Q 01/05

In which years was Shirley Temple Hollywood's number-one box-office draw?

A) 1930 to 1933

B) 1934 to 1938

C) 1940 to 1945

D) 1936 to 1942

Answer · why

B) 1934 to 1938

She was a child star through the whole run, retiring from film in 1950.

Q 02/05

Where was Shirley Temple born on 23 April 1928?

A) Los Angeles, California

B) Pasadena, California

C) San Francisco, California

D) Santa Monica, California

Answer · why

D) Santa Monica, California

Her father was a bank employee and her mother a homemaker who styled her hair in ringlets.

Q 03/05

How old was Temple when she began her film career in 1931?

A) Three

B) Nine

C) Five

D) Seven

Answer · why

A) Three

A casting director spotted her at dance school, where she hid behind a piano.

Q 04/05

What was the name of the series of 10-minute shorts that used preschool children in every role, in which Temple got her start?

A) Our Gang

B) Frolics of Youth

C) Baby Burlesks

D) Kiddie Kapers

Answer · why

C) Baby Burlesks

They satirised recent films; she played a saloon singer in a parody of Mae West.

Q 05/05

Which 1934 film, with the song 'Baby, Take a Bow', was Temple's breakthrough at Fox?

A) Bright Eyes and Beyond

B) Stand Up and Cheer!

C) Curly Top Comes Home

D) The Little Colonel

Answer · why

B) Stand Up and Cheer!

She had auditioned on 7 December 1933 and won a $150-a-week contract.