Trivia Quiz - Ava Gardner: Golden Era Actress
What do you know about the life and career of Ava Gardner?
Date Submitted: December 10, 2010
Quiz is about: Ava Gardner
1. Who was Ava Gardner's first husband?
A. Howard Hughes
B. Mickey Rooney
C. Artie Shaw
D. Frank Sinatra
2. Ava Gardner was only nominated for one Academy Award during her career. What movie was it?
A. The Night of the Iguana
B. On the Beach
C. Bhowani Junction
D. Mogambo
3. What character did Ava Gardener play in the 1946 film, "The Killers"?
A. Ma Hirsch
B. Queenie Smith
C. Lilly Harmon Lubinsky
D. Kitty Collins
4. Who was Ava Gardner's second husband?
5. Ms. Gardner appeared in a number of disaster films throughout the 1970s. Which of the following was NOT one of them?
A. The Towering Inferno (1974)
B. Earthquake (1974)
C. The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
D. City on Fire (1979)
6. Who was Ava Gardner's third husband?
7. About whom was Ms. Gardner speaking when she said, "The meanest man on earth. Thoroughly evil. Adored him!"?
A. Ernest Hemingway
B. director Robert Siodmak
C. Burt Lancaster
D. director John Ford
8. In what state will you find the Ava Gardner Museum?
A. North Carolina
B. Virginia
C. South Carolina
D. Georgia
9. In 1968, Ms. Garner made what many consider to be one of her finest films, "Mayerling." In the film, she played an empress from what country?
A. Luxembourg
B. Czechoslovakia
C. Poland
D. Austria
10. Eva Gardner was the inspiration for one Frank Sinatra's most personal songs. What was the name of the song?
A. The Way You Look Tonight
B. Come Fly With Me
C. I've Got You Under My Skin
D. I'm a Fool to Want You