Greta Garbo did live in a small hut near the La Brea Tar Pits, although she didn’t care much one way or the other where she lived. The hut was convenient to the Tar Pits, true. But any other domicile in the area would have suited her daily Tar Pits habit just as well. However, [...]
Greta Garbo didn’t want to be alone. She wanted: a. to be remembered for her penmanship. b. to be the president of Nicaragua. c. a herd of donkeys. d. to collect pollen. e. to live in a hut near the La Brea Tar Pits. Tweet
The key word in the kwiz is ‘regularly’. Though it’s common knowledge that Buster did everything listed, the only activity he undertook ‘regularly’ was hanging out in his lair under the Mojave Desert. There he escaped the hustle bustle of Hollywood and relaxed with his harmonica and several trained mice. Tweet
Buster Keaton regularly: a. swam to Catalina, ate a fish sandwich, and swam back to Santa Monica. b. visited his secret lair hidden under the Mojave Desert. c. slept in a canoe. d. fell into his swimming pool while wandering around blindfolded. e. remodeled his oil derricks and vice verse. Tweet
All is the answer. You thought love? No, all. Bette smoked between 40 and 70 packs a day from the day she turned 8. How then, you ask, did she live to be 81? Her genetic blueprint had her penciled in to live to the age of 212. Tweet
Bette Davis: a. smoked more cigarettes than anybody else in all of history. b. when home alone, smoked cigarettes six at a time. c. trained herself to sleepsmoke. d. was the first person to have Bette Davis eyes. e. smoked while exercising. Tweet
Indeed, Sarah and anyone else who said ‘kneading the dough’, Rondo was a brilliant pastry chef. Why, he would arrive on set each morning followed by a lengthy train of his servants bearing platters of his swoon-inducing butterhorns, bearclaws, and baklava. No wonder Rondo was such a chick magnet. Tweet
Rondo is about to: a. knead the dough. b. read Deanna Durbin’s fortune in his crystal ball. c. kill somebody. d. make his selection from a platter of cupcakes. Tweet
Thelma often sculled in Long Beach to relax. And yes, her favorite oar was stolen. She was understandably upset because that particular oar had been autographed by the entire 1919 Black Sox Scandal baseball team. There aren’t that many Lefty Williams autographs to be had, I can tell you. Tweet
Thelma has just been informed that: a. her bid to purchase Hawaii has been treated with contempt. b. her favorite oar has gone missing. c. Richard Widmark ate the last piece of cake. d. there is no Santa Claus. Tweet
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