{"id":587459,"date":"2026-08-08T23:34:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T23:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/587459\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T23:34:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T23:34:20","slug":"quiz-how-well-do-you-know-the-life-and-career-of-brenda-fricker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/587459\/","title":{"rendered":"Quiz: How well do you know the life and career of Brenda Fricker?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n Which county was Brenda Fricker from?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

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\n In which year did she become the first Irish actress to win an Oscar?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

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\n She starred opposite Richard Harris in Jim Sheridan’s film adaptation of The Field. Who wrote the play?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

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\n Fricker played the mother of Mike Myers’ character in which of these films?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

\n Wayne’s World\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

\n Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

\n So I Married an Axe Murderer\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

\n Inglorious Basterds\n <\/p>\n


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\n In which long-running BBC medical drama did she have a recurring role?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

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\n Fricker played the Pigeon Lady in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. At the end of the film, what bird figurine does Kevin McCallister give her to signify that they will be friends forever?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

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\n What did she reportedly claim to have beaten 17 crew members on My Left Foot at?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

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\n Which other Oscar-winning actress played her partner in the 2011 film Cloudburst?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

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\n Which of these films did Brenda Fricker NOT appear in?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

\n A Time To Kill\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

\n In the Name of the Father\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

\n Veronica Guerin\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

\n Inside I’m Dancing\n <\/p>\n


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\n In a 2021 interview with Tommy Tiernan, where did Brenda Fricker say her Best Supporting Actress Oscar was?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

\n In a kitchen cabinet so she would open it and see it every morning\n <\/p>\n

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\n Keeping her bathroom door open\n <\/p>\n


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