Question 1

True or false: She 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 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 3

True or false: Emma Thompson co-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 4

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

Accepted Answer

False. While she won Best Actress for 'Howards End' (1992) and Best Adapted Screenplay for 'Sense and Sensibility', she wasn't the first—others preceded her.

Question 5

True or false: She voiced the character of Queen Elizabeth II in an animated film.

Accepted Answer

False. Thompson voiced Queen Elizabeth I in the 2004 film 'The Queen', not Elizabeth II. The confusion is common due to similar titles.

Question 6

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 7

True or false: She is a direct descendant of the inventor of the flushing toilet.

Accepted Answer

True. Thompson is a great-great-granddaughter of Thomas Crapper, the Victorian plumber who popularized the modern flush toilet.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

True. She refused the honor in 2018 and again later, citing opposition to the British honours system and its colonial ties.

Emma Thompson Trivia Questions