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Quiz about Movies with Flowers in the Title

Movies with Flowers in the Title Quiz

Try for the sweet smell of success by pruning your way through the questions about these movies which all have the names of flowers in their titles.

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

Author
Philian

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
160,844

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2277

Last 3 plays: Guest 35 (7/10), Guest 90 (7/10), Guest 46 (3/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the correct title of the 1946 movie, starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake, about a returning war veteran and his faithless wife? Hint

The Blue Gardenia

The Bluebell Inn

The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Magnolia

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which famous male singer starred in the 1939 movie entitled "Rose of Washington Square"? Hint

Bing Crosby

Al Jolson

Mario Lanza

Dick Powell

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Question 3 of 10

3. Complete the title of the 1960 Doris Day movie, "Please Don't Eat the ____". Hint

Daffodils

Dandelions

Dahlias

Daisies

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which is the correct plot of the 1928 movie "Lilac Time"? Hint

A French girl promises to wait for an American flyer, but her father tells her he is dead.

A young actress is knocked unconscious, and dreams of being both Nell Gwyn and Queen Victoria.

A Hungarian count is attracted to a masked girl at the gaming tables.

An orphan girl joins a carnival, and falls in love with the magician.

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following Hollywood female stars did not play a part in "Steel Magnolias"? Hint

Sally Field

Daryl Hannah

Dolly Parton

Susan Sarandon

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the setting for the 1946 British movie "Black Narcissus" ? Hint

An island in the South Pacific

The Himalayas

France during the German Occupation

Cuba

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which actor won an Academy Award for his performance in "Lilies of the Field", which was released in 1963? Hint

Spencer Tracy

Henry Fonda

Harry Belafonte

Sidney Poitier

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who were the two stars of 1940 RKO movie "The Primrose Path"? Hint

Piper Laurie and Tyrone Power

Ida Lupino and Randolph Scott

Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea

Joan Crawford and Claude Rains

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following is the correct plot of the 1962 British movie called "Twice Round the Daffodils"? Hint

The inmates of a British prison plan a daring escape that goes badly wrong.

The adventures of the members of a Yorkshire cycling club.

A young American in London falls for a shy, British piano player.

A mixture of comic and serious episodes involving male patients in a TB sanatorium.

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Question 10 of 10

10. In which of the following "flower" movies does Walter Matthau play a dentist, with Ingrid Bergman and Goldie Hawn as the women in his life? Hint

Brother Orchid

Maytime

Honeysuckle Rose

Cactus Flower

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the correct title of the 1946 movie, starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake, about a returning war veteran and his faithless wife?

Answer: The Blue Dahlia

The famous mystery thriller writer Raymond Chandler received an Academy Award nomination for the screenplay. The character played by Alan Ladd is suspected of murdering his wife. One of the highlights of the movie is the acting of William Bendix as the hero's buddy and a man on the verge of a total breakdown.

There is a movie called "The Blue Gardenia". It was released in 1953 and starred Anne Baxter and Richard Conte.

2. Which famous male singer starred in the 1939 movie entitled "Rose of Washington Square"?

Answer: Al Jolson

The movie also starred Alice Faye and Tyrone Power. Amongst the supporting actors were William Frawley and Joyce Compton. Some of the music was provided by Louis Prima and his band. The movie was written by Nunnally Johnson and directed by Gregory Ratoff.

3. Complete the title of the 1960 Doris Day movie, "Please Don't Eat the ____".

Answer: Daisies

This movie is about the family of a drama critic, and a move to the countryside. David Niven, Janis Paige and Spring Byington all star alongside Doris Day and are directed by Charles Walters. The screenplay was written by Isobel Lennart from a book by Jean Kerr.

4. Which is the correct plot of the 1928 movie "Lilac Time"?

Answer: A French girl promises to wait for an American flyer, but her father tells her he is dead.

The stars of "Lilac Time" were Colleen Moore, Gary Cooper and Eugenie Besserer. The story of the Hungarian count is told in "The Lilac Domino", and "Lilacs in the Spring" has the dream sequences about Nell Gwyn and Queen Victoria. "Lili" is the story of the orphan girl who joins the carnival.

5. Which of the following Hollywood female stars did not play a part in "Steel Magnolias"?

Answer: Susan Sarandon

When it was released in 1989 this movie had one of the strongest ever female casts, for it also included Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis and Julia Roberts. It is basically a character study of a group of female friends in a small Louisiana Bayou town.

6. What is the setting for the 1946 British movie "Black Narcissus" ?

Answer: The Himalayas

This story of Anglo-Catholic nuns was adapted by the famous Powell and Pressburger team from the novel of Rumer Godden. It starred Deborah Kerr, David Farrar, Sabu, Jean Simmons and Flora Robson. Jack Cardiff won the Academy Award for his stunning photography.

7. Which actor won an Academy Award for his performance in "Lilies of the Field", which was released in 1963?

Answer: Sidney Poitier

This was the story of an itinerant black workman in New Mexico who helps a group of German nuns to build a chapel. The screenplay was written by James Poe from a novel by William E. Barrett. Lilia Skala had the leading female role.

8. Who were the two stars of 1940 RKO movie "The Primrose Path"?

Answer: Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea

In this movie the youngest of a family of prostitutes falls for a honest hamburger stand proprietor. The title is a quotation from William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" which refers to "the primrose path of dalliance".

9. Which of the following is the correct plot of the 1962 British movie called "Twice Round the Daffodils"?

Answer: A mixture of comic and serious episodes involving male patients in a TB sanatorium.

The screenplay was based on "Ring for Catty" by Patrick Cargill. It starred Juliet Mills, Donald Sinden, Donald Houston, Kenneth Williams and many other stalwarts of the British film industry in the 1960s. Some incidents are reminiscent of the "Carry On" series of comedies.

10. In which of the following "flower" movies does Walter Matthau play a dentist, with Ingrid Bergman and Goldie Hawn as the women in his life?

Answer: Cactus Flower

In this 1969 movie Goldie Hawn won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. "Brother Orchid" was a 1940 gangster movie which starred Edward G. Robinson, and "Honeysuckle Rose" was a 1980 country and western movie starring Willie Nelson. "Maytime" was a 1937 Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy romantic musical.

Source: Author Philian

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