Marilyn Monroe Trivia Quiz

Marilyn Monroe is a classic and mysterious figure in American film history. Commonly considered one of the most beautiful women ever, Monroe struggled with being taken seriously as an actress, an internal conflict that led to her drug overdose death in 1962. Think you know everything about Marilyn’s film career? Take this quiz and find out.

1: Playwright Arthur Miller used his marriage to Marilyn Monroe as subject material for what famous and controversial Broadway play?
     A Question of Mercy
     The Flowering Peach
     A View from the Bridge
     After the Fall

2: What common physical problem causes much grief for Marilyn Monroe's character in How to Marry a Millionaire?
     Poor eyesight
     Bad knee
     Broken arm
     Severe allergies

3: What film was Marilyn Monroe shooting at the time of her death?
     Something's Got to Give
     Green Grass of Wyoming
     You Were Meant for Me
     A Ticket to Tomahawk

4: What is Marilyn Monroe's real name?
     Peggy Middleton
     Norma Jean Baker
     Betty Joan Perske
     Edna Gilhooley

5: Marilyn Monroe was never nominated for an Oscar, but she did win a Golden Globe. What film did she win for?
     Bus Stop
     Some Like It Hot
     The Seven Year Itch
     All About Eve

6: The famous scene from The Seven Year Itch where Marilyn Monroe's dress flies up because of the draft from a subway grate occurs at which Manhattan intersection?
     Lexington Avenue and 52nd Street
     8th Avenue and 14th Street
     7th Avenue and 42nd Street
     Madison Avenue and 59th Street

7: Which of these magazines did NOT name Marilyn Monroe the sexiest star of the 20th century?
     People
     Playboy
     Empire
     Time

8: From which Marilyn Monroe film does the song Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend originate?
     How to Marry a Millionaire
     There's No Business Like Show Business
     Monkey Business
     Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Quiz written by Frank Paiva. 7/11/06

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