Q 01/05

In which US city was Anya Taylor-Joy born, by what she calls a 'fluke', in 1996?

A) Miami

B) Los Angeles

C) New York

D) Houston

Answer · why

A) Miami

Her parents were on holiday there. The birthplace gave her American citizenship under US jus soli law.

Q 02/05

In which city did Taylor-Joy spend her early childhood before moving to London?

A) Madrid

B) Buenos Aires

C) Montevideo

D) Santiago

Answer · why

B) Buenos Aires

She attended Northlands School there and is fluent in Spanish and English. She is the youngest of six siblings.

Q 03/05

Taylor-Joy's father, a former banker, won two world championships in which sport?

A) International polo

B) Rally car driving

C) Ocean yacht racing

D) Offshore powerboat racing

Answer · why

D) Offshore powerboat racing

Dennis Alan Taylor took the UIM titles in the 1980s. He is Argentine, of English and Scottish descent.

Q 04/05

Taylor-Joy's mother, a psychologist, was born in which African country?

A) Kenya

B) South Africa

C) Nigeria

D) Zambia

Answer · why

D) Zambia

Jennifer Marina Joy's father was an English diplomat and her mother was from Barcelona.

Q 05/05

How old was Taylor-Joy when her family moved to London?

A) Nine

B) Twelve

C) Fifteen

D) Six

Answer · why

D) Six

They settled in the Victoria area. She found the move traumatic and felt 'too English to be Argentine, too Argentine to be English'.