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  • 1. Who played the lead role of Don Lockwood in the movie Singin' in the Rain?
A) Donald O'Connor
B) Frank Sinatra
C) Fred Astaire
D) Gene Kelly
  • 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) Doris Day
B) Audrey Hepburn
C) Grace Kelly
D) Debbie Reynolds
  • 4. What studio does Don Lockwood work for in the movie?
A) Monumental Pictures
B) Universal Studios
C) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
D) Warner Bros.
  • 5. Who had the idea to turn the screenplay into a musical that eventually became Singin' in the Rain?
A) MGM Studios
B) Irving Thalberg
C) Arthur Freed
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) Good Morning
B) Make 'Em Laugh
C) Singin' in the Rain
D) Dancing Through Life
  • 8. Which character helps Don Lockwood perform the 'Good Morning' number?
A) Dora Bailey
B) R.F. Simpson
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) Warner Bros.
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 Jazz Singer
B) The Royal Rascal
C) The Dueling Cavalier
D) The Dancing Cavalier
  • 11. Who is the CEO of Monumental Pictures in 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) R. F. Simpson
B) Roscoe Dexter
C) Cosmo Brown
D) Arthur Freed
  • 12. Which song is performed by a group of chorus girls at the afterparty in 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) All I Do Is Dream of You
B) Fit as a Fiddle
C) Make 'Em Laugh
D) You Were Meant for Me
  • 13. What is the title of Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont's film that needs to be converted into a talkie?
A) The Royal Rascal
B) Broadway Melody
C) Singin' in the Rain
D) The Dueling Cavalier
  • 14. Which film's success prompts the transition to talkies?
A) Broadway Melody
B) The Dueling Cavalier
C) Singin' in the Rain
D) The Jazz Singer
  • 15. What is the final title of Don and Lina's film after it becomes a musical?
A) Singin' in the Rain
B) The Royal Rascal
C) The Dancing Cavalier
D) Broadway Melody
  • 16. Which magazine ranked 'Singin' in the Rain' as the eighth-best film of all time in 2008?
A) The British Film Institute
B) Empire
C) Sight & Sound
D) AFI
  • 17. In which year was 'Singin' in the Rain' selected for preservation by the United States Library of Congress?
A) 2022
B) 1998
C) 2007
D) 1989
  • 18. Which character is portrayed as having a grating, high-pitched voice in 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) Kathy Selden
B) Lina Lamont
C) Roscoe Dexter
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) Make 'Em Laugh
D) Fit as a Fiddle
  • 20. What role does Roscoe Dexter have in the production of The Dueling Cavalier?
A) Director
B) Elocution teacher
C) Producer
D) Screenwriter
  • 21. Who was cast as Lina Lamont in the film?
A) Julie Andrews
B) Jean Hagen
C) Mae Clarke
D) Dawn Addams
  • 22. Which actor played Cosmo Brown?
A) Douglas Fowley
B) Gene Kelly
C) Millard Mitchell
D) Donald O'Connor
  • 23. Which actor played R. F. Simpson?
A) Douglas Fowley
B) King Donovan
C) Millard Mitchell
D) Tommy Farrell
  • 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) Madge Blake
C) Rita Moreno
D) Dawn Addams
  • 26. Which character did Madge Blake play?
A) The 'Zip Girl'
B) A lady-in-waiting to Lina
C) Lina Lamont's diction coach
D) A Hollywood gossip columnist based on Louella Parsons
  • 27. Who was Phoebe Dinsmore in the film?
A) The 'Zip Girl'
B) Lina's diction coach
C) A Hollywood gossip columnist
D) Head of Monumental Pictures
  • 28. Who played J. Cumberland Spendrill III?
A) John Dodsworth
B) Jimmy Thompson
C) Stuart Holmes
D) King Donovan
  • 29. Which actor was uncredited as the singing voice of Debbie Reynolds on 'Would You' and 'You Are My Lucky Star'?
A) Julie Andrews
B) Madge Blake
C) Betty Noyes
D) Dawn Addams
  • 30. Who played the man demonstrating the technology of talking pictures?
A) Bobby Watson
B) Julius Tannen
C) Jimmy Thompson
D) Tommy Farrell
  • 31. Which song from 'Singin' in the Rain' is considered 100% plagiarism by Gene Kelly?
A) "Broadway Rhythm"
B) "Make 'Em Laugh"
C) "Good Morning"
D) "Moses Supposes"
  • 32. Who was initially considered for the lead role before Gene Kelly?
A) Frank Sinatra
B) Howard Keel
C) Fred Astaire
D) Gene Nelson
  • 33. Who provided the music for "Moses Supposes"?
A) Roger Edens
B) Nacio Herb Brown
C) Arthur Freed
D) Cole Porter
  • 34. 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 directed a scene in the film.
C) He composed music for a new song.
D) He suggested combining three possible openings into one.
  • 35. Which MGM head of production approved the re-written opening?
A) Louis B. Mayer
B) Arthur Freed
C) Irving Lazar
D) Dore Schary
  • 36. Which song was an instrumental only version in 'Going Hollywood'?
A) "Make 'Em Laugh"
B) "You Are My Lucky Star"
C) "Temptation"
D) "Singin' in the Rain"
  • 37. What was the era setting of the story in 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) The early days of Hollywood.
B) The transition from silent films to talkies.
C) The rise of television.
D) The golden age of Broadway musicals.
  • 38. Which song was Gene Kelly originally supposed to sing in a medley?
A) 'You Were Meant For Me'
B) 'Good Morning'
C) 'All I Do Is Dream of You'
D) 'Make 'Em Laugh'
  • 39. 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) The director wanted to give Hagen more screen time.
C) Hagen's natural, cultured speaking voice was preferred over Reynolds' mid-western accent.
D) Reynolds was not available for the recording.
  • 40. What was Debbie Reynolds' background before 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) Singer
B) Dancer
C) Actress
D) Gymnast
  • 41. Who helped Debbie Reynolds understand the difficulty of dancing?
A) Fred Astaire
B) Gene Kelly
C) Donald O'Connor
D) Stanley Donen
  • 42. What was the net profit earned by MGM from 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) $666,000
B) $5.63 million
C) $3.263 million
D) $1 million
  • 43. 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) Tenth-highest-grossing
C) Fifth-highest-grossing
D) Twentieth-highest-grossing
  • 44. Who wrote a review for The New York Times praising 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) Richard L. Coe
B) Roger Ebert
C) Leslie Halliwell
D) Bosley Crowther
  • 45. On Rotten Tomatoes, what is the approval rating of 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) 100%
B) 90%
C) 95%
D) 85%
  • 46. Which critic called 'Singin' in the Rain' a 'fresh and breezy, colorful and funny musical'?
A) Leslie Halliwell
B) Bosley Crowther
C) Richard L. Coe
D) Pauline Kael
  • 47. Who gave 'Singin' in the Rain' four out of four stars?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Leslie Halliwell
C) Pauline Kael
D) Bosley Crowther
  • 48. Which critic praised 'Singin' in the Rain' as a satire of Hollywood in the late 1920s?
A) Richard L. Coe
B) Leslie Halliwell
C) Bosley Crowther
D) Pauline Kael
  • 49. Which critic called 'Singin' in the Rain' top-notch entertainment?
A) Metacritic
B) Variety
C) The New York Times
D) Harrison's Reports
  • 50. 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
  • 51. 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
  • 52. In what year did 'Singin' in the Rain' tie for 19 on Sight & Sound's directors' list?
A) 1989
B) 2002
C) 1998
D) 2022
  • 53. What position did 'Singin' in the Rain' hold on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies of All Time List?
A) #65
B) #10
C) #8
D) #16
  • 54. 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
  • 55. When was the Ultra HD Blu-ray of 'Singin' in the Rain' released?
A) 2002
B) July 2012
C) 1992
D) April 26, 2022
  • 56. Where is the digital version of 'Singin' in the Rain' currently available to stream?
A) Disney+
B) Amazon Prime Video
C) HBO Max
D) Netflix
  • 57. 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
  • 58. Which Monty Python musical parodies the dance to 'Singin' in the Rain's title song?
A) Spamalot
B) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
C) Fierce Creatures
D) The Meaning of Life
  • 59. Which television series featured two songs from 'Singin' in the Rain' in its episode titled 'The Substitute'?
A) Nashville
B) Grease: Live
C) Smash
D) Glee
  • 60. In which film is Jennifer Lawrence's character inspired by a clip of Donald O'Connor and Gene Kelly dancing to 'Moses Supposes'?
A) Joy
B) American Hustle
C) Dunkirk
D) Silver Linings Playbook
  • 61. 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
  • 62. In the film Brooklyn, which character emulates Gene Kelly's iconic swinging on a lamppost?
A) Jim Farrell
B) Tony Fiorello
C) Father Flood
D) Eilis Lacey
  • 63. Which Nancy Meyers film features the scene where Gene Kelly sings 'You Were Meant for Me'?
A) Something's Gotta Give
B) The Intern
C) It's Complicated
D) The Holiday
  • 64. Which brand used 'Singin' in the Rain' in their 2015 commercial?
A) Pepsi
B) Coca-Cola
C) Tropicana Products
D) Fanta
  • 65. In which 'Legends of Tomorrow' episode is the song 'Good Morning' featured?
A) Pilot
B) Timeless
C) Crossroads of Destiny
D) Phone Home
  • 66. 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) The Crown
C) Bridgerton
D) Victoria & Abdul
  • 67. Which comedy-drama film directed by Damien Chazelle references and depicts scenes from 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) Whiplash
B) First Man
C) La La Land
D) Babylon
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