Daily Quiz | On Charlie Chaplin
This is a statue of Charlie Chaplin in the city where he was born, portraying his famous character The Tramp.
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In the 2000s, declassified British archives showed that this well-known author had secretly accused Chaplin of being a communist. An adjective derived from this author’s pen name is used to describe totalitarian and authoritarian social practices. Name this author.
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Name the title of Chaplin’s first war film, a comedy set in France, which starred his half-brother.
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Chaplin was prosecuted in 1944 under this Act in a case stemming from a paternity suit involving the actor Joan Barry. This Act made it a federal crime to transport women across federal state lines for prostitution, debauchery, or even sex between unmarried persons. What is the name of this controversial Act?
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Long after the shift to sound, Chaplin continued to make silent movies. Name one such successful film in which Chaplin’s character befriends an alcoholic millionaire.
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A French journal, named after a Chaplin film, closed in 2019 after 74 years. Its founders were two existentialist French philosophers, a couple who never got married. Name the two philosophers and the Chaplin film which inspired them to name their journal.
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Chaplin’s first talkie was a satire of two dictators. Name them.
