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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
2823

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. In what State did Meryl grow up? Hint

New Jersey

Montana

Oregon

Kansas

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Question 2 of 10

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

Holocaust

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

Manhattan

Julia

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Question 3 of 10

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

Plenty

Still of the Night

The Deer Hunter

Falling in Love

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Question 4 of 10

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

Kramer vs. Kramer

The French Lieutenant's Woman

Silkwood

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

Italian

German

Polish

French

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Question 6 of 10

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

Swedish

British

Danish

Australian

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Question 7 of 10

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

Spanish

British

Australian

Russian

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Question 8 of 10

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

Greek

British

Irish

Hungarian

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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

Ironweed

The French Lieutenant's Woman

Heartburn

Silkwood

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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

The River Wild

The Bridges of Madison County

Postcards from the Edge

One True Thing

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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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