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The Ultimate Marilyn Monroe Quiz | Celebrities

This is a very simple quiz about Marilyn Monroe.

A multiple-choice quiz by Uga76. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Uga76

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
195,785

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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3865

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where was Marilyn born? Hint

San Francisco, California

Sacramento, California

Oakland, California

Los Angeles, California

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Question 2 of 10

2. When Marilyn was born her registered name was Norma Jeane Mortenson.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. What year did Marilyn pose nude for photographer Tom Kelly? Hint

1949

1954

1962

1965

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Question 4 of 10

4. What famous baseball player did Marilyn meet on the set of "Monkey Business" in 1952? Hint

Ted Williams

Joe DiMaggio

Babe Ruth

Reggie Jackson

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Question 5 of 10

5. What company signed Marilyn to a seven-year contract in October 1950? Hint

CBS

Columbia

MGM

20th Century Fox

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what film did Marilyn have her first starring role? Hint

The Fireball

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Niagara

All About Eve

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the last film Marilyn was scheduled to make with Fox? Hint

Something's Got to Give

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

All About Eve

Some Like It Hot

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Question 8 of 10

8. Arthur Miller became Marilyn's third husband.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. How old was Marilyn when she was first married? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. For what movie did Arthur Miller use past incidents of Marilyn's troubled life? Hint

Some Like It Hot

The Misfits

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

The Seven Year Itch

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was Marilyn born?

Answer: Los Angeles, California

Marilyn was born in the Los Angeles General Hospital on June 1, 1926.

2. When Marilyn was born her registered name was Norma Jeane Mortenson.

Answer: True

The surname was evidently speculative and the "e" on Jeane was never used again.

3. What year did Marilyn pose nude for photographer Tom Kelly?

Answer: 1949

Marilyn posed nude for the "Golden Dream" girl calendar in 1949.

4. What famous baseball player did Marilyn meet on the set of "Monkey Business" in 1952?

Answer: Joe DiMaggio

Joe DiMaggio visited the set in 1952 and met Marilyn. They were later married; however, the marriage lasted less than a year.

5. What company signed Marilyn to a seven-year contract in October 1950?

Answer: 20th Century Fox

Metro Goldwyn Mayer hesitated to sign Marilyn and saw 20th Century Fox sign her in 1950.

6. In what film did Marilyn have her first starring role?

Answer: Niagara

She was asked to portray a man-killer in the film. The film was supposed to be a high tension drama; however, it lacked conviction.

7. What was the last film Marilyn was scheduled to make with Fox?

Answer: Something's Got to Give

She owed Fox one last film on her contract. In the first month of shooting she appeared for work only 12 times. She was fired by 20th Century Fox and had a law suit instituted against her for compensation.

8. Arthur Miller became Marilyn's third husband.

Answer: True

After Marilyn divorced Joe DiMaggio, she married Arthur Miller.

9. How old was Marilyn when she was first married?

Answer: 16

Marilyn, raised in the Los Angeles Orphan Home and a series of foster homes was encouraged to marry, by her last guardians, when she was just sixteen years old. Her husband, Jim Dougherty, was later drafted into the Marines.

10. For what movie did Arthur Miller use past incidents of Marilyn's troubled life?

Answer: The Misfits

Arthur Miller used incidents from Marilyn's troubled life when he wrote "The Misfits"

Source: Author Uga76

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