Just Like a Man Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cate Blanchett

Blanchett said she sort of accepted the role on a dare. "If somebody challenges me to do something, I say ok very quickly." Six actors portrayed different parts of Dylan's life. Blanchett's character represented Dylan from 1965 to 1966, a time when he was touring with a UK band and was not all that popular. Examples of Blanchett's acting versatility include the roles of Queen Elizabeth in "Elizabeth" (1998), Katherine Hepburn in "The Aviator" (2004) and Galadriel in three "Lord of the Rings" movies.

Answer: Shakespeare in Love

Because women were not allowed to act on stage in Shakespeare's day, Viola disguises herself as Thomas Kent and gets the lead role in a new play by Will Shakespeare. Paltrow won the Oscar, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role. The movie received thirteen Oscar nominations and won seven.

Answer: Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore

Diaz and Barrymore disguise themselves as men, wearing suits, short hair, facial hair and glasses in order to rescue a supposedly kidnapped computer genius and stop the crooks from using his communication software for ill gain. As well as starring in numerous movies, Barrymore has also directed and produced. Diaz's acting career began when at age twenty-one, she won the the part of Tina Carlyle in "The Mask" (1994).

She has many movies to her credit and has also done some television.

Answer: Boys Don't Cry

Teena Renae Brandon was born female, but identified herself as a male and later used the name Brandon Teena. When Brandon gets in trouble with the law, he is jailed an put in the women's section. Two male acquaintances discover Brandon's true sexuality and beat and rape him. Later, they decide to kill Brandon and shoot him when they find him hiding in a shed at a friend's house The movie won forty three awards, and Swank won both the Oscar and Golden Globe awards for Best Actress.

Answer: Kathy Burke

Burke has been described as "one of Britain's most esteemed comic and dramatic character actresses." She has worked in film, television, theater, and directing. She is quoted as saying, "When you are called a character actress it's because you are too ugly to be called a leading lady."

Answer: Julie Andrews

Andrews plays this role in the 1982 musical comedy "Victor Victoria". What a leap from her role of postulant Maria Rainer in "The Sound of Music" (1965). Andrews' career includes film, stage, and television. She has won numerous awards, her first being an Oscar for Best Actress in "Mary Poppins". (1964).

She has been presented with several Lifetime Achievement Awards, and more recently she has starred in "The Princess Diaries" (2001) and has voiced characters in animated movies.

Answer: Hook

"Hook" is a sort of sequel to the original Peter Pan story. Peter Pan is now grownup Peter Banning, a lawyer with a wife and two children. When Captain Hook kidnaps his children, Peter has to return to Neverland and take up his youthful spirit in order to rescue his children. Critics weren't too favorable toward the movie at first, but movie goers seemed to love it. Close and several other actors and singers, including Kelly Rowan, Phil Collins, David Crosby, and Jimmy Buffett had cameo roles in this movie.

Answer: Angelina Jolie

Jolie's role as Evelyn Salt is a mixture of James Bond and Jason Bourne. She is accused of being a Russian spy and goes on the run in order to prove her innocence. The thriller-espionage movie seems to be a favorite of Jolie's as evidenced by her starring in "The Good Shepherd" (2006), "Wanted" (2008), and "The Tourist" (2010).

Answer: Sylvia Scarlett

"Sylvia Scarlett" was Hepburn's first movie with Cary Grant, and it was greatly criticized because Hepburn as a man was quite unbelievable. However, as one reviewer said, "...that really doesn't matter, because it's precisely when Hepburn plays "Sylvester" that she gets to play with that tiny bit of masculinity that has always flickered at her edges." The film wasn't really successful receiving only mediocre reviews, but it did help to launch Cary Grant's acting career.

Answer: Barbra Streisand

Streisand also directed, co-wrote, and co-produced the movie. She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director making her the first woman to receive the award. She is also one of an elite group of celebrities to have won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony award.