The answers appear after the last question, number 10.
Mae West Quiz
1. Where was Mae West born?
a. Pittsburgh, PA
b. Clearwater, FL
c. Brooklyn, NY
2. She began her career where?
a. in burlesque
b. on radio
c. in movies
3. Miss West was jailed for 10 days for what?
a. reckless driving
b. obscenity
c. robbery
4. In Belle of the Nineties, what is her character's name?
a. Ruby Carter
b. Ruby Clinton
c. Betty Ford
5. Who does Mae West marry in My Little Chickadee?
a. W.C. Fields
b. Cary Grant
c. David Niven
6. What is her character's name in Go West Young Man?
a. Isabel Jewell
b. Alice Brady
c. Marvis Arden
7. In Myra Breckinridge, Mae made her comeback at what age?
a. 84
b. 65
c. 50
8. What is the title of Mae West's memoir?
a. Come Up and See Me Sometime
b. Goodness Had Nothing to Do with It
c. Peel Me a Grape
9. She Done Him Wrong is based on a play written by whom?
a. Mae West
b. Dorothy Parker
c. Lina Wertmuller
10. In Goin' to Town, what does Mae play?
a. a nun
b. a teacher
c. a saloon girl
The Film Buff's Quiz
Mae West at Amazon
Answers: 1-c, 2-a, 3-b, 4-a, 5-a, 6-c, 7-a, 8-b, 9-a, 10-c
Great Novels on Film
Have You Watched a Good Book Lately?
4-Star Films
Great Plays on Film
A Front Row Seat
Great Big Business Films
Great Chick Flicks
Classic Books on Film
Classic Comedy Films
Civil War Films
Great Disaster Films
Hollywood's Best: The 1930s
Hollywood's Best: The 1940s
Hollywood's Best: The 1950s
Great Courtroom Films
Classic Mystery & Suspense Films
Classic Romance Films
Korean War Films
Great Royalty Films
Exciting Spy Films
U.S. History on Film
Writers on Film
The Film Buff's Quiz
Memorable Quotations:
Philosophers of Western Civilization
Memorable Quotations:
French Writers of the Past
Memorable Quotations:
Massachusetts Writers of the Past
Memorable Quotations:
Jewish Writers of the Past
Memorable Quotations:
Famous Teachers of the Past
Memorable Quotations:
Humorists, Wits, and Satirists of the Past
Memorable Quotations:
Irish Writers of the Past
Memorable Quotations:
American Women Writers of the Past
Memories Are Like Clouds
Memorable Quotations:
English Writers of the Past
A Saigon Party:
And Other Vietnam War Short Stories
The Quotations Bookshelf
Memorable Quotations:
English Writers of the Past
at Amazon
Memorable Quotations:
American Women Writers of the Past
at Amazon
Memorable Quotations:
Famous Teachers of the Past
at Amazon
Memorable Quotations:
French Writers of the Past
at Amazon
Memorable Quotations:
Humorists, Wits, and Satirists of the Past
at Amazon
Memorable Quotations:
Irish Writers of the Past
at Amazon
Memorable Quotations:
Jewish Writers of the Past
at Amazon
Memorable Quotations:
Massachusetts Writers of the Past
at Amazon
Memorable Quotations:
Philosophers of Western Civilization
at Amazon
A Saigon Party:
And Other Vietnam War Short Stories
at Amazon
Memories Are Like Clouds
at Amazon