

True or false: Tony Curtis won an Academy Award for Best Actor for Tony Curtis's role in 'The Defiant Ones' (1958).

Accepted Answer

False. He was nominated but lost to David Niven. Curtis never won a competitive Oscar in his career.

Question 4

True or false: Tony Curtis was a talented painter whose artwork was exhibited in galleries and sold for thousands.

Accepted Answer

True. Curtis was a serious abstract painter, with works displayed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and other venues.

Question 5

True or false: Tony Curtis was a decorated World War II submarine veteran who served in the Pacific.

Accepted Answer

True. Curtis served on the submarine USS Dragonet, surviving a near-sinking and earning a battle star for his service.

Question 6

True or false: Tony Curtis starred in the 1959 comedy 'Some Like It Hot'.

Accepted Answer

True. Tony Curtis played Joe/Josephine, a musician who disguises himself as a woman, in Billy Wilder's classic comedy alongside Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe.

Question 7

True or false: Tony Curtis starred in the 1959 film Some Like It Hot.

Accepted Answer

True. Tony Curtis co-starred as Joe/Josephine in the classic comedy, alongside Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe. The film is widely celebrated as a masterpiece.

Question 8

True or false: Tony Curtis was the original choice to play James Bond in 'Dr. No' before Sean Connery.

Accepted Answer

False. Tony Curtis was never considered for the role; it was initially offered to Cary Grant. Sean Connery won the part after a successful screen test.

Tony Curtis Trivia Questions