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1. You may remember him for the many films he made with Walter Matthau, which included 'The Odd Couple' (1968), or as Joe Clay, the alcoholic businessman in 'Days of Wine and Roses' (1962), or for his Oscar-winning performance in 'Save the Tiger' (1973). In 1959, before any of this, he played the part of a man hiding from gangsters by pretending to be a woman, and joining an all-girl band to get out of town, in 'Some Like It Hot'. Who was this cinematic star?
2. Harris Glenn Milstead starred in a number of films directed by John Waters, who gave him the nickname which he later adopted as his heavenly performing name for much of his career. By what name is he better known?
3. In the 1967 film 'The Graduate', he was Benjamin Braddock, who got involved with two women, who happened to be mother and daughter, but at least they both knew who he really was. In the 1982 film 'Tootsie', he played Michael Dorsey, an actor who dressed as a woman to get a part in a soap opera. This was much more complicated, because he fell in love with Julie, who thought he was a woman and wanted to be best friends. Which actor, who received an American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999, was this?
4. During the 1990s, a performer from the New York City and Atlanta club scenes became a national celebrity because of a range of television, film and musical performances. Known most often by his first name, and known for his indifference about being called 'he' or 'she', no matter which gender he was currently dressed as, can you identify this performer?
5. Good morning Vietnam, it's time for awakenings and getting ready to go good will hunting for something to fit into the birdcage. What actor donned a frock to portray a divorced man eager to keep in close touch with his children in the 1993 film 'Mrs. Doubtfire'?
6. Australian actor Barry Humphries created a purple-haired, gladioli-loving, suburban housewife in 1955. Over the years, this character has grown through the stages of being a 'Housewife and Superstar' to being a 'Gigastar', who became a Dame along the way. What was the name of this Moonee Ponds housewife?
7. In the 1982 comedy 'Victor Victoria', a struggling female singer got a job pretending to be a male who was a female impersonator. You will hardly be surprised to learn that it complicated her personal life. What actress, well loved for more family-oriented roles in 'Mary Poppins' and 'The Sound of Music', played Victoria Grant/Victor Grazinski?
8. This performer is actually known for his androgynous look - somewhere between male and female. In the early 1980s, however, he really stood out on the pop music scene. Who became the lead singer for Culture Club in 1982?
9. Before he portrayed Elrond in 'The Lord of the Rings' (2001, 2002, 2003) this Australian actor played Anthony "Tick" Melrose, a drag queen who performed under the name of Mitzi Del Bra, in the Australian film 'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' (1994). Who also provided the voice of Rex, the male sheepdog, in 'Babe' (1995), a role he reprised for 'Babe: Pig in the City' (1998)?
10. The Monty Python team has never shrunk from dressing up in female attire, but one song, which was first performed on the ninth episode of 'Monty Python's Flying Circus', is probably the most familiar to many. 'The Lumberjack Song' started as a lament about a boring job, and ended up with the revelation that he wore "high heels, suspenders, and a bra." Which member of the Python team, who post-Python changed gears to be involved in travel documentaries such as 'Pole to Pole', first performed this routine when it appeared on television?
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