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Stars on Stars OUCH! Trivia Quiz

One star's thoughts about another star. OUCH! Thank you...I think.

A multiple-choice quiz by vendome. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
vendome

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
26,004

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
3348

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Question 1 of 10

1. 'I've got more talent in my smallest fart than you've got in your entire body' was Walter Matthau's comment to his female co-star during the filming of this Broadway hit. Who was she? Hint

Carol Channing

Barbra Streisand

Angela Lansbury

Liza Minelli

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'Anyone can remember lines, but it takes a real artist to come on the set and not know her lines, and give the performance she did' was Billy Wilder's backhanded complement to which actress? Hint

Marilyn Monroe

Judy Garland

Marlene Deitrich

Judy Holliday

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'She is like a delicate fawn that's been crossed with a Buick' was Jack Nicholson's delicate description of who? Hint

Helen Hunt

Jessica Lange

Demi Moore

Shelley Duvall

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'I do not mean to speak ill of the dead, but he was a prick' was Rock Hudson's opinion of this co-star. Who was he? Hint

James Dean

Steve McQueen

Montgomery Clift

Nick Adams

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'Oh, she's OK...if you happen to like talent' was Ethel Merman's assessment of this competitor. Who was she? Hint

Mary Martin

Gertrude Lawrence

Helen Hayes

Roalind Russell

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'It was like being slapped across the face with a Valentine every morning' was Christopher Plummer's opinion of this leading lady. Who was she? Hint

Julie Andrews

Sally Field

Natalie Wood

Ann-Margret

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'It was like kissing Hitler' was how Tony Curtis described his love scenes with this actress. Her name? Hint

Janet Leigh

Jayne Mansfield

Debbie Reynolds

Marilyn Monroe

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Question 8 of 10

8. Clark Gable said the following about a counter-part...'The guy's good. There's nobody in the world who can touch him, and you're a fool to try. And the bastard knows it, so don't fall for that humble stuff.' To whom was he referring? Hint

Spencer Tracy

David Niven

Tyrone Power

Gary Cooper

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'Actors like him are good but, on the whole, I do not enjoy actors who commune with their arm pits' was Marlene Dietrich's opinion of which actor? Hint

Marlon Brando

Sal Mineo

James Dean

Montgomery Clift

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Question 10 of 10

10. 'When I talk with him, I feel like a plant that has just been watered' was Marlene Dietrich's impression of who? Hint

Emil Jannings

Groucho Marz

Laurence Olivier

Orson Welles

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'I've got more talent in my smallest fart than you've got in your entire body' was Walter Matthau's comment to his female co-star during the filming of this Broadway hit. Who was she?

Answer: Barbra Streisand

Yep, Walt and Babs bypassed hatred and when straight to loathing on the set of 'Hello Dolly!'

2. 'Anyone can remember lines, but it takes a real artist to come on the set and not know her lines, and give the performance she did' was Billy Wilder's backhanded complement to which actress?

Answer: Marilyn Monroe

Billy was impressed with Marilyn Monroe while making 'Some Like It Hot'. He was amazed that ssomeone so 'stupid' could be so smart.

3. 'She is like a delicate fawn that's been crossed with a Buick' was Jack Nicholson's delicate description of who?

Answer: Jessica Lange

Nicholson decided to ring twice, instead of Lange's pretty neck, when playing the Postman in this remake of the John Garfield classic.

4. 'I do not mean to speak ill of the dead, but he was a prick' was Rock Hudson's opinion of this co-star. Who was he?

Answer: James Dean

Rock had some major problems with Dean's giant 'Giant' ego. It seems that Jimmy wasn't the shy, quiet guy we've been told he was.

5. 'Oh, she's OK...if you happen to like talent' was Ethel Merman's assessment of this competitor. Who was she?

Answer: Mary Martin

Ethel didn't like anybody and respected very few. Mary Martin was one of this elite group.

6. 'It was like being slapped across the face with a Valentine every morning' was Christopher Plummer's opinion of this leading lady. Who was she?

Answer: Julie Andrews

Nerves were a bit frayed when Plummer made this statement...he really adored Andrews. In fact, they had such a good time making 'The Sound of Music', a key scene had to be shot in silhouette because Andrews and Plummer could not stop laughing after 30+ takes (it's the scene in the gazebo when they admit their love for each other.

7. 'It was like kissing Hitler' was how Tony Curtis described his love scenes with this actress. Her name?

Answer: Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn didn't do it for Tony when 'Some Like It Hot' was being filmed. Her constant lateness and not knowing her lines made this film a living hell for all concerned.

Answer: Spencer Tracy

Though never friends off of the set, Gable held Tracy in very high esteem.

9. 'Actors like him are good but, on the whole, I do not enjoy actors who commune with their arm pits' was Marlene Dietrich's opinion of which actor?

Answer: Marlon Brando

Marlene didn't beat around the bush, or the pit, when passing judgement on Lee Strasberg's 'method acting' techniques taught at his Actor's Studio.

10. 'When I talk with him, I feel like a plant that has just been watered' was Marlene Dietrich's impression of who?

Answer: Orson Welles

Dietrich was amazed at the multi-talented Welles and his many accomplishments.

Source: Author vendome

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