Robert Downey Jr. Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers
What is Robert Downey Jr.'s birth name?
A: Robert John Downey, Jr.
Downey's first lead role was with Molly Ringwald in what
film?
A: The Pick-up Artist (1987).
In April 2001, a
Los Angeles police officer found Downey
wandering barefoot where?
A: Culver City, just outside Los Angeles.
On what date was Downey born?
A: April 4, 1965.
Where was Robert Downey Jr. born?
A: Manhattan, New York, U.S.
How many children does Robert have?
A: 3.
Robert played a bully in what John Hughes
movie?
A: Weird Science.
At what age did Robert John Downey, Jr. make his screen
debut?
A: At the age of five.
Robert starred as Charlie Chaplin in the
1992 film Chaplin,
which earned him a what?
A: Nomination for the
Academy Award for Best Actor.
In 1987, Downey played Julian Wells in the film version of
what Bret Easton Ellis novel?
A: Less Than Zero.
Robert joined the cast of the TV series Ally McBeal and
played the part of Calista Flockhart's what?
A: Love interest.
In 1992, Robert Downey Jr. starred as Charlie Chaplin in
what movie?
A: Chaplin.
Downey received a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance
by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries, or
Television Film for
what show?
A: The TV series Ally McBeal.
In 1998 Downey starred in what movie?
A: Two Girls and a Guy.
Downey's role in Ally McBeal was eliminated when he was
fired after what happened in late 2000 and early 2001?
A: Drug arrests.
For his role in the movie Iron Man, Downey had to gain how
much weight?
A: More than 20 pounds of muscle in five months.
Downey's more recent films include Tropic Thunder, for
which he was nominated for an Academy Award for what type of role?
A: Best Supporting Actor.
In 2008, Downey starred in what live action film?
A: Iron Man.
Downy made a cameo appearance as Iron Man in what movie?
A: The Incredible Hulk.
While on parole, Downey trespassed into a neighbor's home
while under the influence of a controlled substance and did what?
A: Fell asleep in one of the beds.
In 2009, Robert Downey played the title character in what
Guy Ritchie movie?
A: Sherlock Holmes.
How many movies has Downey starred in that have each
grossed over $500 million at the box office?
A: Six.
When did Downey released his debut musical
album, The
Futurist?
A: On November 23, 2004.
In 1997, Downey missed a court-ordered drug test and had
to spend six months where?
A: In the Los Angeles County jail.
With an estimated $75 million in earnings between June
2012
and June 2013 he is at the top of what Forbes list?
A: Hollywood's highest paid actors.
Robert Downey returned to mainstream films in the mid-2000s
with what movie?
A: Gothika.
Downey's father, Robert Downey, Sr., is a what?
A: An actor and filmmaker.
Downey's mother, Elsie Ann , was a what?
A: An actress, who made appearances in Downey, Sr.'s movies.
Where did Robert and his older sister, Allyson grow up?
A: In Greenwich Village.
At the age of ten, Downey was living in England and studied
what?
A: Classical ballet.
When his parents divorced in 1978, Downey moved to where
with his father?
A: California.
In 1982, Robert dropped out of High School and moved back
to New York to pursue what full time?
A: An acting career.
In 1985, Downey was part of the new, younger cast hired for
what TV show?
A: Saturday Night Live.
Downey played James Spader's sidekick in what film?
A: Tuff Turf.
In the movie Chaplin, Downey received an Academy Award
nomination for Best Actor but losing to whom?
A: Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman.
What two 1994 films s did he star in?
A: Only You with Marisa Tomei, and Natural Born Killers with Woody Harrelson.
From 1996 through 2001, Downey was arrested a number of
times on what kind of charges?
A: Drug-related charges.
Downey was able to return to the big screen only after Mel
Gibson paid Downey's insurance bond for what 2003 film?
A: The Singing Detective.
In 2006, Downey guest-starred on Family Guy in what
episode?
A: "The Fat Guy Strangler".
