Do you Think I'm American? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Zsa Zsa Gabor

Sári Gábor, known as Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917-2016) was a Hungarian-American actress. She was crowned Miss Hungary in 1936 and emigrated to the United States in 1941. She made her film debut in the musical "Lovely to Look At" (1952). She was known by the public for the films "Moulin Rouge" (1952) and "Lili" (1953). On television, she participated in talk shows and successful series such as "Gilligan's Island", "Bonanza" and "Batman".

She also co-authored several books. She played a prominent role in Hollywood life for her glamour, her cheerful way of being and her nine marriages.

She died in Los Angeles just before turning 100.

Answer: Maureen O'Hara

Maureen FitzSimons (1920-2015), known as Maureen O'Hara, was an Irish-American actress and singer, who became known for her famous red hair and heroine roles in adventure and western films. She debuted in Hollywood with the film "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1939), portraying Esmeralda, a gypsy dancer.

She starred in many films acting with John Wayne. She made numerous films in Technicolor, receiving the nickname "Queen of Technicolor". She said she did not like this process because the special cameras and the very bright lights irritated her eyes.

She had a career spanning for more than 50 years, having received an honorary Academy Award in 2015, the year she died.

Answer: Olivia de Havilland

Olivia Mary de Havilland (1917-2020) and her rival and sister Joan Fontaine, were born in Tokyo, to English parents, being citizens of the United Kingdom. In 1919, her parents decided to return to the United Kingdom and, for health reasons, made a stop in the United States, where the mother and girls ended up taking up residence.

Olivia's main films were made between 1935 and 1988, partly in the United States and partly in Europe, as she lived some years in Paris. She appeared in almost 50 films, in addition to acting in theater and on television. She was immortalized in the film "Gone with the Wind", 1939, as Melanie Hamilton, acting with Leslie Howard (Ashley Wilkes).

Answer: Greta Garbo

Greta Louisa Gustafsson (1905-1990), was a Swedish-American actress who started her career in 1924, in Sweden. Her performance caught the attention of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) executives, who brought her to Hollywood in 1925, still at the time of silent cinema.

Her first sound film was "Anna Christie" (1930); the slogan for the film's publicity was "Garbo talks". In 1941, after acting in "Two-Faced Woman", after 28 films, at the age of 35, she stopped acting and declined all invitations to act. Garbo lived a secluded and discreet life.

She received numerous honors and awards. She also appeared on a 100-krona banknote issued by Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden. There are mini and micro printed texts with a selection of her film roles, forming her hair on the note.

Answer: Natalie Portman

Neta-Lee Herslag (1981), known as Natalie Portman was born in Israel, grew up in the USA and began modeling at age 11. She drew the attention of the public and critics when she starred in the film "The Professional" (1994), as a child who was trained to be an assassin, after the murder of her parents.

She worked in different genres of films. Her role as Queen Amydala in the "Star Wars" series was unforgettable. In 2010, she received the Academy Award for best actress, as the problematic ballerina Nina Sayers in the thriller "Black Swan".

Answer: Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron (1975) was born and raised in South Africa. She studied dance in South Africa, started modeling at 16, and in 1994 went to Los Angeles in order to work in the film industry. She had small roles until 1997, when alongside Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino starred in "The Devil's Advocate", her break-out film.

Theron has gained international fame, numerous awards and since the early 2000s has ventured into film production with her company Denver and Delilah Productions (named after her dogs). In many of these productions, she has played a starring role.

Answer: Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (1947) was born in Austria and moved to the United States in 1968, to participate in important events in the field of bodybuilding, in which he won many titles of Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia; he wrote several books and articles about this sport.

In 1970, Schwarzenegger began to change his career from bodybuilding to acting. He starred in several films without great renown until participating in the movies "Conan the Barbarian" (1982) and "The Terminator" (1984), which solidified his career. In the first decade of the 21st century, he took a break from his acting career to devote himself to politics, exercising the position of governor of California. After this hiatus Schwarzenegger returned to acting in movies.

Answer: Bruce Willis

Walter Bruce Willis (1955) was born in West Germany to an American father and German mother and was raised in New Jersey. At 17 he left home, moved to New York to study interpretation and started his acting career with Off Broadway roles. He starred, alongside Cybill Shepherd, as one of a pair of detectives in the television series "Moonlighting" (1985-1989), which helped to launch his acting career.

The thriller "Die Hard" (1988) was a box-office success and helped establish Willis as an action hero.

He has worked on many films, with varying degrees of critical acclaim. A film which caught a lot of attention was "The Sixth Sense" (1999), in which he represented a psychologist whose client was a boy who claimed to see dead people.

Answer: Ursula Andress

Ursula Margo Andress (1936) was born in Switzerland, studied art in Paris, and starred in small roles in Italy and Hollywood since 1955.

She became internationally famous as Honey Ryder, the shell diver in the first "James Bond" film, "Dr. No" (1962), in which there is a memorable scene in which Ursula emerged from the Caribbean Sea in a white bikini. This scene made Andress the "quintessential" "Bond" Girl. She will be the first "Bond" Girl forever.

Answer: Keanu Reeves

Keanu Charles Reeves is an actor, writer, film producer and musician. He was born in 1964, in Lebanon, son of an English mother and Hawaiian father of Chinese ascent. His mother moved to America and established the family in Canada, where he grew up and started acting in theatrical productions and films.

The breakthrough role was in the science fiction comedy "Bill & Ted Excellent Adventure" (1989). In the movie "Matrix" (1999) and the sequences, Reeves had success playing a leader in a social revolt against computers.

It is worth mentioning that in "The Matrix", Reeves did most of his stunt scenes himself, dispensing with stuntmen.