Fun Trivia : Monroe, Marilyn

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Monroe, Marilyn

Which 1953 classic starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell opens with the musical number 'Two Little Girls from Little Rock'?

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.



Finish the famous Marilyn quote, 'I am not interested in money. I just want to be ______ . ' ?

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wonderful.



Which movie contains the famous scene of Marilyn Monroe standing over a subway grating enjoying the breeze as it blows up her billowy white dress?

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The Seven Year Itch.



For what product does Marilyn do television commercials for in 'The Seven Year Itch'?

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Dazzledent toothpaste.



In which hilarious classic does Marilyn play Sugar Kane, a lovelorn singer tired of getting the 'fuzzy end of the lollipop'?

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Some Like It Hot.



In which 1952 madcap film does Marilyn play a secretary who can't type?

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Monkey Business.



In the movie 'Some Like It Hot', Marilyn has a fondness for men who wear what?

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glasses.



Marilyn Monroe's name on her birth certificate was Norma Jeane Mortenson?

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Yes. She was born Norma Jeane Mortenson, and baptized Norma Jeane Baker.



What is unusual about the scene in 'Some Like It Hot' where Joe takes Sugar Kane to the yacht?

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Joe drives in reverse the whole way.



In 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes', who comes to Lorelei Lee's aid when she gets stuck in a porthole?

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Henry Spoffard III.



How old was Monroe when she died tragically of a drug overdose?

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36.



From which Marilyn classic movie is this quote?: 'When it's hot like this, do you know what I do?...I keep my undies in the icebox!'

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The Seven Year Itch.



Marilyn had 2 names before she became Monroe, one was Norma Jean Baker, what was the other name?

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Norma Jeane Mortenson. She was born on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, CA. Later, she changed her last name to Baker.



In what state is Marilyn buried?

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California. She is buried at Westwood Memorial Cemetery in Westwood California.



Marilyn dropped out of school in what grade to marry Jim Dougherty?

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10th. She was 15. Her school was University High. This was in 1942.



What did Marilyn do in 1949?

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pose nude for a calendar. She sang in 1948. sign the contract in 1946. star in a serious feature 1952.



After the film 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes', she and this star signed their names and placed their hands and feet in the wet cement in front of the Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. Who was this star?

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Jane Russell. Greta Garbo, Ginger Rogers, and Joan Crawford were supposed to be some of her favorite actresses.



What was the name of the orphanage where Marilyn stayed as a girl?

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Hollygrove. The Los Angeles Orphans Home still exists today and is known as Hollygrove.



The famous 'skirt blowing' scene from what movie?

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'Seven Year Itch'. This movie was filmed in 1954.



Marilyn had a pet named Ebony. What kind of animal was this?

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horse. Ebony was a riding horse that the Millers purchased from Frank and Nan Taylor for their Connecticut farm.



Marilyn appeared on the cover of the first issue of what magazine?

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Playboy. She was Playboy's first playmate. She appeared on the cover in Dec. 1953.



Marilyn was pregnant during the filming of what movie?

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'Some like It Hot'. She unfortunately had a miscarriage.



Who were Marilyn's 2 female co-stars in 'How to Marry a Millionare'?

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Lauren Bacall and Betty Grable. Marilyn played Pola the near-sight model, Betty Grable was Loco, the crazy one, and Lauren Bacall was the only one who actually married a millionare at the end.



What was the name of the movie that supposedly broke up Marilyn's marriage to Joe DiMaggio?

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The Seven Year Itch . He was upset by the subway grating scene. The movie was also made before they had ratings, so a few of the scenes had to be cut due to censorship.



What size was Marilyn?

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12.



Dean Martin refused to continue filming 'Something's Got to Give' when Marilyn had been fired?

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true. Because of his refusal Marilyn was re-hired.



What was the name of the fictional novel by Joyce Carol Oates loosely based on Marilyn's life?

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Blonde. It was a nominee for a book award.



This novel was turned into a CBS miniseries, who played the title role?

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Poppy Montgomery. Mira Sorvino and Ashley Judd played dual roles as Marilyn in the movie 'Norma Jean and Marilyn'.



In "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", what was the opening number Marilyn sang with Jane Russell?

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Two Little Girls from Little Rock. They also reprised it at the very end.



In the movie 'Bus Stop', who owned the diner that was the bus stop?

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Grace.



Which one of Marilyn's movies was ranked by AFI as the number one comedy?

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Some Like it Hot. Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis were her cross-dressing co-stars.