The L Word - Celebrity Movie & TV Quiz for Lesbian Series

What do you know about the celebrities who star on Showtime Network's groundbreaking series, "The L Word?" Test your knowledge by taking this mutliple choice quiz. Have fun!

Question 1

In what 1983 movie did Jennifer Beals star that launched the hit song "What a Feeling?"

1. Coyote Ugly
2. Dirty Dancing
3. Flashdance
4. Fame

Question 2

Cybil Shepard danced cheek-to-cheek with Bruce Willis to the Anita Baker song "Sweet Love" in what award-winning TV show?

1. Cybil
2. Moonlighting
3. The Practice
4. Magnum P.I.

Question 3

Who won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in "Children of a Lesser God?"

1. Marlee Matlin
2. Ann Archer
3. Cybil Shepard
4. Jennifer Beals

Question 4

What character did Camryn Manheim play on ABC's "The Practice?"

1. Victoria Frutt
2. Susan Frutt
3. Ashlee Frutt
4. Ellenor Frutt

Question 5

Laurel Holloman played a lesbian character attracted to a girl of a different race in what film?

1. Better Than Chocolate
2. The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love
3. Bliss
4. Loving Annabelle

Question 6

This actress was nominated for a Golden Globe as "Most Promising Newcomer -- Female" for her role in the film, "The Last Picture Show."

1. Cybil Shepard
2. Holland Taylor
3. Marlee Matlin
4. Pam Grier

Question 7

What actress played the owner of the store where the main character (played by Steve Carell) worked in the 2005 romantic-comedy, "Forty Year-Old Virgin?"

1. Holland Taylor
2. Lolita Davidovich
3. Helen Shaver
4. Jane Lynch

Question 8

This actress played a supporting role in the film "All Over Me," the story of a teenage girl in love with her best friend.

1. Helen Shaver
2. Leisha Hailey
3. Laurel Holloman
4. Mia Kirschner

Question 9

Pam Grier played a character with the same name as the film in which she starred. Name the film and character.

1. Foxy Brown
2. Cleopatra Jones
3. Bridget Jones
4. Carmen Jones

Question 10

This actress directed and produced "Searching for Debra Winger," a an independent feature documentary that brought together actresses to discuss and examine the pressures they face in the entertainment industry. Name the actress.

1. Katherine Moenning
2. Dana Delany
3. Jennifer Beals
4. Rosanna Arquette

Question 11

What actress who had a storyline role with Pam Grier during the 2004-2005 season, played herself in the film "Searching for Debra Winger," and turned down the Sharon Stone role in "Basic Instinct?"

1. Kelly Lynch
2. Laurel Holloman
3. Cybil Shepard
4. Holland Taylor

Question 12

She played a married Senator who offered the character, Bette, a drink and a seduction. Bette took the drink but refused the seduction.

1. Dana Delaney
2. Jane Lynch
3. Rosanna Arquette
4. Camryn Manheim

ANSWERS

Question 1:
3. Flashdance (Correct Answer)

Question 2:
2. Moonlighting (Correct Answer)

Question 3:
1. Marlee Matlin (Correct Answer)

Question 4:
4. Ellenor Frutt (Correct Answer)

Question 5:
2. The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love (Correct Answer)

Question 6:
1. Cybil Shepard (Correct Answer)

Question 7:
4. Jane Lynch (Correct Answer)

Question 8:
2. Leisha Hailey (Correct Answer)

Question 9:
1. Foxy Brown (Correct Answer)

Question 10:
4. Rosanna Arquette (Correct Answer)

Question 11:
1. Kelly Lynch (Correct Answer)

Question 12:
1. Dana Delaney (Correct Answer)