She's Got the Look Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cincinnati

Someone pointed out to the publicity team that "Theda Bara" was an anagram of "Arab Death", and this also became a part of the publicity blitz. She was born Theodosia Burr Goodman.

Answer: Theodosia de Coppett

The de Coppett last name was her mother's maiden name. When Theda began her film career in 1914 with "The Stain", she used her real name, Theosodia Goodman. It was with the release of "A Fool There Was" that she became Theda Bara. The other names are all from characters that she brought to life on the screen.

Helen Talboys was from "Lady Audley's Secret" (1915). Mary Doone was from "Her Double Life" (1916). Marguerite Gauthier was from "Camille" (1917).

Answer: A Fool There Was

This film was inspired by a play written in 1909 by Porter Emerson Browne. The play was inspired from a Rudyard Kipling poem, "The Vampire"--the movie title was also taken from the first line of the poem. The poem was inspired by a 1897 painting by Philip Burne-Jones.

In the movie, though "The Fool" loved his wife and child, he became obsessed with another sexually and materially predatory woman until his death of ill health and social ruin. Theda became the "vamp" with the release of this film, and the word vamp became synonymous with a femme fatale and Theda Bara. "The Stain" was her film debut in 1914 as a gang moll. "Cleopatra" was released in 1917 and Salome was released in 1918. Only "A Fool There Was" was released in 1915.

Answer: "Kiss me, my fool!"

"The Fool" was separated from his cherished wife and child while on a business voyage. The predatory Vampire lured him with kisses until he became obsessed with her above all else. The original quote was commonly misquoted as "Kiss me, you fool!". The other quotes were from "Beyond the Forest", "The Terminator", and "The Lights of New York".

Answer: wearing a face mask

Theda refused to wear a mask during her visits to the hospitals. She believed that the soldiers should be able to see her face. There are still debates as to where this virus started, with many differing opinions. It is believed that close quarters, malnutrition and stress were factors for why the soldiers had such high incidences of the disease.

Answer: Cleopatra

The movie was loosely based on William Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra". Wily Cleopatra successfully seduced Caesar, Pharon and Marc Antony. Only a few small fragments remain of the film, though there are several stills that can be found. "Madam Mystery" was made in 1926, "The Vixen" in 1916, and "Siren's Song" in 1919. In "Cleopatra" and "The Vixen" Theda did play a vamp, but not for the other two.

Answer: Charles J. Brabin

Theda was 36 in 1921. Charles and Theda remained married until her death in 1955. Charles died of a heart attack in 1957. Charles is still remembered for his independent production of "Driven" in 1923, though the film is believed to be lost. He directed Theda in two movies in 1919, "Kathleen Mavourneen" and "La Belle Russe".

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Theda's last movie, "45 Minutes from Hollywood", was produced in 1926. "The Jazz Singer", 1927, is recognized as the first "talkie" being the first feature length film with synchronized dialogue.

Answer: If I Had a Man Like Valentino

In part, the chorus lyrics included "Theda Bara sure would die, She would never roll another eye". Theda was mentioned in several popular songs in the 1920s, including "Red-Hot Hannah" and "Rebecca Came Back From Mecca". In fact, songs are still being written about her, e.g., in 2006, The Hot Puppies, a Welsh band, released the album "Under the Crooked Moon" with a song titled "Theda Bara".

The answers are all 1923 tunes. "What'll I Do?" is an Irving Berlin tune. "Louisville Lou (That Vampin' Lady)" is composed by Milton Ager with lyrics by Jack Yellen. "Tin Roof Blues" was written by the band members of the New Orleans Rhythm Kings.

Answer: 45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926)

This plot had a young man, visiting Hollywood on family business, caught up in what he believed was the filming of a movie, though, in truth, it was a bank robbery. In this movie, Laurel and Hardy did not even have any scenes together. Theda did not return to the screen after this movie. There was additional talk about going back to a screen career, but it never materialized.