Billy Elliot Quizzes

Billy Elliot Quiz 1

1 When was the film released?

2001

2006

2000

1998
2 Who directed the film?

Steven Spielberg

Mike Leigh

Stephen Daldry

Richard Curtis
3 In which country does the film take place?

England

Ireland

Scotland

America
4 In which year does the film take place?

1988

1992

1984

1982
5 Who wrote the film?

Theresa Rebeck

Stephen Daldry

Richard Curtis

Lee Hall
6 What song does Billy listen to in the beginning?

Cosmic Dancer

I Am the Walrus

I Like to Boogie

Swan Lake
7 Who sings the song?

David Bowie

Petula Clark

T. Rex

The Beatles
8 Who does Billy go in search of in the first scene?

Jackie

His grandmother

Sandra

Tony
9 Who plays Billy?

James McAvoy

Jonathan Lipnicki

Daniel Radcliffe

Jamie Bell
10 Why is Tony angry at Billy that night?

For reading late at night

For playing his records

For dancing

For singing
11 What instrument does Billy like to play?

Drums

Recorder

Piano

Guitar
12 Who plays Tony?

Mike Elliott

Jamie Bell

Jamie Draven

Stuart Wells
13 Who plays Jackie?

Duncan Lacroix

Gary Lewis

Michael Caine

Graham McTavish
14 What is Jackie's profession?

Journalist

Boxing instructor

Foreman

Miner
15 Which sport does Jackie want Billy to do?

Swimming

Wrestling

Boxing

Football
16 Who is Billy's best friend?

Johnny

Michael

Tony

Debbie
17 With which other class is the boxing class sharing the gym?

Wrestling

Ballet

Interpretive Drama

Jazz band
18 Who teaches dance?

Debbie Wilkinson

Nan Remington

Mary Wellington

Sandra Wilkinson
19 Who plays Sandra?

Maggie Smith

Jennifer Saunders

Emma Thompson

Julie Walters
20 What does Sandra tell the pianist to play for the ballet class?

Swan Lake

The Entertainer

The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow

It's Raining Men
21 Which actor was nominated for an Academy Award for their performance?

Stuart Wells

Gary Lewis

Jamie Bell

Julie Walters
22 How much does the ballet class cost?

50 pence

75 pence

25 pence

10 pence
23 Which famous dancer do we see in a movie at one point?

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Rudolf Nureyev

Fred Astaire

Gene Kelly
24 What is the stereotype about male ballet dancers?

They're gay and effeminate

They're ugly

They're bad at boxing

They're unintelligent
25 What does Billy's grandmother tell him about herself?

She could have been a great composer

She never learned to read

She always wishes she had become an actress

She could have been a professional dancer

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