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Tough Movie Trivia: Death Becomes Her | 10 Questions

This quiz is about the character of Madeline Ashton, played by the Oscar award-winning Meryl Streep. Have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by melliegrubber. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
melliegrubber

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
253,167

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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2285

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 31 (10/10), Guest 88 (6/10), Guest 172 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these verbs is NOT used to describe Madeline's character in "Songbird"? Hint

Sister

Virgin

Diva

Risqu�

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where is Madeline Ashton from?

Answer: (One Word, six letters, starts with 'n')

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Question 3 of 10

3. Madeline tries everything to make herself look younger. What does she say does nothing for her anymore? Hint

Face lifts

Make up

Botox

Chemical peels

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Question 4 of 10

4. Madeline has had several affairs during her marriage. What is her current boyfriend's name? Hint

Bryce

Fernando

Gabrielle

Dakota

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Question 5 of 10

5. When Madeline returns home after becoming young, she changes out of her wet clothes into a black body suit. She then grabs a sheer robe to go over it. What colour is the robe? Hint

Blue

Pink

Black

Yellow

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Question 6 of 10

6. Madeline calls Ernest a wife pusher.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Madeline goes to see a doctor about her broken neck. When the doctor tells her that her heart isn't beating, and that her temperature is below 80, she passes out. Where does she wake up? Hint

in a coffin

in the morgue

in a crematorium

in the garbage

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Question 8 of 10

8. Complete this quote by Madeline. "These are the _______ that make life worth living". Hint

times

moments

things

Madeline doesn't say this, Helen does

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Question 9 of 10

9. Madeline cries at Ernest's funeral.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. At the end of the movie, which finger does Helen say Madeline lost? Hint

her ring finger

she didn't lose a finger

her pinky

her index finger

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these verbs is NOT used to describe Madeline's character in "Songbird"?

Answer: Risqu�

Madeline stars in "Songbird", a musical version of "Sweet Bird of Youth". Dr. Ernest Menville, her future husband, loves it, but everybody else hates it. Some people fall asleep in the theatre and others just leave.

2. Where is Madeline Ashton from?

Answer: Newark

When Helen is talking to Ernest during her book party, she reassures Ernest that it was Madeline's fault that they broke up. Helen says, "She's a woman. A woman Ernest. From Newark, God's sakes". Madeline overhears all of this and realises Helen isn't as nice and soft as she used to be.

3. Madeline tries everything to make herself look younger. What does she say does nothing for her anymore?

Answer: Make up

Anna, the woman working on Madeline's face at a high-class doctor's surgery, says that she could do Madeline's make up herself because she couldn't do anymore surgery on Madeline. Madeline explodes, saying make up doesn't work anymore. She tells Anna that she has no idea what it's like because Anna has 22 year-old skin.

4. Madeline has had several affairs during her marriage. What is her current boyfriend's name?

Answer: Dakota

Madeline is in a relationship with Dakota, a man many years her junior. But when she discovers that he is cheating on her with a young woman, Madeline gets very upset. Dakota tells her to find someone her own age because they look ridiculous together.

5. When Madeline returns home after becoming young, she changes out of her wet clothes into a black body suit. She then grabs a sheer robe to go over it. What colour is the robe?

Answer: Pink

I think this a beautiful outfit that looks spectacular on Meryl. She is about to leave the house again when she and Ernest get into a fight and she falls down the stairs.

6. Madeline calls Ernest a wife pusher.

Answer: True

After Madeline falls down the stairs and breaks her neck, she doesn't die because of the potion she drank. She gets up off the floor and has a little bit of trouble walking because her head is on backwards. When Ernest sees her, he freaks out. He tells her to stay away from him.

She says, "You bet I will! Animal! Psycho! Wife pusher!". I think this scene was done really well, especially for 1992.

7. Madeline goes to see a doctor about her broken neck. When the doctor tells her that her heart isn't beating, and that her temperature is below 80, she passes out. Where does she wake up?

Answer: in the morgue

Ernest tries to find a doctor for his wife after she passes out, but when he returns to the room, he finds it empty. He asks the nurse where Madeline is, and she tells him Madeline was taken to the morgue. Upon hearing this he yells, "The morgue! She'll be furious!". I think that would have to be one of my favorite lines in the whole movie.

8. Complete this quote by Madeline. "These are the _______ that make life worth living".

Answer: moments

Madeline says this after she shoots Helen in the stomach. But Helen also drank the potion, so she can't die either. Helen and Madeline then proceed to duel with shovels.

9. Madeline cries at Ernest's funeral.

Answer: False

Helen cries but Madeline doesn't. She didn't love him and only married him to hurt Helen, and to get free plastic surgery. Helen makes the mistake of crying at the funeral, which makes her face go runny. This is another hilarious scene.

10. At the end of the movie, which finger does Helen say Madeline lost?

Answer: her index finger

Helen is angry that Madeline lost a can of spray paint. She asks Madeline where she last saw it. Madeline asks Helen to tell her when that question ever helped her find something that she lost. Helen reminds her of the time she lost her index finger.

Source: Author melliegrubber

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