Q 01/05

Which future superstar has a small early role as aspiring actress Miss Casswell in All About Eve?

A) Grace Kelly

B) Marilyn Monroe

C) Jayne Mansfield

D) Kim Novak

Answer · why

B) Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe appears in only two scenes, and turned up an hour late for her first day on the party sequence. One short lobby exchange reportedly too...

Q 02/05

Which 1990s blockbuster matched the record 14 Oscar nominations that All About Eve had held alone for decades?

A) Braveheart

B) Forrest Gump

C) Unforgiven

D) Titanic

Answer · why

D) Titanic

Titanic equalled the tally in 1998 and then won eleven of its fourteen races, where the older film had converted six.

Q 03/05

Which screen legend played ageing stage star Margo Channing in All About Eve after the actress first cast was injured?

A) Bette Davis

B) Joan Crawford

C) Katharine Hepburn

D) Barbara Stanwyck

Answer · why

A) Bette Davis

Bette Davis was given just ten days to get ready, and at first took the studio chief's phone call offering her the part for a prank.

Q 04/05

In All About Eve, which theatre job does Eve Harrington obtain behind Margo Channing's back, with Karen's help?

A) Dresser

B) Stage manager

C) Understudy

D) Press agent

Answer · why

C) Understudy

Understudy is the post Eve secures without Margo knowing; when Margo is tricked into missing a show, Eve goes on in her place and triumphs.

Q 05/05

All About Eve earned 14 Oscar nominations, breaking a record of 13 set by which 1939 epic?

A) Gone with the Wind

B) The Wizard of Oz

C) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

D) Wuthering Heights

Answer · why

A) Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind had held the nominations record for eleven years, and it still took home more statuettes: eight competitive Oscars to the newer fil...