Quiz: Barbie

The highly anticipated live-action pink masterpiece of a Barbie movie is finally coming to a cinema screen near you. Margot Robbie stars as the iconic Mattel doll and the movie tells her journey from Barbieland into the real world. Already counting down the days until you can watch it on the big screen? Then test your Barbie knowledge with these ten little questions.

QUESTIONS

1. What is Barbie’s full name?

a) Barbara Millicent Roberts
b) Barbarella Maya Rollins
c) Barbara Bananas
d) Barbara Monika Millionaire

2. The singer Dua Lipa is making her acting debut in the 2023 Barbie movie, but who is she playing?

a) President Barbie
b) Lawyer Barbie
c) Mermaid Barbie
d) Physicist Barbie

3. The writer and director of the movie, Greta Gerwig, is famous for writing which other movie?

a) Spider-man: No Way Home
b) Ladybird 
c) Shiva Baby
d) House of Gucci

4. When was the first Barbie doll introduced?

a) 1949
b) 1959
c) 1969
d) 1979

5. Which one of these artists has a track on the Barbie Soundtrack?

a) Nicki Minaj
b) Ariana Grande
c) Shystie
d) Katy Perry

6. Barbie has had lots of jobs. Which of these jobs has she never had? 

a) An astronaut
b) A submarine cleaner
c) A sign language teacher
d) A panda rescuer

7. What role is Issa Rae playing in the movie?

a) Astronaut Barbie
b) President Barbie 
c) Weird Barbie
d) Olympic Skier Barbie

8. Barbie has lots of friends, but who is her oldest best friend?

a) Midge 
b) Skipper
c) Summer 
d) Cara

9. The July 12 Barbie premiere took place in which London location?

a) Hyde Park
b) Leicester Square
c) Greenwich
d) Hackney

10. Jodi Benson voices Barbie in the Toy Story movies, but which other famous animated character has she voiced?

a) Princess Fiona from Shrek
b) Elsa of Arendelle from Frozen
c) Mulan from the movie Mulan
d) Ariel from The Little Mermaid

ANSWERS

1) The answer is a. Barbara Millicent Roberts
2) The answer is c. Mermaid Barbie
3) The answer is b. Ladybird 
4) The answer is b. 1959
5) The answer is a. Nicki Minaj
6) The answer is b. A submarine cleaner
7) The answer is b. President Barbie 
8) The answer is a. Midge
9)  The answer is b. Leicester Square
10) The answer is d. Ariel from The Little Mermaid