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Quiz about Meryl Streep
Quiz about Meryl Streep

Celebrities Quiz: Meryl Streep: 10 Questions | Celebrities


Meryl Streep just received her 12th Oscar nomination for her work in 'Music of the Heart', making her tied her with Katharine Hepburn for the most acting nominations. So it seems a fitting time to reflect back on her wonderful career to date.

A multiple-choice quiz by chessart. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
chessart
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
326
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
2797
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 207 (3/10), Guest 99 (4/10), blackandgreen (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. In what State did Meryl grow up? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What was Meryl's first feature film? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. For which 1978 movie did Meryl receive her first Academy Award nomination? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Meryl's first Oscar was for her work in which film? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Meryl is noted for the many accents she has used in her various films. What accent did she use for her Oscar-winning role in Sophie's Choice? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What accent did Meryl use in 'Out of Africa'? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What accent did Meryl use in 'A Cry in the Dark'? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What accent does Meryl use in 'Dancing at Lughnasa'? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. For which of the following films of the '80's did Meryl NOT receive an Oscar nomination? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. For which of the following films of the '90's did Meryl NOT receive an Oscar nomination? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 22 2024 : Guest 207: 3/10
Mar 12 2024 : Guest 99: 4/10
Mar 11 2024 : blackandgreen: 5/10
Mar 10 2024 : Guest 70: 4/10
Mar 08 2024 : Guest 194: 4/10
Feb 29 2024 : Guest 99: 7/10
Jan 28 2024 : Guest 24: 6/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In what State did Meryl grow up?

Answer: New Jersey

She grew up in New Jersey, and graduated from Vassar and the Yale School of Drama. She still lives on the East Coast, with her husband and 4 children.
2. What was Meryl's first feature film?

Answer: Julia

Holocaust was a TV mini-series, not a feature film.
3. For which 1978 movie did Meryl receive her first Academy Award nomination?

Answer: The Deer Hunter

She received the award at the 1979 ceremony.
4. Meryl's first Oscar was for her work in which film?

Answer: Kramer vs. Kramer

5. Meryl is noted for the many accents she has used in her various films. What accent did she use for her Oscar-winning role in Sophie's Choice?

Answer: Polish

She played a guilt-ridden survivor of a Nazi concentration camp.
6. What accent did Meryl use in 'Out of Africa'?

Answer: Danish

She played Danish writer Isak Dinesen, based on Dinesen's memoirs of her experiences in turn-of-the-century Africa.
7. What accent did Meryl use in 'A Cry in the Dark'?

Answer: Australian

8. What accent does Meryl use in 'Dancing at Lughnasa'?

Answer: Irish

She is one of an ensemble of 5 sisters, and she is the lone American of the 5. Illustrating her devotion to her craft, she points out that the accent is not the Irish accent of Dublin, but the very different Irish of the small village of Donegal, where the 5 sisters live.
9. For which of the following films of the '80's did Meryl NOT receive an Oscar nomination?

Answer: Heartburn

Streep costars with Jack Nicholson in Heartburn, based on Nora Ephrons's fictionalized account of her raucous marriage to Washington Post reporter Carl Bernstein, but even these 2 great talents can't rescue the film from its poor script.
10. For which of the following films of the '90's did Meryl NOT receive an Oscar nomination?

Answer: The River Wild

Meryl does a good job as an action heroine in this rafting adventure tale, but the screenplay is too predictable for the film to stand out as memorable, compared to her other work.
Source: Author chessart

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