Fractured Stars Trivia Quiz

Answer: Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart was born in 1899 and died in 1957. He's the star of films such as the 1938 "Angels with Dirty Faces", the 1941 "Maltese Falcon" and the 1951 "African Queen" for which he won an Academy Award. More than anything else perhaps, he's known for his role as Rick Blaine in the 1942 great old classic, "Casablanca".

Answer: Marilyn Monroe

Poor sad Marilyn. She gave us the gift of laughter and beauty, yet her life was more tragic than that many actresses have played in other films. Born in 1926, this fragile woman died in 1962, with her death put down to an accidental overdose. However, even today, there is still a vast amount of speculation as to whether she was murdered or not to prevent her from spilling state secrets which she learned during the time she was President John Kennedy's mistress.

Answer: Henry Fonda

One of Hollywood's greatest actors, Henry Fonda was born in 1905 and died in 1982. Two of his films which stand out in particular are the 1955 "Mister Roberts" and the brilliant 1957 film "12 Angry Men". He has won one Academy Award, one Golden Globe, one Tony and one BAFTA Award during his career, as well as being nominated for many other performances.

Answer: Katharine Hepburn

Hepburn (1907-2003) is one of the greatest actresses Hollywood has ever produced, winning a staggering number of awards during her long career. These include an astonishing four Academy Awards for her roles in the 1933 film "Morning Glory"; for the 1967 "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"; the 1968 "The Lion in Winter"; and the 1981 film "On Golden Pond".

Answer: Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx never won an Academy Award but he brought the gift of laughter to millions of people throughout the world over his long and sterling career. Born in 1890 and dying in 1977, he made thirteen films with his brothers (The Marx Brothers) and then went on to have a solo career in radio and television productions.

His wit and brilliantly funny style of delivery, both on and off screen, hid a deeply sensitive nature and a sharp intelligent mind.

Answer: Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis was born in 1927 and passed away in 2010. He gained many of his early roles because of his pretty boy looks, but his later roles showed that he was a fine and capable actor greatly skilled in his art. He acted in over 100 films during his lifetime. Married five times, his first marriage to actress Janet Leigh in 1951 produced actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Curtis.

Answer: Betty Grable

Betty Grable (1916-1973) was at the height of her success during the thirties and forties and was number one pin-up girl for soldiers serving overseas during the second world war. Her famous legs were insured with Lloyds of London for over $1,000,000.

Her acting saw her in the top ten office box draws for ten consecutive years during the forties, but by the fifties she was tired of making movies and switched to television and stage musicals instead, with her last performance in 1973, the year of her death, in the play "Born Yesterday" in Florida.

Answer: Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt, oh well, who hasn't heard of Brad Pitt? Born in 1963, Pitt, who started out as another pretty boy in film, has developed into a fine and skilled actor who has already received two Academy Award nominations and winning one out of four Gold Globe nominations. With his partner, actress Angelina Jolie, Pitt carries out a staggering amount of humanitarian work worldwide in addition to the demands of his work.

Answer: Courteney Cox

Courteney Cox, born in 1963, is an American actress, most well known for her role as the uptight Monica Geller in the long-running television comedy series, "Friends". When that series completed its astonishingly successful run of ten years, Cox moved on to star in the comedy series "Cougar Town" playing a recently divorced older woman dating a series of younger men in a succession of one comic disaster after another.

Answer: Ben Stiller

The very funny Ben Stiller was born in 1965. He is an American actor, writer, producer and director. Most known perhaps for the 2002 hilarious film "Meet the Parents" and its two follow up movies, Stiller's method of playing the bumbling hero is killingly funny.

He has received several awards and honours during his career, which is still up and running. These include an Emmy award, several MTV awards and a Teen Choice Award.