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