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