Singin' In The Rain - Quiz
  • 1. Who played the lead role of Don Lockwood in the movie Singin' in the Rain?
A) Gene Kelly
B) Frank Sinatra
C) Donald O'Connor
D) Fred Astaire
  • 2. In what year was Singin' in the Rain released?
A) 1965
B) 1973
C) 1952
D) 1940
  • 3. Which actress portrayed Kathy Selden, the love interest of Don Lockwood?
A) Grace Kelly
B) Audrey Hepburn
C) Doris Day
D) Debbie Reynolds
  • 4. What studio does Don Lockwood work for in the movie?
A) Monumental Pictures
B) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
C) Warner Bros.
D) Universal Studios
  • 5. Who had the idea to turn the screenplay into a musical that eventually became Singin' in the Rain?
A) Irving Thalberg
B) Arthur Freed
C) MGM Studios
D) Sam Goldwyn
  • 6. Which character reluctantly becomes Lina Lamont's singing voice in the movie?
A) Lena Horne
B) Dora Bailey
C) Kathy Selden
D) Maria Ouspenskaya
  • 7. What famous song and dance number does Gene Kelly perform in the rain?
A) Make 'Em Laugh
B) Good Morning
C) Singin' in the Rain
D) Dancing Through Life
  • 8. Which character helps Don Lockwood perform the 'Good Morning' number?
A) Kathy Selden
B) Cosmo Brown
C) R.F. Simpson
D) Dora Bailey
  • 9. What studio did the real-life Debbie Reynolds sign with after her performance in Singin' in the Rain?
A) Warner Bros.
B) MGM
C) Columbia Pictures
D) Paramount Pictures
  • 10. What is the name of Don Lockwood's film that premieres at the beginning of 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) The Dancing Cavalier
B) The Jazz Singer
C) The Dueling Cavalier
D) The Royal Rascal
  • 11. Who is the CEO of Monumental Pictures in 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) Arthur Freed
B) R. F. Simpson
C) Roscoe Dexter
D) Cosmo Brown
  • 12. Which song is performed by a group of chorus girls at the afterparty in 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) Fit as a Fiddle
B) All I Do Is Dream of You
C) You Were Meant for Me
D) Make 'Em Laugh
  • 13. What is the title of Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont's film that needs to be converted into a talkie?
A) The Dueling Cavalier
B) Singin' in the Rain
C) Broadway Melody
D) The Royal Rascal
  • 14. Which film's success prompts the transition to talkies?
A) Broadway Melody
B) The Jazz Singer
C) Singin' in the Rain
D) The Dueling Cavalier
  • 15. What is the final title of Don and Lina's film after it becomes a musical?
A) Broadway Melody
B) Singin' in the Rain
C) The Dancing Cavalier
D) The Royal Rascal
  • 16. Which magazine ranked 'Singin' in the Rain' as the eighth-best film of all time in 2008?
A) The British Film Institute
B) Sight & Sound
C) Empire
D) AFI
  • 17. In which year was 'Singin' in the Rain' selected for preservation by the United States Library of Congress?
A) 2022
B) 1989
C) 1998
D) 2007
  • 18. Which character is portrayed as having a grating, high-pitched voice in 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) Roscoe Dexter
B) Cosmo Brown
C) Kathy Selden
D) Lina Lamont
  • 19. What is the name of Don Lockwood's childhood song-and-dance number?
A) Good Morning
B) You Were Meant for Me
C) Fit as a Fiddle
D) Make 'Em Laugh
  • 20. What role does Roscoe Dexter have in the production of The Dueling Cavalier?
A) Elocution teacher
B) Director
C) Screenwriter
D) Producer
  • 21. Who was cast as Lina Lamont in the film?
A) Dawn Addams
B) Mae Clarke
C) Jean Hagen
D) Julie Andrews
  • 22. Which actor played Cosmo Brown?
A) Gene Kelly
B) Douglas Fowley
C) Millard Mitchell
D) Donald O'Connor
  • 23. Which actor played R. F. Simpson?
A) Tommy Farrell
B) Millard Mitchell
C) Douglas Fowley
D) King Donovan
  • 24. Who was Zelda Zanders in the film?
A) The 'Zip Girl' and Lina's friend
B) Head of Monumental Pictures
C) A lady-in-waiting to Lina
D) Lina Lamont's diction coach
  • 25. Who portrayed Zelda Zanders?
A) Rita Moreno
B) Kathleen Freeman
C) Madge Blake
D) Dawn Addams
  • 26. Which character did Madge Blake play?
A) A Hollywood gossip columnist based on Louella Parsons
B) Lina Lamont's diction coach
C) A lady-in-waiting to Lina
D) The 'Zip Girl'
  • 27. Where is the digital version of 'Singin' in the Rain' currently available to stream?
A) Netflix
B) Amazon Prime Video
C) HBO Max
D) Disney+
  • 28. Which song from 'Singin' in the Rain' is considered 100% plagiarism by Gene Kelly?
A) "Make 'Em Laugh"
B) "Moses Supposes"
C) "Good Morning"
D) "Broadway Rhythm"
  • 29. In what year did 'Singin' in the Rain' tie for 19 on Sight & Sound's directors' list?
A) 1998
B) 2022
C) 2002
D) 1989
  • 30. Which comedy-drama film directed by Damien Chazelle references and depicts scenes from 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) Whiplash
B) First Man
C) Babylon
D) La La Land
  • 31. In which 'Legends of Tomorrow' episode is the song 'Good Morning' featured?
A) Phone Home
B) Crossroads of Destiny
C) Pilot
D) Timeless
  • 32. Who gave 'Singin' in the Rain' four out of four stars?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Pauline Kael
C) Bosley Crowther
D) Leslie Halliwell
  • 33. Which critic called 'Singin' in the Rain' top-notch entertainment?
A) Metacritic
B) Harrison's Reports
C) Variety
D) The New York Times
  • 34. Who provided the music for "Moses Supposes"?
A) Arthur Freed
B) Nacio Herb Brown
C) Roger Edens
D) Cole Porter
  • 35. What was Debbie Reynolds' background before 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) Dancer
B) Singer
C) Gymnast
D) Actress
  • 36. Who wrote a review for The New York Times praising 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) Richard L. Coe
B) Bosley Crowther
C) Roger Ebert
D) Leslie Halliwell
  • 37. Which television series featured two songs from 'Singin' in the Rain' in its episode titled 'The Substitute'?
A) Grease: Live
B) Nashville
C) Glee
D) Smash
  • 38. Who played J. Cumberland Spendrill III?
A) John Dodsworth
B) Jimmy Thompson
C) Stuart Holmes
D) King Donovan
  • 39. When was the Ultra HD Blu-ray of 'Singin' in the Rain' released?
A) 1992
B) July 2012
C) 2002
D) April 26, 2022
  • 40. On Rotten Tomatoes, what is the approval rating of 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) 100%
B) 95%
C) 85%
D) 90%
  • 41. In which film is Jennifer Lawrence's character inspired by a clip of Donald O'Connor and Gene Kelly dancing to 'Moses Supposes'?
A) American Hustle
B) Dunkirk
C) Silver Linings Playbook
D) Joy
  • 42. In the film Brooklyn, which character emulates Gene Kelly's iconic swinging on a lamppost?
A) Eilis Lacey
B) Jim Farrell
C) Tony Fiorello
D) Father Flood
  • 43. Which actor was uncredited as the singing voice of Debbie Reynolds on 'Would You' and 'You Are My Lucky Star'?
A) Madge Blake
B) Dawn Addams
C) Julie Andrews
D) Betty Noyes
  • 44. Which song was Gene Kelly originally supposed to sing in a medley?
A) 'You Were Meant For Me'
B) 'All I Do Is Dream of You'
C) 'Make 'Em Laugh'
D) 'Good Morning'
  • 45. In which film does Sigourney Weaver's character sing parts of 'You Are My Lucky Star'?
A) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
B) Alien
C) The Terminator
D) Blade Runner
  • 46. Which MGM head of production approved the re-written opening?
A) Dore Schary
B) Arthur Freed
C) Irving Lazar
D) Louis B. Mayer
  • 47. What was the role of Betty Comden's husband in the development of the script?
A) He suggested combining three possible openings into one.
B) He composed music for a new song.
C) He wrote additional lyrics for the songs.
D) He directed a scene in the film.
  • 48. In which year was 'Singin' in the Rain' ranked #10 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies?
A) 1989
B) 2012
C) 2007
D) 1998
  • 49. Who was Phoebe Dinsmore in the film?
A) The 'Zip Girl'
B) Lina's diction coach
C) Head of Monumental Pictures
D) A Hollywood gossip columnist
  • 50. Which critic praised 'Singin' in the Rain' as a satire of Hollywood in the late 1920s?
A) Leslie Halliwell
B) Pauline Kael
C) Bosley Crowther
D) Richard L. Coe
  • 51. Which film's plot lines closely resemble those of 'Singin' in the Rain' and was released in 2022?
A) Downton Abbey: A New Era
B) Bridgerton
C) Victoria & Abdul
D) The Crown
  • 52. Which film registry included 'Singin' in the Rain' for preservation in 1989?
A) AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals
B) Hollywood Walk of Fame
C) National Film Registry
D) Empire's 500 Greatest Movies
  • 53. Which Monty Python musical parodies the dance to 'Singin' in the Rain's title song?
A) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
B) Spamalot
C) Fierce Creatures
D) The Meaning of Life
  • 54. What was the French title for 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) Chantons Sous la Pluie
B) La Pluie Chante
C) Danse dans la Pluie
D) Rire sous la Pluie
  • 55. Which critic called 'Singin' in the Rain' a 'fresh and breezy, colorful and funny musical'?
A) Pauline Kael
B) Richard L. Coe
C) Leslie Halliwell
D) Bosley Crowther
  • 56. What was the reason for using Jean Hagen's voice instead of Debbie Reynolds' in one scene?
A) Reynolds was not available for the recording.
B) Reynolds had a sore throat on that day.
C) Hagen's natural, cultured speaking voice was preferred over Reynolds' mid-western accent.
D) The director wanted to give Hagen more screen time.
  • 57. What is the name of the anime short featuring a young female ghost dancing to 'Moses Supposes'?
A) Spirited Away
B) Gisoku no Moses
C) Princess Mononoke
D) My Neighbor Totoro
  • 58. Which brand used 'Singin' in the Rain' in their 2015 commercial?
A) Tropicana Products
B) Fanta
C) Pepsi
D) Coca-Cola
  • 59. What position did 'Singin' in the Rain' hold on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies of All Time List?
A) #8
B) #10
C) #16
D) #65
  • 60. Who played the man demonstrating the technology of talking pictures?
A) Bobby Watson
B) Tommy Farrell
C) Julius Tannen
D) Jimmy Thompson
  • 61. Who was initially considered for the lead role before Gene Kelly?
A) Gene Nelson
B) Frank Sinatra
C) Howard Keel
D) Fred Astaire
  • 62. Which Nancy Meyers film features the scene where Gene Kelly sings 'You Were Meant for Me'?
A) It's Complicated
B) The Holiday
C) The Intern
D) Something's Gotta Give
  • 63. What was the era setting of the story in 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) The rise of television.
B) The transition from silent films to talkies.
C) The golden age of Broadway musicals.
D) The early days of Hollywood.
  • 64. Who helped Debbie Reynolds understand the difficulty of dancing?
A) Fred Astaire
B) Stanley Donen
C) Gene Kelly
D) Donald O'Connor
  • 65. What position did 'Singin' in the Rain' hold as a grossing movie of the year in the US and Canada?
A) First-highest-grossing
B) Twentieth-highest-grossing
C) Fifth-highest-grossing
D) Tenth-highest-grossing
  • 66. What was the net profit earned by MGM from 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) $3.263 million
B) $666,000
C) $1 million
D) $5.63 million
  • 67. Which song was an instrumental only version in 'Going Hollywood'?
A) "You Are My Lucky Star"
B) "Temptation"
C) "Make 'Em Laugh"
D) "Singin' in the Rain"
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