Robert Taylor Trivia Quiz! How Well do you Know the Suave, Hollywood Golden Age Star?

A Taylor-Made Quiz 

Tall tales or true stories! Only Robert Taylor’s die-hard fans will breeze through! Take this fun trivia quiz about all things Taylor!

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In fact, Taylor left his Nebraska school and moved to California to continue studying with his Cello professor, who took a job at Pomona College.
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In fact, Taylor left his Nebraska school and moved to California to continue studying with his Cello professor, who took a job at Pomona College.
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A totally twisted trick question! Taylor’s second wife was Ursula Thiess—but Cary Grant did play matchmaker—for Rosalind Russell and her producer husband.
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A totally twisted trick question! Taylor’s second wife was Ursula Thiess—but Cary Grant did play matchmaker—for Rosalind Russell and her producer husband.
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True! For fear of being typecast as the “perfect” leading man, Taylor started pursuing edgier, darker roles.
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True! For fear of being typecast as the “perfect” leading man, Taylor started pursuing edgier, darker roles.
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Sadly, he died young, at age 57 after a yearlong battle with lung cancer.
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Sadly, he died young, at age 57 after a yearlong battle with lung cancer.
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Taylor’s two biological children (Terrance and Tessa) were with actress Ursula Thiess, his second wife.
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False
Taylor’s two biological children (Terrance and Tessa) were with actress Ursula Thiess, his second wife.
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True
Try to fit that name on a marquee! He was named after his father Spangler Andrew, a farmer who later became a doctor.
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Try to fit that name on a marquee! He was named after his father Spangler Andrew, a farmer who later became a doctor.
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An avid pilot, Taylor served as a flight instructor in the U.S. Naval Air Corps during WWII. Naming his private plane after Stanwyck was quite an honor.
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An avid pilot, Taylor served as a flight instructor in the U.S. Naval Air Corps during WWII. Naming his private plane after Stanwyck was quite an honor.
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According to Taylor, Professor Gray asked why he “fiddled about with such nonsense.”
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According to Taylor, Professor Gray asked why he “fiddled about with such nonsense.”
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Taylor felt hunting and fishing kept him grounded in the stressful showbiz world he lived in. But it was Ernest Hemingway and Gary Cooper who inspired the outdoorsman in him.
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Taylor felt hunting and fishing kept him grounded in the stressful showbiz world he lived in. But it was Ernest Hemingway and Gary Cooper who inspired the outdoorsman in him.
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A man of many talents and skills, Taylor eventually settled on psychology, but the lure of Hollywood was impossible to resist.
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A man of many talents and skills, Taylor eventually settled on psychology, but the lure of Hollywood was impossible to resist.

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