So What if You're Short? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito gained fame portraying Louie De Palma in "Taxi" from 1978 to 1982. Before this he played a small role in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975) but his first big movie role was in "Terms of Endearment" (1983). His other movie roles are numerous, including "Romancing the Stone" (1984) and its sequel "Jewel of the Nile" (1985), the villainous Penguin in "Batman Returns" (1992) and two comedies co-starring with Arnold Schwarzenegger, "Twins" (1988) and "Junior" (1994).

He also directed the movies "Throw Momma From the Train" (1987) and "Duplex" (2003).

Answer: Estelle Getty

Estelle Getty, star of film, theatre and television, got her initial start in Yiddish theatre and stage. Her most notable stage performance was in "Torch Song Trilogy" on Broadway in the 1970s and '80s. She landed the role of Sophia Petrillo in "The Golden Girls" as Dorothy's mother. Bea Arthur, who was actually a year older than Estelle, played Dorothy.

Her last movie role was that of Stuart Little's grandmother in "Stuart Little" (1999).

Answer: Diff'rent Strokes

Gary Coleman became the most popular character on the show "Diff'rent Strokes" during its 8 year run on television. During the show he earned $100,000 per episode, and his famous catchcry was included in every episode. His childhood success did not follow him into adulthood and Coleman was forced to find work other than acting to support himself. Coleman had been sick most of his life as a result of the kidney failure that stunted his growth. Sadly, he died in May 2010 after falling and hitting his head.

Answer: Linda Hunt

Two years after making her debut in "Popeye", Linda Hunt, who is only 4'9" tall, appeared in and received critical acclaim for her role of Billy Kwan in "The Year of Living Dangerously" (1982). Since then she has appeared alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Kindergarten Cop" (1990) and voiced the role of Grandma Willow in the Walt Disney animated film "Pocahontas" (1995). Linda has also appeared on the television screen in "NCIS: Los Angeles" alongside Chris O'Donnell.

Answer: Davy Jones

After appearing in "Coronation Street" as a teenager, Davy Jones was cast as the Artful Dodger in Broadway's production of "Oliver". The cast of the show appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show" in 1964, the same episode as the Beatles. Davy Jones was taken by the girls' reaction to the Fab Four, and wanted the same for himself. That wish came true when he was cast in the television program "The Monkees", a show about a band of the same name.

The show aired from 1965 to 1971, making "The Monkees" and Davy Jones, household names. Davy cameo-ed in both the television and movie versions of "The Brady Bunch" (1965 and 1995) and in "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" in 1996".

Answer: Judy Garland

American actress and singer Judy Garland was a petite teenager who, as an adult, never grew to 5 feet in height. While in her teens she starred in several movies with Mickey Rooney before being cast as Dorothy Gale in the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz" (where she had a dog named Toto and wore ruby slippers).

One of Judy's most successful movies as an adult was "Meet Me in St Louis" (1944), and it was on the set that she met her future husband, Vincente Minnelli. Later in her career, she made a successful change to singing and was a very popular performer.

Answer: Mickey Rooney

Mickey got his start playing Mickey Maguire in a series of short films from 1927 to 1936. Following this he took the role of Andy Hardy, which ran from 1928 to 1946. He starred alongside Elizabeth Taylor in the 1944 movie "National Velvet" and was teamed with Judy Garland in several films.
He won an Emmy award for his role in television's "Bill" (1981) and in 1983 was awarded an honorary Oscar for his versatility in roles spanning 50 years.

Answer: Mae West

Mae became a sex symbol after starring on a Broadway play called "Sex" which she wrote, produced, directed and was arrested over. She was charged with "corrupting the morals of youth" and sentenced to ten days jail on Welfare Island. After her 1928 play "Diamond Lil" became a hit, Mae West was offered a movie contract.

She brought her character "Diamond Lil" to the silver screen in the 1933 hit "She Done Him Wrong". Throughout her life, Mae was renowned for her bawdy quips and double entendres, including the famous "is that a pistol in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?"

Answer: Dudley Moore

"Cuddly Dudley" Moore was an English actor who came to prominence in the 1960 stage comedy "Beyond the Fringe" and is known as one half of the comedy duo Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. He played the part of drunken George Webber in "10" (1979) with Bo Derek. Soon after, he starred as another drunk, this time alongside Liza Minnelli and Sir John Gielgud in "Arthur" (1981), that proved to be a huge hit. Later in life he appeared in public with a slurred voice and unsteady gait, which people quickly mistook for drunkenness.

It was, in fact, the beginnings of a degenerative brain disease and palsy, which led to his death in 2002.

Answer: Hilary Duff

Hilary Duff's first major movie role was in "Casper meets Wendy", a 1996 direct-to-video movie. But she really came to prominence after appearing in the title role of Lizzie Maguire, in a television series that aired from 2001.
In 2004 she starred in "A Cinderella Story" and "Raise Your Voice", both of which earned her Razzie Award nominations for worst actress. Hilary has also released several music albums, the first of which, "Metamorphosis" (2003) was rated triple-platinum. She has also designed a clothing line and perfume collections.