Question 1

True or false: Elizabeth Taylor launched a successful perfume line called 'White Diamonds.'

Accepted Answer

True. Launched in 1991, 'White Diamonds' became a top-selling celebrity fragrance, grossing hundreds of millions.

Question 2

True or false: She was married to Richard Burton twice, and both weddings were in the same location.

Accepted Answer

False. Their first wedding was in Montreal, the second in Botswana—different countries, not the same place.

Question 3

True or false: Elizabeth Taylor was the first actress to earn $1 million for a single film role.

Accepted Answer

True. She made history in 1963 by signing a $1 million deal for 'Cleopatra,' a record-breaking salary at the time.

Question 4

True or false: She was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in 'National Velvet.'

Accepted Answer

False. She won an Oscar for 'National Velvet'? No—she won for 'Butterfield 8' and 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?', not that film.

Question 5

True or false: She converted to Judaism before her marriage to producer Mike Todd.

Accepted Answer

False. Taylor converted to Judaism in 1959, after Todd's death, before marrying Eddie Fisher—not before Todd.

Question 6

True or false: She was once briefly married to a prince from a European monarchy.

Accepted Answer

False. Taylor never married a prince. Her husbands included a hotel heir, a producer, and actors, but no royalty.

Question 7

True or false: Elizabeth Taylor owned a diamond that was once owned by a Mughal emperor.

Accepted Answer

True. She owned the 69-carat Taylor-Burton Diamond, which was originally part of the Mughal Peacock Throne's jewels.

Question 8

True or false: Taylor had a tracheotomy performed on her in a hotel room to save her life.

Accepted Answer

True. In 1961, she nearly died from pneumonia, and a tracheotomy was done in a London hotel suite to save her.

Elizabeth Taylor Trivia Questions