The Ultimate Meryl Streep Quiz

  1. Developed by: Kate Tydd

To all of you who are Meryl Streep fans, I've made this quiz to see how well you know our Meryl. I ask you not to cheat because only true fans know these by heart. Have fun!

Question 1: What year was Meryl born?
1952
1960
1949
1948
1950

Question 2: What age did Meryl have to start wearing glasses?
Age 10
Age 3
Age 6
Age 4
Age 2

Question 3: When is Meryl's Birthday?
June 19th
June 22nd
March 7th
May 21st
July 22nd

Question 4: What do people praise Meryl for besides her acting?
Her nose
Her cheeks
Her family
Causes that she is involved with
Mastering almost any accent

Question 5: What do directors have to do in order to hide Meryl's deviated septum?
no close ups
shoot from an angle
Avoid straight on close-ups

Question 6: If Meryl didn't become an Actress, what other career did she want to pursue?
Dancer
Singer
Director
Novelist

Question 7: Who calls Meryl "My Generations Genius"?
Shirley Mclaine
Bette Middler
Hellen Mirren
Diane Keaton

Question 8: What is Meryl afraid of?
Dogs
Trains
Helicopters
Flying
Spiders

Question 9: In what TV show did Meryl have a character named after her?
Will & Grace
Sesame Street
Seinfield
The Simpsons

Question 10: In High school, what 2 things did Meryl become?
President and Secretary
A Cheerleader and Homecoming Queen
Vice President and Valedictorian

Question 11: What job did Meryl have before her Acting career took off?
Librarian
Singer
Waitress
Dancer

Question 12: Where did Meryl grow up as a child?
New Jersey
London
New Hampshire
New York

Question 13: Meryl joined a travelling theatre company as a young woman. Where was this theater guild located?
Vermont
New York
Utah
New Jersey

Question 14: When Meryl won her 1979 Oscar, where did she leave it?
At a restaurant
On the back of a toilet
In her car
At her table

Question 15: How many BAFTA award nominations has Meryl received?
6
3
4
2
none

Question 16: How Many Award nominations does Meryl have altogether?
14
12
10
13
15

Question 17: What year did Meryl receive her star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame?
1998
2000
1990
1999

Question 18: What role did Meryl get instead of Madonna?
Susan Orlean
Karen Silkwood
Roberta Guspari
Kate Gulden

Question 19: What Accent did Meryl use in "Out of Africa"?
Deutsch
Danish
British
English

Question 20: In What Movie did Meryl say, "You look me straight in the face and admit you thought I was cheap!"
A Cry in the Dark
Death Becomes Her
Postcards From The Edge
She-Devil

Question 21: What movie did Meryl first appear in?
Falling in love
The Deer Hunter
Julia
Manhattan

Question 22: How many comedies has Meryl made from her early years to the present? ( They also include movies with other categories like drama, family, or romance and NOT a comedy by itself)
4
7
3
5
6

Question 23: In which role did Meryl have to lose 15 or more pounds?
Sophie's Choice
The deer Hunter
Kramer vs. Kramer
One True Thing

Question 24: Which two movies did Meryl win her first two Academy Awards?
Kramer vs. Kramer, Silkwood
Kramer vs. Kramer, Sophie's Choice
A Cry in the Dark, Sophie's Choice
One True Thing, Sophie's Choice

Question 25: Which of these films was Meryl directed by Wes Craven?
Death Becomes Her
She- Devil
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Music of the Heart

Question 26: What was Meryl's name at Birth?
Mary- Louise Streep
Meryl -Louise Streep
Meryl Streep
Mary- Louise Streepman

Question 27: Meryl once starred in a movie written by Carrie Fisher. Which movie was this?
Out of Africa
Postcards From the Edge
The Bridges of Madison County
The House of the Spirits

Question 28: How many Children does Meryl have?
6
2
3
4
1

Question 29: What accent does Meryl use in 'Dancing at Lughnasa'?
American
Hungarian
Greek
Irish

Question 30: For which of the following films of the '80's did Meryl NOT receive an Oscar nomination for?
Silkwood
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Heartburn
Ironweed

Question 31: For which of the following films of the '90's did Meryl NOT receive an Oscar nomination for?
The River Wild
Postcards from the Edge
The Bridges of Madison County
One True Thing

Question 32:  Which Director said this about Meryl? "One of those phenomena, like Garbo, that happen once in a generation."
Robert Altman
Wes Craven
Steven Spielberg
Mike Nichols

Question 33: Which film did Meryl learn to play an instrument for?
Music of the Heart
Postcards From the Edge
Sophie's Choice

Question 34: Which University did Meryl Study Drama at and get her Degree in 1975?
Princeton University
Harvard University
Yale University

Question 35: Is Meryl a fan of Chinese Cinema?
no
Yes
Sometimes

Question 36: Is it true that Meryl had lost 7 pounds for "The Devil Wears Prada" because she had to fit into the clothes?
No
Yes
She doesn't need to lose weight

Question 37: Which Tom Cruise film did she have to back out of in 2002 to be replaced by Lois Smith?
Minority Report
Vanilla Sky
Mission Impossible
The Last Samurai

Question 38: What does Meryl's husband, Don Gummer, do for a living?
Actor
Lawyer
Singer
Sculptor

Question 39: In Which two films did Meryl play a Lesbian?
Manhattan and The Hours
Plenty and Julia
The hours and One True Thing

Question 40: Who played Meryl Streep's partner in "The Hours"?
Toni Collette
Patricia Clarkson
Allison Janney

Question 41: Which film does not show Meryl Streep's singing voice in any way?
Postcards From the Edge
Silkwood
Out of Africa
Ironweed

Question 42: Meryl Streep played four characters in "Angels in America."
True
False
She played 3 characters

Question 43: When Meryl Streep accepted her Golden Globe Award for her work in "Angels in America," she criticized President Bush's views on which issue?
Same- Sex Marriage
Tax Cuts
Pesticides
The war in Iraq

Question 44: Which celebrity does Meryl Streep think resembles her side of the family?
Ellen Degeneres
Patricia Clarkson
Cloris Leachman

Question 45: Name the director who didn't direct Meryl more than once.
Clint Eastwood
Wes Craven
Fred Schepisi
Robert Benton

Question 46:  Meryl and Robert De Niro have worked together. How many times did they star together in a film?
3movies
1 movie
4 movies
2 movies

Question 47: "A Cry in the Dark", told the true story of a mother who claimed a dingo had killed her baby. How many children did Lindy and Michael Chamberlain have in the film?
Five children
two children
Three Children
Four Children

Question 48: How are the characters of Meryl and Glenn Close related in "The House of the Spirits"?
They are Cousins
They are Sister-in- law
They are Sisters

Question 49: Name the actress who hasn't made more than one film with Meryl.
Diane Keaton
Allison Janney
Stockard Channing
Cher

Question 50: Which actress from "Sex and the City" has played a small role in "Marvin's Room"?
Sarah Jessica Parker
Cynthia Nixon
Kristin davis
Kim Cattrall

Question 51: In which movie did Meryl do 90% of her own stunts?
Postcards From the Edge
Death Becomes her
The River Wild

Question 52: In which movie did Meryl have to experiment with drugs?
Adaptation
Postcards from the Edge
The Hours

Question 53: Which Accent has Meryl NOT used in a film?
Australian
British
Southern
Wisconsin

Question 54: Which Meryl Streep movie did they first use special effects?
Out of Africa
The River Wild
Death Becomes Her

Question 55: Is it true that Meryl is the oldest Child in her family?
No
Yes
She's an only child

Question 56: Is it true that Meryl said that Dennis Quiad was a good kisser?
No
She hasn't worked with Dennis Quaid
Yes

Question 57: When is Meryl Streep Day Celebrated?
June 22nd
May 25th
June 24th
May 27th

Question 58: When she was on the "Ellen Degeneres show" back in 2002, what movie was she Promoting?
Prime
The Devil Wears Prada
Adaptation

Question 59: Can Meryl do a Cartwheel?
Sometimes
No
Yes

Question 60: What Colour are Meryl's eyes?
Blue and Green
Green
Brown
Who knows!
Blue

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