Quiz  /  Women in Classic Cinema Quiz

  • 1. 
    Which classic film noir is considered the definitive Rita Hayworth film?

  • Charlie Chan in Egypt
  • Only Angels Have Wings
  • Gilda
  • The Lady from Shanghai

  • 2. 
    Which was Elizabeth Taylor’s debut film?

  • Father of the Bride
  • National Velvet
  • There’s One Born Every Minute
  • Lassie Come Home

  • 3. 
    Who was the first African American to be nominated for the Academy Award for best actress?

  • Lena Horne
  • Ethel Waters
  • Eartha Kitt
  • Dorothy Dandridge

  • 4. 
    For which film did the English actress Julie Andrews win an Academy Award?

  • Mary Poppins
  • Victor/Victoria
  • Star!
  • Darling Lili

  • 5. 
    Which actress portrayed Lola Lola, the sultry and world-weary female lead, in Germany’s first talking film?

  • Greta Garbo
  • Marlene Dietrich
  • Louise Brooks
  • Hedy Lamarr

  • 6. 
    Which of these roles nearly lured actress Greta Garbo out of retirement?

  • the role of writer George Sand
  • the role of painter Rosa Bonheur
  • the role of Hedda Gabler
  • the role of Colette

  • 7. 
    Who was billed as “the Girl Who Made Vaudeville Famous”?

  • Eva Tanguay
  • Colleen Moore
  • Bella Abzug
  • Mary Pickford

  • 8. 
    Which actress played two iconic Southerners, Scarlett O’Hara and Blanche DuBois?

  • Maureen O’Sullivan
  • Julie Andrews
  • Vivien Leigh
  • Sarah Siddons
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