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  • 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) 1952
B) 1973
C) 1965
D) 1940
  • 3. Which actress portrayed Kathy Selden, the love interest of Don Lockwood?
A) Audrey Hepburn
B) Doris Day
C) Debbie Reynolds
D) Grace Kelly
  • 4. What studio does Don Lockwood work for in the movie?
A) Warner Bros.
B) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
C) Monumental Pictures
D) Universal Studios
  • 5. Who had the idea to turn the screenplay into a musical that eventually became Singin' in the Rain?
A) Arthur Freed
B) MGM Studios
C) Irving Thalberg
D) Sam Goldwyn
  • 6. Which character reluctantly becomes Lina Lamont's singing voice in the movie?
A) Lena Horne
B) Kathy Selden
C) Dora Bailey
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) Dancing Through Life
D) Singin' in the Rain
  • 8. Which character helps Don Lockwood perform the 'Good Morning' number?
A) R.F. Simpson
B) Dora Bailey
C) Cosmo Brown
D) Kathy Selden
  • 9. What studio did the real-life Debbie Reynolds sign with after her performance in Singin' in the Rain?
A) MGM
B) Columbia Pictures
C) Paramount 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 Dueling Cavalier
C) The Royal Rascal
D) The Dancing Cavalier
  • 11. Who is the CEO of Monumental Pictures in 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) Arthur Freed
B) R. F. Simpson
C) Cosmo Brown
D) Roscoe Dexter
  • 12. Which song is performed by a group of chorus girls at the afterparty in 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) Make 'Em Laugh
B) You Were Meant for Me
C) All I Do Is Dream of You
D) Fit as a Fiddle
  • 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) The Dueling Cavalier
B) Singin' in the Rain
C) The Jazz Singer
D) Broadway Melody
  • 15. What is the final title of Don and Lina's film after it becomes a musical?
A) The Royal Rascal
B) Broadway Melody
C) The Dancing Cavalier
D) Singin' in the Rain
  • 16. Which magazine ranked 'Singin' in the Rain' as the eighth-best film of all time in 2008?
A) Empire
B) AFI
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) 1998
B) 1989
C) 2007
D) 2022
  • 18. Which character is portrayed as having a grating, high-pitched voice in 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) Lina Lamont
B) Roscoe Dexter
C) Cosmo Brown
D) Kathy Selden
  • 19. What is the name of Don Lockwood's childhood song-and-dance number?
A) Make 'Em Laugh
B) Fit as a Fiddle
C) You Were Meant for Me
D) Good Morning
  • 20. What role does Roscoe Dexter have in the production of The Dueling Cavalier?
A) Elocution teacher
B) Screenwriter
C) Producer
D) Director
  • 21. Who was cast as Lina Lamont in the film?
A) Mae Clarke
B) Dawn Addams
C) Julie Andrews
D) Jean Hagen
  • 22. Which actor played Cosmo Brown?
A) Douglas Fowley
B) Donald O'Connor
C) Millard Mitchell
D) Gene Kelly
  • 23. Which actor played R. F. Simpson?
A) Millard Mitchell
B) Tommy Farrell
C) King Donovan
D) Douglas Fowley
  • 24. Who was Zelda Zanders in the film?
A) The 'Zip Girl' and Lina's friend
B) Lina Lamont's diction coach
C) Head of Monumental Pictures
D) A lady-in-waiting to Lina
  • 25. Who portrayed Zelda Zanders?
A) Kathleen Freeman
B) Rita Moreno
C) Dawn Addams
D) Madge Blake
  • 26. Which character did Madge Blake play?
A) Lina Lamont's diction coach
B) The 'Zip Girl'
C) A lady-in-waiting to Lina
D) A Hollywood gossip columnist based on Louella Parsons
  • 27. Where is the digital version of 'Singin' in the Rain' currently available to stream?
A) Netflix
B) HBO Max
C) Disney+
D) Amazon Prime Video
  • 28. Which song from 'Singin' in the Rain' is considered 100% plagiarism by Gene Kelly?
A) "Moses Supposes"
B) "Good Morning"
C) "Broadway Rhythm"
D) "Make 'Em Laugh"
  • 29. In what year did 'Singin' in the Rain' tie for 19 on Sight & Sound's directors' list?
A) 2022
B) 1998
C) 2002
D) 1989
  • 30. Which comedy-drama film directed by Damien Chazelle references and depicts scenes from 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) La La Land
B) First Man
C) Babylon
D) Whiplash
  • 31. In which 'Legends of Tomorrow' episode is the song 'Good Morning' featured?
A) Crossroads of Destiny
B) Phone Home
C) Timeless
D) Pilot
  • 32. Who gave 'Singin' in the Rain' four out of four stars?
A) Pauline Kael
B) Roger Ebert
C) Leslie Halliwell
D) Bosley Crowther
  • 33. Which critic called 'Singin' in the Rain' top-notch entertainment?
A) Harrison's Reports
B) Metacritic
C) The New York Times
D) Variety
  • 34. Who provided the music for "Moses Supposes"?
A) Arthur Freed
B) Nacio Herb Brown
C) Cole Porter
D) Roger Edens
  • 35. What was Debbie Reynolds' background before 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) Actress
B) Singer
C) Dancer
D) Gymnast
  • 36. Who wrote a review for The New York Times praising 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) Bosley Crowther
B) Roger Ebert
C) Leslie Halliwell
D) Richard L. Coe
  • 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) King Donovan
B) John Dodsworth
C) Stuart Holmes
D) Jimmy Thompson
  • 39. When was the Ultra HD Blu-ray of 'Singin' in the Rain' released?
A) April 26, 2022
B) 1992
C) July 2012
D) 2002
  • 40. On Rotten Tomatoes, what is the approval rating of 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) 100%
B) 90%
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) Silver Linings Playbook
B) Joy
C) American Hustle
D) Dunkirk
  • 42. In the film Brooklyn, which character emulates Gene Kelly's iconic swinging on a lamppost?
A) Tony Fiorello
B) Jim Farrell
C) Father Flood
D) Eilis Lacey
  • 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) Madge Blake
C) Dawn Addams
D) Julie Andrews
  • 44. Which song was Gene Kelly originally supposed to sing in a medley?
A) 'You Were Meant For Me'
B) 'Make 'Em Laugh'
C) 'All I Do Is Dream of You'
D) 'Good Morning'
  • 45. In which film does Sigourney Weaver's character sing parts of 'You Are My Lucky Star'?
A) Blade Runner
B) The Terminator
C) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
D) Alien
  • 46. Which MGM head of production approved the re-written opening?
A) Louis B. Mayer
B) Dore Schary
C) Irving Lazar
D) Arthur Freed
  • 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 wrote additional lyrics for the songs.
C) He directed a scene in the film.
D) He composed music for a new song.
  • 48. In which year was 'Singin' in the Rain' ranked #10 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies?
A) 2012
B) 2007
C) 1989
D) 1998
  • 49. Who was Phoebe Dinsmore in the film?
A) A Hollywood gossip columnist
B) Lina's diction coach
C) Head of Monumental Pictures
D) The 'Zip Girl'
  • 50. Which critic praised 'Singin' in the Rain' as a satire of Hollywood in the late 1920s?
A) Bosley Crowther
B) Pauline Kael
C) Richard L. Coe
D) Leslie Halliwell
  • 51. Which film's plot lines closely resemble those of 'Singin' in the Rain' and was released in 2022?
A) Bridgerton
B) Victoria & Abdul
C) Downton Abbey: A New Era
D) The Crown
  • 52. Which film registry included 'Singin' in the Rain' for preservation in 1989?
A) Hollywood Walk of Fame
B) National Film Registry
C) AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals
D) Empire's 500 Greatest Movies
  • 53. Which Monty Python musical parodies the dance to 'Singin' in the Rain's title song?
A) The Meaning of Life
B) Fierce Creatures
C) Spamalot
D) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • 54. What was the French title for 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) Danse dans la Pluie
B) Chantons Sous la Pluie
C) Rire sous la Pluie
D) La Pluie Chante
  • 55. Which critic called 'Singin' in the Rain' a 'fresh and breezy, colorful and funny musical'?
A) Pauline Kael
B) Bosley Crowther
C) Richard L. Coe
D) Leslie Halliwell
  • 56. What was the reason for using Jean Hagen's voice instead of Debbie Reynolds' in one scene?
A) Reynolds had a sore throat on that day.
B) Reynolds was not available for the recording.
C) The director wanted to give Hagen more screen time.
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) My Neighbor Totoro
D) Spirited Away
  • 58. Which brand used 'Singin' in the Rain' in their 2015 commercial?
A) Pepsi
B) Fanta
C) Coca-Cola
D) Tropicana Products
  • 59. What position did 'Singin' in the Rain' hold on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies of All Time List?
A) #65
B) #16
C) #10
D) #8
  • 60. Who played the man demonstrating the technology of talking pictures?
A) Tommy Farrell
B) Jimmy Thompson
C) Julius Tannen
D) Bobby Watson
  • 61. Who was initially considered for the lead role before Gene Kelly?
A) Frank Sinatra
B) Howard Keel
C) Gene Nelson
D) Fred Astaire
  • 62. Which Nancy Meyers film features the scene where Gene Kelly sings 'You Were Meant for Me'?
A) Something's Gotta Give
B) It's Complicated
C) The Holiday
D) The Intern
  • 63. What was the era setting of the story in 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) The early days of Hollywood.
B) The rise of television.
C) The golden age of Broadway musicals.
D) The transition from silent films to talkies.
  • 64. Who helped Debbie Reynolds understand the difficulty of dancing?
A) Fred Astaire
B) Donald O'Connor
C) Stanley Donen
D) Gene Kelly
  • 65. What position did 'Singin' in the Rain' hold as a grossing movie of the year in the US and Canada?
A) Twentieth-highest-grossing
B) First-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) $1 million
B) $5.63 million
C) $666,000
D) $3.263 million
  • 67. Which song was an instrumental only version in 'Going Hollywood'?
A) "Make 'Em Laugh"
B) "Singin' in the Rain"
C) "Temptation"
D) "You Are My Lucky Star"
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