Q: Does actor Tom Hanks collect 1940s: (a) telephones; (b) typewriters; or (c) radios? A: Typewriters.
Q: Who
said, "I think the fact that you can buy beauty now is a really good thing." Was
it: (a) Jimmy Smits; (b) Courtney Love; or (c) Kelly McGillis? A: Courtney Love.
Q: Did actress Liv
Tyler first realize she might be singer Steve Tyler’s daughter when she was 11 and:
(a) she discovered some of her mom’s old pictures; (b) she went to a Steve Tyler
concert; or (c) she read a tabloid article about her dad? A: Went to a Steve Tyler concert and realized how much she
looked like him. Earlier, she thought she was Todd Rundgren’s daughter (People
Almanac).
Q: Did actress Kathy Bates win
an Oscar for Best Actress in: (a) Used People; (b) Misery; or (c) Fried
Green Tomatoes? A:Misery in 1990.
Q: How many of
today’s popular movies have characters that use drugs, alcohol, or tobacco: (a) 78%;
(b) 88%; or (c) 98%? A: 98% (A new study by the Department of Health &
Human Services).
Q: Did actor Greg Kennear
work on the advertising campaign for the movie: (a) Wrestling Sluts; (b) Space
Sluts in the Slammer; or (c) Slutspel? A:Space Sluts in the Slammer.
Q: Was the movie voice of
E.T. performed by: (a) Gary Owens; (b) Debra Winger; or (c) Mel Blanc? A: Debra Winger.
Q: Was actress Elizabeth
Shoe’s debut movie role in: (a) Adventures in Babysitting; (b) Karate Kid;
or (c) Link? A: She was Ralph Macchio’s girlfriend Ali in Karate
Kid.
Q: Does actor Johnny Depp
have a tattoo that reads: (a) "Boozer Loser;" (b) "Wino Forever;" or
(c) "Big Barf Man?" A: Wino Forever. It used to read "Winona
Forever."
Q: Is actor-writer Keenan
Ivory Wayans from a family of: (a) 9; (b) 11; or (c) 13 children? A: 11 children. Three brothers, Damon, Marlon, and Shawn,
and sister Kim are also in show business.
Q: Is Canadian
actress Joanna Gleason the daughter of: (a) Bob Barker; (b) Monty Hall; or (c) Andy
Rooney? A: Monty Hall.
Wisdom: There’s enough leisure time for everybody,
but the wrong people seem to have it.
Q: Was actress
Brooke Shields’ grandfather: (a) a rodeo clown; (b) a basketball player; or (c) a
tennis champion? A: Granddad Francis X. Shields was a tennis champ.
Q: In her first job, was actress Anne
Heche: (a) a pizza delivery girl; (b) a singer; or (c) a grocery checker? A: She worked as a dinner theater singer in high school to
earn money to help her family.
Q: Was actor Dennis Hopper’s
shortest marriage to: (a) Daria Halprin; (b) Michelle Phillips; or (c) Katharine LaNasa? A: Dennis and Michelle Phillips were married only eight
days.
Q: At age 21, did George Clooney take a shot
at acting after blowing a try-out with: (a) the Cincinnati Reds; (b) the Grand Ole Opry;
or (c) the Dallas Ballet? A: The Cincinnati Reds. He tried out for a centerfield
slot.
Q: Was actress Annette Bening’s
first job: (a) lifeguard; (b) cook; or (c) dog bather? A: She cooked on a charter boat for a year to help pay for
college.
Q: In the Charles Grodin movie A Bell
for Jeff Sonnett, did Grodin’s character: (a) wear bells for people he killed;
(b) collect bells for lives he saved; or (c) throw bells at people he hated? A: The gunfighter "Bells" Pickering pinned a
bell on his gunbelt for each person he killed.
Q: While mom Naomi and sister Wynonna
tried to make it in the music business, how many different schools did Ashley Judd attend:
(a) six; (b) nine; or (c) 12? A: 12.
Q: Did actor Dennis Quaid attend; (a)
Texas A&M; (b) the University of Houston; or (c) Rice University? A: The University of Houston.
Q: In Ferris Beuller’s Day Off,
did actress Jennifer Grey play: (a) Frances; (b) Jeanie; or (c) Kelly? A: Jeanie Beuller, Ferris’s sister. She was Frances
"Baby" Houseman in Dirty Dancing and Kelly Carter in both Stroke of
Midnight and If the Shoe Fits.
Q:
While she was growing up, did actress Glenn Close’s father operate: (a) a bowling
alley in Switzerland; (b) an A&W Rootbeer stand north of Heidelberg, Germany; or (c) a
health clinic in the Belgian Congo? A: A clinic in the Belgian Congo. She lived in Africa and
at boarding schools in Switzerland.
Q:
Did actor Kurt Russell once play minor league: (a) hockey; (b) baseball; or (c)
basketball? A: He played baseball in the minors for two years before
tearing a shoulder muscle.
Q:
Was the film that made actress Lynn Redgrave a star the 1966 movie: (a) Tom Jones;
(b) Girl With Green Eyes; or (c) Georgy Girl? A:Georgy Girl, for which she was nominated for an
Oscar as Best Actress.
Q: Was Chastity Bono’s only movie role in the 1994 film: (a) Bad Girls;
(b) Bar Girls; or (c) Beach Bunny? A:Bar Girls. In a bit part, she played
‘Scorp.
Q: For his role in Pulp Fiction,
was actor John Travolta paid: (a) $140-thousand; (b) $1.4 million; or (c) $14-million? A: Only $140-thousand. He was not in great demand at the
time.
Q:
Was actress Christina Ricci a schoolmate of actor: (a) Macaulay Culkin; (b) John Taylor
Thomas; or (c) Brandy? A: Macaulay Culkin.
Q:
Is actress Sharon Stone’s I.Q.: (a) 134; (b) 144; or (c) 154? A: 154. Sharon complains that she is
"fiercely intelligent."
