The Movie Queen Quiz Book: A Trivia Test Dedicated to Fabulous Female Film Stars

By Ed Karvoski Jr.

Do you know

Which movie queens were the first mother and daughter to each receive an Oscar nomination in the same year? Which movie queens appeared in advertisements for products ranging from Coppertone tanning lotion to Depends undergarments? Which movie queen (and show-biz legend) delivered the following line of dialogue, and in what film? There are only two things I dislike about you. Your face!

The answers to these and hundreds of other fun questions are revealed in The Movie Queen Quiz Book: A Trivia Test Dedicated to Fabulous Female Film Stars. This is the ultimate challenge for fans of the grande dames of the big screen:

Classic Movie QueensBette Davis, Joan Crawford and Katharine Hepburn! Contemporary Movie QueensJulia Roberts, Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon! Award-Winning Movie QueensElizabeth Taylor, Meryl Streep and Judi Dench! Funny Movie QueensWhoopi Goldberg, Lucille Ball and Mae West! Musical Movie QueensBarbra Streisand, Bette Midler and Judy Garland! And many more fabulous female film stars, past and present!

As far as trivia books go, Ed Karvoski Jr. always has the best, and 'The Movie Queen Quiz Book' is no exception. The questions are provocative and funny, and even those of us who know all about Liz Taylor, Katharine Hepburn and Barbra are bound to be stumped by some of the zingers he throws at you... Your stomach will be sore from the laughter and the fun he brings to the oldest game of all -- the trivia quiz. It's fabulous indeed!

Kevin Killian, San-Francisco-based novelist, critic & playwright, and "Top 100 Reviewer" on amazon.com

If you're a fan of trivia, the movies or movie queens, this is the book for you. There are 600 multiple-choice questions that range from 'who said what' to 'what was their name before becoming a star' to 'sexy scenes,' plus a whole lot more... Get this book and take the test. It will be a fun conversation starter at your local watering hole or great to use as a party game. With this many questions you could modify your Trivial Pursuit game.

Mountman, Internet Jockey at Rainbow World Radio

'The Movie Queen Quiz Book' is a compilation of silver screen queen facts, trivia and arcane tidbits that will challenge even the most ardent aficionado... Karvoski stretched the art of movie queen trivia beyond the silver screen personas of Marlene, Joan, Bette and Greta to include more modern-day divas and their screen appearances... Even for the hardened fanatic, there's truly much to be learned about your favorite screen queen... I encourage you to check out 'The Movie Queen Quiz Book.'

Philip Bender, OUT IN THE MOUNTAINS (Vermont)

A worthy test for any movie lover!

Ian Drew, THE EXPRESS (Florida)

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Apr 25, 2002
• ISBN: 9781469772752

Ed Karvoski Jr.

Ed Karvoski Jr. is an entertainment and pop culture reporter, and the author of five books. He and his books have been featured in countless publications, including The New York Times, USA Weekend and Publishers Weekly. www.edkarvoskijr-author.com.

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Rating Scale

After you’ve completed answering all the questions, check the correct responses at the back of the book. Then add up the number of your correct answers. The following scale tells how you rate as a movie-queen trivia expert.

450 to 600 correct answers: THE MOVIE QUEEN HALL OF FAME AWARD

300 to 449 correct answers: THE MOVIE QUEEN STAR TREATMENT AWARD

200 to 299 correct answers: THE READY FOR YOUR CLOSE-UP AWARD

100 to 199 correct answers: THE ASPIRING MOVIE QUEEN AWARD

0 to 99 correct answers: THE MOVIE QUEEN HAS-BEEN AWARD

She Said It

Who delivered the following lines of dialogue, and in what films? Circle the correct answers.

1. Everybody has a heart—except some people.

(a) Bette Davis in All About Eve (1950)

(b) Joan Crawford in Torch Song (1953)

(c) Faye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest (1981)

2. You look pretty good without your shirt on, you know.

(a) Rosalind Russell to William Holden in Picnic (1955)

(b) Patricia Neal to Paul Newman in Hud (1963)

(c) Geena Davis to Brad Pitt in Thelma & Louise (1991)

3. Have you done it in an elevator?

(a) Glenn Close to Michael Douglas in Fatal Attraction (1987)

(b) Sharon Stone to Michael Douglas in Basic Instinct (1992)

(c) Demi Moore to Michael Douglas in Disclosure (1994)

4. Your sexy little smile isn’t going to work this time.

(a) Rebecca DeMornay to Tom Cruise in Risky Business (1983)

(b) Elisabeth Shue to Tom Cruise in Cocktail (1988)

(c) Nicole Kidman to Tom Cruise in Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

5. The thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize.

(a)

Dolly Parton in Steel Magnolias (1989)

(b)

Shirley MacLaine in Steel Magnolias

(c)

Olympia Dukakis in Steel Magnolias

6. I just love finding new places to wear diamonds.

(a)

Sarah Jessica Parker in The First Wives Club (1996)

(b)

Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)

(c)

Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

7. I mean, any gentleman with the slightest chic will give a girl a $50 bill for the powder room.

(a)

Sarah Jessica Parker in The First Wives Club

(b)

Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s

(c)

Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

8. You’re just not couth!

(a)

Judy Holliday in Born Yesterday (1950)

(b)

Marilyn Monroe in How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

(c)

Mia Farrow in Broadway Danny Rose (1984)

9. If we can’t empty his pockets between us, we’re not worthy of the name ‘woman.’

(a)

Lauren Bacall in How to Marry a Millionaire

(b)

Jane Russell in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

(c)

Bette Midler in The First Wives Club

10. I like a man who can run faster than I can.

(a)

Mariel Hemingway in Personal Best (1982)

(b)

Madonna in A League of Their Own (1992)

(c)

Jane Russell in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

11. If you can’t be an athlete, be an athletic supporter.

(a)

Whoopi Goldberg in Eddie (1996)

(b)

Susan Sarandon in Bull Durham (1988)

(c)

Eve Arden in Grease (1978)

12. I’m going to be a lady if it kills me.

(a)

Jean Harlow in Dinner at Eight (1933)

(b)

Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s

(c)

Molly Ringwald in The Breakfast Club (1985)

13. I think the only way any of us can ever be happy is to let it all hang out. You know, do it all and just fuck it.

(a)

Courtney Love in The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)

(b)

Drew Barrymore in Boys on the Side (1995)

(c)

Jane Fonda in Klute (1971)

14. Girls like me weren’t built to be educated. We were made to have children.

(a) Yvette Mimieux in Where the Boys Are (1960)

(b) Paula Prentiss in Where the Boys Are

(c) Connie Francis in Where the Boys Are

15. Look at her hair! Gosh, I wish mine was that high!

(a) Michelle Pfeiffer in Grease 2 (1982)

(b) Leslie Ann Powers in Hairspray (1988)

(c) Daryl Hannah in Steel Magnolias

16. You know, I always thought I looked like Sandra Dee.

(a) Debbie Reynolds in Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)

(b) Olivia Newton-John in Grease (1978)

(c) Candy Clark in American Graffiti (1973)

17. I got tired of looking like a school teacher.

(a) Ruby Keeler in Footlight Parade (1933)

(b) Talia Shire in Rocky (1976)

(c) Cher in Moonstruck (1987)

18. Want to buy some illusions?

(a) Julie Andrews in Victor/Victoria (1982)

(b) Liza Minnelli in Cabaret (1972)

(c) Marlene Dietrich in A Foreign Affair (1948)

19. Would you be shocked if I put on something more comfortable?

(a)

Melanie Griffith in Something Wild (1986)

(b)

Susan Sarandon in Bull Durham

(c)

Jean Harlow in Hell’s Angels (1930)

20. Don’t tell me you never rode a hot rod or had a late date in the balcony.

(a)

Mamie Van Doren in High School Confidential (1958)

(b)

Candy Clark in American Graffiti

(c)

Stockard Channing in Grease

21. Younger men are like fast-food restaurants; it’s quick, but not all that good.

(a)

Mariel Hemingway in Manhattan (1979)

(b)

Natassia Kinski in Unfaithfully Yours (1984)

(c)

Sarah Jessica Parker in The First Wives Club

22. Come on, darling. Why don’t you kick off your spurs?

(a)

Elizabeth Taylor to Rock Hudson in Giant (1956)

(b)

Madeline Kahn to Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles (1974)

(c)

Jodie Foster to Mel Gibson in Maverick (1994)

23. You’re a hard man to seduce.

(a)

Anne Bancroft in The Graduate (1967)

(b)

Melanie Griffith in Something Wild

(c)

Bo Derek in Bolero (1984)

24. I appreciate this whole seduction scene you got going, but let me give you a tip: I’m a sure thing.

(a)

Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman (1990)

(b)

Jamie Lee Curtis in Trading Places (1983)

(c)

Barbra Streisand in The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)

25. I may be a prostitute, but I am not promiscuous.

(a)

Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman

(b)

Jamie Lee Curtis in Trading Places

(c)

Barbra