Early Hollywood Scandals (1920s-1950s) Quiz

Question 1

Match the Hollywood figure with the scandal they were associated with:

Accepted Answer

Ingrid Bergman → Affair and Illegitimate Child; Charlie Chaplin → Statutory Rape Allegations

Question 2

Match the actor with the controversy that impacted their career:

Accepted Answer

Rosalind Russell → Involvement in Blacklisting Era; Joan Crawford → Allegations of Child Abuse; Marlon Brando → Feud with Bette Davis

Question 3

The Hays Code, fully implemented in the 1930s, aimed to eliminate all scandalous content from Hollywood films.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 4

Place these events related to the Fatty Arbuckle scandal in chronological order:

Accepted Answer

The party where Virginia Rappe became ill. → Virginia Rappe's death. → The first trial ends in a hung jury. → Arbuckle's acquittal in the third trial.

Question 5

Arrange these film genres in order from earliest to latest popularity during Hollywood's Golden Age:

Accepted Answer

Silent Westerns → Early Sound Musicals → Film Noir → Science Fiction Films of the 1950s

Question 6

What was the nickname given to the group of screenwriters, directors, and producers who were blacklisted in Hollywood during the late 1940s and 1950s?

Accepted Answer

The Hollywood Ten

Answer

The Unfriendly Ten

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The Red Scare Rebels

Answer

The McCarthy Movie Mob

Question 7

Lana Turner's daughter, Cheryl Crane, was acquitted for the murder of Johnny Stompanato in 1958.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 8

The scandal surrounding Elizabeth Taylor's affair with Eddie Fisher led to a significant decline in her popularity.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 9

What was the name of the moral guidelines that Hollywood attempted to self-regulate by in the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

The Hays Code

Answer

The Balaban and Katz Standards

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The Paramount Accords

Answer

The Universal Principles

Question 10

What was the primary reason for Fatty Arbuckle's career decline in the early 1920s?

Accepted Answer

Allegations of manslaughter related to the death of Virginia Rappe.

Answer

A highly publicized divorce from his wife, Minta Durfee.

Answer

His outspoken political views against the studio system.

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A gambling addiction that led to significant debt.

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