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Quiz about Gong Li The Greatest Chinese Actress 1

Gong Li - The Greatest Chinese Actress [ 1 ] Quiz

Gong Li may be the most famous Chinese actress. According to some Chinese, it's partly because her beauty involved a western style. Her collaboration with Zhang Yimou is considered as a legend in China. In this quiz, I would like to introduce you to her.

A multiple-choice quiz by patrick8882. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
patrick8882

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
349,105

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where was Gong Li born? Hint

Beijing

Shenyang

Shanghai

Jinan

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which college did Gong Li attend? Hint

Central Academy of Drama

Commuinication University of China

China Central Academy of Fine Arts

Beijing Academy of Film

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did Gong Li choose to major in when attending a graduate school? Hint

Music

Filmmaking

Sociology

Art

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which was the first film Gong Li acted? Hint

Ju Dou

Red Sorghum

Raise the Red Lantern

To Live

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which award did Gong Li's movies win? Hint

the Berlinale Camera at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Cannes Festival Trophy

All of them

Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Gong Li did *not* appear in which of these Hollywood movies? Hint

"Miami Vice" (2006)

"Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" (2000)

"Memoirs of a Geisha" (2005)

"Hannibal Rising" (207)

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Question 7 of 10

7. In which film did Gong Li act with Zhang Yimou together? Hint

"The Great Conqueror's Concubine" (1994)

"Shanghai Triad" (1995)

"The Story of Qiu Ju" (1992)

"Terracotta Warrior" (1990)

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Question 8 of 10

8. After which film did Gong Li break up with Zhang Yimou? Hint

"Shanghai Triad" (1995)

"The Great Conqueror's Concubine" (1994)

"Curse of the Golden Flower" (2006)

"The Story of Qiu Ju" (1992)

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which film did Gong Li work again with Zhang Yimou after their breakup? Hint

"Memoirs of a Geisha" (2005)

"Curse of the Golden Flower" (2006)

"2046" (2004)

"Zhou Yu's Train" (2002)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following directors did Gong Li NOT work with during the 1990s and 2000s? Hint

Wang Kar-wai

Ang Lee

Chen Kaige

Sun Zhou

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was Gong Li born?

Answer: Shenyang

Gong Li was born in Shenyang (d.o.b. 31st Decemember 1965). She grew up in Jinan. She attended college in Beijing.

2. Which college did Gong Li attend?

Answer: Central Academy of Drama

Gong Li was admitted by Central Academy of Drama in 1985 and learned acting there for 4 years.

3. What did Gong Li choose to major in when attending a graduate school?

Answer: Sociology

Gong Li is really a special actress. Her attending a graduate school caused much excitement in 1997. Some people said she just wanted to enhance her social status but I believe she was serious.

4. Which was the first film Gong Li acted?

Answer: Red Sorghum

In 1986, Gong Li was chosen by Zhang Yimou to act in "Red Sorghum", which was the first production for both Zhang, as a director, and Gong, as an actress. Thus they began the greatest collaboration in Chinese film history.

5. Which award did Gong Li's movies win?

Answer: All of them

Gong Li is the only Chinese actress who won in all the three major European film festivals. Even internationally, it is very rare.

6. Gong Li did *not* appear in which of these Hollywood movies?

Answer: "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" (2000)

She also appeared in the Hollywood movie "Chinese Box" (1997) in addition to these three. In all these films, she learned her English lines phonetically.

7. In which film did Gong Li act with Zhang Yimou together?

Answer: "Terracotta Warrior" (1990)

In 1990, Gong Li acted together with Zhang Yimou in the film "A Terracotta Warrior". Zhang is not only a good director but a good actor. At that time they were in intense love. In order to stay with Gong, Zhang went to Hong Kong to play in s film.

8. After which film did Gong Li break up with Zhang Yimou?

Answer: "Shanghai Triad" (1995)

During the production of this film, Gong Li fell in love with Huang Hexiang, a Singapore businessman. At the press conference after the filmmaking, Zhang claimed painfully that the relationship between him and Gong had ended.

9. In which film did Gong Li work again with Zhang Yimou after their breakup?

Answer: "Curse of the Golden Flower" (2006)

At the press conference before the filmmaking, Zhang said that he had a long-held wish that he would have Gong play a queen in one of his films. And Gong shed a few tears after hearing his words. They had broken up 10 years earlier in 1995.

10. Which of the following directors did Gong Li NOT work with during the 1990s and 2000s?

Answer: Ang Lee

Gong Li acted in the 2004 film "2046" directed by Wang Kar-wai. She acted in the films "Farewell My Concubine" (1993) and "the Emperor and the Assassin" (1998) directed by Chen Kaige. She also acted in the films "Breaking the Silence" (2000) and "Zhou Yu's Train" (2002) directed by Sun Zhou. She never worked with Ang Lee during the 1990s or 2000s.

Source: Author patrick8882

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