Q 01/05

Brigitte Bardot was born in 1934 in which city?

A) Marseille

B) Paris

C) Lyon

D) Nice

Answer · why

B) Paris

She grew up in a nine-bedroom apartment in the 16th arrondissement, the daughter of an engineer who owned several factories.

Q 02/05

By what two-letter nickname was Bardot known throughout her career?

A) G.G.

B) B.B.

C) Bri-Bri

D) La B.

Answer · why

B) B.B.

In French the initials sound like 'bébé', and she used them as the title of her memoir, Initiales B.B.

Q 03/05

What art form did Bardot train in as a child, entering the national conservatoire in 1949?

A) Opera singing

B) Ballet

C) Painting

D) Piano

Answer · why

B) Ballet

She studied for three years under the Russian choreographer Boris Knyazev before modelling and film took over.

Q 04/05

At 15, Bardot appeared on the cover of which magazine, which led directly to her first film offer?

A) Vogue

B) Elle

C) Paris Match

D) Marie Claire

Answer · why

B) Elle

The March 1950 cover caught the eye of director Marc Allégret; she had been hired as a junior model by the magazine's director the year before.

Q 05/05

How many films did Bardot appear in over her career?

A) 58

B) 47

C) 69

D) 80

Answer · why

B) 47

She also recorded more than 60 songs and performed in several musicals before walking away from show business in 1973.