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Quiz: How much do you know about Robert De Niro?

Put your knowledge to the test in this week’s Best of the Box quiz.
5.16pm, 3 Jun 2026
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THIS WEEK SEES the 10-part series Cape Fear arrive on Apple TV. The series is based on the book The Executioners, by John D McDonald, which was made into a film twice – once in 1962, and once in 1991.

The 1991 film was directed by the iconic Martin Scorsese and starred the similarly iconic actor Robert De Niro. De Niro memorably played the menacing ex-con Max Cady, who is out of jail and out for revenge on the lawyer who represented him. In the TV series, Javier Bardem steps into the role of Max Cady.

So with this new adaptation of Cape Fear reaching our screens, we thought it was a good chance for you to put your knowledge of Robert De Niro to the test in this week’s Best of the Box quiz.

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Let's start off with an easy one... where was Robert De Niro born?
Boston
New York City

Rome
De Niro's father, Bob De Niro Sr, was Irish-American on his mother's side - true or false?
True
False
What year did De Niro star in his first on-screen role (an uncredited role)?
1963
1964

1965
What was the first film Robert De Niro collaborated with director Martin Scorsese on?
Mean Streets
New York, New York

Raging Bull
Which of these is NOT a character played by Robert De Niro on screen?
Vito Corleone
Travis Bickle

Michael Cimino
How many Oscars has De Niro won?
One
Two

Three
Which character is De Niro playing in this image?
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Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver
Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull

Al Capone in The Untouchables
Which character is he playing in this image?
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Patrizio 'Pat' Solitano Sr in Silver Linings Playbook
Carl Van Loon in Limitless

Jack Tiberius Byrnes in Meet The Fockers
In the 2015 Nancy Meyers film The Intern, De Niro played an intern at an office - who played his CEO boss?
Diane Keaton
Anne Hathaway

Emily Blunt
His childhood nickname was 'Bobby Milk'. Why?
His skin was as thin and pale as milk
He would drink milk out of the bottles left at his neighbours' doorsteps

He had a milk allergy
In the 1980 film Raging Bull, he accidentally broke his co-star Joe Pesci's rib. True or false?
True
False
For which film did De Niro pay a dentist to make his teeth look bad, and also get vegetable dye tattoos (so they'd fade later)?
Taxi Driver
The Deer Hunter

Cape Fear
Which 80s pop group sang the song 'Robert De Niro's Waiting'?
Shakespear's Sister
Roxette

Bananarama
How many films has De Niro appeared in that have been nominated for an Oscar?
9
11

13
In 1995, De Niro starred in Michael Mann's crime thriller Heat. He did something for the first time in this film. What was it?
He played a thief rather than a cop
He did all his own stunts

He starred alongside Al Pacino
De Niro is a famous actor, but he's also a businessman. What is one of his other roles, which involves him co-owning many of a certain type of business?
He's a restaurateur and co-owns restaurants
He's a gym owner and has invested in high-end gyms

He is director of an acting school and co-owns 15 of them
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You just need to do a little more research
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De Niro would advise you to go back to Wikipedia!
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