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Old Movie Musical Quotes! Trivia Quiz

I'm going to give you a quote from an old movie musical, the actor who said it, and what character they were playing (just to make it easier), and you have to name the movie. Please use correct spelling, and have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by erlandau. Estimated time: 13 mins.

Author
erlandau

Time
13 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
45,903

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
14 / 25

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Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 25

1. 'I do not find the arrangement of your features completely disgusting.' -Cyd Charisse as Ninotchka Yoschenko

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Question 2 of 25

2. 'What's WRONG with the way I talk? What's the big idea? Am I dumb or something?' -Jean Hagen as Lina Lamont

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Question 3 of 25

3. 'When I shall sit, you shall sit. When I shall kneel, you shall kneel, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera!' -Yul Brynner as King Mongkut

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Question 4 of 25

4. 'It's not the money I love. It's the not having it I hate.' -Debbie Reynolds as Molly Brown

Answer: (Three or Four Words)

5. 'A man can't turn tail and run just because a little personal risk is involved. What did Shakespeare say? 'Cowards die a thousand deaths, the brave man... only 500'?' -Robert Preston as Harold Hill

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Question 6 of 25

6. 'Why didn't you tell me I was in love with you?' -Fred Astaire as Don Hewes

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Question 7 of 25

7. 'The way of all flesh, Junior. The way of all flesh.' -Gene Kelly as Gabey

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Question 8 of 25

8. 'If there's anything I hate, it's you.' -Van Johnson as Jeff Douglas

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Question 9 of 25

9. 'You're too small to be a man, too big to be a mouse. I reckon you're a rat!' -Gene Nelson as Will Parker

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Question 10 of 25

10. 'You're just about the prettiest girl I ever accquainted.' -Russ Tamblyn as Gideon Pontipee

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Question 11 of 25

11. 'There is no difference between the magic rhythms of Bill Shakespeare's immortal verse, and the magic rhythms of Bill Robinson's immortal feet.' -Jack Buchanan as Jeffrey Cordova

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Question 12 of 25

12. 'For five years, this finger has been naked as a jay bird. Now, I'm gonna warm it up with a ring.' -Nancy Kwan as Linda Low

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Question 13 of 25

13. 'Happppppppy New Year!!!' -Joe. E Brown as Captain Andy Hawks

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Question 14 of 25

14. 'Even a poor tailor deserves some happiness!' -Leonard Frey as Motel Kamzoil

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Question 15 of 25

15. 'It might as well be spring.' -Jeanne Crain as Margy Frake

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Question 16 of 25

16. 'I'm a good girl, I am!' -Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle

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Question 17 of 25

17. 'I suspect she won't live through the night, she has four fatal diseases.' -Margaret O'Brien as Tootie Smith

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Question 18 of 25

18. 'Yes, it is possible for someone to hit you hard, real hard, and for you to not feel it at all.' -Shirley Jones as Julie Jordan

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Question 19 of 25

19. 'You louse!' -Kathryn Grayson as Lilli Vanessi

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Question 20 of 25

20. 'Money, pardon the expression, is like manure. It's not worth a thing unless it's spread around, encouraging young things to grow.' -Barbra Streisand as Dolly Levi

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Question 21 of 25

21. 'If all you care about is here, this is a good place to be.' -Rossano Brazzi as Emile de Becque

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Question 22 of 25

22. 'I'd sell my soul for one long ball player. Just one!' -Robert Shafer as Joe Boyd

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Question 23 of 25

23. 'You have brought music back into my life. I had forgotten.' -Christopher Plummer as Captain Georg Von Trapp

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Question 24 of 25

24. 'It's not a pretty face, I grant you, but underneath it's flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.' -Oscar Levant as Adam Cook

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Question 25 of 25

25. 'Don't read novels, they'll only depress you; don't wear powder, it ruins the complexion; don't wear corsets, they spoil the figure.' -Leslie Caron as Gigi

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'I do not find the arrangement of your features completely disgusting.' -Cyd Charisse as Ninotchka Yoschenko

Answer: Silk Stockings

Also starring Fred Astaire as Steve Canfield, George Tobias as Peter Boroff, Peter Lorre as Brankov, and Jules Munshin as Bibinski.

2. 'What's WRONG with the way I talk? What's the big idea? Am I dumb or something?' -Jean Hagen as Lina Lamont

Answer: Singin' In The Rain

Also starring Gene Kelly as Don Lockwood, Donald O'Connor as Cosmo Brown, and Debbie Reynolds as Kathy Selden.

3. 'When I shall sit, you shall sit. When I shall kneel, you shall kneel, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera!' -Yul Brynner as King Mongkut

Answer: The King And I

Also starring Deborah Kerr as Anna Leonowens and Rita Moreno as Tuptim.

4. 'It's not the money I love. It's the not having it I hate.' -Debbie Reynolds as Molly Brown

Answer: The Unsinkable Molly Brown

Also starring Harve Presnell as Johnny Brown and Audrey Christie as Gladys McGraw.

Answer: The Music Man

Also starring Shirley Jones as Marian Paroo, Buddy Hackett as Marcellus Washburn, Hermione Gingold as Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn, and Ron Howard as Winthrop Paroo.

6. 'Why didn't you tell me I was in love with you?' -Fred Astaire as Don Hewes

Answer: Easter Parade

Also starring Judy Garland as Hannah Brown, Ann Miller as Nadine Hale, Peter Lawford as Johnny Harrow, and Jules Munshin as Francois.

7. 'The way of all flesh, Junior. The way of all flesh.' -Gene Kelly as Gabey

Answer: On The Town

Also starring Frank Sinatra as Chip, Jules Munshin as Ozzie, Ann Miller as Claire Huddeson, Betty Garrett as Brunhilda Esterhazy, and Vera-Ellen as Ivy Smith.

8. 'If there's anything I hate, it's you.' -Van Johnson as Jeff Douglas

Answer: Brigadoon

Also starring Gene Kelly as Tommy Albright, Cyd Charisse as Fiona Campbell, and Jimmy Thompson as Charlie Chisholm Dalrymple.

9. 'You're too small to be a man, too big to be a mouse. I reckon you're a rat!' -Gene Nelson as Will Parker

Answer: Oklahoma!

Also starring Gordon MacRae as Curly McLain, Shirley Jones as Laurey Williams, Gloria Grahame as Ado Annie Carnes, and Eddie Albert as Ali Hakim.

10. 'You're just about the prettiest girl I ever accquainted.' -Russ Tamblyn as Gideon Pontipee

Answer: Seven Brides For Seven Brothers

Also starring Jane Powell as Milly Pontipee, Howard Keel as Adam Pontipee, Tommy Rall as Frank Pontipee, Julie Newmar as Dorcas Galen, and Jeff Richards as Benjamin Pontipee.

11. 'There is no difference between the magic rhythms of Bill Shakespeare's immortal verse, and the magic rhythms of Bill Robinson's immortal feet.' -Jack Buchanan as Jeffrey Cordova

Answer: The Band Wagon

Also starring Fred Astaire as Tony Huinter, Cyd Charisse as Gabrielle Gerard, Oscar Levant as Lester Marton, and Nanette Fabray as Lily Marton.

12. 'For five years, this finger has been naked as a jay bird. Now, I'm gonna warm it up with a ring.' -Nancy Kwan as Linda Low

Answer: Flower Drum Song

Also starring Miyoshi Umeki as Mei Li, Benson Fong as Master Wang, Jack Soo as Sammy Fong, James Shigeta as Wang-Ta, and Juanita Hall as Madame Liang.

13. 'Happppppppy New Year!!!' -Joe. E Brown as Captain Andy Hawks

Answer: Show Boat

Also starring Howard Keel as Gaylord Ravenal, Ava Gardner as Julie LaVerne, and Kathryn Grayson as Magnolia Hawks.

14. 'Even a poor tailor deserves some happiness!' -Leonard Frey as Motel Kamzoil

Answer: Fiddler On The Roof

Also starring Topol as Tevye, Molly Picon as Yente, Paul Mann as Lazar Wolfe, and Norma Crane as Golde.

15. 'It might as well be spring.' -Jeanne Crain as Margy Frake

Answer: State Fair

Also starring Dana Andrews as Pat Gilbert, Dick Haymes as Wayne Frake, Vivian Blaine as Emily Edwards, Charles Winninger as Abel Frake, and Fay Bainter as Melissa Frake.

16. 'I'm a good girl, I am!' -Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle

Answer: My Fair Lady

Also starring Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins.

17. 'I suspect she won't live through the night, she has four fatal diseases.' -Margaret O'Brien as Tootie Smith

Answer: Meet Me In St. Louis

Also starring Judy Garland as Esther Smith, Lucille Bremer as Rose Smith, and Tom Drake as John Truett.

18. 'Yes, it is possible for someone to hit you hard, real hard, and for you to not feel it at all.' -Shirley Jones as Julie Jordan

Answer: Carousel

Also starring Gordon MacRae as Billy Bigelow, Cameron Mitchell as Jigger Craigin, Barbara Ruick as Carrie Pipperidge, and Claramae Turner as Cousin Nettie.

19. 'You louse!' -Kathryn Grayson as Lilli Vanessi

Answer: Kiss Me Kate

Also Starring Howard Keel as Fred Grahame, Ann Miller as Lois Lane, Tommy Rall as Bill Calhoun, and James Whitmore as Slug.

20. 'Money, pardon the expression, is like manure. It's not worth a thing unless it's spread around, encouraging young things to grow.' -Barbra Streisand as Dolly Levi

Answer: Hello Dolly!

Also starring Walter Matthau as Horace Vandergelder, Michael Crawford as Cornelius Hackl, Marianne McAndrew as Irene Molloy, Danny Lockin as Barnaby Tucker, and E.J. Peaker as Minnie Fay.

21. 'If all you care about is here, this is a good place to be.' -Rossano Brazzi as Emile de Becque

Answer: South Pacific

Also starring Mitzi Gaynor as Nellie Forbush, John Kerr as Joe Cable, Ray Walston as Luther Billis, and Juanita Hall as Bloody Mary.

22. 'I'd sell my soul for one long ball player. Just one!' -Robert Shafer as Joe Boyd

Answer: Damn Yankees

Also starring Tab Hunter as Joe Hardy, Ray Walston as Mr. Applegate, Gwen Verdon as Lola, and Russ Brown as Benny Van Buren.

23. 'You have brought music back into my life. I had forgotten.' -Christopher Plummer as Captain Georg Von Trapp

Answer: The Sound Of Music

Also starring Julie Andrews as Maria, Eleanor Parker as Baroness Schrader, Peggy Wood as Mother Abbess, and Charmian Carr as Leisl Von Trapp.

24. 'It's not a pretty face, I grant you, but underneath it's flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.' -Oscar Levant as Adam Cook

Answer: An American In Paris

Also starring Gene Kelly as Jerry Mulligan, Leslie Caron as Lise Bouvier, Nina Foch as Milo Roberts, and Georges Guetary as Henri Baurel.

25. 'Don't read novels, they'll only depress {you;} don't wear powder, it ruins the {complexion;} don't wear corsets, they spoil the figure.' -Leslie Caron as Gigi

Answer: Gigi

Also starring Maurice Chevalier as Honore LaChaille, Louis Jourdan as Gaston LaChaille, Eva Gabor as Liane d'Exelmans, and Hermione Gingold as Madame Alvarez.

Source: Author erlandau

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