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Famous Women Named "Barbara" Trivia Quiz

The name "Barbara" means "foreigner or stranger". Hopefully, you are no stranger to these famous Barbaras of past and present. Enjoy!

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

Author
barbarastl

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
160,791

Updated
Apr 27 22

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Nominated for an Academy Award for the movie "I Remember Mama", this Barbara was best remembered for playing the matriarch of television's Ewing family. Hint

Barbara Jo Allen

Barbara Auer

Barbara Bermudo

Barbara Bel Geddes

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Question 2 of 10

2. This Senator authored a bill to repeal President Clinton's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" armed forces policy. When she was elected in 1992, it marked the first time in U.S. history that a state was represented by two female senators at the same time. Hint

Barbara Jordan

Barbara Fritchie

Barbara Mikulski

Barbara Boxer

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Question 3 of 10

3. Barbara Bush, wife of President George Bush and mother of President George W. Bush, once said "War is not nice." What was Barbara Bush's maiden name? Hint

Pierce

Welch

Adams

Pike

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Question 4 of 10

4. Barbara Bach had a fairly satisfying acting career, but her biggest claim to fame was her marriage to ex-Beatle Ringo Starr. They met on the set of what movie? Hint

Up the Academy

Caveman

Give My Regards to Broad Street

To the North of Katmandu

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Question 5 of 10

5. Barbara Feldon was famous for her role on the television show "Get Smart", where she played "Agent 99". She also appeared on the quiz show "The $64,000 Question" where she won $64,000 in the following category: Hint

Geography

Sports

Shakespeare

Television Trivia

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Question 6 of 10

6. Although NBC's "No Navel Edict" kept Barbara Eden from showing her belly button during most of the television series "I Dream of Jeannie", producers were allowed (and did) show her navel in the final episode.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Barbara Stanwyck enjoyed a long and fruitful acting career, including TV shows ("The Big Valley"), TV Mini-series ("The Thorn Birds") and movies ("Stella Dallas"). Her real name was: Hint

Barbara Stanwyck

Ruby Stevens

Patricia Stander

Barbara Sutton Smith

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Question 8 of 10

8. This famous author started out as a serious journalist and news reporter in London, and moved on to writing children's books and decorating guides. She now sticks to writing romance novels, 18 of which have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller list. Hint

Barbara Kingsolver

Barbara Cartland

Barbara D'Amato

Barbara Taylor Bradford

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Question 9 of 10

9. News professional Barbara Walters was recently inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame, celebrating a life of news reporting from "The Today Show" to the "ABC Evening News". During the 1970s, she was parodied on the television show "Saturday Night Live" by which actress? Hint

Laraine Newman

Gilda Radner

Jane Curtin

Janeane Garafalo

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Question 10 of 10

10. Barbara Mandrell had several top country hits, including "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" and "One of a Kind, Pair of Fools". In 1980, she hosted a television show called "Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters". The two Mandrell sisters who co-hosted the program were: Hint

Louisa and Inette

Lisa and Irene

Louise and Irlene

Leslie and Ivonne

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Nominated for an Academy Award for the movie "I Remember Mama", this Barbara was best remembered for playing the matriarch of television's Ewing family.

Answer: Barbara Bel Geddes

Ms. Bel Geddes was also nominated for a Tony Award for "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". Much sought-after in her youth, her career was damaged during the era of McCarthyism and she never regained her previous leading lady status.

Answer: Barbara Boxer

Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinstein both represented California in the U.S. Senate beginning in 1992.

3. Barbara Bush, wife of President George Bush and mother of President George W. Bush, once said "War is not nice." What was Barbara Bush's maiden name?

Answer: Pierce

Barbara Bush also said, "I may be the only mother in America who knows exactly what their child is up to all the time."

4. Barbara Bach had a fairly satisfying acting career, but her biggest claim to fame was her marriage to ex-Beatle Ringo Starr. They met on the set of what movie?

Answer: Caveman

Ringo and Barbara tied the knot in 1981. They have no children together, although both have children from previous marriages.

Answer: Shakespeare

Ms. Feldon graduated from Carnegie-Mellon University with a degree in Fine Arts.

Answer: False

Not only did they never show her belly button in "I Dream of Jeannie", she was pregnant during the first year of the series and they managed to never show her belly at all!

7. Barbara Stanwyck enjoyed a long and fruitful acting career, including TV shows ("The Big Valley"), TV Mini-series ("The Thorn Birds") and movies ("Stella Dallas"). Her real name was:

Answer: Ruby Stevens

Barbara Stanwyck was nominated for an Academy Award four times ("Sorry, Wrong Number", "Double Indemnity", "Ball of Fire" and "Stella Dallas"), but never won. She was given an honorary Oscar in 1982 for "superlative creativity and unique contribution to the art of screen acting."

Answer: Barbara Taylor Bradford

At the age of 16, Barbara Taylor was already a reporter for the Yorkshire Evening Post. For twelve years, she wrote a syndicated newspaper column on decorating that garnered many awards.

Answer: Gilda Radner

Barbara Walters once said of herself: "I was the kind nobody thought could make it. I had a funny Boston accent. I couldn't pronounce my R's. I wasn't a beauty."

Answer: Louise and Irlene

Although Barbara Mandrell continues to pursue a career in professional acting, her sisters no longer perform with her. Louise Mandrell is an entertainer at the Louise Mandrell Theater in Pigeon Forge, TN, near the Dollywood Theme Park. Ilene Mandrell is the owner of the Catalyst Racing Team and also drives her own race cars.

Source: Author barbarastl

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