Famous Brunettes Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ash Ketchum

Ash want to be a Pokemon master and to do this he has to gain many badges and catch and train lots of little creatures called Pokemon. His catch phrase is 'Pikachu, I choose you'.

Answer: Sandra Bullock

Sandra played a computer boffin in 'The Net' and someone in a rehab clinic in '28 Days'. She starred with Sly Stallone in 'Demolition Man' and 'Forces of Nature' with Ben Affleck. More recently than these films she triumphed in 'Miss Congeniality' with Benjamin Bratt and Michael Caine.

Answer: Jane Russell

Jane's career showed that she had many talents, both comic and dramatic actress, a singer and dancer and of course, a sex symbol. Her most famous performances were in 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes', 'The Tall Men' and 'Paleface'.

Answer: Penelope Cruz

Penelope was born in Madrid in 1974. She trained in ballet for many years but then decided to become an actress. After a successful career in Spain she found fame in Hollywood in films such as 'All the Pretty Horses' and 'Vanilla Sky', the latter with Tom Cruise who she became romantically linked to.

Answer: Robbie Williams

Since leaving Take That Robbie has had to battle drink and drug problems, but has had a very successful solo career with albums such as 'I've Been Expecting You' and 'Swing When You're Winning'.

Answer: Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas married Melanie Griffith in 1996, after they met on the set of the film 'Two Much'. His most successful role was in 'The Mask of Zorro' which also starred Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta Jones.

Answer: Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner appeared in many films such as 'The Killers' with Burt Lancaster and 'Mogambo' with Clark Gable. One of the most famous films she starred in was 'Showboat', the film was controversial because there should have been many black characters which were very diluted down for political reasons. Ava took the role of 'Julie' a Mulatto woman.

Her voice was dubbed although she sang in other films such as 'The Bribe'. I liked her for her quotes, one of her most famous being 'I always knew he'd end up with a boy' about Frank Sinatra's marriage to Mia Farrow.

Answer: Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman wore red white and blue, and had bracelets to ward off bullets and a rope or lasso to make crooks tell the truth. She was originally a character in comic books who was brought to life by Lynda Carter in a TV series from 1975 to 1979 and in a made for TV movie by Cathy Lee Crosby in 1974, rather strangely as a blonde.

Answer: Joe Pesci

Joe Pesci seems to be able to turn his hand to any form of acting, but his best performances for me are in comic roles. He is fantastic in 'My Cousin Vinnie', likewise in the 'Home Alone' films and he has made the role of 'Leo Getz' his own.

Answer: Alanis Morissette

Alanis was born in 1974 and was playing piano at age 6, bacame a TV star at 10 and released a pop album in 1991. When she was signed by Maverick records she made her groundbreaking album 'Jagged Little Pill'. She's still recording and has moved into acting with 2 memorable performances, as God (in 'Dogma') and kissing Carrie in 'Sex and the City'.

Answer: Clark Gable

Not only did he have a distinguished film career, but Clark Gable had a great military career too. He joined the Army Air Corps in 1942 (after the death of his wife, Carole Lombard) as a gunner and left the sevice 2 years later as a major.

Answer: Elizabeth Taylor

This lady is probably one of the most beautiful brunettes. She married several times, most famously to Welsh actor Richard Burton (twice). She now works tirelessly on AIDS awareness and research causes as she lost one of her best friends (Rock Hudson) to the disease. She was Liza Minelli's matron of honour.

Answer: Courtney

The first time I saw Courtney Cox was in the film 'Cocoon 2'. She is now most famous for her TV appearances as Monica Gellar, screen appearances in the "Scream" trilogy and of course, was the girl that Bruce Springsteen chose to dance with in his 'Dancing In the Dark' video. She married David Arquette.

Answer: Bruce Springsteen

Bruce has won many awards, most notably a 1994 Oscar for 'Streets of Philadelphia'. He also recorded the best version ever of 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town'.

Answer: Tom Hanks

Tom bulked up for his role in 'The Green MIle' and had to lose lots of weight for 'Castaway'. He won consecutive oscars for 'Forrest Gump' and 'Philadelphia'.