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1.
  The Lovely Audrey Hepburn    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Audrey Hepburn. One of the most beautiful and unforgettable actresses of all time. Not to mention one of my favorites. These questions will reflect the life, not just the movies, of Audrey Hepburn.
Average, 20 Qns, dormouse99, Nov 09 23
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Nov 09 23
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  The Amazing Audrey!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some basic facts on Audrey Hepburn and some of her films!
Average, 10 Qns, buttrfli, Dec 19 18
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  How Well Do You Know Audrey Hepburn?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on some of the lesser known details of the life and work of a legendary actress.
Tough, 10 Qns, shortnsweet875, Feb 11 20
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Feb 11 20
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  Audrey Hepburn    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here's a quiz on Audrey Hepburn. It should be easy! Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, BubblesSJ3, Nov 26 15
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  The Awe That Is Audrey Hepburn    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Lots of the information from this quiz comes from a book written by her son, called "Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit". I strongly recommend this book to Audrey Hepburn fans. Some questions are harder than others. Good luck.
Tough, 10 Qns, butterfly88, Aug 26 05
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  The Life of Audrey Hepburn    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Audrey Hepburn, an enduring fashion icon of the 1960s, led a fascinating career and life. Here's a quiz about her.
Tough, 10 Qns, Sari73, Apr 09 14
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  All About Audrey    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Audrey Hepburn was an amazing actress and still led a wonderful life. This quiz is all about Audrey.
Average, 10 Qns, pinkblush2, May 14 08
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  The Always Beautiful Audrey Hepburn    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Audrey Hepburn, the greatest actress of all time.
Difficult, 10 Qns, tinkerjack, May 30 21
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trivia question Quick Question
The "discovery" of Audrey Hepburn can be attributed to which famed French writer?

From Quiz "The Awe That Is Audrey Hepburn"




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Audrey Hepburn Trivia Questions
1. Audrey Hepburn was not born with this stage name. What was her original surname?

From Quiz The Life of Audrey Hepburn

Answer: Ruston

Born Audrey Kathleen Ruston on May 4, 1929, she decided to change her name to Hepburn after becoming an actress. Heemstra was her given nickname. Dotti and Ferrer were marital relatives.

2. What year was Audrey accepted to the Marie Lambert Ballet School?

From Quiz The Always Beautiful Audrey Hepburn

Answer: 1948

In 1948, Audrey was accepted at the famed Marie Lambert Ballet School. 9 years earlier, Audrey was given ballet lessons by Miss Rigden, a young dancer from London. 1 year later, Ella-Audrey's mother removed Audrey from the school to take her back to Holland, where she thought she would be safe from the war. (England had just declared war on Germany, following the Nazi invasion of Poland).

3. What name is listed on Audrey's birth certificate?

From Quiz How Well Do You Know Audrey Hepburn?

Answer: Audrey Kathleen Ruston

The name on her birth certificate reads "Audrey Kathleen Ruston", but after the war, her father found out about the Hepburn part of his family. He then added Hepburn to his name and Audrey's. According to "Audrey Hepburn: An Elegant Spirit", by Sean Ferrer (her son), this was her real name, although previous sources and biographies claim it was Edda. Sean explains that her mother sometimes used Edda so she would not sound "so British" while they lived in Holland.

4. What is the name on Audrey Hepburn's birth certificate?

From Quiz The Awe That Is Audrey Hepburn

Answer: Audrey Kathleen Ruston

Many people believe her name is Edda Van Heemstra Hepburn Ruston or some variation of that. Her father did not find out till later that some of his ancestors bore the name Hepburn so that is when he added it to his name and so did Audrey. During the war, Audrey's mother, Ella, changed Audrey's name to Edda because she thought that the name Audrey sounded to British and didn't want the Nazis to take her away. She would use her birth certificate when proving Audrey's name by changing the L's to D's and the date from 1900 to 1929.

5. What was Audrey Hepburn's date of birth?

From Quiz The Amazing Audrey!

Answer: May 4, 1929

Audrey Kathleen Ruston was born on May 4th, 1929. Surprisingly, she was a chubby baby with fat cheeks! Who would've ever guessed?

6. What was Audrey's first movie where she played the leading role?

From Quiz All About Audrey

Answer: Roman Holiday

Audrey was accepted for the leading roles of Broadway's "Gigi" and "Roman Holiday" around the same time.

7. When was Audrey Hepburn born?

From Quiz The Lovely Audrey Hepburn

Answer: May 4th, 1929

She was born in Brussels, Belgium to Baroness Ella Van Heemstra (of Holland) and Joseph Hepburn-Ruston (of England).

8. When was Audrey born?

From Quiz Audrey Hepburn

Answer: May 4, 1929

Audrey was born in Ixelles, Belgium.

9. In 1951, Audrey had a minor role in what movie when famed French writer Collette, spotted her and decided to cast her as "GiGi".

From Quiz The Always Beautiful Audrey Hepburn

Answer: Monte Carlo Baby

While filming in the French Riviera the movie "Monte Carlo Baby", the writer Collette noticed her in the hotel lobby and immediately cast her in the leading role in her Broadway play "GiGi".

10. Audrey Hepburn had two sons one from Mel Ferrer and the other from Andrea Dotti. What are their names?

From Quiz The Awe That Is Audrey Hepburn

Answer: Sean Ferrer and Luca Dotti

Sean Ferrer was the son that wrote "Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit" that came out in 2003.

11. What profession/talent did Audrey Hepburn wish to pursue when she was a young girl and teenager?

From Quiz The Amazing Audrey!

Answer: ballet

Though Audrey's heart and soul was put into ballet, she lacked basic techniques and was too tall to be a professional dancer.

12. What name was on Audrey's birth certificate?

From Quiz All About Audrey

Answer: Audrey

She was born Audrey Kathleen Ruston. Her name subsequently changed to Edda van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston.

13. What was Audrey's birth name?

From Quiz Audrey Hepburn

Answer: Audrey

She was born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; and her name on the baptismal certificate was Audrey Kathleen van Heemstra Ruston. For a time she also used the name Edda van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston (when Holland was occupied by the Nazis). Ella was her mother's name.

14. Audrey Hepburn played a role as a KLM stewardess in what film?

From Quiz The Life of Audrey Hepburn

Answer: Dutch in Seven Lessons

The 1948 film 'Dutch in Seven Lessons' was one of Audrey's first roles. She played a pretty KLM stewardess for a KLM propaganda film, spoken entirely in Dutch. The film did not make it to American theatres. Her other more successful English-speaking films developed later.

15. Who did Audrey become engaged to in 1952?

From Quiz The Always Beautiful Audrey Hepburn

Answer: James Hansen

Audrey's beau of three years, James Hansen, had met her in New York for the premiere of "GiGi", he then proposed. Audrey kept putting off the wedding, when finally she broke it off. She was too busy with her career starring in "GiGi" and then immediately being flown to Rome for the filming of "Roman Holiday".

16. What was the name of Audrey's first fiance?

From Quiz How Well Do You Know Audrey Hepburn?

Answer: James Hanson

Audrey's mother didn't approve; she thought that he would hold her back from her new career as an actress.

17. Audrey Hepburn made her first appearance (credited) in which film?

From Quiz The Amazing Audrey!

Answer: Laughter in Paradise

Audrey was first offered the lead in this 1951 film but turned it down. Later, she came back and said she wanted the part. The role had been cast, so Audrey had to settle for a bit part. She had one line, "Who wants a ciggy?" She played a KLM stewardess (uncredited) in "Nederlands in 7 lessen" (1948) - aka "Dutch in Seven Lessons" (1948).

18. Audrey started using the name Audrey Hepburn when she was in Holland, studying what type of dance?

From Quiz All About Audrey

Answer: Ballet

She studied ballet at the Arnhem Conservatory.

19. In what play did Audrey make her Broadway debut?

From Quiz The Lovely Audrey Hepburn

Answer: Gigi

She was the star of 'Gigi', playing Gigi (the title character). She was to receive rave reviews.

20. Who are Audrey's parents?

From Quiz Audrey Hepburn

Answer: Joseph and Ella

Her mother was a Dutch Baroness and her father was an English banker.

21. In the 1967 thriller film 'Wait Until Dark', what character did Audrey play?

From Quiz The Life of Audrey Hepburn

Answer: Susy

The 1967 film 'Wait Until Dark' cast Audrey Hepburn as Susy Hendrix, a blind woman who was stalked by a gang of drug smugglers. The stalkers believed Susy possessed an old doll that was filled with heroin and made attempts to find the doll. The film producers advertised that in the last eight minutes of the film, the theatre would be completely darkened. The thrill of darkness led to its commercial film success. 'Sabrina', the film, came out in 1954. Sara and Samantha were extraneous characters.

22. While filming "Sabrina" in 1954, Audrey was sent to Paris to the shop of Hubert de Givenchy to select a wardrobe for the scenes when she returns from Paris in the movie. Why was he so excited to see her?

From Quiz The Always Beautiful Audrey Hepburn

Answer: He thought that he was going to see Katharine Hepburn

Givenchy thought that the great Katharine Hepburn was coming in for costumes. When he saw that the Hepburn, was not Katharine, but a plain looking girl, he said he was too busy to make her a dress. He sent her to look through the racks. After a few moments in her presence, he was enchanted, decided to make her dresses after all. He became a lifelong friend and designer of Audrey's.

23. For what reason was Audrey not successful as a ballet dancer?

From Quiz How Well Do You Know Audrey Hepburn?

Answer: She was too tall

She dreamed of becoming a ballerina, a dream that kept her going through WWII. During the war, she studied at the Arnhem Conservatory of Music, and after the war, at Notting Hill Gate School in England. Unfortunately, at 5'7" most people thought Audrey was too tall to be a dancer.

24. Who played Audrey Hepburn at ages of 12 to 16 in "The Audrey Hepburn Story" (2000, TV)?

From Quiz The Awe That Is Audrey Hepburn

Answer: Emmy Rossum

Emmy Rossum was in "The Day After Tomorrow" (2004) also.

25. For which film did Audrey Hepburn win an Oscar?

From Quiz The Amazing Audrey!

Answer: Roman Holiday

The 1953 William Wyler film starring Gregory Peck pushed Audrey to star status. Audrey's performance was so strong that Gregory Peck (already a big star) insisted she get equal billing. This would be the only Oscar Audrey would ever win.

26. Audrey was nominated for her first Academy Award for what movie?

From Quiz All About Audrey

Answer: Roman Holiday

"Roman Holiday" (1953) also starred Gregory Peck.

27. Audrey was to make her American debut in what film?

From Quiz The Lovely Audrey Hepburn

Answer: Roman Holiday

She starred opposite Gregory Peck, in this film (made in 1952). It's a great film, and she won a Best Actress Academy Award for her role of Princess Anne. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.

28. In what year did her parents divorce?

From Quiz Audrey Hepburn

Answer: 1935 & 1939

Some sources say 1935 and some say 1939 ... so I can't say for sure which year is correct.

29. In what Broadway play did Audrey Hepburn meet her first husband?

From Quiz The Life of Audrey Hepburn

Answer: Ondine

'Ondine' was a Broadway play written by Jean Giraudoux. It was a tragic medieval play where Hepburn was cast as a water sprite who loved and married a knight, played by Mel Ferrer. The theme of romantic tragedy is similar to the story of 'The Little Mermaid.' In real life, the two fell in love and married.

30. "The Nun's Story" (1959) is based on whose life?

From Quiz The Always Beautiful Audrey Hepburn

Answer: Marie-Louise Habets

It is based on the life of Marie-Louise Habets, whose father died at war. She chose sisterhood and fighting the Nazis.

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