Sept. 25, 2025

Michael Douglas

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Celebrating Michael Douglas' 81st birthday with trivia about the legendary actor's iconic roles, award-winning performances, and famous family connections in Hollywood.

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Callarogus Shark Media Greeting's Trivia fans. I'm Mark Ellison, and

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today we're celebrating Michael Douglas's eighty first birthday with questions

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about this Hollywood legend and his incredible career. Question one,

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for which nineteen eighty seven film did Michael Douglas win

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the Academy Award for Best Actor playing the ruthless corporate

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raider Gordon Gecko. Question two, What is the name of

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Michael Douglas's famous actor father who starred in Spartacus and

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Paths of Glory? Question three. In the nineteen ninety two

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thriller Basic Instinct, Michael Douglas played a detective investigating murders

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committed with what type of weapon? Question four? Michael Douglas

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produced which nineteen seventy five film that won the Academy

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Award for Best Picture and starred Jack Nicholson. Question five.

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In the ant Man Marvel films, Michael Douglas plays which

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scientist who discovered the PIM particles. We'll be right back

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with these legendary answers after this break. Welcome back, Trivia fans.

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Let's reveal today's Michael Douglas answers. Question one, which nineteen

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eighty seven film won Douglas his Oscar? Answer? Wall Street.

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Douglas won Best Actor for his iconic portrayal of Gordon Gecko,

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the villainous corporate raider whose greed is good speech became

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one of cinema's most quoted lines. The role perfectly captured

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the ex of nineteen eighties capitalism. Question two. Who is

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Michael Douglas's famous actor father? Answer? Kirk Douglas born Isser Danielovich.

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Kirk Douglas was a major star of Hollywood's Golden Age,

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known for epic films like Spartacus, The Vikings, and Paths

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of Glory. He lived to be one hundred three years old,

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passing away in twenty twenty. Question three. What weapon was

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used in Basic Instinct Murders? Answer? And ice Pick? Douglas

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played Detective Nick Kurran, investigating brutal murders committed with an

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ice pick, with Sharon Stones Katherine Tremmel as the prime suspect.

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The film became infamous for its provocative content and plot twists.

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Question four, which nineteen seventy five Best Picture did Douglas produce? Answer?

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One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. Douglas purchased the rights

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to Ken Kesey's novel and spent years developing the project,

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which swept the major Oscar categories. Jack Nicholson starred as Murphy,

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with the film winning Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay.

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Question five, What scientist does Douglas play in ant Man? Answer?

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Doctor Hank Pim, the original ant Man and discoverer of

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the subatomic Pim particles that allow for size manipulation. Douglas

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brought gravitas to the Marvel Cinematic universe as the mentor

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figure to Paul Rudd's Scott Lang. That concludes today's five

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Daily Trivia Questions. I'm Mark Allison, and today's questions were

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crafted with the help of AI technology. If you'd like

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to enjoy five Daily Trivia questions without ads, check the

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link in our show notes. See you tomorrow.