Q 01/05

In which US state was Sandra Bullock born?

A) Virginia

B) Texas

C) Alabama

D) Georgia

Answer · why

A) Virginia

She was born in Arlington County in 1964 to a German opera singer and an Army voice coach from Alabama.

Q 02/05

What was the profession of Bullock's German-born mother?

A) Ballet teacher

B) Opera singer

C) Translator

D) Rocket scientist

Answer · why

B) Opera singer

Sandra took small parts in her mother's productions and sang in the Nuremberg opera's children's choir.

Q 03/05

In which German city did Bullock spend much of her childhood?

A) Munich

B) Hamburg

C) Nuremberg

D) Frankfurt

Answer · why

C) Nuremberg

She lived for 12 years in Germany and Austria, grew up speaking German and had a Waldorf education there.

Q 04/05

Bullock's maternal grandfather held what unusual job?

A) Opera conductor

B) Army postmaster

C) Zeppelin pilot

D) German rocket scientist

Answer · why

D) German rocket scientist

Her father, meanwhile, ran the Army's Military Postal Service in Europe and met her mother in Nuremberg.

Q 05/05

How did Bullock get the scar above her left eye?

A) A skiing accident

B) A stunt on Speed

C) Falling into a creek as a child

D) A bicycle crash in Vienna

Answer · why

C) Falling into a creek as a child

She applied for German citizenship in 2009 while keeping her American passport.