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Quiz about Just Like a Man
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Just Like a Man Trivia Quiz


This quiz is in answer to my team leader Plodd's author challenge "Just Like a Man". See if you can be a star as you answer these questions about celebrities who have acted "just like a man".

A multiple-choice quiz by unterkircher. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
unterkircher
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
351,599
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
626
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 51 (8/10), Guest 172 (9/10), Hayes1953 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which multi-talented actress took on the role of Jude Quinn in the 2007 biographical movie "I'm Not There", about singer Bob Dylan? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In what 1998 movie does actress Gwyneth Paltrow play Viola de Lesseps, who masquerades as a man in order to act in a play? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In the 2000 "Charlie's Angels" movie, what two actresses dress as men in order rescue a kidnap victim? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In which 1999 movie does actress Hillary Swank play real-life Teena Renae Brandon, who becomes Brandon Teena in her attempts to find and live with her true sexuality? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The 2000 movie "Kevin and Perry Go Large" is about two teenage boys who want to experience sex and also make it big in entertainment. The part of Perry is played by which actress? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which singer/actress plays a girl named Victoria, who disguises herself as a man so he/she can act as a female impersonator? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In which 1991 fantasy movie based on "Peter Pan" does actress Glenn Close play a male pirate called Gutless, who is punished by an infamous ship captain played by Dustin Hoffman? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which actress disguised herself as a man in order to evade authorities in the 2010 action spy movie "SALT"? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In what 1935 movie does Katharine Hepburn play a woman who masquerades as a male named Sylvester, in order for her and her con-man father to evade the English authorities and escape to France? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In the 1983 musical drama "Yentl", which singer/actress plays a Jewish girl who pretends to be a boy so she can study the Talmud? Hint



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Mar 18 2024 : Guest 51: 8/10
Mar 06 2024 : Guest 172: 9/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which multi-talented actress took on the role of Jude Quinn in the 2007 biographical movie "I'm Not There", about singer Bob Dylan?

Answer: Cate Blanchett

Blanchett said she sort of accepted the role on a dare. "If somebody challenges me to do something, I say ok very quickly." Six actors portrayed different parts of Dylan's life. Blanchett's character represented Dylan from 1965 to 1966, a time when he was touring with a UK band and was not all that popular. Examples of Blanchett's acting versatility include the roles of Queen Elizabeth in "Elizabeth" (1998), Katherine Hepburn in "The Aviator" (2004) and Galadriel in three "Lord of the Rings" movies.
2. In what 1998 movie does actress Gwyneth Paltrow play Viola de Lesseps, who masquerades as a man in order to act in a play?

Answer: Shakespeare in Love

Because women were not allowed to act on stage in Shakespeare's day, Viola disguises herself as Thomas Kent and gets the lead role in a new play by Will Shakespeare. Paltrow won the Oscar, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role. The movie received thirteen Oscar nominations and won seven.
3. In the 2000 "Charlie's Angels" movie, what two actresses dress as men in order rescue a kidnap victim?

Answer: Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore

Diaz and Barrymore disguise themselves as men, wearing suits, short hair, facial hair and glasses in order to rescue a supposedly kidnapped computer genius and stop the crooks from using his communication software for ill gain. As well as starring in numerous movies, Barrymore has also directed and produced. Diaz's acting career began when at age twenty-one, she won the the part of Tina Carlyle in "The Mask" (1994).

She has many movies to her credit and has also done some television.
4. In which 1999 movie does actress Hillary Swank play real-life Teena Renae Brandon, who becomes Brandon Teena in her attempts to find and live with her true sexuality?

Answer: Boys Don't Cry

Teena Renae Brandon was born female, but identified herself as a male and later used the name Brandon Teena. When Brandon gets in trouble with the law, he is jailed an put in the women's section. Two male acquaintances discover Brandon's true sexuality and beat and rape him. Later, they decide to kill Brandon and shoot him when they find him hiding in a shed at a friend's house The movie won forty three awards, and Swank won both the Oscar and Golden Globe awards for Best Actress.
5. The 2000 movie "Kevin and Perry Go Large" is about two teenage boys who want to experience sex and also make it big in entertainment. The part of Perry is played by which actress?

Answer: Kathy Burke

Burke has been described as "one of Britain's most esteemed comic and dramatic character actresses." She has worked in film, television, theater, and directing. She is quoted as saying, "When you are called a character actress it's because you are too ugly to be called a leading lady."
6. Which singer/actress plays a girl named Victoria, who disguises herself as a man so he/she can act as a female impersonator?

Answer: Julie Andrews

Andrews plays this role in the 1982 musical comedy "Victor Victoria". What a leap from her role of postulant Maria Rainer in "The Sound of Music" (1965). Andrews' career includes film, stage, and television. She has won numerous awards, her first being an Oscar for Best Actress in "Mary Poppins". (1964).

She has been presented with several Lifetime Achievement Awards, and more recently she has starred in "The Princess Diaries" (2001) and has voiced characters in animated movies.
7. In which 1991 fantasy movie based on "Peter Pan" does actress Glenn Close play a male pirate called Gutless, who is punished by an infamous ship captain played by Dustin Hoffman?

Answer: Hook

"Hook" is a sort of sequel to the original Peter Pan story. Peter Pan is now grownup Peter Banning, a lawyer with a wife and two children. When Captain Hook kidnaps his children, Peter has to return to Neverland and take up his youthful spirit in order to rescue his children. Critics weren't too favorable toward the movie at first, but movie goers seemed to love it. Close and several other actors and singers, including Kelly Rowan, Phil Collins, David Crosby, and Jimmy Buffett had cameo roles in this movie.
8. Which actress disguised herself as a man in order to evade authorities in the 2010 action spy movie "SALT"?

Answer: Angelina Jolie

Jolie's role as Evelyn Salt is a mixture of James Bond and Jason Bourne. She is accused of being a Russian spy and goes on the run in order to prove her innocence. The thriller-espionage movie seems to be a favorite of Jolie's as evidenced by her starring in "The Good Shepherd" (2006), "Wanted" (2008), and "The Tourist" (2010).
9. In what 1935 movie does Katharine Hepburn play a woman who masquerades as a male named Sylvester, in order for her and her con-man father to evade the English authorities and escape to France?

Answer: Sylvia Scarlett

"Sylvia Scarlett" was Hepburn's first movie with Cary Grant, and it was greatly criticized because Hepburn as a man was quite unbelievable. However, as one reviewer said, "...that really doesn't matter, because it's precisely when Hepburn plays "Sylvester" that she gets to play with that tiny bit of masculinity that has always flickered at her edges." The film wasn't really successful receiving only mediocre reviews, but it did help to launch Cary Grant's acting career.
10. In the 1983 musical drama "Yentl", which singer/actress plays a Jewish girl who pretends to be a boy so she can study the Talmud?

Answer: Barbra Streisand

Streisand also directed, co-wrote, and co-produced the movie. She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director making her the first woman to receive the award. She is also one of an elite group of celebrities to have won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony award.
Source: Author unterkircher

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