Colorful Movies Trivia Quiz

Answer: Christmas

"White Christmas" was filmed in 1954, but the movie "Holiday Inn" in 1942 was the first time the song "White Christmas" was heard in a film. In both movies, Bing Crosby sang "White Christmas". Fred Astaire turned down the other male lead in "White Christmas" so Danny Kaye took the role. Bing and Fred starred together in "Holiday Inn".

Answer: Hawaii

The song "Blue Hawaii" was originally sung by Bing Crosby in 1937. Elvis Presley starred in this romantic musical comedy in 1961. This was the first of three movies that Elvis made in Hawaii. "Girls! Girls! Girls!" followed in 1962. Next came "Paradise, Hawaiian Style" in 1965. Elvis would also return to Hawaii for several live performances.

Answer: Swan

It took ten years for the script of "Black Swan" to be finished. It was well worth the wait. Natalie Portman won the Best Actress Oscar for this 2010 film. The film also received Oscar nominations for Best Film, Best Director, Best Film Editing, and Best Cinematography.

Answer: Dawn

The original "Red Dawn" film was released in 1984 and starred Patrick Swayze, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen, and Jennifer Grey, to name a few famous stars. The cast had to endure eight weeks of military training before filming began. A 2012 remake of "Red Dawn" featured Chris Hemsworth, aka Thor.

Answer: Lantern

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively starred in this 2011 comic book sci-fi movie. The film received only mediocre reviews from critics. Ryan and Blake met on the set of the film and married in 2012. They named their first child James, which is an unusual name for a girl.

Answer: Cadillac

Clint Eastwood and Bernadette Peters starred in this 1989 comedy. Too bad the soundtrack from the movie did not include Bruce Springsteen's song, also titled "Pink Cadillac". Clint Eastwood met Frances Fisher on the set of "Pink Cadillac". Their five year relationship from 1990 to 1995 produced a daughter, Francesca Eastwood.

Answer: Submarine

This 1968 animated Beatles film was a huge hit. The end of the movie featured the live Beatles singing "All Together Now" - these words were translated into 16 languages on the screen: Greek, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, English, French, Hebrew, Chinese, Swedish, Arabic, Farsi, German, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, and Sanskrit.

Answer: Rain

"Purple Rain" was Prince's acting debut in 1984. The story line is loosely based on his life. The film won an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. Jennifer Beals turned down the role that eventually went to Apollonia.

Answer: County

"Orange County" was a 2002 film starring Jack Black and Colin Hanks - yes Tom Hanks' son. Some of the brightest stars of comedy also star in the film: Chevy Chase, Lily Tomlin, Harold Ramis, Kevin Kline, and Ben Stiller. What a killer lineup!

Answer: Streak

The action in the movie takes place on a train named the Silver Streak. Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor star in this action/crime/comedy movie. Interestingly, Richard Pryor does not appear in the film until about 60 minutes into the action.