Q 01/05

Which actress broke Katharine Hepburn's record of 12 Oscar acting nominations in 2003?

A) Bette Davis

B) Meryl Streep

C) Jane Fonda

D) Judi Dench

Answer · why

B) Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep passed her with a 13th nomination, for Adaptation, and has since reached 21; Hepburn's four acting wins, all for Best Actress, were still...

Q 02/05

In which Connecticut city was Katharine Hepburn born in 1907?

A) Stamford

B) New Haven

C) Hartford

D) Bridgeport

Answer · why

C) Hartford

Hartford was home to her mother, who led Connecticut's campaign for women's votes, and Hepburn credited her outspoken parents for her own independence...

Q 03/05

At which college did Hepburn begin acting?

A) Vassar

B) Bryn Mawr

C) Radcliffe

D) Smith

Answer · why

B) Bryn Mawr

Bryn Mawr, her mother's college too, gave her a degree in history and philosophy in 1928; she went straight from graduation into the theatre, sure, sh...

Q 04/05

What daily habit did young Hepburn keep, believing "the bitterer the medicine, the better"?

A) Sleeping outdoors

B) Ice-cold baths

C) Fasting until noon

D) Running five miles

Answer · why

B) Ice-cold baths

Ice-cold baths were her doctor father's own routine, which he thought invigorating; she kept up cold-water swimming for most of her life.

Q 05/05

In which sport did the teenage Hepburn reach the semi-final of a Connecticut young women's championship?

A) Golf

B) Swimming

C) Figure skating

D) Tennis

Answer · why

A) Golf

Golf was one of many sports her father pushed on his children, raised to keep in top physical condition; in later years she swapped it for daily tenni...