Q 01/05

Which actress, still in high school, made her Broadway debut as Anne Frank in a 1997 revival?

A) Claire Danes

B) Kirsten Dunst

C) Natalie Portman

D) Christina Ricci

Answer · why

C) Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman took the role at the Music Box Theatre two years before Star Wars made her famous. She visited the Anne Frank House twice to prepare f...

Q 02/05

To which imaginary friend did Anne Frank address the letters that make up most of her diary?

A) Kitty

B) Lotte

C) Greta

D) Hilde

Answer · why

A) Kitty

Kitty probably took her name from a character in the Joop ter Heul novels Anne loved. In autumn 1942 Anne wrote to a whole circle of imaginary friends...

Q 03/05

Which Hollywood star, born within weeks of Anne Frank, turned down the chance to play her on screen?

A) Elizabeth Taylor

B) Jean Simmons

C) Leslie Caron

D) Audrey Hepburn

Answer · why

D) Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn, who spent her own teens in the occupied Netherlands, wrote back that she felt too old for the part and lacked the skill to play Anne.

Q 04/05

Which piece of furniture hid the doorway to the Secret Annex where Anne Frank spent two years?

A) A wardrobe

B) A bookcase

C) A grandfather clock

D) A china cabinet

Answer · why

B) A bookcase

A bookcase that swung open like a door was built by the father of helper Bep Voskuijl. It hid the entrance until police came across it during the 1944...

Q 05/05

In which language did German-born Anne Frank write the diary she kept while in hiding?

A) Dutch

B) German

C) Yiddish

D) French

Answer · why

A) Dutch

Dutch was the language she had spoken since her family moved to Amsterdam when she was four. The diary has since been translated into more than 70 oth...