1950s Movie Musicals

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Instructions: Singing, dancing, and Technicolor splendor -- revisit the glorious movie musicals of the 1950s!

1.
Who sang and danced in the iconic rain-soaked title number of 'Singin' in the Rain' (1952)?
A
Donald O'Connor
B
Danny Kaye
C
Fred Astaire
D
Gene Kelly
2.
Which 1956 musical starred Yul Brynner as the King of Siam opposite Deborah Kerr?
A
The King and I
B
Oklahoma!
C
Carousel
D
South Pacific
3.
In 'An American in Paris' (1951), Gene Kelly performs an extended ballet set to music by which composer?
A
Cole Porter
B
Richard Rodgers
C
George Gershwin
D
Irving Berlin
4.
Which 1954 musical features the song 'White Christmas' and stars Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye?
A
The Country Girl
B
Holiday Inn
C
White Christmas
D
There's No Business Like Show Business
5.
Who starred as the gambling Sky Masterson in 'Guys and Dolls' (1955)?
A
Frank Sinatra
B
Marlon Brando
C
Gene Kelly
D
Dean Martin
6.
Which 1958 musical features the song 'Gigi' and won nine Academy Awards?
A
Damn Yankees
B
Gigi
C
Auntie Mame
D
South Pacific
7.
In 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' (1954), the brothers are backwoodsmen in which U.S. state?
A
Montana
B
Colorado
C
Oregon
D
Wyoming
8.
Which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical was adapted into a 1955 film starring Gordon MacRae?
A
The Sound of Music
B
Carousel
C
South Pacific
D
Oklahoma!
9.
Judy Garland starred in which 1954 musical remake alongside James Mason?
A
The Harvey Girls
B
Summer Stock
C
Easter Parade
D
A Star Is Born
10.
Who choreographed and co-directed 'Singin' in the Rain' alongside Stanley Donen?
A
Jerome Robbins
B
Bob Fosse
C
Fred Astaire
D
Gene Kelly
11.
'There's No Business Like Show Business' (1954) features songs by which legendary songwriter?
A
Cole Porter
B
Rodgers and Hammerstein
C
Irving Berlin
D
George Gershwin
12.
Which 1957 musical stars Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn as a photographer and a bookshop clerk?
A
Silk Stockings
B
The Band Wagon
C
Daddy Long Legs
D
Funny Face
13.
In 'South Pacific' (1958), which song does the character Nellie Forbush sing about washing a man out of her hair?
A
Happy Talk
B
Some Enchanted Evening
C
I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair
D
Bali Ha'i
14.
Donald O'Connor performs the acrobatic 'Make 'Em Laugh' number in which film?
A
Singin' in the Rain
B
Anything Goes
C
There's No Business Like Show Business
D
Call Me Madam
15.
Which 1953 musical stars Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson in a story set on a Mississippi showboat?
A
Show Boat
B
Brigadoon
C
Calamity Jane
D
Kiss Me Kate

Answer Key

Question 1

D. Gene Kelly

Question 2

A. The King and I

Question 3

C. George Gershwin

Question 4

C. White Christmas

Question 5

B. Marlon Brando

Question 6

B. Gigi

Question 7

C. Oregon

Question 8

D. Oklahoma!

Question 9

D. A Star Is Born

Question 10

D. Gene Kelly

Question 11

C. Irving Berlin

Question 12

D. Funny Face

Question 13

C. I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair

Question 14

A. Singin' in the Rain

Question 15

D. Kiss Me Kate

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