The Life and Career of Bridgette Wilson Multiple Choice Quiz
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Bridgette Wilson was a popular actress in the 1990s and early 2000s.   This quiz is adopted from one originally written by seanclayton in the early 2000s.  Good luck!
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1. Bridgette Wilson was born in 1973. In Curry County in what state's southwest region on the Pacific Ocean was Bridgette born?

Answer: Oregon

Bridgette Wilson was born on September 25, 1973, in Gold Beach, Oregon. Gold Beach is the county seat of of Curry County and per the 2020 census it had a population of 2,241. Gold was discovered in the area in the 1850s prompting the name of the city to be changed from Ellensburg to Gold Beach. Bridgette Wilson lived in Gold Beach, OR, through high school.

2. What competition designed for girls aged 14-19 did Bridgette Wilson win in 1990?

Answer: Miss Teen USA

Representing the state of Oregon, Bridgette Wilson won Miss Teen USA in 1990. The 1990 Miss Teen USA was held in Biloxi, MS. Bridgette had the highest score in the interview portion of the competition and ranked #3 in the swimsuit portion. Bridgette's win at Miss Teen USA helped her gain popularity to launch her career.

3. Bridgette Wilson's acting career began in 1992 on a television soap opera. What was this show that featured the Capwell family and was named after a California city called 'The American Riviera'?

Answer: Santa Barbara

"Santa Barbara" was a soap opera that aired on NBC from 1984 to 1993. A major plot line over the course of the show was figuring out who murdered Channing Capwell, Jr. The show won 11 Daytime Emmy Awards including three straight for Outstanding Drama Series from 1988 to 1990. Bridgette Wilson's character on "Santa Barbara" was Lisa Fenimore, who was spoiled and pretended to be pregnant in the hopes that her boyfriend would ask her to marry him.

4. In 1992, on what show did Bridgette Wilson appear in five episodes during which she dated Zack Morris and attend Bayside High?

Answer: Saved by the Bell

Bridgette Wilson appeared as Ginger in season four of "Saved by the Bell". Ginger was considered a very pretty girl but her relationship with the show's lead character, Zack Morris, didn't last and she never really became close friends with Zack's group. "Saved by the Bell" initially ran for four seasons from 1989 to 1993 and it was followed by "Saved by the Bell: The New Class" (1993-2000) and a revival series "Saved by the Bell" (2020-2021).

5. In what 1993 comedic action film, that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as Jack Slater, did Bridgette Wilson make her film debut?

Answer: Last Action Hero

"Last Action Hero" was a comedic satire of the action film genre. In the film Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as the police detective Jack Slater who doubles as an action film star. Whitney (Bridgette Wilson) is Jack's daughter and she helps him stop the evil plans of Tony Vivaldi and Mr. Benedict.

Although it had a cult following when it was released on VHS, "Last Action Hero" underperformed at the box office grossing $137.3 million for Columbia Pictures.

6. What character, the only female in the original "Mortal Kombat" (1992) video game, did Bridgette Wilson appear as in the 1995 film version of "Mortal Kombat"?

Answer: Sonya Blade

"Mortal Kombat" was directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and Bridgette Wilson appeared as the beautiful and dangerous character Sonya Blade. In the live action adaptation of the popular and gory video game, Bridgette Wilson performed all of the fight sequences for Sonya Blade.

The role of Sonya Blade was originally going to be given to Cameron Diaz but a wrist injury forced her to abandon the role prompting it to be given to Bridgette Wilson.

7. In which 1995 film did Bridgette Wilson play the part of Veronica Vaughn, a third grade teacher who the film's title character has a crush on?

Answer: Billy Madison

"Billy Madison" starred Adam Sandler in the title role as a 27-year old who has to go back to complete 12 grades of school so he can inherit his father's company. Bridgette Wilson's character, Veronica Vaughn, eventually respects Billy Madison and helps him progress through school and foil the takeover attempts by Eric Gordon of the family company, Madison Hotels.

8. What U.S. tennis player did Bridgette Wilson marry on September 30, 2000, less than three months after he won his 7th Wimbledon title?

Answer: Pete Sampras

Bridgette Wilson and Pete Sampras started dating in January 2000, and they got married in September of the same year. During his tennis career, Pete Sampras set many records including being the first to win 14 major singles championships. Sampras was the ATP player of the year an amazing six straight years (1993-1998), and he held the world #1 ranking for 286 weeks.

9. In what romantic comedy film from 2001 is Bridgette Wilson (Fran Donelly) engaged to Matthew McConaughey (Steve Edison), who ends up falling in love with Jennifer Lopez (Mary Fiore)?

Answer: The Wedding Planner

Interestingly, Bridgette Wilson starred in "The Wedding Planner" just four months after she married tennis superstar Pete Sampras. In the film, Fran, Steve and Mary all live in San Francisco and desire for Fran and Steve to have a memorable wedding. Steve ends up saving Mary's life when a car is about to collide with her and they form an instant connection. Both Fran and Steve realize that they are not in love with each other and they cordially separate.

The film ends with Steve and Mary sharing their first kiss together.

10. Similar to her religious affiliation, what name did Bridgette Wilson give her first son who was born in 2002?

Answer: Christian

Bridgette Wilson grew up in a Catholic household and her first born son was named Christian Charles Sampras. Bridgette gave birth to her second son, Ryan Nikolaos Sampras, in 2005. Bridgette Wilson was much less active in television and film roles after the birth of her children, and she retired from acting after appearing in the 2008 movie "Phantom Punch".

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