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1 What does Toulouse say next? "Clean your self off you..."
Answer: Bourgeois pig

Toulouse calls the Duke this because he is trying to help the Duke clean off after Toulouse spills a drink on him. The Duke is rude to Toulouse so Toulouse says "Clean your self off you Bourgeois Pig." This at the same point Satine confuses Christian with the Duke. Zidler tells Satine the Duke is the one Toulouse is shaking the hanky at but as soon as Satine looks, Toulouse reaches in Christian's pocket and is grabbing his handkerchief.
  From Quiz: Moulin Rouge!
2 Which words follow? "You can tell everybody, that____"
Answer: this is your song

It's from "Your Song" the love song Christian sings to Satine:
"My gift is my song, and this one's for you.
You can tell everybody that this is your song,
it may be quite simple but now that it's done,
hope you don't mind,
I hope you don't mind,
that I put down in words,
how wonderful life is now you're in the world."
    Your options: [ this is your song ] [ we are in love ] [ I am in love ] [ that this might be wrong ]
  From Quiz: Do You Know Your "Moulin Rouge!" Lyrics?
3 What is the next line to this lyric, 'If I should die this very moment...'?
Answer: I wouldn't fear

This line is from 'Gorecki', part of the song, 'One Day I'll Fly Away'.
    Your options: [ I wouldn't fear ] [ I would still love you ] [ I'd bring you down with me ] [ You would be there ]
  From Quiz: 'Moulin Rouge!' the songs
4 What was the Duke's first name?
Answer: It was never revealed in the movie

Throughout the whole movie, the Duke was simply called "Duke" or "the Duke". No one ever addressed him by his name.
  From Quiz: Moulin Rouge
5 Which popular song starts off the medley?
Answer: All You Need Is Love

"All You Need is Love" was was originally sung by the Beatles.
    Your options: [ Heroes ] [ All You Need Is Love ] [ I Will Always Love You ] [ Up Where We Belong ]
  From Quiz: "Moulin Rouge!" - Lyrics to "Elephant Love Medley"
6 When did the real Moulin Rouge open its doors?
Answer: 1889

The Moulin Rouge was only one of a series of Parisian dancehalls opened in this period, known as La Belle Epoque (literally 'The Beautiful Time') but it soon became the most popular: and most infamous!
  From Quiz: 'Moulin Rouge!': Fact -v- Fiction
7 Which former Boyzone member auditioned for the role of Christian?
Answer: Ronan Keating

After seeing Nicole Kidman in 'Moulin Rouge!', Robbie was so impressed with her singing voice that he asked her to sing a duet with him. 'Something Stupid' raced to the top of the UK charts at Christmas.
    Your options: [ Ronan Keating ] [ Stephen Gately ] [ Robbie Williams ] [ Brian Harvey ]
  From Quiz: Welcome to the 'Moulin Rouge!'
8 What is the actual name of the song 'Spectacular, Spectacular'?
Answer: The Pitch

It's on the second soundtrack and is one of the best tracks on there. It is set to the tune of the can-can (appropriately!)
  From Quiz: Hard Core 'Moulin Rouge'
9 What is the brand of typewriter Christian uses?
Answer: Underwood

It's shown briefly when Christian arrives in Paris.
  From Quiz: Moulin Rouge!
10 What French words are written on the side of the building where Christian lives?
Answer: Chambres a la Journee

'C'est la Vie' means 'that's life', 'Maison A Paris' means 'House in Paris', and Christian didn't live at the Moulin Rouge! 'chambres a la Journee' means 'rooms of the day'.
  From Quiz: Moulin Rouge
11 What illness did Satine get sick and soon die from?
Answer: Consumption

Funny thing, Satine suffered from this fatal and extremely contagious disease, yet she was really chummy with Christian and he didn't get sick!
  From Quiz: 'Moulin Rouge' 101
12 What is Nicole Kidman's name in the movie?
Answer: Satine

She was also called 'Sparkling Diamond'.
  From Quiz: '...To Love And Be Loved In Return!'
13 Who directed the movie?
Answer: Baz Luhrmann

He also directed 'Strictly Ballroom' and 'Romeo and Juliet', but you should already know that.
  From Quiz: Moulin Rouge
14 Who says this? ... "It's not that I'm not a jealous man, I just don't like other people touching my things!"
Answer: The Duke

He says this when demanding he hold the deeds to the Moulin Rouge. He demands Satine be binded exclusively to him. Zidler agrees.
  From Quiz: Moulin Rouge!
15 Which words follow? "How wonderful life is, now ____"
Answer: you're in the world

Again, the song Christian sings to Satine, the lyrics are in the info on question one. The song was actually first sung by Elton John.
    Your options: [ you're in the world ] [ we met each other ] [ I'm in love ] [ we are together ]
  From Quiz: Do You Know Your "Moulin Rouge!" Lyrics?
16 Which lyric finishes this line 'We could be heroes...'?
Answer: For ever and ever

These lines are sung by Satine and Christian during the 'Elephant Love Melody'.
    Your options: [ For ever and ever ] [ I've always wanted to be a hero ] [ Ok ] [ We mustn't ]
  From Quiz: 'Moulin Rouge!' the songs
17 In what year did Christian originally come to Paris?
Answer: 1899

The movie starts by saying "Paris, 1900" and Christian says in the opening scene, "I first came to Paris one year ago..."
  From Quiz: Moulin Rouge
18 "The only way of loving me baby is to pay a lovely ___."
Answer: Fee

These lyrics are sung to the tune of "I Was Made For Lovin' You".
  From Quiz: "Moulin Rouge!" - Lyrics to "Elephant Love Medley"
19 In the movie, the owner/manager of the Moulin Rouge is called Harold Zidler. What was M. Zidler (the actual owner of the Moulin) really called?
Answer: Charles

Just as Harold Zidler (played by Jim Broadbdent) was a wily businessman, the real Charles Zidler drew in the crowds to his Moulin Rouge with extravagant and exotic decor, themed areas and famous dancers.
  From Quiz: 'Moulin Rouge!': Fact -v- Fiction
20 "Sparkling Diamonds"
Answer: Marilyn Monroe

"A Kiss On The Hand May Be Quite Continental...". Marilyn sang "Diamonds Are A Girl´s Best Friend" in the movie "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes".
    Your options: [ Olivia Newton-John ] [ Judy Garland ] [ Marilyn Monroe ] [ Ginger Rogers ]
  From Quiz: Before "Moulin Rouge!"
21 Who portrayed the Duke?
Answer: Richard Roxburgh

On the DVD of "Moulin Rouge!" Ewan McGregor revealed that after filming the movie, he became a big fan of Richard Roxburgh.
  From Quiz: Moulin Rouge!
22 Which 'Strictly Ballroom' star had a minor role in 'Moulin Rouge!'?
Answer: Tara Morice

According to Catherine Martin, between takes of dance routines the floor was washed down with cola. This makes the floor less slippery and much safer for dancers. She got the tip from ballroom dancers while shooting 'Strictly Ballroom'.
    Your options: [ Tara Morice ] [ Bill Hunter ] [ Gia Carides ] [ Paul Mercurio ]
  From Quiz: Welcome to the 'Moulin Rouge!'
23 Which members of the main cast do NOT wear wigs (actors or actresses not characters)?
Answer: Ewan McGregor and John Leguizamo

In the official Moulin Rouge book, it says "All of the lead cast (bar Ewan McGregor's Christian and John Leguizamo's Toulouse) sported a wig.
    Your options: [ Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor ] [ Ewan McGregor and John Leguizamo ] [ None of them ] [ Jacek Korman and Jim Broadbent ]
  From Quiz: Hard Core 'Moulin Rouge'
24 What is the name of the black, male Moulin Rouge dancer?
Answer: Chocolat

'Chocolat' means (funnily enough!) chocolate!
  From Quiz: Moulin Rouge
25 Christian sings, 'You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue,' to Satine about her eyes. What color are the eyes of the actress who plays her, Nicole Kidman?
Answer: blue

This redhead, pale skinned Aussie also graces us with blue eyes.
  From Quiz: 'Moulin Rouge' 101
26 While Christian and Satine were singing 'Come What May' while on a picnic with the Duke, what did the Duke find?
Answer: Frog

'Come What May' is one of the best songs in the entire movie! It is also the one that seems to be repeated the most often.
  From Quiz: '...To Love And Be Loved In Return!'
27 What colour was the dress Satine was wearing when she died?
Answer: White and gold

It was her wedding dress.
  From Quiz: Moulin Rouge
28 What was the nickname that Zidler gave to the Moulin Rouge dancers (besides Satine)?
Answer: Diamond Dogs

Satine was the 'Sparkling Diamond', the rest were 'Diamond Dogs'. Not the most complimentary of titles, when you think about it.
  From Quiz: Moulin Rouge
29 What is it that Christian believes in above all things?
Answer: love

This is made clear throughout the movie, but he specifically says so in the introduction that he narrates. "I had come to live a penniless existence. I had come to write about truth, beauty, freedom, and that which I believed in above all things: Love."
  From Quiz: Moulin Rouge!
30 Which words follow? "Elephants, bohemians, ____ and courtesans."
Answer: Indians

It's from "Spectacular Spectacular", the song they make up for the Duke. "Elephants, bohemians, Indians and courtesans, acrobats and juggling bears..." and so on and so on.
    Your options: [ Indians ] [ belly dancers ] [ exotic girls ] [ Gentle Bens ]
  From Quiz: Do You Know Your "Moulin Rouge!" Lyrics?
31 What is the next line to 'Listen to my heart'?
Answer: Can you hear it sing?

This line is taken out of the song 'Come What May'.
    Your options: [ Can you hear it sing? ] [ It's broken ] [ It calls for you ] [ It sings for you ]
  From Quiz: 'Moulin Rouge!' the songs
32 Who played Harold Zidler?
Answer: Jim Broadbent

John Leguizamo played Toulouse, Baz Luhrmann directed the movie, and Ewan MacGregor, of course, played Christian!
  From Quiz: Moulin Rouge
33 "Just one ___ , give me just one ___."
Answer: Night
    Your options: [ Day ] [ Night ] [ Kiss ] [ Smile ]
  From Quiz: "Moulin Rouge!" - Lyrics to "Elephant Love Medley"
34 The key feature of the Moulin Rouge is the famous red windmill. Why was this chosen as the symbol of the dancehall?
Answer: Flourmilling had been the local trade for generations in Montmartre.

Montmartre (literally 'Mount of the Martyrs'- and there is quite a hill there alright, even today!) was famous as the main area around Paris for flourmilling for years before it became famous as the home of the Bohemians and the dancehalls and cafés they frequented. The choice of the red windmill as the key decorative feature for what was to become Montmartre's and Paris's most famous dancehall was a nod to this heritage.
  From Quiz: 'Moulin Rouge!': Fact -v- Fiction
35 "Children Of The Revolution"
Answer: T Rex

This song is heard several times in the movie, sung by Bono of
U2.
    Your options: [ The Monkeys ] [ The Beatles ] [ T Rex ] [ The Rolling Stones ]
  From Quiz: Before "Moulin Rouge!"
36 What color is the fairy Christian sees after drinking Absinthe?
Answer: green

The green fairy was portrayed by Kylie Minogue.
  From Quiz: Moulin Rouge!
37 Which actor declared on the two-disc DVD that the film was a "feast for the eyes"?
Answer: Ewan McGregor

At the 2002 Oscars ceremony, Jim Broadbent won the Best Supporting Actor for his role in 'Iris', but he had also starred in two other films nominated that evening - "Moulin Rouge!" and "Bridget Jones' Diary".
    Your options: [ Ewan McGregor ] [ Nicole Kidman ] [ Caroline O'Connor ] [ Jim Broadbent ]
  From Quiz: Welcome to the 'Moulin Rouge!'
38 'Strictly Ballroom's' Peter Whitford played who in 'Moulin Rouge'?
Answer: The Stage Manager

Peter Whitford played Les Kendall, Scott's dance teacher in Baz Luhrmann's first Red Curtain film, 'Strictly Ballroom'.
  From Quiz: Hard Core 'Moulin Rouge'
39 How many can-can dancers are there?
Answer: 24

24 can-can dancers who display their own characteristics.
  From Quiz: Moulin Rouge!
40 Where was the movie filmed?
Answer: Sydney

Whilst the movie is set in Paris, the whole thing was actually filmed on a set, in Sydney!
  From Quiz: Moulin Rouge
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