The Films of Kate Winslet Trivia Quiz

Answer: Heavenly Creatures

Kate played the role of Juliet Hulme, a girl who, along with her friend Pauline Parker, murdered Pauline's mother in New Zealand in the 1950s. Juliet later found fame as a novelist, writing under the name of Anne Perry.

Answer: The Life of David Gale

Kate's character in this film was a reporter, who secured a short series of Death Row interviews with a convicted, soon to be executed, murderer.

Answer: Quills

Geoffrey Rush starred in this film with Kate, playing the role of the notorious Marquis de Sade. The film told the story of de Sade during his time of imprisonment and traced his slide into mental illness.

Answer: Sense and Sensibility

This film was an adaptation of the Jane Austen novel of the same name. It told the story of a recently widowed woman and her three daughters. Kate did an excellent job as Marianne Dashwood, and certainly deserved her Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

Answer: False

Kate played the role of Princess Sarah. This family film was about a young boy pulled into King Arthur's Court by Merlin. His job was to save Camelot. Kate enjoyed her role and has said that her time on the set was highly entertaining.

Answer: Kenneth Branagh

Kate played the role of Ophelia in this movie. Hamlet is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays, and Kenneth Branagh drew on his vast experience of the Bard when filming it.

Answer: Holy Smoke

Kate admitted to having to be 'quite drunk' before she was able to do the lesbian kissing scene from this film. 'Holy Smoke' tells the story of a young woman's search for her sense of self and her true identity.

Answer: Titanic

Kate admitted to suffering a great deal from homesickness while filming 'Titanic', and was especially delighted when her mother joined her on location. The true story of the sinking of 'Titanic' has been told several times. This James Cameron version was fairly true to life, although the characters of Rose and Jack were fictional.

Answer: True

Kate's character, Ruth Barron, was Australian. Ruth was unhappy with her existence in the Australian Outback and chose to travel to India to seek something better.

Answer: The Heart of the Ocean

Just near the end of the film, the diamond is thrown into the ocean by the older Rose. From the beginning, Rose was aware that the main object of the expedition was to find the missing gem. By throwing it into the water, she effectively closed the book, not only on the story of her experiences, but also on the search for the necklace.