Glamour of Hollywood (Apr 1939 - May 1941 (assorted issues))

70 MARCH, 1941 WHAT DO YOU KNOW? A quiz on life-in-our-time THROUCH THE LOOKING CLASS The new “Stork Club” blue-red lipstick, rouge, nail polish, plus per¬ fume in Tussy’s red purse kit called, fittingly, “Stork Club Celebrity.” $2 Come wind, come sleet — face the weather, undaunted, with Hudnut’s Winter Complexion Duo of face pow¬ der and foundation lotion. Just $2 When buying your favorite shade of Coty’s lipstick and rouge, both $1, you’ll be given the “Tandem” holder so they won’t get lost in your purse Delettrez’ Special Skin Wash, a cream you use with water to clean your face thoroughly, does a won¬ derful job. A generous jar costs $1 IN order to keep the readers of Glamour on their toes, test their wits, jog their memories and in general add to the mer¬ riment of nations, we herewith present a Glamour Quiz. We are going to be very superior about it because we know all the answers. We should ... we looked them up. But we’re not going to complicate matters with any intricate system of scoring. Current Events, Movies and Theater, and Fashion being equal — how smart are you? Answers will be found on page 72. Current Events I . What expression was coined after the devastating bombing of an English town? 2. Who are the joint heads of the United States Defense Board? 3. Whom have the British Tommies in Africa nicknamed “Electric Whiskers”? 4. Where is Durazzo? 5. What amateur woman tennis star re¬ cently turned professional? 6. Where are four of the seven naval bases located which Great Britain leased to the United States? 7. What have the following men in com¬ mon: Jules Romains, Thomas Mann, Lion Feuchtwanger, Maurice Maeterlinck? 8. What have the following so-called “patriots” in common: Konrad Henlein, Vidkun Quisling? 9. What do the initials “ASCAP” and “BMI” stand for? 1 0. What is the source of the title of Ernest Hemingway’s latest book. For W hom the Bell Tolls? I I . Head of the “Peace” faction in Congress is Senator Burton K. Wheeler. From what State is he Senator? Movies and Theater I . Who wrote the play, The Letter, from which Bette Davis’ movie was adapted? 2. What play, written and produced in 1892, is one of the biggest comedy hits on Broadway this season? 3. Who played the following characters, and in which movie did they appear: 1. Tony Patucci 2. Adenoid Hinckel 3. Louvette 4. Egbert Souse 5. Bijou 6. Tracy Lord 7. Radisson 8. Reuter 9. Emmy Ritter 10. John Brown 4. Who is the youngest of the ten most popular stars at the box office for 1940? 5. Who is the fattest director in Holly¬ wood and one of the best? 6. What are the names of the two out¬ standing pictures he directed last year? 7. Hedy Lamarr is known as one of the most glamourous stars on the screen. Nev¬ ertheless, in one of her recent pictures she wore a street-car conductor’s uniform. What was the name of this film, and who played opposite her? 8. The symphony orchestra in Walt Disney’s “Fantasia” was directed by what noted conductor? 9. What young screen actress was known as “The Sweater Girl” when she first started in pictures? She recently mar¬ ried and divorced a famous band leader. 1 0. What stage and radio star wrote and planned three movies before finally making one in which he starred, and which he directed and produced? I I . Who is the most recent screen ac¬ tress to come from Sweden who shows promise of becoming a great star? 1 2. What American movie star drove an ambulance in France last year? Fashion 1 . What is scheduled to be the leading high-fashion color for Spring? 2. What fashion is tempting former “hatless” girls to wear hats? 3. What graceful old style of wearing “back hair” is returning? 4. How is the South American influence evidenced in evening dress? 5. What is the conclusive shoulder trend for Spring? Silhouette trend? 6. Which of these is the Career Girl’s beloved “uniform” in the Spring? 1. Dirndl 2. Navy suit 3. Flower print 7. Describe each of these important hat styles for Spring: skimmer, pagoda. 8. What style show recently held in New York was supposed to define trends for Spring in American fashion? 9. In what way is Far Eastern influence cropping out in American fashions? 1 0. Name two specific examples of “Americana” influence cropping out in American fashions. I I . What two new shoe fashions ap¬ pearing in the Spring picture are expected to be exceedingly popular? 1 2. What two kinds of “drape” are prominent in both beachwear and evening wear, and becoming so in street wear?