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Before "The L Word" Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about the not-so-shady career pasts of the cast members of Showtime's hit drama "The L Word."

A multiple-choice quiz by gemini74. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
gemini74

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
201,667

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2589

Last 3 plays: Guest 199 (5/10), Guest 104 (6/10), Guest 177 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This "L Word" actress played an expectant mother who, through breakthrough technology, discovers that her unborn child will grow up to be gay, in the 1997 cable movie "The Twilight of the Golds." Hint

Laurel Holloman

Jennifer Beals

Pam Grier

Erin Daniels

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Question 2 of 10

2. She made her motion picture debut opposite Nicole Ari Parker in "The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls In Love." Hint

Leisha Hailey

Mia Kirshner

Katherine Moennig

Laurel Holloman

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Question 3 of 10

3. Known primarily as a singer before landing her role on the series, she made her film debut in 1997's "All Over Me." Hint

Katherine Moennig

Erin Daniels

Mia Kirshner

Leisha Hailey

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Question 4 of 10

4. This "L Word" cast member played Jake Pratt in the short-lived 2000 series "Young Americans" and also guest starred as a pre-op transexual on trial for murder in an episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." Hint

Katherine Moennig

Leisha Hailey

Eric Mabius

Laurel Holloman

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Question 5 of 10

5. She famously played "Foxy Brown" in 1974 and starred in other 1970s "Blacksploitation" films. Hint

Erin Daniels

Jennifer Beals

Pam Grier

Karina Lombard

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Question 6 of 10

6. Her role as Michael Vartan's mistress in "One Hour Photo" couldn't be more different than her role on "The L Word." Hint

Erin Daniels

Katherine Moennig

Mia Kirshner

Pam Grier

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Question 7 of 10

7. She starred in Atom Egoyan's critically acclaimed film "Exotica" and as Dylan McDermott's wife in 2003's "Party Monster." Hint

Erin Daniels

Laurel Holloman

Katherine Moennig

Mia Kirshner

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Question 8 of 10

8. This "My So-Called Life" star played Lisa, a rather unusual lover for Alice, in the first season of "The L Word." Hint

A.J. Langer

Claire Danes

Devon Gummersall

Wilson Cruz

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Question 9 of 10

9. Her earliest role was as the female lead in "Wide Sargasso Sea." She also appeared in the Brad Pitt film "Legends of the Fall." Hint

Laurel Holloman

Mia Kirshner

Karina Lombard

Katherine Moennig

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Question 10 of 10

10. This star of "The L Word" appeared in Todd Solondz's 1995 indie classic "Welcome to the Dollhouse." Hint

Leisha Hailey

Eric Mabius

Mia Kirshner

Katherine Moennig

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Jennifer Beals

"The Twilight of the Golds" also starred Jon Tenney as Beals' doctor husband and Brendan Fraser as her homosexual brother. The movie is based on the play by Jonathan Tolins. Beals,who stars as Bette on "The L Word", famously made her acting debut playing a dancer/welder in "Flashdance."

2. She made her motion picture debut opposite Nicole Ari Parker in "The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls In Love."

Answer: Laurel Holloman

Laurel Holloman plays Tina on "The L Word." Besides supporting roles in "Boogie Nights" and "The Myth of Fingerprints," Holloman had a recurring guest role on the hit television drama "Angel."

3. Known primarily as a singer before landing her role on the series, she made her film debut in 1997's "All Over Me."

Answer: Leisha Hailey

Hailey, who plays Alice, was part of the singing duo "The Murmers" and is recognizable from a seies of Yoplait Yogurt commercials. She is also the only lesbian member of "The L Word" cast. "All Over Me" starred Alison Folland and Tara Subkoff as best friends coming of age and growing apart.

Answer: Katherine Moennig

Moennig is the first cousin of Gwenyth Paltrow. She plays Shane, the resident heartbreaker, on "The L Word."

5. She famously played "Foxy Brown" in 1974 and starred in other 1970s "Blacksploitation" films.

Answer: Pam Grier

Grier made a much heralded comeback in 1997 as the title character in Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown." She plays Kit, the older sister of Bette, played by Jennifer Beals.

6. Her role as Michael Vartan's mistress in "One Hour Photo" couldn't be more different than her role on "The L Word."

Answer: Erin Daniels

Erin Daniels plays Dana, a professional tennis player trying to balance her personal life with her high pressure career, on "The L Word." She also starred in Rob Zombie's "House of 1000 Corpses" and guest-starred on the critically-acclaimed NBC drama "Boomtown."

7. She starred in Atom Egoyan's critically acclaimed film "Exotica" and as Dylan McDermott's wife in 2003's "Party Monster."

Answer: Mia Kirshner

Kirshner plays Jenny on "The L Word" and also had a role on Fox's "24."

8. This "My So-Called Life" star played Lisa, a rather unusual lover for Alice, in the first season of "The L Word."

Answer: Devon Gummersall

Lisa was a man who identified himself as a lesbian. Alice dumped Lisa because she thought he was too smothering. Devon Gummersall played Brian Krakow, Angela Chase's childhood friend and secret admirer, on "My So-Called Life."

9. Her earliest role was as the female lead in "Wide Sargasso Sea." She also appeared in the Brad Pitt film "Legends of the Fall."

Answer: Karina Lombard

Lombard played the seductive Marina in the first season of
"The L Word."

10. This star of "The L Word" appeared in Todd Solondz's 1995 indie classic "Welcome to the Dollhouse."

Answer: Eric Mabius

The only male in the regular cast of the first season of"The L Word", Mabius played Tim, the boyfriend of Mia Kirshner's character, Jenny.

Source: Author gemini74

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