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Celebrities Quiz: Meryl Streep: 10 Questions | Celebrities

Meryl Streep just received her 12th Oscar nomination for her work in 'Music of the Heart', making her tied her with Katharine Hepburn for the most acting nominations. So it seems a fitting time to reflect back on her wonderful career to date.

A multiple-choice quiz by chessart. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
chessart

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
326

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2822

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (5/10), polly656 (8/10), Guest 147 (0/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. In what State did Meryl grow up? Hint

Oregon

Kansas

Montana

New Jersey

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was Meryl's first feature film? Hint

Julia

Manhattan

Holocaust

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

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Question 3 of 10

3. For which 1978 movie did Meryl receive her first Academy Award nomination? Hint

The Deer Hunter

Falling in Love

Still of the Night

Plenty

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Question 4 of 10

4. Meryl's first Oscar was for her work in which film? Hint

Silkwood

Kramer vs. Kramer

The French Lieutenant's Woman

Postcards from the Edge

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Question 5 of 10

5. Meryl is noted for the many accents she has used in her various films. What accent did she use for her Oscar-winning role in Sophie's Choice? Hint

German

Italian

French

Polish

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Question 6 of 10

6. What accent did Meryl use in 'Out of Africa'? Hint

Danish

Australian

British

Swedish

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Question 7 of 10

7. What accent did Meryl use in 'A Cry in the Dark'? Hint

British

Australian

Russian

Spanish

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Question 8 of 10

8. What accent does Meryl use in 'Dancing at Lughnasa'? Hint

Irish

Hungarian

British

Greek

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Question 9 of 10

9. For which of the following films of the '80's did Meryl NOT receive an Oscar nomination? Hint

The French Lieutenant's Woman

Heartburn

Silkwood

Ironweed

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Question 10 of 10

10. For which of the following films of the '90's did Meryl NOT receive an Oscar nomination? Hint

Postcards from the Edge

One True Thing

The Bridges of Madison County

The River Wild

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Nov 17 2024 : Guest 172: 5/10
Oct 17 2024 : polly656: 8/10
Oct 17 2024 : Guest 147: 0/10
Oct 13 2024 : Guest 174: 9/10
Sep 25 2024 : Guest 73: 6/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what State did Meryl grow up?

Answer: New Jersey

She grew up in New Jersey, and graduated from Vassar and the Yale School of Drama. She still lives on the East Coast, with her husband and 4 children.

2. What was Meryl's first feature film?

Answer: Julia

Holocaust was a TV mini-series, not a feature film.

3. For which 1978 movie did Meryl receive her first Academy Award nomination?

Answer: The Deer Hunter

She received the award at the 1979 ceremony.

4. Meryl's first Oscar was for her work in which film?

Answer: Kramer vs. Kramer

5. Meryl is noted for the many accents she has used in her various films. What accent did she use for her Oscar-winning role in Sophie's Choice?

Answer: Polish

She played a guilt-ridden survivor of a Nazi concentration camp.

6. What accent did Meryl use in 'Out of Africa'?

Answer: Danish

She played Danish writer Isak Dinesen, based on Dinesen's memoirs of her experiences in turn-of-the-century Africa.

7. What accent did Meryl use in 'A Cry in the Dark'?

Answer: Australian

8. What accent does Meryl use in 'Dancing at Lughnasa'?

Answer: Irish

She is one of an ensemble of 5 sisters, and she is the lone American of the 5. Illustrating her devotion to her craft, she points out that the accent is not the Irish accent of Dublin, but the very different Irish of the small village of Donegal, where the 5 sisters live.

9. For which of the following films of the '80's did Meryl NOT receive an Oscar nomination?

Answer: Heartburn

Streep costars with Jack Nicholson in Heartburn, based on Nora Ephrons's fictionalized account of her raucous marriage to Washington Post reporter Carl Bernstein, but even these 2 great talents can't rescue the film from its poor script.

10. For which of the following films of the '90's did Meryl NOT receive an Oscar nomination?

Answer: The River Wild

Meryl does a good job as an action heroine in this rafting adventure tale, but the screenplay is too predictable for the film to stand out as memorable, compared to her other work.

Source: Author chessart

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