9 in 10 People Can’t Pass This General Knowledge Quiz (feat. 👄 Marilyn Monroe). Can You?

Marilyn Monroe was born in Los Angeles in 1926. The first-ever Academy Awards would take place in Hollywood 3 years later in 1929. What film became the first to win the award for Best Picture?

• The Circus

• The Racket

• Wings

• 7th Heaven

Marilyn Monroe's films grossed $200 million, the equivalent of $2 billion in today's currency. As of 2021, what actor with a starring role in his films have earned the most money of all time?

• Tom Hanks

• Robert Downey Jr.

• Scarlett Johansson

• Samuel L. Jackson

Marilyn Monroe was the centerfold model in the first edition of Playboy. What famous businessperson created the magazine?

• Hugh Hefner

• Larry Flynt

• Jerry Falwell

• Elon Musk

Marilyn Monroe is believed to be one of the first Hollywood stars to study method acting during the 1950s. She studied under someone considered the father of method acting. What is this person's name?

• Lee Strasberg

• Marlon Brando

• John Wayne

• James Dean

Marilyn Monroe's second husband was baseball legend, Joe DiMaggio. What team did DiMaggio spend his entire professional career playing for?

• Los Angeles/Brooklyn Dodgers

• Boston Red Sox

• New York Yankees

• Pittsburgh Pirates

This image of Marilyn Monroe standing over a subway grate became an iconic image of her career. What movie is it from?

• The Seven Year Itch

• There's No Business Like Show Business

• How to Marry a Millionaire

• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Marilyn Monroe died of a barbiturate overdose in 1962. 7 years later, what other actress also died from a barbiturate overdose?

• Elizabeth Taylor

• Audrey Hepburn

• Grace Kelly

• Judy Garland

Marilyn Monroe was 36 years old when she died. What celebrity listed below also died at 36 years of age?

• Anna Nicole Smith

• Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes

• Princess Diana

• Kurt Cobain

What famous politician was arrested the day after Monroe's death on August 5th, 1962, and would spend the next 27 years in prison?

• Václav Havel

• Michelle Bachelet

• Aung San Suu Kyi

• Nelson Mandela

What was Marilyn Monroe's name at birth?

• Frances Ethel Gumm

• Audrey Kathleen Ruston

• Marilyn Monroe

• Norma Jeane Mortenson

What famous play was written by Marilyn Monroe's 3rd husband, Arthur Miller?

• Death of a Salesman

• The Importance of Being Earnest

• A Streetcar Named Desire

• Angels in America

Marilyn Monroe spent time with 11 foster families growing up. What celebrities listed below also grew up with adoptive parents?

• Steve Jobs

• Faith Hill

• Jamie Foxx

• Frances McDormand

• John Lennon

• All of them

For what perceived offense did the FBI open a file on Monroe in the years before her death?

• Corruption of youth

• Money laundering

• Drug offences

• Ties to communism

Marilyn Monroe is buried in the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary. Which of these celebrities listed below is also buried there?

• Bettie Page

• Rodney Dangerfield

• Dean Martin

• Farrah Fawcett

• Hugh Hefner

• All of them