Q 01/05

Which American author coined the nickname for Anne Sullivan that later gave the play The Miracle Worker its title?

A) Walt Whitman

B) Mark Twain

C) Jack London

D) Henry James

Answer · why

B) Mark Twain

Mark Twain admired both women and called Helen Keller a miracle and her instructor the miracle worker. He also helped arrange the funding for Keller's...

Q 02/05

Which word, half-remembered from infancy, does Helen Keller finally understand at the climax of The Miracle Worker?

A) Water

B) Milk

C) Mother

D) Papa

Answer · why

A) Water

Water rushing over one hand while Annie Sullivan spells into the other finally links the finger signs to the world. Helen then races around the yard d...

Q 03/05

Which screen superstar did United Artists want as Annie Sullivan in the 1962 film The Miracle Worker?

A) Audrey Hepburn

B) Natalie Wood

C) Elizabeth Taylor

D) Shirley MacLaine

Answer · why

C) Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor was the studio's choice, but the director insisted on the actress who had played the part on stage. The studio then saw the project a...

Q 04/05

Which actress played Helen Keller in the 1962 film The Miracle Worker, then Annie Sullivan in a 1979 TV remake?

A) Sally Field

B) Jodie Foster

C) Hayley Mills

D) Patty Duke

Answer · why

D) Patty Duke

Patty Duke won an Oscar at 16 as Helen and an Emmy as Annie in the remake. She had first created the role of Helen on Broadway in 1959.

Q 05/05

What did both stars wear under their costumes to film the nine-minute dining room fight in The Miracle Worker (1962)?

A) Weighted petticoats

B) Protective padding

C) Steel-boned corsets

D) Safety harnesses

Answer · why

B) Protective padding

Protective padding spared both actresses serious bruises as they wrestled over table manners. The sequence needed three cameras and took five days to ...