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0:03 Callarogus Shark Media Greeting's Trivia fans. I'm Mark Ellison, and today we're celebrating Michael Douglas's eighty first birthday with questions about this Hollywood legend and his incredible career. Question one, for which nineteen eighty seven film did Michael Douglas win the Academy Award for Best Actor playing the ruthless corporate raider Gordon Gecko. Question two, What is the name of Michael Douglas's famous actor father who starred in Spartacus and Paths of Glory? Question three. In the nineteen ninety two thriller Basic Instinct, Michael Douglas played a detective investigating murders committed with what type of weapon? Question four? Michael Douglas produced which nineteen seventy five film that won the Academy Award for Best Picture and starred Jack Nicholson. Question five.
1:20 In the ant Man Marvel films, Michael Douglas plays which scientist who discovered the PIM particles. We'll be right back with these legendary answers after this break. Welcome back, Trivia fans. Let's reveal today's Michael Douglas answers. Question one, which nineteen eighty seven film won Douglas his Oscar? Answer? Wall Street. Douglas won Best Actor for his iconic portrayal of Gordon Gecko, the villainous corporate raider whose greed is good speech became one of cinema's most quoted lines. The role perfectly captured the ex of nineteen eighties capitalism. Question two. Who is Michael Douglas's famous actor father? Answer? Kirk Douglas born Isser Danielovich.
2:10 Kirk Douglas was a major star of Hollywood's Golden Age, known for epic films like Spartacus, The Vikings, and Paths of Glory. He lived to be one hundred three years old, passing away in twenty twenty. Question three. What weapon was used in Basic Instinct Murders? Answer? And ice Pick? Douglas played Detective Nick Kurran, investigating brutal murders committed with an ice pick, with Sharon Stones Katherine Tremmel as the prime suspect. The film became infamous for its provocative content and plot twists. Question four, which nineteen seventy five Best Picture did Douglas produce? Answer? One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. Douglas purchased the rights to Ken Kesey's novel and spent years developing the project, which swept the major Oscar categories. Jack Nicholson starred as Murphy, with the film winning Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay.
3:07 Question five, What scientist does Douglas play in ant Man? Answer? Doctor Hank Pim, the original ant Man and discoverer of the subatomic Pim particles that allow for size manipulation. Douglas brought gravitas to the Marvel Cinematic universe as the mentor figure to Paul Rudd's Scott Lang. That concludes today's five Daily Trivia Questions. I'm Mark Allison, and today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology. If you'd like to enjoy five Daily Trivia questions without ads, check the link in our show notes. See you tomorrow.