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She Was a Man Trivia Quiz

Cross-dressing...it's sometimes played for laughs, other times for rich drama. All of the movies in this quiz feature women and men dressing as members of the opposite sex.

A multiple-choice quiz by Caseena. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Caseena

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
322,685

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1062

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (10/10), Guest 75 (2/10), Guest 90 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. In a classic 1959 black-and-white film, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon dress as women and join a girls-only jazz band in order to escape from Chicago gangsters. They run into trouble when Curtis falls for a girl in the band and a man falls for Lemmon in drag. What comedy is this? Hint

It Happened One Night

Some Like it Hot

Arsenic and Old Lace

You Can't Take It with You

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Question 2 of 10

2. In "Mrs. Doubtfire," a man disguises himself as an older woman and becomes a nanny in order to see his children. Which comedic actor plays him? Hint

Bill Murray

Robin Williams

Tyler Perry

Nathan Lane

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Question 3 of 10

3. Tyler Perry plays an argumentative black matriarch in the movies "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" and "I Can Do Bad All by Myself". What's the name of his character? Hint

Ella

Madea

Lacresha

Sarah

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who does not play a drag queen in "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar"? Hint

Hugo Weaving

John Leguizamo

Wesley Snipes

Patrick Swayze

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Question 5 of 10

5. Even Disney movies have featured cross-dressing. The title character in "Mulan" cuts off her hair, binds her breasts, and rides off to fight in the Chinese army. Why does she do this? Hint

She doesn't want her aging father to have to fight in a war and goes in his place.

She is about to be married to a man she doesn't love.

She has never felt comfortable as a woman and takes the chance to become a man.

She wants to protect her brother, who is also in the army.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Drag queen The Lady Chablis portrays herself opposite John Cusack and Kevin Spacey in what 1997 Clint Eastwood movie, involving parties and murder? Hint

City of Angels

The Bridges of Madison County

Grosse Pointe Blank

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

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Question 7 of 10

7. Julie Andrews plays a woman who pretends to be a man pretending to be a woman in what 1982 comedy? Hint

Henry Henrietta

Victor Victoria

Andrew Andrea

Michael Michelle

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Question 8 of 10

8. Now we're in Oscar territory. Which of the following actresses won an Oscar for playing a woman named Teena Brandon who turns herself into Brandon Teena in "Boys Don't Cry"?
Hint

Felicity Huffman

Jessica Tandy

Sharon Stone

Hilary Swank

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Question 9 of 10

9. When William Hurt won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1986, it was the first time the Academy gave the award to an actor for playing a homosexual character. His character, Luis Molina, is also a transvestite and transgendered. What is the name of this 1985 independent film that takes place primarily in a South American prison? Hint

The Color Purple

Hannah and her Sisters

Prizzi's Honor

Kiss of the Spider Woman

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1983, Linda Hunt made history as the first performer to win an Oscar for playing a member of the opposite sex, playing a man rather than a woman dressing as a man. She won for her portrayal of Chinese-Australian male dwarf Billy Kwan opposite Mel Gibson in which movie? Hint

Braveheart

The Year of Living Dangerously

Picnic at Hanging Rock

The Passion of the Christ

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Some Like it Hot

The movie was supposed to be in color, but the make-up used on the lead actors gave their faces a green tinge on film. To hide the problem, director Billy Wilder decided to shoot in black-and-white.

2. In "Mrs. Doubtfire," a man disguises himself as an older woman and becomes a nanny in order to see his children. Which comedic actor plays him?

Answer: Robin Williams

To test out how real the Mrs. Doubtfire make-up was, Robin Williams dressed as the character and went shopping. Nobody realised she was a man. Williams' other comedic works include "Good Morning, Vietnam", "Aladdin" and "The Birdcage". His dramatic works include "Good Will Hunting" and "Awakenings".

3. Tyler Perry plays an argumentative black matriarch in the movies "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" and "I Can Do Bad All by Myself". What's the name of his character?

Answer: Madea

"Madea" is short for "Mother Dear". Her real name is Mabel Simmons. She helps women get through problems they have in their lives; she also claims to have killed some of her husbands to collect insurance. Madea also appears on the Perry series "House of Payne".

4. Who does not play a drag queen in "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar"?

Answer: Hugo Weaving

Julie Newmar does have a cameo in the movie. Weaving plays a drag queen in "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". He is perhaps best known for playing Agent Smith in the "Matrix" movies and elf Elrond in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. "To Wong Foo" is about three drag queens who are traveling across the country when their car breaks down.

5. Even Disney movies have featured cross-dressing. The title character in "Mulan" cuts off her hair, binds her breasts, and rides off to fight in the Chinese army. Why does she do this?

Answer: She doesn't want her aging father to have to fight in a war and goes in his place.

Her family sees her as a disappointment after Mulan makes a mess of things at the matchmaker's house. Joining the army allows her to protect her father and express herself as a person. Mulan gains much honor for her family by protecting China from the Huns.

6. Drag queen The Lady Chablis portrays herself opposite John Cusack and Kevin Spacey in what 1997 Clint Eastwood movie, involving parties and murder?

Answer: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

The movie is based on the true account of what happened in Savannah, Georgia when a man murdered his lover. John Cusack's character originally comes to Savannah to write up a Christmas party but stays to cover the murder trial of Spacey's character. Like Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood", the book on which the movie is based blurs the line between crime nonfiction and the novel.

7. Julie Andrews plays a woman who pretends to be a man pretending to be a woman in what 1982 comedy?

Answer: Victor Victoria

Her character lives in Europe in the 1930s and has no money. She finds no job as a singer...but becomes a sensation as a drag queen. James Garner plays a man who falls in love with him/her.

8. Now we're in Oscar territory. Which of the following actresses won an Oscar for playing a woman named Teena Brandon who turns herself into Brandon Teena in "Boys Don't Cry"?

Answer: Hilary Swank

Though there are significant deviations from fact, this movie is based on true events. Hilary Swank also won an Oscar for Best Actress for the movie "Million Dollar Baby" in 2005. Felicity Huffman was nominated for "Transamerica" in 2006, playing a man seeking sex reassignment.

Answer: Kiss of the Spider Woman

Molina wishes he were a woman and dresses accordingly when he can. The movie is about the relationship that develops between Molina and his cellmate, a political prisoner. This film was also one of the first independent films to be nominated for Best Picture. It lost to "Out of Africa".

Answer: The Year of Living Dangerously

Director Peter Weir cast her instead of a man because he felt that none of the men who auditioned captured the character. The movie tells of a journalist (Gibson) going to Jakarta, Indonesia, to cover the political unrest there. Hunt's character is against the country's leader, who lets the people in his country starve. Hunt also voiced a man on the television series "Carniv�le".

Source: Author Caseena

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