Question 1

True or false: Emma Thompson performed the role of Professor Trelawney in the 'Harry Potter' films.

Accepted Answer

True. Thompson played the eccentric Divination professor in 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' and later films.

Question 2

True or false: Emma Thompson wrote the screenplay for the 1995 film 'Sense and Sensibility'.

Accepted Answer

True. She won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for that film, proving her talents extend far beyond acting.

Question 3

True or false: Emma Thompson was once a professional ballet dancer with the Royal Ballet.

Accepted Answer

False. She studied English at Cambridge and began acting in comedy revues. She has no professional ballet training.

Question 4

True or false: Emma Thompson was the first actress to win an Oscar for both acting and screenwriting.

Accepted Answer

True. She won Best Actress for Howards End (1992) and Best Adapted Screenplay for Sense and Sensibility (1995), and remains the only person to hold Oscars in both categories.

Question 5

True or false: Emma Thompson voiced Queen Elizabeth II in the 2019 animated film 'The Queen's Corgi'.

Accepted Answer

False. Julie Walters voiced the Queen in that film; Emma Thompson did not appear in it. Thompson has not voiced Elizabeth II in any animated film.

Question 6

True or false: Emma Thompson turned down a damehood twice for political reasons.

Accepted Answer

False. Emma Thompson accepted a damehood in 2018 and is officially Dame Emma Thompson. She did not decline the honor; the claim is incorrect.

Question 7

True or false: Emma Thompson once appeared in a music video for the band Queen.

Accepted Answer

False. She never appeared in a Queen video. This myth may stem from her comedic 'Queen' sketch on 'Saturday Live' in the 1980s.

Question 8

True or false: Emma Thompson is the only person to have won Academy Awards for both acting and writing.

Accepted Answer

True. She won Best Actress for Howards End (1993) and Best Adapted Screenplay for Sense and Sensibility (1996). She remains the sole winner in both categories.

Emma Thompson Trivia Questions