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Shirley You Can't Be Serious

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Introduction:
"Answer various questions on actresses and characters named Shirley. By the way, I am serious, and don't call me Shirley :)."


1. Shirley's days as a housewife had become so monotonous that she was thrilled when her friend invited her along on a trip. When her family objected to Shirley taking the trip, she realized how much they took her for granted and determined that no matter what, she was going. Where did Shirley go on her trip, in "Shirley Valentine"?
    Tahiti
    Malta
    Italy
    Greece


2. Shirley Jones, who appeared in several musicals in the 50s and 60s, played the beautiful young heroine in "Oklahoma!". What was the name of her character?
    Laurey Williams
    Marian Paroo
    Julie Jordan
    Dorothy Shaw


3. Barbara and her soldier boyfriend, Phil, had planned to meet and be married in Mexico City during his brief leave from the Army. Unfortunately, Phil was delayed and Barbara left the train station before he arrived. Alone in a strange country, Barbara sought the assistance of the American consul, David Flanner, but ended up developing a crush on him, in "Honeymoon" (1947). Which Shirley played the part of Barbara in this cute romantic comedy?
    Shirley Booth
    Shirley Knight
    Shirley MacLaine
    Shirley Temple


4. Shirley Henderson played Bridget's friend, Jude, in "Bridget Jones's Diary", but what role did she play in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"?
    She wasn't in "Harry Potter".
    Moaning Myrtle
    Professor Pomona Sprout
    Molly Weasley


5. Shirley Eckert (Candice Bergen) was an idealistic young teacher who went to China to work as a missionary in the late 1920s. She met and fell in love with a sailor who was stationed on the USS San Pablo, a gunboat which patrolled the Yangtze River. Which movie was this?
    West of Shanghai
    The Sand Pebbles
    The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
    Follow the Boys


6. This Oscar-winning actress, who starred in "Executive Suite" and "Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell", was born Shirley Schrift. By what name was she known?
    Shelley Winters
    Dorothy Malone
    Anne Shirley
    Judy Holliday


7. For which of these movies did Shirley MacLaine win a Best Actress Oscar?
    Irma la Douce
    All three of them
    The Apartment
    Terms of Endearment


8. Drag racer Shirley Muldowney overcame many obstacles on her way to winning a Top Fuel championship. Which actress played Shirley in the movie about her life, "Heart Like a Wheel" (1983)?
    Jamie Lee Curtis
    Sissy Spacek
    Susan Lucci
    Bonnie Bedelia


9. Which one of these Shirleys won a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in "Come Back, Little Sheba"?
    Shirley MacLaine
    Shirley Knight
    Shirley Booth
    Anne Shirley


10. Clark's boss, Frank Shirley, tried to save money by doing away with Christmas bonuses for his employees, in "Christmas Vacation" (1989). This didn't sit well with Clark, who already had plans for the bonus money. Who played Frank Shirley?
    Eugene Levy
    Brian Doyle-Murray
    Rick Moranis
    Joe Flaherty


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