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  Doris Day   great trivia quiz  
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Here are some questions about Doris Day, her life, music and movies. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, Velvet_Rain, May 15 19
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  Doris Day Movies   popular trivia quiz  
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See how many of these Doris Day movies you can identify.
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  Doris Day ... the One and Only!   popular trivia quiz  
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Doris Day is my all-time favorite actress and one of the most under-appreciated artists of all time. I just had to do a quiz in her honor.
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  A Long Day's Journey Into Doris    
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It's time for another salute to my favorite actresss of all time...Doris Day. Have fun!
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Doris Day Trivia Questions
1. Doris had one child, a son, Terry. Even though his name was Terry Melcher, Martin Melcher was not his father. Who was?

From Quiz A Long Day's Journey Into Doris

Answer: Al Jordan

Doris may have seemed like the sunny, cheerful 'girl next door', but her private life, especially when it came to husbands, was hardly blissful. Her first husband, Al Jordan, was a trombonist with the band Doris sang for and she fell head over heels for him. Unfortunately, he was physically and verbally abusive to her and cheated on her several times. The only good thing to come out of the marriage (1941-1943) was her son. George Weidler was her second husband, and Barry Comden her fourth. Jerome Rosenthal was the attorney who cheated her out of millions of dollars while she was married to Marty Melcher, her third husband who adopted Terry and gave him his last name.

2. Doris originally wanted to be a __________, but an auto accident caused her to consider singing instead.

From Quiz Doris Day ... the One and Only!

Answer: Dancer

On October 13 (yikes!), 1937, Doris was involved in a serious car accident and some doctors thought she would never walk again, much less dance. She proved them wrong, however, and if you would like to see a sample of her remarkable dancing skills watch "Love Me Or Leave Me."

3. What is Doris Day's birth name?

From Quiz Doris Day

Answer: Doris Mary Ann Von Kappelhoff

Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff was born April 3, 1922.

4. In only one film, the character played by Doris Day was killed. What was the name of the dramatic film which also featured Doris in her first non-singing, non-dancing role?

From Quiz A Long Day's Journey Into Doris

Answer: Storm Warning

Doris was thrilled with the chance to work with one of her movie 'idols', Ginger Rogers, in this edgy variation on Tennessee William's 'A Streetcar Named Desire'. Released in 1950, this was one of the first films to focus attention on the violent activities of the Ku Klux Klan. Doris played the unsuspecting wife of a Klan leader, who was forced to kill her when Doris' sister (Rogers) found out about his membership. Ronald Reagan also starred in this film.

5. Doris' mother's first name was _________. (Hint: It means 'Soul.')

From Quiz Doris Day ... the One and Only!

Answer: Alma

Alma Sophia von Kappelhoff always encouraged Doris to be a performer, although she secretly hoped Doris would be a ballerina.

6. In which 'wild west' style movie did Doris Day star alongside actor Howard Keel?

From Quiz Doris Day

Answer: Calamity Jane

"Calamity Jane" (1953) was set in the wild west. It is loosely based on the life of legend Calamity Jane and explores a romance between Calamity and Wild Bill Hickok.

7. In what movie did Doris Day dress as a mermaid?

From Quiz Doris Day Movies

Answer: The Glass Bottom Boat

This is rather a goofy movie. One of my favorites!

8. Doris often said that her favorite singer was _______ ____________, the singer who often sang delightful duets with Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong.

From Quiz Doris Day ... the One and Only!

Answer: Ella Fitzgerald

Doris said of Ella: "There was a quality to her voice that fascinated me, and I'd sing along with her, trying to catch the subtle ways she shaded her voice..."

9. Doris Day was not only in romantic comedies. In which movie was she being slowly driven mad by life-threatening phone calls?

From Quiz Doris Day Movies

Answer: Midnight Lace

Myrna Loy had a part in this film. She was still beautiful!

10. Alfred Hitchcock specifically wanted Doris for "The Man Who Knew Too Much", after seeing her dramatic performance in "Storm Warning". What did Hitchcock do for Doris Day that he never did for any other actresses in his films?

From Quiz A Long Day's Journey Into Doris

Answer: Commissioned the song "Que Sera, Sera" since he knew it would play an important role in the movie

Hitchcock wanted to use Doris' unique talents in order to film one of the most fascinating scenes in "The Man Who Knew Too Much". She and her husband (James Stewart) were desperately trying to find their kidnapped son and while she was singing "Que Sera, Sera" at a dinner party, her son began to whistle the tune from the third floor room where he was being held. Doris did not like the song at first, thinking it to be too simple and childlike. It later became one of her signature tunes and won the 'Best Song' Oscar in 1956.

11. Why was Charlie Yee's Shanghai Inn important to Doris? (Hint: She didn't have to pay for the dim sum or egg foo yung)

From Quiz Doris Day ... the One and Only!

Answer: It was where Doris performed for the first time as a 'pro'...earning $5.00 a night!

Still on crutches after the car accident, Doris earned what was then (1937-1938) a pretty good salary.

12. Doris Day was nominated for an Oscar for her role in a movie about a man and woman who share a telephone line; at first they hate each other but after a while start to fall in love. Name the movie.

From Quiz Doris Day

Answer: Pillow Talk

"Pillow Talk" (1959) was a romantic comedy starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson. It was directed by Michael Gordon and it won an Oscar for best writing, story and screenplay.

13. What is the name of the film in which Doris Day plays an interior decorator?

From Quiz Doris Day Movies

Answer: Pillow Talk

She earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her role.

14. Doris Day has been married several times, with which husband did she have her only child, Terry?

From Quiz Doris Day

Answer: Al Jorden

Al Jorden was a trombonist who she married shortly before her 17th birthday. He turned out to be a violent and abusive husband, and soon after the birth of her son Terry in 1942 she divorced him. Her third husband Marty Melcher adopted Terry.

15. Alfred Hitchcock directed Doris Day in which movie?

From Quiz Doris Day Movies

Answer: The Man Who Knew Too Much

One of her trademark songs, "Que Sera Sera" was introduced in this film.

16. Which Doris Day song has the following lyrics: "So I told a friendly star, The way that dreamers often do"

From Quiz Doris Day

Answer: Secret Love

"Secret Love" was from the movie "Calamity Jane" (1953), she sings it after she realises she is in love with 'Wild' Bill Hickok. The lyrics were written by Paul Francis Webster and the music by Sammy Fain.

17. In which movie does Miss Day announce that she "is a pig".

From Quiz Doris Day Movies

Answer: The Thrill of it All

She is trying to sell Happy Soap.

18. Doris Day's last movie before she retired was about a widow with three sons who becomes involved with a widower with a teenage daughter. Name the movie.

From Quiz Doris Day

Answer: With Six You Get Eggroll

"With Six You Get Eggroll" (1968) is a comedy drama starring Doris Day and Brian Keith. She plays Abby McClure, a widow with three sons, who meets Jake Iverson, a widower with a teenage daughter. They start dating and decide to get married. The movie explores the hostile reactions from their children. It was directed by Howard Morris.

19. Rock Hudson and Tony Randall pair up in more than one Doris Day movie. What is the name of the film in which Rock Hudson plays a hypochondriac?

From Quiz Doris Day Movies

Answer: Send Me No Flowers

He's convinced he is dying and asks Tony Randall to help him find a new husband for Miss Day.

20. Doris danced with which cartoon character in "My Dream Is Yours."? (Hint: "Ehh, whatsup, Doc...err...I mean Doris.")

From Quiz Doris Day ... the One and Only!

Answer: Bugs Bunny

The song "Freddie Get Ready" was sung by Doris and her co-star, Jack Carson, along with Bugs and Tweety Bird.

21. After Doris Day retired from acting she became an activist for which cause?

From Quiz Doris Day

Answer: Animal Welfare

She devoted her life to animals and their welfare, starting the Doris Day Animal League in Carmel, California, in 1980.

22. "That Touch of Mink" was nominated for 3 Academy Awards in 1962. What were they?

From Quiz Doris Day Movies

Answer: Story & Screenplay, Art Direction/Set Direction, Sound

It should have also won for Best Actress, Cutest Clothes and Cutest Leading Man.

23. Bob Hope gave this nickname to Doris when she joined his radio program: _________ ________ (two words that rhyme)

From Quiz Doris Day ... the One and Only!

Answer: Jut Butt

Doris traveled by plane with Bob Hope when he visited troops in the U.S. and overseas. Because of several close calls during landings in bad weather, she developed a life-long dislike of flying.

24. What was one reason Doris Day turned down the role of Mrs Robinson in "The Graduate" (1967)?

From Quiz Doris Day

Answer: Her then husband was disgusted by the novel and refused to pass it on to Doris

It is also said that Doris herself thought the movie role unbecoming. Doris retired from movies a year later, and had her own TV series, "The Doris Day Show" (1968).

25. In which movie does Doris Day play an advertising account executive?

From Quiz Doris Day Movies

Answer: Lover Come Back

OK, so she wasn't in "Fellowship of the Ring", but she would have made a great Galadriel!

26. Tuesday, February 27, 2007 marked the 13th anniversary of this event that Doris created because of her love of dogs:

From Quiz Doris Day ... the One and Only!

Answer: Spay Day, USA

Doris has received national attention through her tireless efforts to improve the lives of animals. One of her main goals is to reduce the number of unwanted animals by having owners spay and neuter their pets.

27. Where was Doris Day born?

From Quiz Doris Day

Answer: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to German Catholic parents. She had two brothers, Richard and Paul. Her father and mother divorced when she was about eight.

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