Question 1

True or false: She retired from acting at age 36 and lived as a recluse for nearly 50 years.

Accepted Answer

True. After 'Two-Faced Woman' (1941), she quit Hollywood and rarely appeared in public until her death in 1990.

Question 2

True or false: Her 1930 film 'Anna Christie' was marketed with the tagline 'Garbo Talks!', her first talkie.

Accepted Answer

True. This was her first speaking role, and MGM heavily promoted her deep, husky voice as a major event.

Question 3

True or false: Greta Garbo never won a competitive Academy Award during her acting career.

Accepted Answer

True. She received four Oscar nominations but never won; the Academy gave her an Honorary Award in 1954.

Question 4

True or false: Garbo's first film role was in the silent era's 'The Saga of Gösta Berling'.

Accepted Answer

True. Her breakthrough came in this 1924 Swedish silent epic, directed by Mauritz Stiller.

Question 5

True or false: Garbo demanded that all her film contracts include a clause banning close-ups of her left side.

Accepted Answer

False. She was highly self-critical of her appearance but never imposed such a specific contractual ban.

Question 6

True or false: Garbo turned down the lead role in 'Gone with the Wind' because she disliked the script.

Accepted Answer

False. She was never officially offered the role of Scarlett O'Hara; producer David O. Selznick considered her but knew she wouldn't relocate.

Question 7

True or false: She spoke five languages fluently, including Russian and Japanese.

Accepted Answer

False. Garbo was fluent in Swedish, English, German, and French, but not Russian or Japanese.

Question 8

True or false: Garbo was a trained opera singer before transitioning to film acting.

Accepted Answer

False. She studied acting at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, not opera; her singing was limited to film roles.

Greta Garbo Trivia Questions