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Lianna Trivia Quiz

After years of not being available, this wonderful 1983 movie about a lesbian love affair has finally been released on DVD.

A multiple-choice quiz by julia103. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
julia103

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
162,933

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
193

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. "Lianna" was written and directed by a man.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. The director also had an acting role in the film. What character was that? Hint

Jerry

Dick

Sandy

Sheila

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Question 3 of 10

3. What country does "Lianna" take place in? Hint

Canada

Unspecified

United States

England

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Question 4 of 10

4. What degree does Lianna have? Hint

None - she dropped out of college to get married

Master of Arts in dance

Bachelor of Arts in film

Ph.D. in child psychology

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where did Lianna and Ruth meet? Hint

During a dance performance

In a bar

At night school

At a party

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who are Lianna's children named for? Hint

Lianna's mother and Dick's father

Movie stars Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn

Movie stars Spencer Tracy and Theda Bara

Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and his wife Margaret

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Question 7 of 10

7. When does Lianna tell her husband that she had an affair with another woman? Hint

After she sees him having sex with a student in a sandbox

When he returns from a film festival

Never - someone else tells him

After the first night that she spends with Ruth

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Question 8 of 10

8. How does Lianna react when Cindy tells her that she (Cindy) is "in the service"? Hint

She wishes that she had had that option

She tells Cindy that she is anti-war

She doesn't know what that means

She congratulates Cindy for breaking barriers

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Question 9 of 10

9. Are Liz and Sheila, who live in the apartment upstairs from Lianna, a lesbian couple?

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. 10. At the end of the film ______. Hint

Lianna and Sandy start an affair

Lianna and Ruth move in together

Ruth has moved away and Lianna is living alone

Lianna goes back to her husband

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Lianna" was written and directed by a man.

Answer: True

John Sayles, who wrote and directed "Lianna", has directed a number of movies dealing with social issues. His most recent movie (2003) is "Casa de los Babys" which follows a group of women from the United States who are trying to adopt Mexican babies.

2. The director also had an acting role in the film. What character was that?

Answer: Jerry

John Sayles played Jerry Carlson, a film professor who tried to hit on Lianna after she separated from her husband. The producer, Maggie Renzi, also acted in the film. She played Sheila who lived in the apartment upstairs.

3. What country does "Lianna" take place in?

Answer: Unspecified

When Lianna visits her upstairs neighbors, Sheila and Liz, Lianna tells them that she is Canadian and they tell her that they will introduce her to American cooking - popcorn. However the film doesn't clarify whether Liz and Sheila have moved to Canada from the U.S. or whether Lianna has moved to the U.S. from Canada. The actual filming was done in Hoboken, New Jersey (USA).

4. What degree does Lianna have?

Answer: None - she dropped out of college to get married

Although they are not the right answers to this question, film, dance and child psychology all appear in the film. Lianna married her professor, who teaches film. She volunteers with a dance company, where she handles the lights. Her lover Ruth teaches child psychology.

5. Where did Lianna and Ruth meet?

Answer: At night school

Lianna is a student in the class on child psychology that Ruth teaches.

6. Who are Lianna's children named for?

Answer: Movie stars Spencer Tracy and Theda Bara

Prior to playing Lianna, actress Linda Griffiths played the parts of both Pierre and Margaret Trudeau in a TV movie "Pierre and Molly".

7. When does Lianna tell her husband that she had an affair with another woman?

Answer: When he returns from a film festival

After she told him about Ruth, Dick insisted that Lianna move out of their house and leave the children with him.

8. How does Lianna react when Cindy tells her that she (Cindy) is "in the service"?

Answer: She doesn't know what that means

Cindy has to explain that "the service" is the military.

9. Are Liz and Sheila, who live in the apartment upstairs from Lianna, a lesbian couple?

Answer: No

Lianna first introduces herself to Sheila in the laundry room. "I'm gay." "I'm Sheila."

10. 10. At the end of the film ______.

Answer: Ruth has moved away and Lianna is living alone

Sandy says that she doesn't understand women who love women sexually, but that she still loves Lianna (platonic).

Source: Author julia103

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