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  "The Rose" (1979) - A Rock and Roll Tragedy    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
See how many questions you can answer about the fictional rock singer known as "The Rose", played by the Divine Bette Midler. At least one question requires extra knowledge learned outside of watching the film.
Tough, 10 Qns, salisbury9, Mar 25 12
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  The Rose    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
'The Rose' is a very powerful movie. I loved it from the first time I saw it. I hope you remember it and enjoy the quiz.
Average, 15 Qns, DillPickle, Mar 25 12
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What was the last complete song Rose sang in concert?

From Quiz "The Rose"





The Rose Trivia Questions
1. What is Rose's full name?

From Quiz "The Rose" (1979) - A Rock and Roll Tragedy

Answer: Mary Rose Foster

Mr. Leonard, a store owner from her home town, finally recognizes her, and says her name. He didn't even know she was a rock and roll star.

2. Whose life was the movie 'The Rose' based loosely on?

From Quiz The Rose

Answer: Janis Joplin & Joplin

While not completely biographical, 'The Rose' is based loosely on the life of Janis Joplin.

3. What is the name of Rose's cab driver boyfriend?

From Quiz "The Rose" (1979) - A Rock and Roll Tragedy

Answer: Huston Dyer

He introduces himself as "Huston Dyer". Rose asks if he is from Texas, to which he answers that he is from Waxahachie, Texas. They begin an on-off relationship for the remainder of the movie.

4. What actress played Rose?

From Quiz The Rose

Answer: Bette Midler

A very young Bette Midler played 'The Rose.'

5. Who directed "The Rose"?

From Quiz "The Rose" (1979) - A Rock and Roll Tragedy

Answer: Mark Rydell

Mark Rydell's other works include "On Golden Pond" and "For the Boys". Ken Russel directed The Who's "Tommy," Rob Reiner directed "This Is Spinal Tap," and Martin Scorsese directed "The Last Waltz".

6. What was the nickname of the real-life person the movie is based on?

From Quiz The Rose

Answer: Pearl

Janis Joplin was often called the 'Pearl.'

7. The film was originally conceptualized as being a biopic of the late Janis Joplin. However, this did not happen and the script was rewritten to be about the fictionalized Rose. What was the original title for the script before the changes were made?

From Quiz "The Rose" (1979) - A Rock and Roll Tragedy

Answer: Pearl

"Pearl" was Janis Joplin's nickname. Her family did not give the filmmakers the rights to her life story, thus the story was changed. However, many elements of the original script still remain in the finished product.

8. What did Rose frequently drink while on stage?

From Quiz The Rose

Answer: Southern Comfort

Like Janis Joplin, Rose drank Southern Comfort while performing.

9. What desire did Rose express to her manager several times throughout the film?

From Quiz The Rose

Answer: She wanted to take a year off

Rose was very tired and felt she needed time off but her manager was insistant that she would lose her career if she took a break.

10. What is the name of Rose's manager, played by Alan Bates?

From Quiz "The Rose" (1979) - A Rock and Roll Tragedy

Answer: Rudge

Rudge is Rose's ruthless manager who would not let Rose take a break. This causes Rose to be very physically and emotionally worn out, adding fuel to fire that is her chaotic life.

11. What was the name of the man Rose fell in love with?

From Quiz The Rose

Answer: Houston

Rose fell in love with a limo driver named Houston.

12. What actor played Mal, Rose's personal bodyguard/masseur?

From Quiz "The Rose" (1979) - A Rock and Roll Tragedy

Answer: David Keith

David Keith's other works include "Independence Day" and "Daredevil". Harry Dean Stanton played Billy Ray, Frederic Forrest played Huston Dyer, and Alan Bates played Rudge Campbell. Mal was one of the few characters who never left Rose's side. I don't think she every fully acknowledged and appreciated that.

13. What bad habit had Rose been able to overcome which came back to haunt her?

From Quiz The Rose

Answer: Heroin

Rose had kicked a heroin addiction but the stress of her life-style eventually pushed her back into using drugs.

14. During which song does Rose collapse on stage?

From Quiz "The Rose" (1979) - A Rock and Roll Tragedy

Answer: Let Me Call You Sweetheart

The last complete song she sings is "Stay With Me", but Rose collapses in the middle of an a capella rendition of "Let Me Call You Sweetheart".

15. What event in Rose's past was she very ashamed of?

From Quiz The Rose

Answer: She got drunk and had sex with the football team

In high school, Rose had gotten drunk and had sex with the whole football team. She passed out and woke up on the 50 yard line, much to her shame. She never got over it.

16. What experience did Rose have in high school which would haunt her for the rest of her tragically short life?

From Quiz "The Rose" (1979) - A Rock and Roll Tragedy

Answer: She got drunk and took on the entire football team.

After Rose and Dyer's first intimate encounter, she confides in him that in high school, she got drunk and took on the entire football team. She woke up on the fifty yard line. This would be the first of many hardships Rose would endure that eventually cost her her life.

17. Where was Rose's final concert?

From Quiz The Rose

Answer: Her hometown in Florida

Rose sang her last concert in Florida in the town she grew up in.

18. What are Rose's last words?

From Quiz "The Rose" (1979) - A Rock and Roll Tragedy

Answer: "Where's everybody going?"

People in her life were always leaving her. She says, "Where are you going?" several times during the movie. In the end, it was too much for her and she overdosed on drugs, tragically collapsing on stage.

19. How did Rose get to her last concert?

From Quiz The Rose

Answer: By helicopter

Rose's manager had to send a helicopter to pick her up because she was too stoned to find the stadium.

20. What was the last complete song Rose sang in concert?

From Quiz The Rose

Answer: Stay With Me

Though I have seen 'The Rose' dozens of times, Bette Midler's performance of 'Stay With Me' still sends chills down my spine and tears down my face.

21. Why did Rose's lover leave her?

From Quiz The Rose

Answer: He couldn't handle her life-style

Houston loved Rose, but he couldn't handle her life and she wouldn't give it up to leave with him.

22. Who did Rose call just before she took the fatal overdose?

From Quiz The Rose

Answer: Her parents

Rose called her parents and told them the only way to take a break and stop the endless tour was just to make up your mind and stop.

23. Where did Rose die?

From Quiz The Rose

Answer: On stage

Rose died on stage while she was performing.

24. What was the last question Rose asked before she died?

From Quiz The Rose

Answer: Where is everybody going? & where is everybody going?

Rose asked several different times where everybody was going. It was the last thought she had before she died.

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