ROUND 3: ENTERTAINMENT - Casting against gender
This round deals with movies in which women have been cast as men, and vice versa.
The same movie may be mentioned more than once.
1. This voluptuous actress was cast as King Zog of Albania in a
segment of the 1987 film "Aria" that was directed by her husband,
Nicholas Roeg.
A. Theresa Russell
2. In "Orlando", based on the book by Virginia Woolf, the title character
mysteriously changes sex from male to female. Who portrayed Orlando?
A. Tilda Swinton
3. In which 1959 movie did Peter Sellers play Tully Bascombe,
Prime Minister Count Mountjoy, and Grand Duchess Gloriana XII?
A. The Mouse That Roared
4. Which actress played an Asian man in "The Year of Living Dangerously"
in 1982, despite being neither male nor Asian?
A. Linda Hunt
5. Peter Pan was played by this woman in three TV movies, in 1955, 1956,
and 1960.
A. Mary Martin
6. In the 2002 film "Nicholas Nickelby", the role of Mrs. Crummles is
played by Australian actor Barry Humphries, who also has a regular gig
playing a more famous female character. Name this character.
A. Dame Edna Everage (Accept "Dame Edna" or "Edna Everage")
7. This actor played eight roles in the 1949 film "Kind Hearts and Coronets",
one of which, Lady Agatha, was female.
A. Sir Alec Guinness
8. In a 1989 time-travel flick, the same actor plays a man, his son, and his
daughter Marlene. Name the actor.
A. Michael J. Fox (in Back to the Future II)
9. Tilda Swinton was not the only person playing a character of the opposite
sex in Orlando. This occasional actor, better known for his flamboyant
personality and well-received autobiography, was in his 80s when he took
on the role of Queen Elizabeth I. Name him.
A. Quentin Crisp
10. We may be cheating a little on this question, but in which 1982 film
did John Lithgow play a male-to-female transsexual?
A. The World According to Garp