

Oprah won the Miss Black Tennessee beauty pageant at just 17 years old, leading to her first media job at a ___________.
Radio station
School
Film industry
Oprah's favorite book of all time is __________.
Memoir
Two States
To Kill a Mockingbird
Oprah's first name is actually spelled Orpah on her birth certificate after a biblical figure in the Book of _______.
Jeremiah
Ruth
Genesis
The unconventional clothing earned Oprah the nickname __________ among the local children.
Sack Girl
Peak girl
Local Lady
Hattie Mae taught Oprah how to read by the age of _________.
Two
Three
Four
September 8, 1986 marked the beginning of Oprah's monumental Emmy-winning daytime talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show.
True
False
The world learned of Oprah's secret pregnancy in which year when a family member sold the story to the National Enquirer?
1888
1919
1990
According to Forbes, Oprah is the first and only African American female billionaire in which country?
The United States
Australia
United Kingdom
Oprah became the first Black woman to receive the Golden Globes' __________ Award which honored her impactful career in entertainment.
Beebile Dominiac
Cecile B. Demille
Brownly T. Decker
Oprah's first job as a teenager was working at a _________.
Grocery store
Medical shop
School
After winning Nashville's Miss Fire Prevention contest, the pageant's sponsor, offered Oprah a job reading the afternoon headlines on air.
True
False
In 1972, Oprah won Miss Black __________ and went on to compete in Miss Black America.
Turkish
Greece
Tennessee
President Barack Obama presented Oprah with the medal the nation's highest civilian honor in which year?
2000
2013
2018
In 1986, Oprah launched her multimedia production company named __________.
Harpo Inc.
Oprah Inc.
Herley Inc
For the first national episode of her show, Oprah wanted ____________ who is a star of Miami Vice as her first guest.
Ben Johnson
Gwen Johnson
Don Johnson
In 1993, Oprah sat down with this celebrity for an interview that broadcast live from his Neverland Ranch.
Barack Obama
Michael Jackson
Dwayne Johnson
Oprah got her ears pierced when she turned _________.
40
50
51
Oprah was named the most influential woman of her generation by __________ magazine.
Times
Life
New York
She has a fear of doing what that she has had since she was a little girl?
Chewing gum
Roller coaster ride
Cooking
Oprah and Gayle first met while working as young ____________ at the same Baltimore television station in 1976.
Dancers
Journalists
Anchors
In 2004, Oprah famously gave all 76 members of her studio audience a brand-new Pontiac G6.
True
False
Winfrey was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Steven Spielberg's ___________.
The Color Purple
Ready Player One
The Terminal
In 2013, Winfrey was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by which President?
Joe Biden
Barack Obama
George Bush
Oprah has acted in __________ feature films, with her voice appearing in another five animated features.
Two
Five
Six
Oprah was the first-ever recipient of the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award.
True
False
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