A Walk Down Memory Lane Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Sound of Music

Released in 1965, "The Sound of Music" won five Academy Awards which included Best Director, Best Picture and Best Score. The timeless costumes, which included children's play clothes made from curtain drapes, won over the hearts of the viewing public, but failed to win the Best Costume Design at the Oscars although nominated in that category.

The film was based on the real life story of the Von Trapp family singers who fled Austria at the outbreak of World War 2. It starred Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer in the lead roles and featured a much loved soundtrack including all time favourites "Do-Re-Mi", "My Favourite Things" and "Edelweiss", all written and composed by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.

Costume trivia facts: The wedding dress worn in the film was made from ivory silk shantung and had a 20th Century Fox label sewn inside the seam. It was designed by Dorothy Jeakins who also fashioned costumes for the films "Three Coins in the Fountain" (1954), "South Pacific" (1958) and "On Golden Pond" (1981). It is a known fact that Christopher Plummer did not enjoy working on the film. He was so unhappy that he ate for comfort and his costumes had to be refitted due to his putting on extra weight.

Answer: The Seven Year Itch

One of the most iconic dresses ever seen on the big screen was the "subway" dress worn by Marilyn Monroe as it lifted gently upwards when she walked over the side walk air-vent in the 1955 film "The Seven Year Itch". Directed by Billy Wilder, the delightful comedy was named after the urge to be unfaithful that some married people get after seven years of marriage.

Marilyn Monroe played The Girl, an actress who rented a room in the same building where happily married Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) lived with his wife and son. Sherman started day-dreaming about the blond bombshell with the film often showing the fantasy sequences playing out in his mind.

Costume trivia facts: Designer William Travilla created the iconic white/ivory pleated halter-neck and described it as "that silly little dress". Over 50 years later it sold at auction for a whopping $4.6 million. Marilyn Monroe wore two pairs of white underwear in case she showed anything untoward as the breeze lifted the skirt up. It is believed that her then husband, Joe DiMaggio, thought the scene too risque and they later argued and divorced over it.

Answer: Alastor Moody

Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody was a Scottish wizard who taught Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts School. The grey haired old man with stooped shoulders and gruff voice lost his original eye during the wars and used his magical replacement eye to rotate 360 degrees and see through objects.

As mentor to Harry Potter, it was discovered during the film "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" that Moody had been impersonated by Barty Crouch Jr, a Death Eater who was under the spell of the evil Lord Voldemort. Moody was played by Irish actor Brendan Gleeson who is known for his roles in "Braveheart" (1995) and "Gangs of New York" (2002).

Costume trivia facts: Approximately 25,000 costumes were made for the "Harry Potter" franchise and out of these 600 were school uniforms. Over 300 costumes alone were created for the Yule ball scene in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". These totals do not include the multitude of props including the 160 pairs of glasses worn by actor Daniel Radcliffe and 60-70 unique wands he used to conjure up magic spells.

Judianna Makovsky and Lindy Hemming have been credited with designing the costumes but the majority were created by designer Jany Termine, who also worked on the costumes for "Skyfall" (2012) and "Gravity" (2013).

Answer: Joan of Arc

The character Jeanne d'Arc was immortalised in the 1948 film by Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman. Guided by voices, the young farm girl (Bergman) led an army into Orleans to save France from the invading English. The impassioned heroine rallied her troops together when she cried, "This is the hour. Now is the time. In God's name, strike! Strike boldly!". She was captured and turned over to church officials where she was tried and tortured. She became a martyr when we saw the harrowing scene at the end of the film as she burned at the stake, a sign above her head which read "Relapsed heretic: Sorceress: Blasphemer: Idolatress: Apostate".

The film introduced us to Jose Ferrer in his first acting role. It was directed by Victor Fleming who had already achieved success directing "The Wizard of Oz" (1939) and "Gone with the Wind" (1939). He died two months after "Joan of Arc" was released aged just 59 years old.

Costume trivia facts: Barbara Karinska and Dorothy Jeakins shared the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for the film. They asked the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City for advice on how to create lightweight chainmail and armour for Ingrid Bergman to wear as authentic suits were too heavy. Tunics were knitted out of wool and then metal washers sprayed with silver were spaced throughout the whole garment, creating an effective imitation which looked like the real thing.

Answer: Emma Thompson

Directed by Ang Lee with a screenplay written by Emma Thompson, the story of the Dashwood sisters came to life from the pages of the Jane Austen novel. The film starred Thompson as the elder sister Elinor, Kate Winslet as the younger Marianne, along with their two love interests, Edward Ferrars and Colonel Brandon, played by Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman respectively.

The costumes in "Sense and Sensibility" were designed by Jenny Beavan and John Bright. Jenny Beavan went on to win the 2016 Oscar for Costume Design in "Mad Max: Fury Road".

Costume trivia facts: The attention to detail in the costumes worn throughout the film were faultless and historically accurate, including the short-lived pelisse (overdress) fashionable during the Regency period of the late 1790s. The dress in the image shown was worn when Elinor married Edward Ferrers; her dress described on the exhibit as "made of printed self striped muslin with lace trim. Spencer jacket of crushed velvet with silk ribbon rosettes". The dotted muslin dress worn by Marianne during the grass bowling scene was also worn in other Jane Austen adaptations including "Mansfield Park" (1999) and "Persuasion" (2007).

Answer: True

The Cowardly Lion outfit weighed approximately 90 pounds and was made from two real lion skins with a thick padding to bulk out the body. Bert Lahr (1895-1967) was an American actor who had a limited career both before and after starring in "The Wizard of Oz". His character joined Judy Garland (Dorothy), Ray Bolger (Scarecrow) and Jack Haley (Tin Man) as they followed the yellow brick road to the Emerald City to look for the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Oz.

Harold Arlen wrote the signature ballad "Over the Rainbow" with lyrics by Yip Harburg. It has been in close contention with Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" to be named as best song of all time. Some of the lyrics included:

"Somewhere over the rainbow way up high
There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true".

Costume trivia facts: Designed by Adrian Adolph Greenberg, Dorothy's ruby slippers have been one of the most popular items of movie memorabilia and several pairs were made for the film, with only four pairs left in existence. One pair is currently housed in the Smithsonian Museum, the second pair donated to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the third pair privately owned and the fourth pair sold at auction in 2011 for $690,000.

Answer: Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone starred alongside his good friend Nigel Bruce as the eponymous Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick, Dr Watson, in many films during the 1930s and 1940s. These included "Sherlock Holmes in Washington" (1943) and "The Scarlet Claw" (1944). Their last film together was the 1946 "Dressed to Kill".

The first film they starred in was the 1939 "The Hound of the Baskervilles" where the pipe-smoking sleuth was on the trail of a demonic dog loose on the wilds of Dartmoor in Devon. The 70kg beast was played by a Great Dane called Blitzen, later renamed to Chief, and was killed at the end of the film by the fictional detective. Basil Rathbone in fact loved dogs in real life. His first dog was a German Shepherd called Moritz who died of cancer when he was 12 years old. After moving to America, Rathbone obtained seven more dogs; Judy, Toni, Bunty Moore, Cullum Moore, Happy, Leo and Moritza.

Costume trivia facts: The costume designer for "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1939) was Gwen Wakeling who was frequently used by film directors, John Ford and Cecille B DeMille, even winning a Best Costume Design Oscar for the latter's 1949 film, "Samson and Delilah". The signature black and tan checked wool Inverness cape was worn by Basil Rathbone in two films, "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (1939) and "Hound of the Baskervilles". It sold at auction in 2011 for $61,500. Amazingly, the deerstalker worn in the film never featured in any of the books written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but was an additional feature given to the super sleuth by an illustrator for the The Strand Magazine in 1891. The image of deerstalker and caped coat has stuck in our imagination ever since.

Answer: Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor

"Fit as a Fiddle (And Ready for Love)" was sung in the 1952 musical "Singin' in the Rain". Written by Arthur Freed, Al Hoffman, and Al Goodhart, the song featured in flashback at the start of the film when Don Lockwood and Cosmo Brown, played by Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor, were singing and dancing their way across the country before becoming silent movie stars.

The film within a film featured the popular songs "Make 'Em Laugh", "All I Do Is Dream of You" and "Good Morning", as well as the lesser known "Fit as a Fiddle (And Ready for Love)". This song featured the lyrics:

"Fit as a fiddle and ready for love.
I can jump over the moon up above.
Fit as a fiddle and ready for love!

I haven't a worry, I haven't a care,
I feel like a feather that's floating on air,
Fit as a fiddle and ready for love!"

Costume trivia facts: Costume designer Walter Plunkett had previously made the costumes for the 1939 classic "Gone With the Wind" and designed over 500 costumes for "Singin' in the Rain" at an estimated cost of $157,250. Costumes included flapper, 1920s dropped waist, knitted jumpers, plus fours, glamorous fur stoles, a 50 foot silk veil, period 17th century cavalier, and of course, yellow plastic raincoats! The green check suits are now on permanent display at the Costume World Broadway Collection Museum in Pompano Beach, Florida.

Answer: Cecil Beaton

From coarsely spoken Cockney to elegantly dressed lady, each costume told of the slowly emerging chrysalis that was Eliza Doolittle in the 1964 production of "My Fair Lady". Directed by George Cukor, it featured Lerner and Loewe songs which included "Get Me to the Church on Time", "I Could Have Danced All Night" and "On the Street Where You Live". It starred Audrey Hepburn as the flower girl turned toast of British society, and Rex Harrison as the professor who taught her to speak so eloquently.

Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) was a renowned fashion photographer, working for the magazines "Vanity Fair" and "Vogue", as well as World War 2 photographer for "Life" magazine. His main passion though was for costume and set design. Not only did he win an Academy Award for Costume Design for "My Fair Lady", but also a joint award for Best Art Direction, designing Henry Higgins' library which featured prominently throughout the film. Richard Curtis, David Lean and Michael Winner were all British film directors.

Costume trivia facts: Every single costume in the Ascot race scene, worn by the key cast and extras, were made using black and white materials, including the figure-hugging dress worn by Audrey Hepburn. The hat she wore for the same scene was a massive one metre in width including feathers. Cecil Beaton did not design the elegant white gown she wore to the Embassy Ball but had an original antique gown flown in to the Hollywood studios from England. The ivory satin dress overlaid with chiffon included diamante, rhinestones, pearls and a total of 5,897 hand-stitched crystal beads.

Answer: Euphegenia

When Daniel Hillard (Robin Williams) was sacked from his job, he recruited nefarious means to get hired as his children's nanny by dressing as a woman. And so we met Euphegenia Doubtfire for the first time, a recently divorced actor turned Scottish nanny whose love for his/her children knew no bounds.

The heartwarming film also starred Sally Field and Pierce Brosnan as a strong supporting cast. The comedy featured many skits throughout, including the magical moment when Mrs Doubtfire set light to her bountiful chest in front of the kitchen cooker. It also featured some spontaneous ad-libbing, especially when Robin Williams/Mrs Doubtfire dropped his/her false teeth in a wine glass saying "Carpe dentum. Seize the teeth", referring to the "seize the day" quote in his previous film, "Dead Poets Society".

Costume trivia facts: Mrs Doubtfire's wardrobe was created by British designer, Marit Allen. There was nothing elaborate about what the character wore, apart from wearing what a stereotypical elderly spinster in her 60s usually wears. This included a floral polyester dress or skirt, oversized cardigan, baggy tights, orthopaedic shoes and thick rimmed reading glasses. The main accomplishment was the facial make-up which took four and a half hours to apply. Robin Williams even went as far as testing his completed costume and makeup by walking into a sex shop to try and buy a sex toy without being identified. It nearly worked!