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Unquotable Quotes Trivia Quiz

Who said what about whom? The following quiz details this and more, much more! All questions are multiple-choice. Just a bit of fun!

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

Author
Engadine

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
96,602

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1130

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. About whom did Christopher Plummer reportedly say, "Working with her is like being hit over the head with a valentine's card"? Hint

Judy Garland

Julie Anthony

Julie Andrews

Julie Christie

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Question 2 of 10

2. An anonymous critique given on a film test by which US film star read, "Can't act, can't sing, slightly bald, can dance a little"? Hint

Fred Gwynn

Gene Kelly

Fred Astaire

Ginger Rogers

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Question 3 of 10

3. Joan Rivers, purportedly said of her, "She turned down the role of Helen Keller because she couldn't remember the lines." Who was she? Hint

Bo Derek

Farrah Fawcett

Joan Collins

Joan Jett

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Question 4 of 10

4. Johnny Carson purportedly said, "He couldn't ad-lib a fart after a baked bean dinner" about which US comedian? Hint

John Belushi

Bob Hope

Chevy Chase

Bill Murray

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Question 5 of 10

5. Louella Parsons, US show business columnist, said about whom, "She looks like she combs her hair with an eggbeater"? Hint

Joan Crawford

Jackie Collins

Joan Collins

Farrah Fawcett

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Question 6 of 10

6. King Vidor, US film director once purportedly said, "He's got a reputation as a great actor just by thinking hard about the next line" about whom? Hint

Gary Cooper

Ronald Colman

Gary Coleman

Walter Brennan

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Question 7 of 10

7. Hedda Hopper, Hollywood gossip writer, reportedly said, "Another dirty shirt-tail actor from New York" about whom? Hint

Jerry Lewis

Frank Sinatra

James Dean

Dean Martin

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Question 8 of 10

8. US film critics once said of whom, "She is uniquely suited to play a woman of limited intelligence"? Hint

Joan Collins

Bo Derek

Jackie Collins

Farrah Fawcett

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who purportedly said about himself, "My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income"? Hint

Peter Finch

Errol Flynn

Robert Donat

Douglas Fairbanks

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Question 10 of 10

10. "A walking x-ray". Whom was this comment made about? Hint

Twiggy

Phyllis Diller

Audrey Hepburn

Sara O'Hare

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. About whom did Christopher Plummer reportedly say, "Working with her is like being hit over the head with a valentine's card"?

Answer: Julie Andrews

Julia Elizabeth Wells was born in England in 1935. As a child, it was found that she had a lovely four-octave singing voice. She performed in music halls throughout her childhood and teens and debuted on Broadway at the age of 19.

2. An anonymous critique given on a film test by which US film star read, "Can't act, can't sing, slightly bald, can dance a little"?

Answer: Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire entered show business at the tender age of five! The unknown studio "ace" who gave the critique is lost to history, but, fortunately Fred went on to perform in many, many classic films. He said of himself, "I had some ballet training but didn't like it, it was like a game to me."

3. Joan Rivers, purportedly said of her, "She turned down the role of Helen Keller because she couldn't remember the lines." Who was she?

Answer: Bo Derek

Bo Derek was listed in 1979 as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1979". Known best of all for starring opposite Dudley Moore in "Ten", her measurements at the time of filming her biggest screen hit were 38-22-36.

4. Johnny Carson purportedly said, "He couldn't ad-lib a fart after a baked bean dinner" about which US comedian?

Answer: Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase, joined the "Saturday Night Live" crew and carved out for himself a highly successful movie career thereafter, which has however, faltered in the past decade. He was musically inclined and played drums in a then jazz band that went on to become "Steely Dan". He was nearly killed by electrocution in 1981.

5. Louella Parsons, US show business columnist, said about whom, "She looks like she combs her hair with an eggbeater"?

Answer: Joan Collins

Joan Collins studied acting at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. She made her Broadway debut in 1991. She was once engaged to Warren Beatty and became a grandmother in 1998.

6. King Vidor, US film director once purportedly said, "He's got a reputation as a great actor just by thinking hard about the next line" about whom?

Answer: Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper was featured on US commemorative postage stamps in 1990 and worked as a Yellowstone Park guide for several years before becoming an actor.

7. Hedda Hopper, Hollywood gossip writer, reportedly said, "Another dirty shirt-tail actor from New York" about whom?

Answer: James Dean

James Dean's early movie roles were strictly bit parts. His true starring role was that in "Rebel Without a Cause". In 1995 he was chosen as one of the 100 sexiest stars in film history.

8. US film critics once said of whom, "She is uniquely suited to play a woman of limited intelligence"?

Answer: Farrah Fawcett

Farrah Fawcett was voted "Beautiful Woman" by her high school colleagues in 1960. She married Lee Majors in 1973 and reached great heights posing in a red bathing suit for a poster that sold eight million plus copies!

9. Who purportedly said about himself, "My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income"?

Answer: Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn, Tasmania's best known export, was thrown out of every school he attended in England, as a child. In 1997 he was ranked number seventy in the "Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list (Empire Magazine, UK).

10. "A walking x-ray". Whom was this comment made about?

Answer: Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn was born in Belgium. Her first film was in 1948, a bit part in a European film. While she was vacationing in the Netherlands the Germans invaded and she fell on hard times, suffering depression and malnutrition.

Source: Author Engadine

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