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Quiz: How well do you know Meryl Streep?

The actress turned 75 today.
10.00pm, 22 Jun 2024
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TODAY MARKS AMERICAN actress Meryl Streep’s 75th birthday.

Born in 1949, the legendary actress has a record 21 Academy Award nominations, and has played in a host of iconic films over the years.

But how well do you really know Meryl Streep?

Streep played editor Miranda Priestly in the film The Devil Wears Prada. Who is her character said to be based off?
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Alexandra Shulman
Anna Wintour

Anna Dello Russo
Carine Roitfeld
Which of these men were not Streep's Mamma Mia character Donna's love interest at any point in time?
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Sam Carmichael
Harry Bright

Ricardo Montez
Bill Anderson
Streep was not in which of these films?
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Atonement
Heartburn

Fantastic Mr. Fox
Mary Poppins Returns
Streep was born in which US state?
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Pennsylvania
Colorado

Arizona
New Jersey
Which of these films did Streep win an Academy Award for?
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Sophie's Choice
Kramer vs. Kramer

The Iron Lady
All of the above
Streep has how many children?
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8
6

4
2
Streep is the godmother of which fellow actress' daughter?
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Carrie Fisher
Judi Dench

Miriam Margolyes
Maggie Smith
Streep attended which school of drama?
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Harvard
NYU

Yale
Columbia
Which of these famous directors has Streep not worked with?
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Greta Gerwig
Luca Guadagnino

Steven Spielberg
Clint Eastwood
Which historical figure has Streep played?
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Catherine the Great
Queen Elizabeth I

Jackie Kennedy
Margaret Thatcher
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
"You ended up disappointing me more than any of the other silly girls."
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
"You have no sense of fashion."
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
"Florals? For spring? Groundbreaking."
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
"I see a great deal of myself in you."
Share your result:

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