Q 01/05

How many Academy Awards for Best Actress did Katharine Hepburn win, a record that still stands?

A) Two

B) Five

C) Four

D) Three

Answer · why

C) Four

She won for Morning Glory, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Lion in Winter and On Golden Pond.

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

Her father was a urologist at the city hospital and her mother a feminist campaigner; she was buried there in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Q 03/05

At which college did Hepburn begin acting?

A) Vassar

B) Bryn Mawr

C) Radcliffe

D) Smith

Answer · why

B) Bryn Mawr

She went mainly to satisfy her mother, who had studied there, and found the experience unfulfilling.

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

Her father taught the children to swim, dive, ride, wrestle and play golf and tennis.

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

She took daily lessons, and her athleticism later inspired Garson Kanin to write Pat and Mike.