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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) 1940
B) 1973
C) 1965
D) 1952
  • 3. Which actress portrayed Kathy Selden, the love interest of Don Lockwood?
A) Grace Kelly
B) Audrey Hepburn
C) Debbie Reynolds
D) Doris Day
  • 4. What studio does Don Lockwood work for in the movie?
A) Universal Studios
B) Monumental Pictures
C) Warner Bros.
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) MGM Studios
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) Dancing Through Life
B) Good Morning
C) Make 'Em Laugh
D) Singin' in the Rain
  • 8. Which character helps Don Lockwood perform the 'Good Morning' number?
A) Cosmo Brown
B) R.F. Simpson
C) Dora Bailey
D) Kathy Selden
  • 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) Paramount Pictures
D) Columbia 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 Dueling Cavalier
C) The Royal Rascal
D) The Jazz Singer
  • 11. Who is the CEO of Monumental Pictures in 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) R. F. Simpson
B) Arthur Freed
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) Make 'Em Laugh
B) Fit as a Fiddle
C) All I Do Is Dream of You
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 Dueling Cavalier
B) The Royal Rascal
C) Singin' in the Rain
D) Broadway Melody
  • 14. Which film's success prompts the transition to talkies?
A) The Jazz Singer
B) Singin' in the Rain
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 Royal Rascal
C) Broadway Melody
D) The Dancing Cavalier
  • 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) 1998
B) 2022
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) Cosmo Brown
C) Roscoe Dexter
D) Lina Lamont
  • 19. What is the name of Don Lockwood's childhood song-and-dance number?
A) Make 'Em Laugh
B) You Were Meant for Me
C) Fit as a Fiddle
D) Good Morning
  • 20. What role does Roscoe Dexter have in the production of The Dueling Cavalier?
A) Director
B) Producer
C) Elocution teacher
D) Screenwriter
  • 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) Donald O'Connor
C) Gene Kelly
D) Douglas Fowley
  • 23. Which actor played R. F. Simpson?
A) Tommy Farrell
B) Douglas Fowley
C) Millard Mitchell
D) King Donovan
  • 24. Who was Zelda Zanders in the film?
A) A lady-in-waiting to Lina
B) Lina Lamont's diction coach
C) Head of Monumental Pictures
D) The 'Zip Girl' and Lina's friend
  • 25. Who portrayed Zelda Zanders?
A) Kathleen Freeman
B) Dawn Addams
C) Madge Blake
D) Rita Moreno
  • 26. Which character did Madge Blake play?
A) A Hollywood gossip columnist based on Louella Parsons
B) A lady-in-waiting to Lina
C) The 'Zip Girl'
D) Lina Lamont's diction coach
  • 27. Where is the digital version of 'Singin' in the Rain' currently available to stream?
A) HBO Max
B) Amazon Prime Video
C) Netflix
D) Disney+
  • 28. Which song from 'Singin' in the Rain' is considered 100% plagiarism by Gene Kelly?
A) "Good Morning"
B) "Broadway Rhythm"
C) "Moses Supposes"
D) "Make 'Em Laugh"
  • 29. In what year did 'Singin' in the Rain' tie for 19 on Sight & Sound's directors' list?
A) 1998
B) 1989
C) 2002
D) 2022
  • 30. Which comedy-drama film directed by Damien Chazelle references and depicts scenes from 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) First Man
B) La La Land
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) 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) Variety
D) The New York Times
  • 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) Dancer
C) Gymnast
D) Singer
  • 36. Who wrote a review for The New York Times praising 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) Richard L. Coe
B) Bosley Crowther
C) Leslie Halliwell
D) Roger Ebert
  • 37. Which television series featured two songs from 'Singin' in the Rain' in its episode titled 'The Substitute'?
A) Smash
B) Nashville
C) Grease: Live
D) Glee
  • 38. Who played J. Cumberland Spendrill III?
A) John Dodsworth
B) Jimmy Thompson
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) 90%
B) 85%
C) 100%
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) Joy
B) Silver Linings Playbook
C) Dunkirk
D) American Hustle
  • 42. In the film Brooklyn, which character emulates Gene Kelly's iconic swinging on a lamppost?
A) Tony Fiorello
B) Jim Farrell
C) Eilis Lacey
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) Julie Andrews
B) Dawn Addams
C) Madge Blake
D) Betty Noyes
  • 44. Which song was Gene Kelly originally supposed to sing in a medley?
A) 'All I Do Is Dream of You'
B) 'You Were Meant For Me'
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) The Terminator
B) Alien
C) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
D) Blade Runner
  • 46. Which MGM head of production approved the re-written opening?
A) Arthur Freed
B) Dore Schary
C) Louis B. Mayer
D) Irving Lazar
  • 47. What was the role of Betty Comden's husband in the development of the script?
A) He composed music for a new song.
B) He directed a scene in the film.
C) He suggested combining three possible openings into one.
D) He wrote additional lyrics for the songs.
  • 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) 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) Richard L. Coe
B) Leslie Halliwell
C) Bosley Crowther
D) Pauline Kael
  • 51. Which film's plot lines closely resemble those of 'Singin' in the Rain' and was released in 2022?
A) Victoria & Abdul
B) The Crown
C) Bridgerton
D) Downton Abbey: A New Era
  • 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) The Meaning of Life
B) Fierce Creatures
C) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
D) Spamalot
  • 54. What was the French title for 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) Chantons Sous la Pluie
B) Danse dans 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) 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) Hagen's natural, cultured speaking voice was preferred over Reynolds' mid-western accent.
B) Reynolds had a sore throat on that day.
C) The director wanted to give Hagen more screen time.
D) Reynolds was not available for the recording.
  • 57. What is the name of the anime short featuring a young female ghost dancing to 'Moses Supposes'?
A) My Neighbor Totoro
B) Princess Mononoke
C) Spirited Away
D) Gisoku no Moses
  • 58. Which brand used 'Singin' in the Rain' in their 2015 commercial?
A) Coca-Cola
B) Fanta
C) Tropicana Products
D) Pepsi
  • 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) Julius Tannen
B) Tommy Farrell
C) Bobby Watson
D) Jimmy Thompson
  • 61. Who was initially considered for the lead role before Gene Kelly?
A) Frank Sinatra
B) Gene Nelson
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 Intern
C) The Holiday
D) Something's Gotta Give
  • 63. What was the era setting of the story in 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A) The transition from silent films to talkies.
B) The rise of television.
C) The golden age of Broadway musicals.
D) The early days of Hollywood.
  • 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) Tenth-highest-grossing
C) Twentieth-highest-grossing
D) First-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) "Make 'Em Laugh"
C) "Singin' in the Rain"
D) "Temptation"
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