Roman Holiday Quiz: Audrey Hepburn's Vespa Ride Through Rome

This Roman Holiday quiz hops on the Vespa with a runaway princess and a reporter in William Wyler's 1953 romance. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on Audrey Hepburn's Oscar, Gregory Peck, the Mouth of Truth, the Spanish Steps, Princess Ann's haircut, the photographer Irving and the hidden screenwriter Dalton Trumbo.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Year
When was Roman Holiday released?
Director
Who directed Roman Holiday?
Star
Who plays Princess Ann?
Oscar
Which Oscar did Audrey Hepburn win for the film?
Reporter
Who plays reporter Joe Bradley?
Scooter
What do Ann and Joe ride through Rome?
Mouth
Where does Joe pretend his hand has been bitten off?
Steps
Where does Ann eat gelato?
Hair
What change does Ann make to her look?
Writer
Which blacklisted writer secretly wrote the story?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: When was Roman Holiday released?
Answer: 1953
It was filmed in Rome.
Q2: Who directed Roman Holiday?
Answer: William Wyler
He later made Ben-Hur.
Q3: Who plays Princess Ann?
Answer: Audrey Hepburn
It was her first starring role in Hollywood.
Q4: Which Oscar did Audrey Hepburn win for the film?
Answer: Best Actress
She was 24.
Q5: Who plays reporter Joe Bradley?
Answer: Gregory Peck
He hopes to get a scoop.
Q6: What do Ann and Joe ride through Rome?
Answer: A Vespa scooter
Vespa sales soared afterward.
Q7: Where does Joe pretend his hand has been bitten off?
Answer: The Mouth of Truth
Hepburn's scream was real.
Q8: Where does Ann eat gelato?
Answer: The Spanish Steps
Eating there is now banned.
Q9: What change does Ann make to her look?
Answer: She gets a short haircut
It became a famous style.
Q10: Which blacklisted writer secretly wrote the story?
Answer: Dalton Trumbo
His credit was restored decades later.

Roman Holiday Quiz – Audrey Hepburn's Vespa Ride Through Rome

Roman Holiday, directed by William Wyler and released in 1953, stars Audrey Hepburn as Princess Ann, who slips away from her official duties in Rome. Gregory Peck plays Joe Bradley, a reporter who sees a chance for a scoop.

Together they explore the city on a Vespa, eat gelato on the Spanish Steps and visit the Mouth of Truth, where Joe pretends his hand has been bitten off. Ann also gets a short haircut that became a fashion trend.

Hepburn won the Oscar for Best Actress in her first starring Hollywood role. The story was secretly written by blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo, whose credit was restored decades later.

What This Quiz Teaches

Classic movie fans will enjoy these questions.

Who made the film
Who stars in it
Where they go in Rome
Which scenes are famous
Who really wrote it

Did You Know?

Eddie Albert plays the photographer Irving.
The film was shot on real Roman streets.
It helped make Vespa scooters a symbol of Rome.
Gregory Peck pushed for Hepburn to share billing with him.
It won three Oscars in total.