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A Study in Scarlett Trivia Quiz

Scarlett Johansson is admired by many for her acting skills as well as for her beauty.

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

Author
queenofsheba

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
286,937

Updated
Jan 15 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
710

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is Scarlett's zodiac sign? Hint

Aquarius

Taurus

Scorpio

Cancer

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Question 2 of 10

2. The 1998 movie adaption of which best-selling novel was her "rise to fame"? Hint

The Secret History

The Horse Whisperer

The English Patient

The Devil's Advocate

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Question 3 of 10

3. In which movie did she play the young wife of a photographer who starts a friendship with an American actor in Japan? Hint

A Good Woman

An American Rhapsody

A Love Song for Bobby Long

Lost in Translation

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Question 4 of 10

4. Of which 17th century Dutch painter did she play the model in "Girl with a Pearl Earring"? Hint

Hals

Rembrandt

Vermeer

Rubens

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Question 5 of 10

5. What did she call "her biggest vice" in an interview with Polly Vernon in 2003? Hint

Cigarettes

Whisky

Cheese

Cocain

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Question 6 of 10

6. She played the title character in "The Other Boleyn Girl" (2008). What was the first name of this sister of Anne Boleyn? Hint

Elizabeth

Mary

Jane

Catherine

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Question 7 of 10

7. Scarlett also sings. Her debut album "Anywhere I Lay My Head" (2008) contained ten cover versions of songs by which artist? Hint

Elvis Costello

Bob Dylan

Barbra Streisand

Tom Waits

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Question 8 of 10

8. In which 2006 movie about a murder that really happened in California does she play Kay Lake, the girlfriend of a policeman? Hint

The Perfect Score

Ghost World

My Brother the Pig

The Black Dahlia

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which character did she play in "Scoop" (2006)? Hint

Pursy Will, a girl in New Orleans

Meg Windermere, a rich lady

Sondra Pransky, student of journalism

Grace MacLean, a teenage girl

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Question 10 of 10

10. What title did the magazine "Esquire" give Scarlett Johansson in 2006? Hint

Sexiest Woman Alive

Redhead of the Year

Best American Actress

Personality of the Decade

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Scarlett's zodiac sign?

Answer: Scorpio

She was born on 22nd November 1984, the last day of the Scorpio sign.

2. The 1998 movie adaption of which best-selling novel was her "rise to fame"?

Answer: The Horse Whisperer

The novel was written by Nick Evans, the screenplay by Eric Roth. Robert Redford directed this movie, in which Scarlett played the teenage girl Grace MacLean. Grace's friend Judith and her horse die in an accident, while Grace and her horse are injured. Johansson's lesser known debut movie "North" was released in 1994.

3. In which movie did she play the young wife of a photographer who starts a friendship with an American actor in Japan?

Answer: Lost in Translation

Sofia Coppola directed this movie. It was released in 2003. The two tourists feel bored and confused in Japan, and grow closer to each other.

4. Of which 17th century Dutch painter did she play the model in "Girl with a Pearl Earring"?

Answer: Vermeer

Colin Firth played Johannes Vermeer. Scarlett played Griet, a peasant maid who becomes the model for Vermeer's most famous painting. Peter Webber directed this movie. It was released in 2004.

5. What did she call "her biggest vice" in an interview with Polly Vernon in 2003?

Answer: Cheese

She said this in the article "Scarlett Fever" in the Observer of 28th December 2003. She was explaining that she didn't have a cocain problem.

6. She played the title character in "The Other Boleyn Girl" (2008). What was the first name of this sister of Anne Boleyn?

Answer: Mary

Mary Boleyn really existed. The movie is based on a historical novel by Philippa Gregory. The real Mary however was older than Anne, which offers a more logical explanation for her being married before Anne. Mary was the mistress of Francis I of France and of Henry VIII of England.

Henry VIII couldn't marry her because she was already married to William Carey, so he married Anne instead.

7. Scarlett also sings. Her debut album "Anywhere I Lay My Head" (2008) contained ten cover versions of songs by which artist?

Answer: Tom Waits

The album also contained one original song: "Song for Jo". David Bowie did some backing vocals on two of the tracks.

8. In which 2006 movie about a murder that really happened in California does she play Kay Lake, the girlfriend of a policeman?

Answer: The Black Dahlia

Brian de Palma directed this movie adaption of a James Ellroy novel. Mia Kirschner played the murder victim Elizabeth Short, also known as the Black Dahlia. It happened in Los Angeles in 1940. The two policeman who investigate the murder get involved in the urban underworld.

9. Which character did she play in "Scoop" (2006)?

Answer: Sondra Pransky, student of journalism

Sondra travels to Great Britain to search for a sensational news story. She receives help from a deceased famous journalist. Scarlett Johansson said about Woody Allen: "Oh, he's such a diva. He won't do anything until he gets his muffins in the morning." (Source: "Scarlett and 'Uncle' Woody" by Jeanne Wolf.) She also appeared in two other Woody Allen movies: "Match Point" (2005) and "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (2008).

10. What title did the magazine "Esquire" give Scarlett Johansson in 2006?

Answer: Sexiest Woman Alive

The great thing about Scarlett Johansson is that she doesn't only look good, but that she's also a very good actress who did a lot of independent movies before becoming famous. Esquire is a men's magazine that was founded in 1933. Hemingway, Scott Fitzgerald and Dorothy Parker used to write for it.

Source: Author queenofsheba

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