Sing Me a Movie Musical Trivia Quiz

Answer: All That Jazz

"All That Jazz" ran on from the Overture. As the movie opened we saw Velma Kelly arriving at the Club, washing blood off her hands, putting on her costume, appearing on the stage and singing "All That Jazz".

Here are the opening lyrics:

"Come on babe
Why don't we paint the town?
And all that Jazz

I'm gonna rouge my knees
And roll my stockings down
And all that jazz

Start the car
I know a whoopee spot
Where the gin is cold
But the piano's hot

It's just a noisy hall
Where there's a nightly brawl
And all
That
Jazz."

Answer: Beauty and the Beast

"Beauty and the Beast" is a Walt Disney movie, released in 1991. The movie is based on the fairy tale "Le Belle et la Bete". The movie was nominated for six Academy Awards and won two, for Best Musical Original Score, and Best Music Original Song. The movie also won three Golden Globe Awards.

Some of the actors providing the voices for the movie were Paige O'Hara as Belle, Robby Benson as the Beast, Richard White as Gaston, Jerry Orbach as Lumiere, Angela Lansbury as Mrs Potts and David Ogden Stiers as Cogsworth

"Beauty and the Beast" was written as a stage musical and had its first performance in 1993.

Answer: Can You Feel the Love Tonight?

"Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" was by written by Elton John (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics) and won the Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song. The song rose to number 14 on the UK Single Chart and reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also had chart success in Australia, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden and Germany.

In the movie, the song was sung by Kristie Edwards, Joseph Williams, Sally Dworsky, Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella but the end title version was sung by Elton John, who also won a Grammy for the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

The song has been covered many times by artists such as John Barrowman, Michael Crawford and Brian Wilson, to name a few.

Answer: A Little Night Music

"Send in the Clowns" was written by Stephen Sondheim for the film "A Little Night Music" which was adapted from the film "Smiles of a Summer Night". The title was taken from Mozart's famous work, "Eine Kleine Nacht Music".

Singer Judy Collins recorded the song in 1975 as part of an album and the song was released as a single. The song reached number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100, where it stayed for 11 weeks. In 1977 Judy Collins had a hit with this song again, when it reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 1985 Barbra Streisand had a hit with this song, with an additional verse by Stephen Sondheim, and it rose to number 25 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Chart. An additional verse was added by Stephen Sondheim for this version.

"Send in the Clowns" has also been recorded by Lou Rawls, Kenny Rogers, Shirley Bassey, Bing Crosby, Grace Jones, Mel Torme, the Brotherhood of Man, Elaine Page, Tom Jones, to name but a few. Frank Sinatra recorded the song in 1973 and it became Stephen Sondheim's most popular song after Sinatra's recording.

Answer: Sandra Dee

"Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee" was the third song in the movie "Grease". It was sung by the characters Rizzo (Stockard Channing) and the Pink Ladies.

Other famous people mentioned in the song are Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Annette Funicello, Troy Donahue, and Elvis. In the stage version, it was Sal Mineo and not Elvis who was referred to in the song, but as Sal Mineo had been stabbed to death the year before the film, his name reference was changed to Elvis Presley. Ironically, the day the scene with this song was filmed, Elvis Presley died, 16 August 1977.

Answer: Oklahoma!

"Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" is the first song in the movie "Oklahoma" and is sung by the character Curly McLain (Gordon MacRae). The song was written by Richard Rogers with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein. "Oklahoma" was this legendary pair's first musical and was based on the 1931 play "Green Grow the Lilacs".

In 1943 "Oklahoma" opened on Broadway and ran for over 2,000 performances, and was ultimately made into a movie in 1955 starring Gordon MacRae Shirley Jones, Rod Steiger, Charlotte Greenwood, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson, James Whitmore and Eddie Albert.

The movie was nominated for four Academy Awards and won two.

Here are some of the lyrics:

"There's a bright golden haze on the meadow,
There's a bright golden haze on the meadow,
The corn is as high as an elephant's eye,
An' it looks like its climbin' clear up to the sky.

(Chorus:) Oh what a beautiful morning,
Oh what a beautiful day,
I've got a wonderful feeling,
Everything's going my way."

Answer: Fiddler on the Roof

"Fiddler on the Roof" starred Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey and Molly Picon. The movie, adapted from the Broadway musical of the same name, was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won three. The movie was adapted from the Broadway musical of the same name.

"If I Were a Rich Man" was written by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock. The song is sung by the main character, Tevye, and tells of his dreams of what he would like in life.

The song has been covered many times by such artists as Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Roger Whittaker, Rolf Harris, and Frankie Vaughan.

Answer: The King and I

"The King and I" movie musical was based on the Rogers and Hammerstein musical, which was based on the book "Anna and the King of Siam" by Margaret Landon.

This song is sung by Anna to the wives of the King of Siam, talking about her late husband and the problems of the young Burmese girl, Tuptim. The song has been covered many times by artists such as Perry Como, Andy Williams, Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Paul Anka and The Temptations.

Answer: Oliver

"As Long as He Needs Me" is a song from "Oliver!" and is sung by the character Nancy, wherein she tells of her love for her harsh and wicked boyfriend, Bill Sykes.

Shirley Bassey had success with this song, when it reached number two on the UK Charts in 1960. The song has also been covered numerous times by such artists as Lionel Bart, Alma Cogan, Doris Day, The Drifters, Edie Gorme, Buddy Greco and Matt Monro, to name but a few.

Answer: The Pajama Game

"Hernando's Hideaway came from the 1957 movie "The Pajama Game" starring Doris Day, John Raitt and Eddie Foy Jr. The movie was based on the stage show of the name name.

Archie Bleyer had a hit with the song in 1954 when it reached number two on the Billboard chart. It seems the song was very popular in Finland and was recorded approximately fifteen times by Finnish artists. The song has also been recorded many times, some of the artists being Harry Connick Jr, The Everly Brothers, Ella Fitzgerald Guy Lombardo, Mantovani and Johnnie Ray.

Here are some of the lyrics:

"I know a dark secluded place.
A place where no one knows your face.
A glass of wine a fast embrace.
It's called Hernando's Hideaway ole!
All you see are silhouettes.
And all you hear are castanets.
And no one cares how late it gets.
Not at Hernando's Hideaway ole!"