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Quiz: How much do you know about Sean Connery?

The seductive Scottish star turns 90 today.

IT’S SEAN CONNERY’S birthday. The acting legend celebrates his 90th today, and to mark the occasion, we’ve decided to compile some trivia about his long life into a quiz.

How much do you know about the seductive Scottish star? 

Connery is probably best known for playing James Bond. How many times did he appear as Bond on the big screen?
4
5

6
7
Which of the following jobs did Connery NOT do before he became an actor?
Milkman
Embalmer

Lifeguard
Able Seaman in the Royal Navy
Which football club was he reportedly offered a contract with at the age of 23?
Manchester United
Glasgow Rangers

Leeds United
Tottenham Hotspur
Connery was 57 by the time he won an Oscar. His performance in what film earned him the award?
The Untouchables
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

The Man Who Would Be King
Zardoz
Connery competed in which competition in the 1950s?
The Eurovision Song Contest
Mr. Universe

The Scottish FA Cup
The Olympic Games
What year was Darby O'Gill and the Little People released?
1955
1957

1959
1961
Which of the following did NOT direct a film starring Connery?
Alfred Hitchcock
John Huston

Martin Scorsese
Terry Gilliam
Connery makes an uncredited cameo in which of the following films, where he appears in the final scene?
Batman Begins
Goldeneye

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Which of these Connery films was released most recently?
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Finding Forrester

The Rock
Entrapment
And finally, what is Connery's real first name?
Andrew
Michael

Thomas
James
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A good job
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Clever cat
Almost purr-fect
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Paws-itively perfect
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    Aug 25th 2020, 9:48 PM

    I know listening to his voice sent delightful shivers up my spine and he looked fabulous in a kilt. :P

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    Aug 25th 2020, 10:25 PM

    Say sit on my face Mrs money penny in your best Connery voice.

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    Aug 25th 2020, 11:50 PM

    I just don’t get Connery – the weave is all I can see and the misogyny just oozes out of him

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    Aug 25th 2020, 10:57 PM

    The man of 1000 atrocious accents

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    Aug 26th 2020, 9:18 AM

    @The God Of All Nerds: And all of them his own.

    Highlander was just a joke! (although I still love the movie!)

    A Scottish Egyptian and a French Highlander! LOL

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    Aug 26th 2020, 12:41 PM

    @Tricia G: that what frequent flyer miles in human form

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    Aug 25th 2020, 11:16 PM

    A man for all seasons with a voice to melt …….

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    Aug 25th 2020, 10:10 PM

    He also lost a boot load of money for turning down the Gandalf role

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    Aug 25th 2020, 10:22 PM

    @Richard Cronin: he had no idea what it was about

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    Aug 25th 2020, 11:34 PM

    @Richard Cronin: :you shall not pass!” belongs to one man!!! Yea he can take on dr no but he couldn’t endure a falling fight with a balrog

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    Aug 26th 2020, 9:19 AM

    @Richard Cronin: Delighted he turned it down!

    I think he’d have been dreadful as Gandalf.

    Especially when compared to the phenomenal Ian McKellen.

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    Aug 26th 2020, 4:37 AM

    Seemingly he beats his wife: bet that is not in the quiz

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