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

• 7th Heaven

• Wings

• The Racket

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?

• Scarlett Johansson

• Robert Downey Jr.

• Samuel L. Jackson

• Tom Hanks

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

• Jerry Falwell

• Elon Musk

• Hugh Hefner

• Larry Flynt

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

• John Wayne

• James Dean

• Marlon Brando

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

• Pittsburgh Pirates

• New York Yankees

• Boston Red Sox

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

• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

• There's No Business Like Show Business

• The Seven Year Itch

• How to Marry a Millionaire

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

• Judy Garland

• Grace Kelly

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

• Kurt Cobain

• Anna Nicole Smith

• Princess Diana

• Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes

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

• Nelson Mandela

• Aung San Suu Kyi

• Václav Havel

• Michelle Bachelet

What was Marilyn Monroe's name at birth?

• Audrey Kathleen Ruston

• Marilyn Monroe

• Frances Ethel Gumm

• Norma Jeane Mortenson

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

• Angels in America

• A Streetcar Named Desire

• Death of a Salesman

• The Importance of Being Earnest

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

• All of them

• Faith Hill

• Jamie Foxx

• Frances McDormand

• Steve Jobs

• John Lennon

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

• Ties to communism

• Corruption of youth

• Drug offences

• Money laundering

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

• Farrah Fawcett

• Bettie Page

• Dean Martin

• Hugh Hefner

• All of them

• Rodney Dangerfield