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Robert Wise's "Star!" Trivia Quiz

Here's another one of my favourites musicals ;)

A multiple-choice quiz by lidzia. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
lidzia

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
80,286

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
161

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Question 1 of 10

1. An easy one to start: who plays the main role?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 2 of 10

2. What's the name of the actress Julie portrays? Hint

Loretta Young

Doris Day

Gertrude Lawrence

Katherine Hepburn

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Question 3 of 10

3. What's the name of Gertrude's first husband, with whom she has a daughter? Hint

Richard Aldrich

Noel Coward

Andre Charlot

Jack Roper

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Question 4 of 10

4. What's the name of Gertrude's daughter? Hint

Victoria

Emma

Pamela

Joan

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the old saying about which Gertrude sings in the song "Someone To Watch Over Me"? Hint

"Never work with children and animals"

"Love is blind"

"The cat may look at the king"

"Everybody needs somebody"

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Question 6 of 10

6. What's the colour of the dress Gertrude wears when Richard Aldrich proposes to her? Hint

fair green

fair blue

dark green

dark blue

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Question 7 of 10

7. True or false: Gertrude in the end of the movie marries Sir Anthony Spencer.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. What's the title of the play in which Gertrude acts and where there's "not a song to be heard"? Hint

"Susan And God"

"Lady In The Dark"

"Tonight At Eight"

"Relative Values"

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Question 9 of 10

9. How old was Gertrude, when she joined his father in his music hall? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. True or false: Julie Andrews got for this role her third Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. An easy one to start: who plays the main role?

Answer: Julie Andrews

It was Julie Andrews' fourth musical, but unfortunately wasn't as succesful as "Sound of Music" or "Mary Poppins" - the audience didn't want to see Julie - this sweet, charmful, nice and kind governess - being selfish and having irrepressible character.

2. What's the name of the actress Julie portrays?

Answer: Gertrude Lawrence

What's interesting: Gertrude's life and Julie's life are quite similar: both born in England, both beautiful and talented, both are British stage legends, both in their youth were poor and had a really tough road to go down to become famous ;)

3. What's the name of Gertrude's first husband, with whom she has a daughter?

Answer: Jack Roper

To the end Gertrude didn't know if she married him because she loved him or just because she was thankful because he got their boss - Andrew Charlot - to give her a leading role.

4. What's the name of Gertrude's daughter?

Answer: Pamela

Gertrude was really great actress, so she worked and acted a lot and she didn't have much time to spend with her daughter. And in fact, they didn't really know each other.

5. What is the old saying about which Gertrude sings in the song "Someone To Watch Over Me"?

Answer: "Love is blind"

"There's a saying old, says that 'love is blind', still we're often told: 'Seek and ye shall find'..." I think it's one of my favourites from this movie, as you can see Julie... let's say... playing piano ;) (just giving a few notes)

6. What's the colour of the dress Gertrude wears when Richard Aldrich proposes to her?

Answer: fair green

Black blouse, fair green scarf and fair green dress and she's talking to Noel Coward by the telephone ;)

7. True or false: Gertrude in the end of the movie marries Sir Anthony Spencer.

Answer: False

False. They were engaged, but he had to move to India. In the end she marries Richard Aldrich.

8. What's the title of the play in which Gertrude acts and where there's "not a song to be heard"?

Answer: "Susan And God"

Gertrude was asked why all her plays and performances are so happy and full of joy when World War II is going to be declared, so she answered that her new play will be sad and with not a song to be heard ;). And indeed, it was.

9. How old was Gertrude, when she joined his father in his music hall?

Answer: 16

Their first song in the film is "Piccadily".

10. True or false: Julie Andrews got for this role her third Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.

Answer: False

False. She got her first nomination (and Award) for "Mary Poppins" in 1964, second for "The Sound of Music" in 1965 and third for "Victor/Victoria" in 1982.

Source: Author lidzia

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