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Quiz about Olivia de Havilland
Quiz about Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland Trivia Quiz


Olivia de Havilland is one of the best actresses of the Golden Age of Hollywood. This is a quiz about the lady and her career.

A multiple-choice quiz by staygold82. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
staygold82
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
272,777
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
743
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: pughmv (10/10), Guest 98 (6/10), Guest 73 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. When was Olivia born? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Although she grew up in the US, Olivia was not born in America. Where was she born? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Olivia has a famous Academy-Award winning younger sister. What is her name? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Olivia co-starred frequently with Errol Flynn. How many movies did they make together? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Olivia won two Academy Awards, though she was nominated five times total. Which two movies did she win for? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. How many times has Olivia been married? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which studio was Olivia signed to in 1935? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Why did the studio temporarily suspend Olivia in the early 1940s? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who did Olivia play in 1939's "Gone With The Wind"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Sometime during the 1950s, Olivia moved to which country? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. When was Olivia born?

Answer: July 1, 1916

Olivia Mary de Havilland was the firstborn of Walter Augustus de Havilland and his wife. Her cousin was Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, designer of the wartime Mosquito fighter.
2. Although she grew up in the US, Olivia was not born in America. Where was she born?

Answer: Tokyo, Japan

Her father was a patent attorney, and he and his wife were living in Japan for his work.
3. Olivia has a famous Academy-Award winning younger sister. What is her name?

Answer: Joan Fontaine

When their mother remarried after their parent's divorce, Joan took her step-father's surname Fontaine with her into her show business career, while Olivia kept her birth name of de Havilland.
4. Olivia co-starred frequently with Errol Flynn. How many movies did they make together?

Answer: Eight

"Captain Blood" (1935), "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1936), "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938), "Four's a Crowd" (1939), "Dodge City" (1939), "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex" (1939), "Santa Fe Trail" (1940) and finally, "They Died With Their Boots On" (1941).
They also appeared together, as themselves, in "Thank Your Lucky Stars" (1943)
5. Olivia won two Academy Awards, though she was nominated five times total. Which two movies did she win for?

Answer: "To Each His Own" and "The Heiress"

She won for "To Each His Own" in 1947 and "The Heiress" in 1950.
When she was nominated in 1942 for "Hold Back The Dawn", she lost the Oscar to her sister Joan, who won for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's "Suspicion".
6. How many times has Olivia been married?

Answer: Twice

Olivia has been married twice. In 1946 she married Marcus Goodrich, and was divorced seven years later. She married a second time in 1955 to Frenchman Pierre Galante. They were married for 22 years.
7. Which studio was Olivia signed to in 1935?

Answer: Warner Bros.

She was spotted at age 18 in a school play of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by theatre production manager Max Reinhardt. He took her with him when he went to Warner's to produce a film version of the famous play. Olivia had parts in "The Irish in Us" (1935) and "Alibi Ike" (1935) before appearing as Hermia in Reinhardt's film.
8. Why did the studio temporarily suspend Olivia in the early 1940s?

Answer: She began to demand better roles

Olivia got tired of playing the same type of characters and began to demand meatier roles. Warner's suspended her for six months, and then demanded she make up the time lost at the end of her seven year contract. She sued the studio and won. Not only did she not have to make up for the lost time, the court handed down what is known as the "de Havilland decision" : studios were now limited to signing performers to seven year contracts, and those seven years would include any suspension time given.
9. Who did Olivia play in 1939's "Gone With The Wind"?

Answer: Melanie

Along with Maid Marian in "The Adventures of Robin Hood", kind and gentle Melanie in Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With The Wind" is probably Olivia's best known role.
10. Sometime during the 1950s, Olivia moved to which country?

Answer: France

Olivia has made Paris her home since the 1950s. She is retired but still enjoys telling stories and giving interviews about her career and the people she has worked with.
Source: Author staygold82

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