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Marilyn Monroe
 





Gentlemen prefer The Blonde

Four decades after her death, Monroe's stock is still so high that a bunch of thieves recently swiped her jewels. Tackle our questions on the life and times of MM to see if you're pure platinum or just a Lemmon in drag

Question 1 What name was Marilyn Monroe given at birth?
 
  Norma Jean Mortenson
  Norma Jean Baker
  Marilyn Miller
  Norma Jean Monroe
 
Question 2 In Fritz Lang's 1952 film-noir, Clash By Night, what did Marilyn play?
 
  A florist
  A fish cannery worker
  A secretary
  A night club singer
 
Question 3 With whom of the following did Marilyn NOT have an affair?
 
  Frank Sinatra
  Clark Gable
  Robert Mitchum
  Yves Montand
 
Question 4 Which of Marilyn's co-stars likened kissing her to "kissing Hitler"?
 
  Jack Lemmon
  Tony Curtis
  Laurence Olivier
  Robert Mitchum
 
Question 5 In which film did Marilyn co-star with Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers?
 
  How to Marry a Millionaire
  The Seven Year Itch
  Monkey Business
  Let's Make Love
 
Question 6 Marilyn was a screen idol to millions, but who was her idol?
 
  Lana Turner
  Bette Davis
  Greta Garbo
  Jean Harlow
 
Question 7 In a recent Christie's auction, which iconic Marilyn frock went under the hammer for $1.26m?
 
  The red ballgown she wore in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
  The one she wore in that subway scene in The Seven Year Itch
  The one she sang 'Happy Birthday Mr President' to JFK in
  The one she wiggled across the screen in, cooing 'I Wanna Be Loved By You', in Some Like It Hot
 
Question 8 In which film did Marilyn believe she gave her best performance?
 
  The Misfits
  The Asphalt Jungle
  Some Like It Hot
  Bus Stop
 
Question 9 Who was rumoured to be on the verge of proposing to Marilyn just weeks before she died, to "save her from herself"?
 
  Lee Strasberg
  Frank Sinatra
  Arthur Miller
  Her psychiatrist
 
Question 10 What was the last film Marilyn worked on?
 
  The Prince and the Showgirl
  Something's Got To Give
  Let's Make Love
  The Misfits
 
 


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