Singin’ in the Rain Quizzes

Singin' in the Rain Quiz 1

1 Who plays Don Lockwood?
James Stewart

Fred Astaire

Gene Kelly

Cary Grant
2 When was the film released?
1945

1930

1952

1950
3 Who directed the film?
Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen

Vincente Minelli

George Cukor

Frank Capra
4 What is the name of the film premiering at the start of the film?
The Orphan's Wife

The Royal Rascal

The Pirate of California

The Duelling Cavalier
5 Who is Lockwood's best friend?
R.F. Simpson

Cosmo Brown

Zelda Zanders

Roscoe Dexter
6 Who plays Cosmo?
Mickey Rooney

Danny Kaye

Bing Crosby

Donald O'Connor
7 Who is Lockwood's on-screen love interest at the start of the film?
Lina Lamont

Olga Mara

Zelda Zanders

Kathy Selden
8 Who plays Lina Lamont?
Cyd Charisse

Debbie Reynolds

Judy Holliday

Jean Hagen
9 What is Lockwood's motto?
Dignity, always dignity

Freedom and unity

The show must go on

Make 'em laugh
10 Why is Lina not allowed to speak to the press?
Because she always swears by accident

Because her voice is off-putting

Because she is foreign and they want people to think she's American

To make her seem more mysterious
11 What is humorous about Lockwood's description of his biography?
He slyly insults Lina in his descriptions

He pretends it was more tragic than it was to get sympathy

He makes it sound more highbrow than it was

He makes it seem like Cosmo is more famous than him
12 What word best describes the way that show business is depicted in the film?
Corrupt

Illusory

Spiritually-enlightened

Intellectual
13 What instrument is shown being played by Cosmo and Lockwood on the vaudeville circuit in one of their dance routines?
The melodica

The trombone

The fiddle

The cello
14 How does Lockwood get his big break?
He gets an agent who gets him a fancy studio contract

He stands in as a stunt double for a man injured during a stunt

He gets discovered at a coffee shop by a producer

He marries Lina Lamont, who gets him a studio contract
15 What kind of films do Lina and Lockwood star in at the beginning of the film?
Romantic comedies

Film noir

Silent films

Musicals
16 What does Lina mistakenly believe about her relationship with Lockwood?
That he hates her

That they are engaged

That he is jealous of her fame

That she is superior to him
17 What do the fans do to Lockwood when they throw themselves on him downtown?
Spill on his white shirt

Give him a traumatic shock

Rip his jacket

Cause him to fall and sprain his ankle
18 Who does Kathy mistake Lockwood for when he first jumps into her car?
A famous gangster

A famous stage actor

A politician

Cosmo Brown
19 Who plays Kathy Selden?
Judy Garland

Jane Powell

Ann Miller

Debbie Reynolds
20 What is Kathy's passion?
Jazz

Driving

The stage

Ballet
21 Where is Kathy planning to move?
Chicago

New York

London

San Francisco
22 Who throws the party that Kathy performs at?
Roscoe Dexter

Don Lockwood

Lina Lamont

R.F. Simpson
23 Who wrote the screenplay?
Alan Jay Lerner

Betty Comden and Adolph Green

John Patrick

Arthur Laurents
24 When is the film set?
1940s

1920s

1870s

1950s
25 What does Kathy think of silent films?
She thinks they're undignified

She thinks they're for children

She doesn't like the music

She thinks they're the best form of entertainment

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