Singin’ in the Rain Quizzes

Singin' in the Rain Quiz 1

1 Who plays Don Lockwood?
Fred Astaire

James Stewart

Gene Kelly

Cary Grant
2 When was the film released?
1952

1950

1945

1930
3 Who directed the film?
Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen

George Cukor

Frank Capra

Vincente Minelli
4 What is the name of the film premiering at the start of the film?
The Duelling Cavalier

The Orphan's Wife

The Royal Rascal

The Pirate of California
5 Who is Lockwood's best friend?
Zelda Zanders

Roscoe Dexter

Cosmo Brown

R.F. Simpson
6 Who plays Cosmo?
Donald O'Connor

Bing Crosby

Danny Kaye

Mickey Rooney
7 Who is Lockwood's on-screen love interest at the start of the film?
Kathy Selden

Zelda Zanders

Olga Mara

Lina Lamont
8 Who plays Lina Lamont?
Debbie Reynolds

Jean Hagen

Judy Holliday

Cyd Charisse
9 What is Lockwood's motto?
Make 'em laugh

Dignity, always dignity

The show must go on

Freedom and unity
10 Why is Lina not allowed to speak to the press?
To make her seem more mysterious

Because she always swears by accident

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

Because her voice is off-putting
11 What is humorous about Lockwood's description of his biography?
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

He slyly insults Lina in his descriptions
12 What word best describes the way that show business is depicted in the film?
Corrupt

Spiritually-enlightened

Intellectual

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

The fiddle

The trombone

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

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?
Musicals

Silent films

Film noir

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

That he is jealous of her fame

That they are engaged

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

Spill on his white shirt

Give him a traumatic shock

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 politician

A famous stage actor

Cosmo Brown
19 Who plays Kathy Selden?
Judy Garland

Jane Powell

Debbie Reynolds

Ann Miller
20 What is Kathy's passion?
Driving

Ballet

Jazz

The stage
21 Where is Kathy planning to move?
New York

London

San Francisco

Chicago
22 Who throws the party that Kathy performs at?
R.F. Simpson

Don Lockwood

Lina Lamont

Roscoe Dexter
23 Who wrote the screenplay?
Arthur Laurents

Betty Comden and Adolph Green

John Patrick

Alan Jay Lerner
24 When is the film set?
1940s

1950s

1920s

1870s
25 What does Kathy think of silent films?
She thinks they're the best form of entertainment

She doesn't like the music

She thinks they're for children

She thinks they're undignified

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