La La Land Quizzes

La La Land Quiz

1 What is Sebastian doing when we first meet him?
Playing and then re-playing music in his car.

Singing in his car

Dancing on the freeway

Honking his horn at Mia
2 What is Mia doing when we first meet her?
At an audition

Going over lines for an audition in her car

Serving at a coffee shop

Singing in her car
3 When do Sebastian and Mia first set eyes on each other?
In a traffic jam when he honks his horn at her.

At a pool party

At a coffee shop

At a jazz club
4 Who is the first person we see Mia serving in her job at the cafe?
A customer who wants to get a refund on her non-gluten free sandwich

Her housemate

Sebastian

An (unnamed) famous actress
5 What happens in Mia’s first audition in the film?
She forgets her lines

Mia’s playing an emotional role and starts crying when she’s interrupted by someone coming into the room, at which point the audition is terminated

The camera that's being used to film her explodes

She only gets as far as the first few words when she's asked to stop
6 What music does Sebastian play, as ordered by the lounge manager, at the first bar we see him playing in?
The set list: Christmas music

His own music - jazz

The set list: R&B music

The set list: classical music
7 What is Sebastian playing with the band at the pool party when Mia first spots him at the start of "Spring"?
Rick Astley's 'Never Gonna Give You Up'

Jazz

A Flock of Seagulls' 'I Ran'

A-ha's 'Take on Me'
8 After the pool party, and on the way back to their cars, Sebastian and Mia have their first musical duet together. Which one?
Lovely Night

Take on Me

Planetarium

Mia and Sebastian's Theme
9 Mia admits to not liking jazz. How does Sebastian try and get her to understand and appreciate it?
By taking her to a jazz club

Buying her piano lessons

By singing to her

By taking her back to his place to play jazz for her
10 Getting ready to go to the cinema with Sebastian, Mia is interrupted by who and why?
Sebastian - he wants to take her to the planetarium instead

Her boss at the cafe - she's late for her shift

A phone call - she's got a call back for a TV job

Greg - they've got plans to go out for dinner with him and his brother.
11 What do Sebastian and Mia watch at the cinema together
Singing in the Rain

Rebel Without a Cause

Casablanca

Whiplash
12 What does Mia think Sebastian's club should be called?
Planetarium

Chicken on a Stick

Seb's

All that Jazz
13 How much does Keith offer Sebastian to play keys for his band?
$1000 per week plus a cut of the ticket revenue and merchandising

$50 per week plus a cut of the ticket revenue and merchandising

A cut of the ticket revenue and merchandising

$200,000 over four years
14 What is the name of Keith and Sebastian's band?
Jazz of Our Time

Swing Time

The Dreamers

The Messengers
15 How long has Mia been waiting for her acting break?
Ten years

Six years

A year

Seven months
16 What is Mia's one-woman show called?
So Long Boulder City

Another Day of Sun

Back to Boulder City

Bye Bye Baby
17 To which city does Sebastian suggest to Mia that she travel with him on tour?
Boise

Baltimore

Boston

Seattle
18 What is CinemaScope?
A lens series used since 1990 for shooting widescreen movies

A lens series used since 2000 for shooting widescreen movies

A lens series used, from 1953 to 1967, for shooting widescreen movies

The lens series always used for shooting movies
19 The last section of the film, "Winter," depicts Sebastian and Mia how many years after the end of the section "Fall"?
Three

Five

Ten

Two
20 Where do we see Mia picking up her iced coffees when she's a successful actress?
At the coffee shop around the corner from Seb's

At the coffee shop on the Warner Brothers lot where she used to work

At a coffee shop in Boulder City

At Starbucks
21 How many children does Mia have at the end of the film
One

Two

None

Five
22 How many children does Sebastian have at the end of the film
One

Two

Four

None
23 What does Mia imagine when she watches Sebastian play at his club, Seb's?
Her crying at his funeral

Their time together five years previously

The life they might have had together

Him crying at her funeral
24 What colour dress is Mia wearing when she's at Seb's?
Black

Yellow

Green

Blue
25 What is Mia's husband wearing when they're at Seb's?
A kilt

T-shirt and jeans

A suit

A tux

Why didn’t Mia & Sebastian end up together?

I think the stress of trying to make it in Hollywood was just too much for their relationship. The pursuit of their individual dreams takes all their energies with nothing left for their relationship.

Asked by Ifeoma U #1229740

Answered by Aslan on 4/22/2022 4:08 AM

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What is la la land Profound (symbol)

La La Land is a term representing unrealistic dreams. Reflecting on the genesis of La La Land, writer and director Damien Chazelle said, "I guess you write what you know...There is something to be said for having even unrealistic dreams. Even if...

Asked by Augosto Joel M #1094620

Answered by Aslan on 1/3/2021 7:13 PM

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2. What do Mia and Sebastian want from their lives in LA? What drives each of them to pursue their respective dreams? What does LA represent to them, and how do they experience the cit

An important theme in the film is the interconnection and larger patterns that shape life. Even though Mia and Sebastian are individuals with their own particular dreams, love, hopes and fears, there are greater patterns at work, and their lives...

Asked by Destiny W #956216

Answered by Aslan on 12/19/2019 3:53 PM

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