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2 Danny Kaye quizzes and 25 Danny Kaye trivia questions.
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  Danny Kaye: Life, Movies and Music    
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Danny Kaye was awesome in anything he did. I was surprised to only find one quiz on him and decided I would create another one. This quiz focuses on his life, his movies and his music.
Average, 15 Qns, ilona_ritter, Aug 19 22
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ilona_ritter
Aug 19 22
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  Danny Kaye the Comic Actor    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Semi-tough quiz on popular comic actor Danny Kaye. Good Luck.
Tough, 10 Qns, jesseg, Nov 20 24
Tough
jesseg
Nov 20 24
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Danny Kaye Trivia Questions
1. Danny Kaye was born in NY, but did his parents and siblings came from which country?

From Quiz Danny Kaye: Life, Movies and Music

Answer: Ukraine

Danny Kaye is the youngest of his siblings and the only one born in the United States. His family was Jewish.

2. When was Danny Kaye's birthday?

From Quiz Danny Kaye the Comic Actor

Answer: January 18

Some sources say that Kaye's birth date was in 1911, while others claim it was in 1913. His birthday, however, is always written as being January 18.

3. What Broadway show featured Danny's song "Tchaikovsky" ?

From Quiz Danny Kaye: Life, Movies and Music

Answer: Lady in the Dark

"Tchaikovsky" is an amazing number in which Kaye goes through the names of 54 Russian composers in less than a minute. http://www.angelfire.com/film/dannykaye/DannyKaye_biography.htm

4. What was Danny's real name?

From Quiz Danny Kaye the Comic Actor

Answer: David Daniel Kaminsky

5. What is the name of Danny Kaye's only child?

From Quiz Danny Kaye: Life, Movies and Music

Answer: Dena

Dena Kaye was born in 1946, the same year that Danny Kaye made the movie "The Kid From Brooklyn". http://www.angelfire.com/film/dannykaye/DannyKaye_biography.htm

6. Where was Danny Kaye born?

From Quiz Danny Kaye the Comic Actor

Answer: Brooklyn, New York

7. What organization was Danny Kaye a big supporter of?

From Quiz Danny Kaye: Life, Movies and Music

Answer: UNICEF

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) started in 1954. Danny Kaye spent most of the hours he spent flying his plane to help UNICEF. At one point he flew to 65 cities in five days. http://www.angelfire.com/film/dannykaye/DannyKaye_biography.htm

8. What is the title of Danny's first film?

From Quiz Danny Kaye the Comic Actor

Answer: DIme a Dance

His first movie was 'Dime a Dance' 1937, but he had starred in Broadway musicals before that.

9. What did Danny Kaye want to be when he was a child?

From Quiz Danny Kaye: Life, Movies and Music

Answer: doctor

Danny Kaye's real name is David Daniel Kaminsky. He changed his name to Danny Kaye when he was a young teenager. http://www.angelfire.com/film/dannykaye/DannyKaye_biography.htm

10. Which actress starred opposite Danny in his first 5 films?

From Quiz Danny Kaye the Comic Actor

Answer: Virginia Mayo & Mayo

11. What was he paid for doing the movie "Hans Christian Andersen"?

From Quiz Danny Kaye: Life, Movies and Music

Answer: $200,000

"Hans Christian Andersen" came out in 1952 and tells the story of the author. Kaye played the title character and sang songs such as "The Ugly Duckling" and "Inch Worm".

12. He starred as 'Phil Davis' in what holiday classic?

From Quiz Danny Kaye the Comic Actor

Answer: White Christmas

13. In what did Danny Kaye make his acting debut?

From Quiz Danny Kaye: Life, Movies and Music

Answer: Moon Over Manhattan

"Moon Over Manhattan" was a 17 minute movie short that came out in 1935. His first full length movie was "Up in Arms" which came out in 1944. (www.imdb.com)

14. In what year did Danny Kaye win his first special Academy Award?

From Quiz Danny Kaye the Comic Actor

Answer: 1955

Danny was given an award by the Academy of Motion Pictures in 1955 for 'his unique talents and service to the Academy, the motion picture industry and the American people.'

15. Danny was one of the original owners of which Major League baseball team?

From Quiz Danny Kaye the Comic Actor

Answer: Seattle Mariners

Danny was one of the original owners of the Seattle Mariners from 1977 to 1981.

16. What was the name of Danny Kaye's final movie?

From Quiz Danny Kaye: Life, Movies and Music

Answer: Skokie

"Skokie" came out in 1981 as a TV-movie. Kaye played Max Feldman a survivor of the Nazi concentration camp.

17. 'The Danny Kaye Show' premiered on television in what year?

From Quiz Danny Kaye the Comic Actor

Answer: 1963

'The Danny Kaye Show' was on television from 1963 to 1967.

18. How old was Danny Kaye when he died?

From Quiz Danny Kaye the Comic Actor

Answer: 76

Danny Kaye passed away on March 3, 1987 in Los Angeles, California at 76 years old, according to "Wikipedia" and "IMBd".

19. Which group did Danny Kaye sing the song "Bongo, Bongo, Bongo" with?

From Quiz Danny Kaye: Life, Movies and Music

Answer: The Andrews Sisters

Although most people know the song as "Bongo,Bongo,Bongo" the official title is "Civilization". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization_(song)

20. In which movie does Danny Kaye sing "Inchworm"?

From Quiz Danny Kaye: Life, Movies and Music

Answer: Hans Christian Andersen

"Hans Christian Andersen" had many memorable songs in it including "The Ugly Ducking" and "Thumbelina".

21. According to one of Danny Kaye's songs, when do the best things happen?

From Quiz Danny Kaye: Life, Movies and Music

Answer: When you're dancing

"The Best Things Happen When You're Dancing" was written by Irving Berlin for the movie "White Christmas". It was sung by Danny Kaye and danced to by Danny Kaye and Vera-Ellen.

22. Danny Kaye sang about which well known cartoon bird?

From Quiz Danny Kaye: Life, Movies and Music

Answer: Woody the Woodpecker

Danny Kaye sang the song, but not for the cartoon series itself. It was just one of the songs he sang. Woody the Woodpecker was originally created in 1940.

23. Danny Kaye is known for his ability to do something really well. What is it?

From Quiz Danny Kaye: Life, Movies and Music

Answer: tongue twisters

"Tongue Twisters" is one of his most famous songs. Many people were impressed with how well this man could get out the hardest tongue twisters, just as he did with the names of the Russian composers. Danny Kaye died in 1987 at the age of 74. He left behind him a legacy that will not be forgotten.

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