Question 1

True or false: Grace Kelly was actually a trained sniper during World War II, serving in the French Resistance.

Accepted Answer

False. This is entirely fabricated. Kelly was a child during WWII and later became an actress. No military or resistance involvement.

Question 2

True or false: Grace Kelly's wedding dress was a gift from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer costume department.

Accepted Answer

False. The iconic lace dress was designed by MGM's Helen Rose, but it was a personal gift from the studio, not from the costume department's stock.

Question 3

True or false: Grace Kelly was the first American to become a princess by marriage to a reigning European monarch.

Accepted Answer

False. False. Alice Heine, an American from New Orleans, married Prince Albert I of Monaco in 1889, becoming princess consort decades before Grace Kelly's 1956 marriage to Prince Rainier III.

Question 4

True or false: Grace Kelly won an Academy Award for her role in 'Rear Window' alongside James Stewart.

Accepted Answer

False. Grace Kelly won the Best Actress Oscar for 'The Country Girl' (1954), not 'Rear Window.' She was not nominated for the Hitchcock film.

Question 5

True or false: Alfred Hitchcock tried to buy out Grace Kelly's contract from MGM to keep her from retiring from acting.

Accepted Answer

False. Hitchcock later offered her roles like Marnie, but he did not try to buy out her MGM contract. Her contract ended with High Society in 1956 when she retired to become Princess of Monaco.

Question 6

True or false: Grace Kelly became a princess by marrying Prince Charles of England.

Accepted Answer

False. Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956, becoming Princess Grace of Monaco. She never married Prince Charles.

Question 7

True or false: Grace Kelly's father, John B. Kelly Sr., owned a brick-making company.

Accepted Answer

True. John B. Kelly Sr. founded Kelly for Brickwork, a successful business. He was a self-made millionaire and an Olympic gold medalist in rowing, dispelling the misconception that Grace Kelly came from an old-money aristocratic family.

Question 8

True or false: Grace Kelly was legally considered a princess of Monaco before she even set foot in the country.

Accepted Answer

False. Grace Kelly arrived in Monaco on April 12, 1956. The civil marriage ceremony that made her Princess of Monaco took place at the Prince's Palace on April 18, 1956, after she had already entered the country.

Grace Kelly Trivia Questions