Did You Know This About Them? Trivia Quiz

Answer: John Wayne Toilet Paper

Though Wayne himself, for one reason or another, didn't get to serve with the armed forces, he did tour many US bases and hospitals in the Pacific, and carried out undercover work for the wartime intelligence agency Office of Strategic Services there.

He saw his lack of actually serving in the military as the biggest failure of his life, and his widow, Pilar Wayne, has gone on record as saying this partly contributed to Wayne's fervent patriotism for the rest of his life. Whatever the reason was, armed personnel loved the tough, straight-talking man and he was held in the highest regard by all.

Answer: Kicked her in the backside

This woman was notorious for her slanderous and vicious attacks on big name stars and Tracy wasn't the only person she offended. Actor Joseph Cotten, whom she'd accused of having an affair with Deanna Durbin, met her at a social function, politely pulled out a seat for her at a table, and then promptly pulled it away as she went to sit on it. Michael Wilding sued her, and Joan Fontaine, whose acting Hopper had panned, sent her a skunk on Valentine's Day with a note saying, "I stink - but so do you." These were just a few of the many reactions from Hopper's vicious articles.

Answer: John Wayne

Fortunately Stalin died in 1953 before his orders could be carried out. Wayne, star of such big name films as the 1969 "True Grit", for which he won an Academy Award, didn't learn of this until 1959. That was during a visit to America by Stalin's successor, Nikita Khrushchev, who informed the rather stunned Duke that he had personally ordered the cancellation of his execution. One of Wayne's movies was the 1956 "The Searchers".

It would have been perfect if he'd answered Khrushchev with its famous quote, "That'll be the day."

Answer: He practised bellowing at a herd of cows

So successful was Olivier in the role that it was made into a film the following year, with himself in the starring role, earning him his sixth Academy Award nomination. Because the character of Othello is described as a giant of a man, with a fine physique, Olivier also did weigh lifting training for months until he felt his body was a credit to the role. Now that's what I call dedication to one's craft - even though those poor old cows probably had their nerves totally shattered.

Answer: Katharine of Arrogance

When they made Katharine Hepburn, they broke the mould. At a time when women were usually portrayed as frilly and feminine, longing to be wed, and somewhat brainless, she was intelligent, outspoken, refused to grant interviews, always wore trousers, played all sport, refused to wear makeup except for filming, and had a long term love affair with a married man. During the course of her career, she won four Academy Awards for her craft.

These included the 1933 "Morning Glory", the 1967 "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", the 1968 "The Lion in Winter" and the 1981 "On Golden Pond". Towards the close of her life, she did allow the very occasional interview, including a memorable one in which she discussed her very deep and permanent love for Spencer Tracy - one of the most moving interviews I've ever seen in my life.

Answer: Little Lord Fauntleroy

Is it any wonder that he grew up to play as many masculine roles as he possibly could? The image of Humphrey Bogart in ringlets and dressed as Little Lord Fauntleroy is screamingly funny. Known for his macho-man type roles in his many movies, Bogart won an Academy Award for his role in the 1951 film, "The African Queen" in which he plays an ill-mannered and unshaven ship's captain. Perhaps as a reaction to being christened Humphrey and decked out in curls and Fauntleroy clothing, Bogart grew up to have a life long love of manly sports such as fishing and boating.

He loved needling people, was a heavy drinker and wasn't averse to driving his wives to distraction, including his third wife Mayo Methot who tried to kill him on several occasions.

He did however have another side to his character and loved, for example, listening to classical music and playing chess.

Answer: He was accidentally shot in the ankle with an arrow

I think that's hilarious! One of the actors playing the many archers in the film definitely was no expert with a bow and arrow and the missile landed square in Olivier's ankle. Talk about life imitating art. Olivier, who'd already been acting the part of having a limp for half the shooting completed up until then, could now limp for real and concentrate solely on the rest of the demands of the role. No wonder critics raved about his lifelike performance.

Answer: To hide the fact that she was pregnant

Sorry boys, she was already taken and was married to trumpeter Harry James in 1943. Betty made her name in such films as the 1950 musical "My Blue Heaven" and was so popular that the studio worked her to the point of exhaustion. At one stage she made 25 musicals and comedies in only thirteen years. During a career which saw her at one period as the reigning box office queen for over ten years, she appeared in over fifty films, before moving on to television and stage productions.

Her famous legs were insured with Lloyds of London for one million dollars.

Answer: Clarinet

Born in 1967 into a family of actors and playwrights, Julia is well known for her many films, including the 1989 "Steel Magnolias" and the 1990 "Pretty Woman" both of which earned her Academy Award nominations. She went on to win the award for her role in the 2000 film "Erin Brockovich" in which she plays a woman successfully waging a lawsuit against an energy giant.

This lovely actress brings a dignity and calm enchanting beauty to the majority of her screen roles, but somehow I just cannot picture her playing a clarinet.

She'd be in danger of swallowing it with that generous mouth of hers.

Answer: He was forced to constantly chain smoke through the film

Affleck, born in 1967 and married to actress Jennifer Garner, plays a world weary bail bondsman in this film and the role required him to be a chain smoker. Affleck, who was already an average smoker when he began the role, had to smoke heavily right throughout the film, and said, by the time the film closed, that he never wanted to see another cigarette again for the rest of his life.