Cary Grant
What was Cary Grant's birth name?
a) Archibald Leach
b) Graham Burlington
c) Martin Chesterfield
Archibald Leach
What was Elizabeth Taylor's breakthrough role as a child actress, which turned her into a major star at the age of 12?
a) *Jane Eyre*
b) *National Velvet*
c) *Lassie Come Home*
d) *Life with Father*
b) National Velvet
What was Frank Sinatra's iconic nickname, reflecting his commanding stage presence and blue eyes?
a) The Chairman of the Board
b) The King of Swing
c) The Velvet Fog
d) The Crooner
a) The Chairman of the Board
What was Judy Garland's birth name?
a) Ethel Gumm
b) Frances Gumm
c) Virginia Gumm
d) Mary Gumm
b) Frances Gumm
Which legendary actor served as a decorated bomber pilot in World War II, rising to the rank of Colonel in the Air Force Reserve?
a) Clark Gable
b) James Stewart
c) Henry Fonda
d) Ronald Reagan
b) James Stewart
Before becoming a Hollywood star, Cary Grant honed his physical comedy skills as a member of what kind of performance troupe?
a) A traveling circus
b) A vaudeville acrobat troupe
c) A Shakespearean theatre company
d) A radio comedy hour
b) A vaudeville acrobat troupe
Elizabeth Taylor won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice. The first was for BUtterfield 8 in 1961. For which 1966 film, where she starred opposite her husband Richard Burton, did she win her second?
a) The Taming of the Shrew b) Doctor Faustus c) The Sandpiper d) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
d) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
In the early 1940s, the frenzy and mass hysteria created by his adoring teenage female fans became known by what name?
a) Beatlemania
b) Sinatrafever
c) Bobby Soxer phenomenon
d) The Swoonatra Era
c) Bobby Soxer phenomenon
Before becoming a solo star, Judy performed in a vaudeville act with her two older sisters. What was the group's name?
c) The Gumm Sisters
Audrey Hepburn, who grew up in the Netherlands during World War II, aided the war effort as a child by doing what?
a) Working as a radio operator
b) Carrying secret messages for the Dutch Resistance
c) Training carrier pigeons
d) Working in a munitions factory
b) Carrying secret messages for the Dutch Resistance
True or False: Cary Grant was offered the iconic role of James Bond but turned it down.
a) True
Elizabeth Taylor was famously married eight times. Which actor did she marry twice?
a) Eddie Fisher
b) Michael Wilding
c) Richard Burton
d) Conrad "Nicky" Hilton
c) Richard Burton
Sinatra was the undisputed leader of the "Rat Pack." Which of the following entertainers was a core member of this famous group?
a) Jerry Lewis
b) Tony Bennett
c) Sammy Davis Jr.
d) Nat King Cole
c) Sammy Davis Jr.
Judy Garland won a Grammy for Album of the Year for a legendary 1961 live recording. Where was this concert held?
a) The Hollywood Bowl
b) Carnegie Hall
c) Radio City Music Hall
d) The London Palladium
b) Carnegie Hall
How many times did Katharine Hepburn win the Academy Award for Best Actress, setting a record that still stands today?
Four (for Morning Glory, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Lion in Winter, and On Golden Pond)
For which of the following films did Cary Grant receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor?
a) The Philadelphia Story
b) An Affair to Remember
c) Penny Serenade
d) His Girl Friday
c) Penny Serenade (He was also nominated for None but the Lonely Heart)
Grant never won, but he was the recipient of an Honorary Oscar in 1970 for his remarkable contributions to the film industry.
Which lifelong friend, a fellow former child star, did she famously defend and support throughout their life?
a) Mickey Rooney
b) Michael Jackson
c) Shirley Temple
d) Judy Garland
b) Michael Jackson
For his dramatic turn as Private Angelo Maggio, Frank Sinatra won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In which 1953 film did he deliver this acclaimed performance?
a) On the Town
b) The Man with the Golden Arm
c) From Here to Eternity
d) Guys and Dolls
c) From Here to Eternity
Which of her children became an Oscar-winning actress and iconic performer in her own right?
a) Lorna Luft
b) Liza Minnelli
c) Joey Luft
d) Judy Garland Jr.
b) Liza Minnelli
Which iconic star of Rebel Without a Cause was only the top-billed lead in three feature films before his untimely death at age 24?
a) Sal Mineo
b) Montgomery Clift
c) Marlon Brando
d) James Dean
d) James Dean (East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause, and Giant)
True or False: Grant was 31 when he discovered his mother was alive.
True: Cary Grant discovered his mother was alive when he was 31 years old. For two decades, he had believed she was dead, a lie told by his father who had secretly committed her to a mental institution. After his father confessed the truth, Grant arranged for his mother's release and supported her for the rest of her life.
In 1991, she launched a highly successful perfume empire. What was the name of her first and most famous fragrance?
White Diamonds
In 1960, wanting more creative control, Sinatra founded his own record label. What was it called?
b) Reprise Records
Which 1944 musical, directed by her future husband Vincente Minnelli, features Garland singing classic songs like "The Trolley Song" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"?
a) The Harvey Girls
b) For Me and My Gal
c) Summer Stock
d) Meet Me in St. Louis
d) Meet Me in St. Louis
Which silent film superstar was exiled from the United States for over 20 years due to his political views before returning in 1972 to accept an Honorary Academy Award?
a) Buster Keaton
b) Harold Lloyd
c) Charlie Chaplin
d) Douglas Fairbanks
c) Charlie Chaplin