HOLLYWOOD Trivia Quiz
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1 How old was Debbie Reynolds when she starred in the movie Singin’ in the Rain: 18, 20 or 22? 2
How many Oscars did Richard Burton win? 3
What was the name of the character Marlene Dietrich played in the 1930 movie The Blue Angel? 4 Was Charlie Chaplin English or American? 5 Which movie studio had a lion as its symbol? 6
Who won an Academy Award for playing an
Irish cop in the movie
The Untouchables? 7 Who played Robin Williams’ ex-wife in the popular movie Mrs Doubtfire? 8
Which 1920s movie star was known as the “It Girl”? 9
How old was Jerry Lewis when he died? 10
Which English actress appeared in Game of Thrones as a steely knight?
1 What was the last name of sisters Meg, Jo, Amy and Beth in Little Women? 2
The character of Dill in Harper Lee’s classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird was based on which real-life best-selling author? 3
J.K. Rowling’s first Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, was renamed what in the US? 4 Which Kiwi author won the Booker prize in 1985 with The Bone People? 5
David Cornwall is the real name of which hugely successful spy-thriller writer? 6 Robert Louis Stevenson had a nightmare that resulted in him writing which novel? 7
The phrase “Big Brother is watching you” comes from which dystopian novel?
8 Which European country is the setting for many of the books written by UK-born,
New Zealand-based writer Nicky Pellegrino? 9
Watermelon, Rachel’s Holiday, Sushi for Beginners, This Charming Man, The Woman who Stole My Life and The Break are books by which popular Irish author? 10
UK author Jilly Cooper spent 14 years rewriting which of her best-selling books after she left the manuscript on a London bus after a long, boozy lunch? 11 Before he became an acclaimed children’s book writer, which author was a fighter pilot and espionage officer during World War II? 12
In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, what is Mr Darcy’s first name? 13 Nicole Kidman played which famous writer in the movie The Hours? 14 Thanks to a book he wrote, Kiwi author and bushman Barry Crump became known as what kind of good man? 15 Which whodunnit author was the subject of a mystery after vanishing for 10 days in December 1926? 16 Which book about the adventures of a nobleman and his servant, published in Spanish in 1605, has sold over 500 million copies, making it the bestselling novel of all time? 17 Wackford Squeers,
Abel Magwitch, Uriah Heep, Newman Noggs, Bob Cratchit and Clara Peggotty are characters created by which famous author? 18
The deaths of authors C.S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley received very little media attention because they died on the same day as which public figure? 19
What’s the name of the female bounty hunter who is the heroine in a series of books written by US writer Janet Evanovich? 20 What is the name of the little black dog created by Lynley Dodd?