Can You Score 20/20? Hollywood Icons Actress Trivia Quiz Challenge

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Test your knowledge of legendary Hollywood actresses with this ultimate 20-question trivia quiz! From golden age Oscar winners to iconic pin-up stars, the questions range from easy warm-ups to expert-level challenges. Grab a pen and see if you can ace it!

20 Trivia Questions on Hollywood Icons Actresses

Question 1: Which actress won the first Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Seventh Heaven (1927)?

A. Mary Pickford
B. Gloria Swanson
C. Lillian Gish
D. Janet Gaynor

Question 2: How many Academy Awards for Best Actress did Katharine Hepburn win in her career?

A. Two
B. Three
C. One
D. Four

Question 3: Which actress portrayed Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939)?

A. Bette Davis
B. Vivien Leigh
C. Olivia de Havilland
D. Greer Garson

Question 4: What was Marilyn Monroe’s birth name?

A. Marilyn Miller
B. Betty Grable
C. Norma Jeane Mortenson
D. Jean Harlow

Question 5: In which film did Grace Kelly make her final appearance before marrying Prince Rainier?

A. High Society
B. To Catch a Thief
C. Rear Window
D. The Country Girl

Question 6: For which film did Elizabeth Taylor win her first Academy Award for Best Actress?

A. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
B. Cleopatra
C. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
D. Butterfield 8

Question 7: Which actress made her screen debut opposite Humphrey Bogart in To Have and Have Not (1944)?

A. Ava Gardner
B. Lauren Bacall
C. Rita Hayworth
D. Jane Russell

Question 8: What song did Shirley Temple famously sing in Bright Eyes (1934)?

A. Animal Crackers in My Soup
B. The Good Ship Lollipop
C. On the Sunny Side of the Street
D. Step Lively

Question 9: For which film did Bette Davis win her first Best Actress Oscar?

A. Dangerous
B. Jezebel
C. All About Eve
D. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Question 10: Which actress played Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939)?

A. Deanna Durbin
B. Jane Withers
C. Bonita Granville
D. Judy Garland

Question 11: Which reclusive star is famously quoted as saying, “I want to be alone”?

A. Marlene Dietrich
B. Greta Garbo
C. Tallulah Bankhead
D. Gloria Swanson

Question 12: In which film did Rita Hayworth perform the iconic song “Put the Blame on Mame”?

A. Gilda
B. Cover Girl
C. You Were Never Lovelier
D. Lady from Shanghai

Question 13: Which film marked Ava Gardner’s breakthrough role opposite Burt Lancaster?

A. Show Boat
B. The Barefoot Contessa
C. Mogambo
D. The Killers

Question 14: For which film did Sophia Loren win the Academy Award for Best Actress, the first for a performance in a leading role in a foreign-language film?

A. Marriage Italian Style
B. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
C. Two Women
D. El Cid

Question 15: Ingrid Bergman won her first Best Actress Oscar for which film?

A. Casablanca
B. Gaslight
C. Notorious
D. Spellbound

Question 16: Joan Crawford won the Best Actress Oscar for playing which role?

A. Mildred Pierce
B. Norma Desmond
C. Crystal Allen
D. Regina Giddens

Question 17: For which film did Audrey Hepburn win her Academy Award for Best Actress?

A. Sabrina
B. Funny Face
C. Breakfast at Tiffany’s
D. Roman Holiday

Question 18: Vivien Leigh won her second Best Actress Oscar for portraying which character?

A. Scarlett O’Hara
B. Anna Karenina
C. Lady Hamilton
D. Blanche DuBois

Question 19: Which actress was voted the number-one pin-up girl by American servicemen during World War II?

A. Rita Hayworth
B. Betty Grable
C. Lana Turner
D. Dorothy Lamour

Question 20: Which actress received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her role in Peyton Place (1957)?

A. Lana Turner
B. Hope Lange
C. Diane Varsi
D. Terry Moore

Answers

  1. D. Janet Gaynor – She won the inaugural Best Actress Oscar in 1929 for Seventh Heaven; the others were prominent contemporaries but won later or not at all in that category.
  2. D. Four – Hepburn’s wins were for Morning Glory (1933), Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967), The Lion in Winter (1968), and On Golden Pond (1981), a record unmatched.
  3. B. Vivien Leigh – Leigh beat out thousands of actresses for the iconic role in the 1939 epic; Davis was considered but unavailable.
  4. C. Norma Jeane Mortenson – Born in 1926, she later changed her name to Marilyn Monroe; the others were fellow blondes but different people.
  5. A. High Society – Released in 1956, it was her last film before her 1956 wedding; the others were earlier Hitchcock collaborations.
  6. D. Butterfield 8 – Taylor won in 1961 for the 1960 film, her first of two; Virginia Woolf was her second.
  7. B. Lauren Bacall – At age 19, she starred as “Slim” in the 1944 film, sparking her romance with Bogart; the others were later stars.
  8. B. The Good Ship Lollipop – The 1934 hit song earned her a special Juvenile Academy Award; the others were her later songs.
  9. A. Dangerous – Davis won in 1936 for the 1935 film; Jezebel was her 1939 follow-up win.
  10. D. Judy Garland – Garland’s portrayal of Dorothy became legendary; the others were rival child stars of the era.
  11. B. Greta Garbo – The line from Grand Hotel (1932) epitomised her mystique; she retired in 1941.
  12. A. Gilda – Hayworth’s 1946 noir performance included the sultry striptease number.
  13. D. The Killers – The 1946 adaptation of Hemingway’s story launched her as a dramatic star.
  14. C. Two Women – Loren won in 1962 for the 1960 Italian film, a historic first.
  15. B. Gaslight – Bergman won in 1945 for the 1944 thriller; Casablanca was a supporting role.
  16. A. Mildred Pierce – Crawford’s 1945 win revived her career after MGM troubles.
  17. D. Roman Holiday – Hepburn won in 1954 for the 1953 romantic comedy.
  18. D. Blanche DuBois – Leigh won in 1952 for A Streetcar Named Desire; her first was Gone with the Wind.
  19. B. Betty Grable – Her legs were insured for $1 million and adorned millions of lockers.
  20. A. Lana Turner – Turner earned her only Best Actress nomination for the role of Constance McKenzie.

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