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99 | Movie Musical Trivia

Posted on December 16, 2020November 9, 2021 by Brian Rollins
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99 episodes! Next week is the big 100! For now, we’re going to talk about Movie Musical trivia. These are either original musicals for the big screen or adaptations of stage musicals.

Either way, we’re going have some fun and maybe sing along, if you know the words (and even if you don’t, we won’t judge).

When you’re done with Movie Musical trivia, we’d love it if you took a moment to fill out our super-simple, two-question feedback form at the bottom of this page. We need your help in making sure the difficulty is just right and that we keep the topics from getting stale.

You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit. We’d love to chat, swap questions, and generally have a good time with you folks.

It’s the end of the year, so it’s time to get yourself and your loved ones new calendars! Geek out with some cool calendars from Calendars.com.

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Episode Transcript/Quiz

Intro

Hey gang. Welcome to the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast. I’m your host, Brian Rollins and for our 99th episode, we’re diving into movie musicals. Specifically, film adaptations of stage musicals or musicals that originated on film.

We’re into the holiday season and what better time than to watch and sing along with your favorite films. As always, we’ve got three rounds of ten questions each. If you’re looking for rules or score cards, you can find both at dorkygeekynerdy.com/rules.

I think that about covers things and I hear the overture starting, so let’s get started.

The Dorky Round

1. In what musical would you find 'corn as high as an elephant's eye'?

Oklahoma!

2. What movie musical does Wall-E watch on VHS?

Hello Dolly. It’s fitting, since Hello Dolly was the first film released on VHS in the US.

3. From what film did Rex Harrison dedicate his Academy Award win to Audry Heburn and Julie Andrews?

My Fair Lady

4. Dick Van Dyke played both Bert and Mr. Dawes, Senior in what film?

Mary Poppins

5. What Great Depression-era musical was adapted for the big screen in 1982, then again in a modern setting, in 2014?

Annie

6. What 2019 movie musical was rereleased in the same year with updated CGI?

Cats

7. Ironically, the debut of what movie musical came several months after Ringling Brothers, Barnum, and Baily Circus ceased doing performances?

The Greatest Showman

8. What 2012 movie musical made the unusual choice of recording all the singing live on set, rather than rerecording it in a music studio?

Les Misérables

9. What movie musical marked the film debut of Tim Curry?

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

10. Maria von Trapp appears as an extra in what 1965 movie?

The Sound of Music

The Geeky Round

1. Significant rewrites were made to the 1961 adaptation of what musical to make it less patronizing to the Asian-American community?

Flower Drum Song

2. Norman Jewison, when brought in to direct what film, said to executives at United Artists, 'You know I'm not Jewish, right?'

Fiddler on the Roof

3. 2002's Chicago was the theatrical debut of what director?

Rob Marshall

4. Vanessa Redgrave replaced Julie Andrews in what fantastical musical adaptation?

Camelot. Andrews played Guinevere on Broadway.

5. The crew had only 30 minutes between 7:20 and 7:50 pm to film the freeway dance number in what movie?

La La Land

6. What movie musical had six directors, but only Victor Fleming was credited?

The Wizard of Oz

7. Gerard Butler had never had a proper singing lesson prior to filming what musical?

The Phantom of the Opera

8. Stockard Channing was 33 when she played a high school student in what movie?

Grease

9. Who wrote the songs for the movie, Labyrinth?

Don’t overthink it. It was David Bowie.

10. Sacha Baron Cohen sang the entire score of Fiddler on the Roof as his audition for what movie?

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

The Nerdy Round

1. What movie musical was the first film to win a Best Director Oscar for two directors?

West Side Story. The award went to Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins (though the latter had been fired during production)

2. What musical is based (loosely) on the life of Anna Leonowens?

The King and I

3. What actress provided the singing voice for Audry Hepburn in My Fair Lady and Natalie Wood in West Side Story?

Marni Nixon. She was left uncredited on both films.

4. Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin did all their own singing in what 1969 musical?

Paint Your Wagon

5. In December 2008, what movie musical became the highest grossing film in the UK?

Mamma Mia!

6. Peter Ostrum played the child lead in what 1971 movie and then never acted again?

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. He is a veterinarian.

7. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, who wrote the music for The Little Mermaid and Beauty & the Beast, also did the music for what 1986 horror musical?

Little Shop of Horrors

8. What 2005 film is a movie about a play based on a play about a play based on a movie?

The Producers

9. Tim Burton directed Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in two movies in 2005. The first was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. What was the second?

Corpse Bride

10. All the songs in The Muppet Movie were written by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher except one. Which one?

America the Beautiful. That was written by Katharine Lee Bates (based on her poem) and Samuel A Ward

Outro

And that’s it for this week’s episode. I hope you had fun and maybe found a few new musicals to check out during the holiday season.

We’ll be back again next week for our…drum roll please…100th episode. The time really does fly by. Maybe that’s just 2020. Here’s your clue for next week:

“As of December 2020, what franchise has no less than five TV series in production or pre-production?”

And I promise, this episode is going to be big and fun. I hope to see you back here next Wednesday.

This has been the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast. I’m your host, Brian Rollins. You can find me and my other projects at Thevoicesinmyhead.com. The music has been by Jason Shaw. You can find his work at audionautix.com.

Thanks for listening.

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    1. BN says:
      December 20, 2020 at 11:31 pm

      Thanks for letting us enjoy a little theater.

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