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?
7th Heaven
The Circus
The Racket
Wings
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
Samuel L. Jackson
Scarlett Johansson
Robert Downey Jr.
When she was just a teenager, Marilyn Monroe worked in a factory during World War II. The image shown here became a cultural representation of the women who worked during the war. What is the name of the woman in this iconic image?
Marilyn Monroe was the centerfold model in the first edition of Playboy. What famous businessperson created the magazine?
Elon Musk
Larry Flynt
Hugh Hefner
Jerry Falwell
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?
James Dean
Marlon Brando
Lee Strasberg
John Wayne
Marilyn Monroe's second husband was baseball legend, Joe DiMaggio. What team did DiMaggio spend his entire professional career playing for?
This image of Marilyn Monroe standing over a subway grate became an iconic image of her career. What movie is it from?
Marilyn Monroe died of a barbiturate overdose in 1962. 7 years later, what other actress also died from a barbiturate overdose?
Elizabeth Taylor
Grace Kelly
Judy Garland
Audrey Hepburn
Marilyn Monroe was 36 years old when she died. What celebrity listed below also died at 36 years of age?
What famous politician was arrested the day after Monroe's death on August 5th, 1962, and would spend the next 27 years in prison?
Michelle Bachelet
Nelson Mandela
Aung San Suu Kyi
Vรกclav Havel
What was Marilyn Monroe's name at birth?
Marilyn Monroe
Norma Jeane Mortenson
Frances Ethel Gumm
Audrey Kathleen Ruston
What famous play was written by Marilyn Monroe's 3rd husband, Arthur Miller?
Marilyn Monroe spent time with 11 foster families growing up. What celebrities listed below also grew up with adoptive parents?
Jamie Foxx
Steve Jobs
All of them
Frances McDormand
Faith Hill
John Lennon
For what perceived offense did the FBI open a file on Monroe in the years before her death?
Money laundering
Ties to communism
Corruption of youth
Drug offences
Marilyn Monroe is buried in the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary. Which of these celebrities listed below is also buried there?
Dean Martin
Bettie Page
Hugh Hefner
Rodney Dangerfield
Farrah Fawcett
All of them
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