Q 01/05

Which actress plays Truvy Jones, the owner of the beauty salon, in the 1989 film?

A) Dolly Parton

B) Sally Field

C) Olympia Dukakis

D) Shirley MacLaine

Answer · why

A) Dolly Parton

It was Parton's return to film acting after several years away, and the picture grossed over $95 million in the U.S.

Q 02/05

What medical condition does Julia Roberts' Shelby have in Steel Magnolias?

A) Epilepsy

B) Type 1 diabetes

C) A heart defect

D) Leukemia

Answer · why

B) Type 1 diabetes

Harling based Shelby on his sister Susan, who died in 1985 of complications from the same disease.

Q 03/05

Which actress plays M'Lynn, Shelby's mother, in the 1989 film?

A) Shirley MacLaine

B) Olympia Dukakis

C) Sally Field

D) Daryl Hannah

Answer · why

C) Sally Field

Field, already a two-time Best Actress Oscar winner, was nominated for a Golden Globe for the role.

Q 04/05

Shirley MacLaine plays the town grouch in the film. What is that character's nickname?

A) Ouiser

B) Clairee

C) Truvy

D) Annelle

Answer · why

A) Ouiser

Her full name is Louisa Boudreaux; she is Clairee's best friend and Drum Eatenton's next-door nemesis.

Q 05/05

Which U.S. state provides the setting for the story of the film and play?

A) Louisiana

B) Georgia

C) Mississippi

D) Alabama

Answer · why

A) Louisiana

The action unfolds in the fictional Chinquapin Parish, and the film was shot in Harling's real hometown in the northwest of the state.