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The Oscars - Best Actress Trivia Quiz


It's time again for the next Oscars quiz. I give the name (if applicable) and desciption of a character. You give me who won the Best Actress Academy Award with it.

A multiple-choice quiz by Oddball. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Oddball
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
17,435
Updated
Oct 06 23
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
14 / 20
Plays
12570
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
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Question 1 of 20
1. Olan (or O-Lan), a Chinese slave of the Great Imperial House, married to a poor farmer: Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. Carol Connelly, a single mother of an asthmatic son and the only waitress tolerated by author Melvin Udall: Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. The title character, a single mother and textile worker attempting to unionize the plant: Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. Diana Christensen, a failed television executive who finds success in the form of an unhinged newsman: Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. The title character, a survivor of a Nazi concentration camp, trying to deal with her life and her loves: Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. Christina Drayton, a set-in-her-ways woman who discovers her daughter is engaged to a man of another race: Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. Bree Daniels, a call-girl connected to the disappearance of one of her clients: Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. Mildred Ratched, the head nurse of a mental institution who holds more than a maternal hold over her patients: Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. Sally Bowles, an American torch singer stuck in a lounge in Depression-era Berlin. Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. Julie Marsden, a spoiled southern debutante who embarrasses her fiance by wearing a red dress at the New Orleans Olympus Ball: Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. Clarice Starling, a young FBI agent attempting to stop a killing spree with the help of a monstrous mass-murderer: Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. The title character, an obnoxious elderly lady who suffers herself to deal with a chauffeur: Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. Carrie Watts, an elderly woman who made monthly escapes from her son and domineering daughter-in-law to go back to her 'home' one last time: Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. Annie Wilkes, an unbalanced woman who lives through her voracious reading of romance novels: Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. Loretta Castorini, a woman kept on hold from marriage by her fiance, who eventually finds romance with his brother: Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. Alma Brown, housekeeper of the Bannon Ranch and witness to the constant feuding between father and son: Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. Cesira, an impoverished mother, mentally and physically battered by the cruelties of World War II: Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. The title character, a victim of multiple personality disorder: Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. Anne, a royal princess travelling incognito with a reporter to get away from the daily chores of her position: Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. Lady Viola De Lesseps, who masquerades as actor Thomas Kent, to act in a play at a time when women are forbidden to act: Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Olan (or O-Lan), a Chinese slave of the Great Imperial House, married to a poor farmer:

Answer: Luise Rainer

The second of Rainer's consecutive Oscars, this was for 'The Good Earth' in 1937. Her first Best Actress win the year before was for 'The Great Ziegfeld'.
2. Carol Connelly, a single mother of an asthmatic son and the only waitress tolerated by author Melvin Udall:

Answer: Helen Hunt

Hunt won, opposite Jack Nicholson, in 'As Good As It Gets' in 1997.
3. The title character, a single mother and textile worker attempting to unionize the plant:

Answer: Sally Field

Field won for 'Norma Rae' in 1979.
4. Diana Christensen, a failed television executive who finds success in the form of an unhinged newsman:

Answer: Faye Dunaway

Dunaway won for 'Network' in 1976. The newsman, Howard Beale, was played by Peter Finch, who died shortly after completion of the film. He received the Best Actor Oscar posthumously.
5. The title character, a survivor of a Nazi concentration camp, trying to deal with her life and her loves:

Answer: Meryl Streep

Streep won for 'Sophie's Choice' in 1982. Her character's full name was Sophia Zawistowska.
6. Christina Drayton, a set-in-her-ways woman who discovers her daughter is engaged to a man of another race:

Answer: Katharine Hepburn

This was Hepburn's second of four Oscars to date, for 'Guess Who's Coming To Dinner', opposite Spencer Tracy and Sidney Poitier, in 1967. Her other Oscar-winning movies were 'Morning Glory', 'The Lion In Winter' and 'On Golden Pond'.
7. Bree Daniels, a call-girl connected to the disappearance of one of her clients:

Answer: Jane Fonda

Fonda's first win, opposite Donald Sutherland, for 'Klute' in 1971. Her second Oscar was for 'Coming Home' in 1978 with Best Actor winner Jon Voight.
8. Mildred Ratched, the head nurse of a mental institution who holds more than a maternal hold over her patients:

Answer: Louise Fletcher

Fletcher won, opposite Jack Nicholson, for 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' in 1975. Her acceptance 'speech' was a silent sign-language thank you to her hearing-impaired parents.
9. Sally Bowles, an American torch singer stuck in a lounge in Depression-era Berlin.

Answer: Liza Minnelli

Minelli, daughter of actress Judy Garland and director Vincent Minelli, won for 'Cabaret' in 1972.
10. Julie Marsden, a spoiled southern debutante who embarrasses her fiance by wearing a red dress at the New Orleans Olympus Ball:

Answer: Bette Davis

Davis's second Best Actress Oscar, this one for 'Jezebel' in 1938, one year before Vivien Leigh won for a similar character, Scarlett O'Hara, in 'Gone With The Wind'. Davis was also up for the role of Scarlett, based on her performance here. Davis' first win was for 'Dangerous' in 1935.
11. Clarice Starling, a young FBI agent attempting to stop a killing spree with the help of a monstrous mass-murderer:

Answer: Jodie Foster

Foster's second Oscar, opposite Sir Anthony Hopkins as the maniacal Hannbal Lector, in 'The Silence Of The Lambs' in 1991. Her first Oscar was for 'The Accused' in 1988.
12. The title character, an obnoxious elderly lady who suffers herself to deal with a chauffeur:

Answer: Jessica Tandy

Tandy, wife of Hume Cronyn, won opposite Morgan Freeman in 'Driving Miss Daisy' in 1989. Her full name in the movie was Daisy Werthan. Her son was played by Dan Ackroyd.
13. Carrie Watts, an elderly woman who made monthly escapes from her son and domineering daughter-in-law to go back to her 'home' one last time:

Answer: Geraldine Page

Page won for 'The Trip To Bountiful' in 1985.
14. Annie Wilkes, an unbalanced woman who lives through her voracious reading of romance novels:

Answer: Kathy Bates

Bates won for her role in 'Misery', the adaptation of the Stephen King novel, in 1990. Her co-star was James Caan. Leigh co-starred with Bates in another King adaptation, 'Dolores Clairborne'.
15. Loretta Castorini, a woman kept on hold from marriage by her fiance, who eventually finds romance with his brother:

Answer: Cher

One of a select few to win an Oscar, an Emmy and a Grammy, Cher won for 'Moonstruck' in 1987. Her co-stars were Danny Aiello, Olympia Dukakis and Nicholas Cage.
16. Alma Brown, housekeeper of the Bannon Ranch and witness to the constant feuding between father and son:

Answer: Patricia Neal

Neal won for 'Hud', opposite Melvyn Douglas and Paul Newman, in 1963. Neal is the wife of author Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, etc).
17. Cesira, an impoverished mother, mentally and physically battered by the cruelties of World War II:

Answer: Sophia Loren

The first two foreign-language movies, both Italian, to elevate their actors to the Oscars: Roberto Benigni for 'Life is Beautiful' and Loren for 'La Ciociara' ('Two Women') in 1961.
18. The title character, a victim of multiple personality disorder:

Answer: Joanne Woodward

Woodward, wife of Paul Newman, won for 'The Three Faces of Eve' in 1957. Field, a multiple Oscar winner for 'Norma Rae' and 'Places In The Heart', won an Emmy for a similar character in the TV miniseries, 'Sybil'.
19. Anne, a royal princess travelling incognito with a reporter to get away from the daily chores of her position:

Answer: Audrey Hepburn

Audrey won the Oscar for 'Roman Holiday', opposite Gregory Peck, in 1953.
20. Lady Viola De Lesseps, who masquerades as actor Thomas Kent, to act in a play at a time when women are forbidden to act:

Answer: Gwyneth Paltrow

Paltrow won for the comedy, 'Shakespeare In Love' in 1998, a year before another gender-bender, Hillary Swank, won Best Actress for 'Boys Don't Cry'.
Source: Author Oddball

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