Highly Rated Musicals Trivia Quiz

Answer: Yes

There are seven "Muppets" movies on the list! The movies include "Muppet Treasure Island", "The Great Muppet Caper", "The Muppet Christmas Carol", "The Muppets Take Manhattan", "Muppets Most Wanted", "The Muppet Movie", and "The Muppets". The highest on the list is "The Muppets" (2011) at #19. That one beat out many of the more classic musicals on the list.

Answer: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

This movie is based on a book by Roald Dahl. Both the Gene Wilder version, titled "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory", from 1971 and the updated Johnny Depp version from 2005 appear on the list. The Gene Wilder version of the movie appears at #35 while the Johnny Depp version appears at #55 on the list.

The other options in this question also appear on the list, but do not share the same plot.

Answer: David Bowie

"Labyrinth" hit theatres in 1986 and starred David Bowie as the king of the goblins in this musical fantasy. Although this is not a Muppet movie, Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, directed the movie. According to the Rotten Tomatoes reviews, the outstanding imagination of Jim Henson is evident throughout the movie. "Labyrinth" is at #92 on the list of musicals.

Answer: Viva Las Vegas

Despite starring in 31 musicals, this is the only one of Elvis' movies to make the Top 100 List. "Viva Las Vegas" starred Elvis and Ann-Margret, and is considered by many to be Elvis' best film. In it, he goes to Las Vegas to participate in a car race, but ends up gambling to try to win money when his car needs repairs.

When he loses the money, he works as an entertainer at a hotel to earn enough to pay his bills. This movie falls at #63 on the Rotten Tomatoes "100 Best Musical Movies of All Time" list.

Answer: Tommy

This rock musical was based on music by The Who. It starred the members of the group, as well as a multitude of other musicians and actors/actresses. Ann-Margret played the mother of the deaf and blind boy in the movie. She received a Golden Globe award for her performance. The movie falls at #88 on the Rotten Tomatoes "100 Best Musical Movies of All Time" list.

Answer: Deciding whether to use a match-maker, or let them marry for love

Tevye, the lead character in the movie, has five daughters. He struggles with encouraging the three older ones to marry according to Jewish tradition even while they want to marry for love. The movie was very well received when it was released in 1971.

It won three Academy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. It sits at #62 on the Rotten Tomatoes "100 Best Musical Movies of All Time" list.

Answer: Austria to Switzerland

"The Sound of Music" is very popular, and falls at #43 on the Rotten Tomatoes "100 Best Musical Movies of All Time" list. It centres around the Nazi occupation of Austria just before WWII. At the end of the movie, the family climbs over the mountains to neutral Switzerland.

Answer: The Scarecrow

In "The Wizard of Oz", Dorothy first meets the scarecrow when she comes to a fork in the road and needs directions. He provides those, then joins her as they meet the Tin Man second, and the Cowardly Lion next along the way to meet the Wizard in the Emerald City. Appearing at #1 on the list, the folks at Rotten Tomatoes say, "An absolute masterpiece whose groundbreaking visuals and deft storytelling are still every bit as resonant, "The Wizard of Oz" is a must-see film for young and old."

Answer: Sally Ann Howes

Sally Ann Howes plays the character Truly Scrumptious in this movie. Her name may not be as well known as the others on the list, but she has appeared in a multitude of movies, theatre, television, and radio from 1943 through the early part of the 21st century. "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" appears at #99 on the Rotten Tomatoes "100 Best Musical Movies of All Time" list.

Answer: "Help!" and "A Hard Day's Night"

The Beatles appeared in five movies together, but only two made the Rotten Tomatoes "100 Best Musical Movies of All Time" list. Those include "A Hard Day's Night" (1964), and "Help" (1965). "Help" falls at #52 on the list, while "A Hard Day's Night" falls at #4 on the list.