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The Rose Trivia Quiz

'The Rose' is a very powerful movie. I loved it from the first time I saw it. I hope you remember it and enjoy the quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by DillPickle. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
DillPickle

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
38,301

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
493

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. Whose life was the movie 'The Rose' based loosely on?

Answer: (Two Words, or just surname - spelling counts)

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Question 2 of 15

2. What actress played Rose? Hint

Bette Midler

Lisa Hartman

Sissy Spacek

Jessica Lange

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Question 3 of 15

3. What was the nickname of the real-life person the movie is based on? Hint

Jade

Topaz

Ruby

Pearl

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Question 4 of 15

4. What did Rose frequently drink while on stage? Hint

Jack Daniels

Southern Comfort

Beer

Wild Turkey

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Question 5 of 15

5. What desire did Rose express to her manager several times throughout the film? Hint

She wanted more exposure

She wanted his body

She wanted to take a year off

She wanted cocaine

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Question 6 of 15

6. What was the name of the man Rose fell in love with? Hint

Alan

Dallas

Houston

Tex

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Question 7 of 15

7. What bad habit had Rose been able to overcome which came back to haunt her? Hint

Smoking

Biting her nails

Cocaine

Heroin

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Question 8 of 15

8. What event in Rose's past was she very ashamed of? Hint

She had a homosexual affair

She got drunk and had sex with the football team

She was arrested for using the men's restroom

She sang off-key at a nightclub

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Question 9 of 15

9. Where was Rose's final concert? Hint

Her hometown in Florida

A transvestite club

New York

Her high school football stadium

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Question 10 of 15

10. How did Rose get to her last concert? Hint

Her limo

She drove herself

By helicopter

She flew

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Question 11 of 15

11. What was the last complete song Rose sang in concert? Hint

When A Man Loves A Woman

Stay With Me

Let Me Call You Sweetheart

The Rose

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Question 12 of 15

12. Why did Rose's lover leave her? Hint

He found someone else

He had to enlist in the Army

He didn't love her

He couldn't handle her life-style

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who did Rose call just before she took the fatal overdose? Hint

Her lover

Her parents

A groupie

Her manager

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Question 14 of 15

14. Where did Rose die? Hint

In her hotel room

In her limo

In a phone-booth

On stage

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Question 15 of 15

15. What was the last question Rose asked before she died?

Answer: (Four Words Don't forget the question mark)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Whose life was the movie 'The Rose' based loosely on?

Answer: Janis Joplin

While not completely biographical, 'The Rose' is based loosely on the life of Janis Joplin.

2. What actress played Rose?

Answer: Bette Midler

A very young Bette Midler played 'The Rose.'

3. What was the nickname of the real-life person the movie is based on?

Answer: Pearl

Janis Joplin was often called the 'Pearl.'

4. What did Rose frequently drink while on stage?

Answer: Southern Comfort

Like Janis Joplin, Rose drank Southern Comfort while performing.

5. What desire did Rose express to her manager several times throughout the film?

Answer: She wanted to take a year off

Rose was very tired and felt she needed time off but her manager was insistant that she would lose her career if she took a break.

6. What was the name of the man Rose fell in love with?

Answer: Houston

Rose fell in love with a limo driver named Houston.

7. What bad habit had Rose been able to overcome which came back to haunt her?

Answer: Heroin

Rose had kicked a heroin addiction but the stress of her life-style eventually pushed her back into using drugs.

8. What event in Rose's past was she very ashamed of?

Answer: She got drunk and had sex with the football team

In high school, Rose had gotten drunk and had sex with the whole football team. She passed out and woke up on the 50 yard line, much to her shame. She never got over it.

9. Where was Rose's final concert?

Answer: Her hometown in Florida

Rose sang her last concert in Florida in the town she grew up in.

10. How did Rose get to her last concert?

Answer: By helicopter

Rose's manager had to send a helicopter to pick her up because she was too stoned to find the stadium.

11. What was the last complete song Rose sang in concert?

Answer: Stay With Me

Though I have seen 'The Rose' dozens of times, Bette Midler's performance of 'Stay With Me' still sends chills down my spine and tears down my face.

12. Why did Rose's lover leave her?

Answer: He couldn't handle her life-style

Houston loved Rose, but he couldn't handle her life and she wouldn't give it up to leave with him.

13. Who did Rose call just before she took the fatal overdose?

Answer: Her parents

Rose called her parents and told them the only way to take a break and stop the endless tour was just to make up your mind and stop.

14. Where did Rose die?

Answer: On stage

Rose died on stage while she was performing.

15. What was the last question Rose asked before she died?

Answer: Where is everybody going?

Rose asked several different times where everybody was going. It was the last thought she had before she died.

Source: Author DillPickle

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