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Quiz Yourself on American Actress Meryl Streep
1. Streep received her MFA from what Connecticut Ivy League University in 1975?
Harvard
Yale
Columbia
Princeton
2. Streep began auditioning for film roles after being inspired by what actor's performance in Taxi Driver?
Robert De Niro
Christopher Walken
Katherine Hepburn
Jane Fonda
3. Starring alongside Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken, Streep earned her first Academy Award nomination for her role in which Vietnam War drama?
Full Metal Jacket
Apocalypse Now
The Deer Hunter
Platoon
4. In the 2011 film The Iron Lady, Streep portrays which political figure?
Margaret Thatcher
Betsy Ross
Abigail Adams
Mary Todd Lincoln
5. Streep is a distant relative of which Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania?
John Smith
William Penn
Jonathan Penn
Benjamin Franklin
6. In which film does Streep speak Polish, German, and English?
Out of Africa
Doubt
The Bridges of Madison County
Sophie's Choice
7. What TV show featured a character named Meryl Sheep in Streep's honor?
Sesame Street
Reading Rainbow
The Simpsons
South Park
8. Practicing six hours a day for eight weeks, Streep learned to play the violin for her role in what 1999 film?
Sophie's Choice
The Bridges of Madison County
The Iron Lady
Music of the Heart
9. Clint Eastwood directed and starred alongside Streep in what 1995 romance?
Postcards From the Edge
Defending Your Life
Doubt
The Bridges of Madison County
10. As of 2016, Streep has been nominated for how many Academy Awards?
Ten
Fifteen
Nineteen
Twenty-three
Click the "Submit" button above to see your results.
Born on June 22, 1949 in New Jersey, Meryl Streep has made a career as one of America's most versatile and celebrated actors.
Take the quiz to learn more.
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