Classic Musicals

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Instructions: Broadway and Hollywood musicals from the golden age

1.
Which 1965 musical film starring Julie Andrews is set in Austria and features songs like 'Do-Re-Mi' and 'My Favorite Things'?
A
The Sound of Music
B
Camelot
C
Mary Poppins
D
My Fair Lady
2.
Who starred alongside Gene Kelly in the iconic 1952 film 'Singin' in the Rain'?
A
Donald O'Connor
B
Fred Astaire
C
Danny Kaye
D
Bing Crosby
3.
Which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, set in the American frontier, features the song 'Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin''?
A
South Pacific
B
The King and I
C
Carousel
D
Oklahoma!
4.
What 1961 musical film is a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet set among rival gangs in New York City?
A
The Pajama Game
B
Grease
C
Guys and Dolls
D
West Side Story
5.
Which legendary dancer and actor starred with Ginger Rogers in classic musicals like 'Top Hat' and 'Swing Time'?
A
Dick Van Dyke
B
Gene Kelly
C
James Cagney
D
Fred Astaire
6.
What 1964 musical film starred Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins teaching a Cockney flower girl to speak properly?
A
My Fair Lady
B
The Music Man
C
Pygmalion
D
Doctor Dolittle
7.
Which 1939 musical film features the song 'Over the Rainbow' and stars Judy Garland?
A
Easter Parade
B
The Wizard of Oz
C
A Star Is Born
D
Meet Me in St. Louis
8.
What Rodgers and Hammerstein musical is set on a Pacific island during World War II?
A
South Pacific
B
Carousel
C
Oklahoma!
D
Flower Drum Song
9.
Which actress won an Academy Award for her role as Fanny Brice in the 1968 film 'Funny Girl'?
A
Barbra Streisand
B
Shirley MacLaine
C
Julie Andrews
D
Liza Minnelli
10.
What 1956 musical film starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr features the song 'Shall We Dance?'?
A
Brigadoon
B
Carousel
C
The King and I
D
Kismet
11.
Which classic musical features the song 'There's No Business Like Show Business' and was written by Irving Berlin?
A
Alexander's Ragtime Band
B
Annie Get Your Gun
C
White Christmas
D
Call Me Madam
12.
What 1972 musical film set in 1930s Berlin starred Liza Minnelli and won eight Academy Awards?
A
A Chorus Line
B
All That Jazz
C
Cabaret
D
Chicago
13.
Which Gene Kelly musical features an extended ballet sequence set in Paris?
A
Singin' in the Rain
B
An American in Paris
C
On the Town
D
Brigadoon
14.
What Lerner and Loewe musical tells the story of a Scottish village that appears for one day every 100 years?
A
Brigadoon
B
Camelot
C
Gigi
D
My Fair Lady
15.
Which musical, featuring the song 'Seventy-Six Trombones,' follows a con man in small-town Iowa?
A
The Pajama Game
B
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
C
The Music Man
D
Guys and Dolls

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