AMAYZINE's big Julia Roberts quiz

December begs for evenings with our absolute favorite from ‘the silver screen’. Notting Hill, Eat Pray Love, Erin Brockovich, Mona Lisa Smile, Steel Magnolias, Sleeping with the Enemy, you want to see them all for the 47th time and every time we find her just as beautiful, charming, funny, and strong at the same time. So for later during the Friday afternoon drinks, a little quiz with your colleagues to see how well we actually know Julia Roberts. Fill the glasses, roll up those sleeves, here we go.

1. We mainly know Julia from Pretty Woman, in which she starred with Richard Gere. What was her very first film?

A. Yes, duh, Pretty Woman of course

B. Mystic Pizza

C. Dirty Dancing

2. Speaking of Pretty Woman. How much did Julia get for this role?

A. 3 million dollars

B. 300,000 dollars

C. 750,000 dollars

3. Julia Roberts was not the first candidate for this role. Quite a few actresses turned down the role because they found the script ‘not interesting’. Who from the list below was NOT offered the role?

A. Meg Ryan

B. Sarah Jessica Parker

C. Meryl Streep

4. Julia often got involved with a co-star. With which of these men did Roberts NOT have a relationship?

A. Richard Gere

B. Kiefer Sutherland

C. Lyle Lovett

5. For which role did Julia Roberts receive an Academy Award (Oscar)?

A. Pretty Woman

B. Steel Magnolias

C. Erin Brockovich

6. Julia Roberts also turned down two quite significant roles herself. Which of the following three films did she NOT turn down?

A. Shakespeare in Love

B. Sleepless in Seattle

C. The Holiday

Answers:

1. B,

2. B,

3. C (Meg Ryan and Sarah Jessica Parker did not want the role),

4. A (she did not have a relationship with Richard Gere, but did with the other two)

5. C (she won an Oscar for Erin Brockovich, for the other films she received a nomination)

6. C (The Holiday she did not turn down and for that she was not cast).