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Quiz about Insiders Gone With the Wind Part I

Insider's 'Gone With the Wind' - Part I Quiz

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

Author
vendome

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
2,250

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
8920

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (1/10), Guest 108 (5/10), Guest 174 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The character of Scarlett was originally given a different name by author Margaret Mitchell. What was it? Hint

Tara

Pansy

Ellen

Catherine Eileen

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Question 2 of 10

2. One character in 'GWTW' went on to wide acclaim working with a great comedian. Name the actor or actress and the comedian. Hint

Eddie Anderson and Jack Benny

Ann Rutherford and Mickey Rooney

Rand Brooks and Jackie Gleason

Hattie McDaniel and Stepin Fetchett

3. Vivien Leigh had little difficulty mastering a Southern accent despite her proper British pronunciation, but there was one word she found impossible to pronounce in a Southern accent. What was the word? Hint

Tara

carpetbagger

Carreen

love

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Question 4 of 10

4. One of the major characters in 'GWTW' appeared in 3 of the films made in 1939 that were nominated by the Academy for Best Picture. Name the actor or actress. Hint

Thomas Mitchell

Barbara O'Neil

Evelyn Keyes

Clark Gable

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Question 5 of 10

5. Another actress was signed to play Carreen, Scarlett's younger sister, before the role was given to Ann Rutherford. Who was the actress? Hint

Deanna Durbin

Judy Garland

Elizabeth Taylor

Margaret O'Brien

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Question 6 of 10

6. A minor, yet pivotal, character's part is incorrectly listed in the film's cast credits. Who was the actor or actress? Hint

Ona Munson

George Reeves

Rand Brooks

Carroll Nye

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Question 7 of 10

7. An actor started work on the film, but died of uremic poisoning shortly after production began. Which character had to be re-cast? Hint

Suellen, Scarlett's sister

Tom, a Yankee captain

Aunt Pittypat, Scarlett's aunt

Jonas Wilkerson, the Overseer

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Question 8 of 10

8. Cliff Edwards has a miniscule part in 'GWTW' (a reminiscent soldier in the hospital scene) but went on to great things. A song that he sang won the Oscar for Best Song of 1940. Where did he go? Hint

signed with Walt Disney to do character voices

joined the Robert Shaw Chorale

joined Tommy Dorsey's band as vocalist

signed with ABC Paramount records

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Question 9 of 10

9. Hattie McDaniel won an Oscar as Best Suporting Actress for her portrayal of Mammie, a first for a black performer. What was she the first for doing that Oscar evening? Hint

she was the first African-American performer to sing at the Oscars.

she didn't show up that night.

she was honored twice by the Academy, winning again for "Song of the South'

she was the first African-American to attend the Oscars as a guest.

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Question 10 of 10

10. One of the following was nominated for an Oscar for 'GWTW', but did not win. Who was it, and to whom did the Oscar go? Hint

Clark Gable, Robert Donat

Leslie Howard, James Stewart

Victor Fleming, John Houston

Evelyn Keyes, Donna Reed

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The character of Scarlett was originally given a different name by author Margaret Mitchell. What was it?

Answer: Pansy

Pansy O'Hara just doesn't cut it. This was the opinion of the book's publisher, who asked Margaret Mitchell to change it.

2. One character in 'GWTW' went on to wide acclaim working with a great comedian. Name the actor or actress and the comedian.

Answer: Eddie Anderson and Jack Benny

Eddie Anderson played Uncle Peter, Aunt Pittypat's coachman, in 'GWTW'. He later became Jack Benny's sidekick, Rochester, on radio and TV.

Answer: love

Leigh could not master the Southern accent for (love), which sounds a little like (loouuuvve). The problem was solved by a tennis game. When the score was announced, Leigh asked what (love) had to do with tennis. When told that the word was really (l'oeuf) (French for egg, or zero), Leigh, fluent in French, had the problem solved. Over each (love) in her script, she wrote (l'oeuf).

4. One of the major characters in 'GWTW' appeared in 3 of the films made in 1939 that were nominated by the Academy for Best Picture. Name the actor or actress.

Answer: Thomas Mitchell

It was a good year for Mitchell. In addition to playing Gerald O'Hara, Scarlett's father in 'GWTW', he appeared in 'Stagecoach'and 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'.

5. Another actress was signed to play Carreen, Scarlett's younger sister, before the role was given to Ann Rutherford. Who was the actress?

Answer: Judy Garland

David O. Selznick thought the role of Carreen perfect for Garland. Judy had to drop out because she signed to be Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz'.

6. A minor, yet pivotal, character's part is incorrectly listed in the film's cast credits. Who was the actor or actress?

Answer: George Reeves

George Reeves played one of the Tarleton twins, Stuart, and had the opening dialogue of the film. He is incorrectly listed as his brother, Brent, on the cast list.

7. An actor started work on the film, but died of uremic poisoning shortly after production began. Which character had to be re-cast?

Answer: Jonas Wilkerson, the Overseer

Robert Gleckler unfortunately died during production. All of his scenes were re-shot with his replacement, Victor Jory.

Answer: signed with Walt Disney to do character voices

Edwards became the voice of Jiminy Cricket at Disney Studios and sang the award winning 'When You Wish Upon a Star'.

9. Hattie McDaniel won an Oscar as Best Suporting Actress for her portrayal of Mammie, a first for a black performer. What was she the first for doing that Oscar evening?

Answer: she was the first African-American to attend the Oscars as a guest.

Hattie McDaniel starred in a short-lived series called 'Beulah' in the early fifties.

10. One of the following was nominated for an Oscar for 'GWTW', but did not win. Who was it, and to whom did the Oscar go?

Answer: Clark Gable, Robert Donat

For some reason, the Academy presented Donat the Oscar for his role in 'Goodbye Mr. Chips', though everyone agreed that Gable did an outstanding job in bringing Rhett Butler to life. Fleming won the Best Director award. Keyes and Howard were not nominated.

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