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Classic Movie Queens From A to Z

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Introduction:
"This quiz is about some of the fine actresses from the Golden Age of Hollywood films. I'm giving you a brief description, and we'll see if you recognize the actress. I hope this quiz brings back some memories!"


1. She was known for her distinctive voice. What comedic actress starred in these classic films: "Mr Deeds Goes to Town", and "Mr Smith Goes to Washington"?
    Eve Arden
    Mary Astor
    Jean Arthur
    Gracie Allen


2. She worked mostly in theater, but made several movies as well. Which actress was probably best known for her role as the diamond bracelet-wearing journalist in Alfred Hitchcock's "Lifeboat"?
    Lucille Ball
    Lauren Bacall
    Tallulah Bankhead
    Ingrid Bergman


3. Her film dance partners included all-time greats Fred Astaire (in "The Band Wagon") and Gene Kelly (Singin' In the Rain). Can you name this long-legged beauty?
    Leslie Caron
    Cyd Charisse
    Marge Champion
    Claudette Colbert


4. Probably best known for portraying Melanie Wilkes in "Gone With the Wind", she has an equally famous movie star sister. Can you name this award-winning actress?
    Arlene Dahl
    Olivia de Havilland
    Linda Darnell
    Yvonne DeCarlo


5. This actress was married to a very famous and popular cowboy star. She had a successful career in her own right as a singer, composer and author.
    Dale Evans
    Faye Emerson
    Anita Ekberg
    Edith Evans


6. She was born in Tokyo, Japan, of British parents. This elegant star first gained recognition for her role in "Rebecca" (1940), and the following year won the Academy Award for "Suspicion".
    Joan Fontaine
    Alice Faye
    Frances Farmer
    Rhonda Fleming


7. She was a classic femme fatale, appearing in many film noir dramas. Which sultry actress won acclaim for her performance in "The Bad and the Beautiful" in 1953?
    Gloria Grahame
    Ava Gardner
    Rita Gam
    Beverly Garland


8. She began her career as a dancer, and went on to star in movies with Tyrone Power, Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. Which famous WWII pin-up girl was one of Hollywood's great movie goddesses?
    Jean Harlow
    Susan Hayward
    Rita Hayworth
    Katherine Hepburn


9. She won an Academy Award for "Best Actress" for her 1943 performance in "The Song of Bernadette".
    Carolyn Jones
    Shirley Jones
    Jennifer Jones
    Frieda Inescort


10. She played Suellen O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind", and had a successful career in movies such as "Here Comes Mr Jordan" and "Mrs Mike".
    Ruby Keeler
    Deborah Kerr
    Grace Kelly
    Evelyn Keyes


11. Which English actress was able to convincingly portray a famous southern belle in a 1939 all-time great film?
    Vivien Leigh
    Margaret Lockwood
    Beatrice Lillie
    Joan Leslie


12. She died in 1962, at the age of 36. She was just one of many sex symbols, however she was almost certainly the most well-known movie actress of her time. Which actress am I referring to?
    Marilyn Monroe
    Ann Miller
    Virginia Mayo
    Terry Moore


13. She gave an Oscar-winning performance in "Hud". In 1965, while pregnant, she suffered several devastating strokes, which she survived. Who is this talented actress?
    Kim Novak
    Patricia Neal
    Pola Negri
    Nita Naldi


14. This Irish beauty appeared in "The Quiet Man" and "How Green Was My Valley". She co-starred in five movies with John Wayne.
    Margaret O'Brien
    Maureen O'Sullivan
    Virginia O'Brien
    Maureen O'Hara


15. Which talented actress starred in several popular musicals, including "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" and "Royal Wedding"?
    Debra Paget
    Susan Peters
    Eleanor Parker
    Jane Powell


16. She was the most famous partner of the great dancer Fred Astaire, and a fine actress in her own right. She won an Academy Award for her role in a 1940 romantic drama.
    Mae Questel
    Rosalind Russell
    Ginger Rogers
    Donna Reed


17. My very first film was "On the Waterfront", in which I co-starred with the great Marlon Brando. Who am I?
    Jean Simmons
    Barbara Stanwyck
    Eva Marie Saint
    Norma Shearer


18. This famous beauty made her film debut at the age of 9, in 1942. She became a star after playing the role of Velvet Brown in the film "National Velvet".
    Gene Tierney
    Lana Turner
    Elizabeth Taylor
    Shirley Temple


19. "A Place in the Sun", "A Patch of Blue", "The Poseidon Adventure"...these are just a few of the many films in which this talented actress appeared.
    Vera-Ellen
    Shelley Winters
    Mary Ure
    Natalie Wood


20. She began her career as a child actress. Who won her Oscar for "The Farmer's Daughter" in 1947?
    Zsa Zsa Gabor
    Clara Kimball Young
    Mai Zetterling
    Loretta Young


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