These Are a Few of My Favourite Musicals Quiz

Answer: Chim Chim Cher-ee

'Chim Chim Cher-ee' is sung by Bert, the chimney sweep, played by Dick van Dyke, extolling the joys of clambering about in chimneys.

'Feed the Birds' is a lovely little song, and my personal favourite. 'Let's Go Fly a Kite', 'Step in Time' and 'Jolly Holiday' are all fun tunes, too. Julie Andrews won Best Actress for her performance, and deservedly so!

Answer: Dirty

Muck, mud, bog and crud are all good. Why? Because that is where the gold is! Ben (Lee Marvin) and Partner (Clint Eastwood) sang this song about the perils of working underground. If you like the movie, please play the quiz I wrote about it!

Answer: Mongkut

The character was based on the real-life king, whose full name was Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramenthramaha Mongkut Phra Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua! The movie king had numerous wives, and 82 little princes and princesses. There are a few great songs, too, with 'Getting To Know You' and 'Shall We Dance' being at the top of my personal jukebox.

Yul Brynner was magnificent as the King, and Deborah Kerr was the perfect British school teacher, who had the spine to stand up for herself.

Mpande was the Zulu king in the same era, Old King Cole was a nursery rhyme, and King Kong was a rather large gorilla, who gave New Yorkers a hard time in the 1930s.

Answer: Marni Nixon

Nixon was very much in demand, being heard (but not seen) in 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes', 'The King and I', 'My Fair Lady' and 'An Affair to Remember'. Marni died in 2016. Beymer's voice was also dubbed, by Jimmy Bryant.

Callas and Caldwell were both associated with opera, Callas as a soprano and Caldwell as a conductor. Morvan was one half of the infamous Milli Vanilli.

Did you know that Elvis was asked to audition for the role of Tony, but declined?

Answer: Surrey

'The Surrey with the Fringe on Top' is a horsedrawn carriage with four wheels. Other well-known songs from the movie are 'People Will Say We're In Love', 'Oh What a Beautiful Morning' and the title track. The film won the Oscar for Best Music in a Musical.

Answer: Thunderstorm

The kids were all spooked by the storm and all piled into Maria's room. I am sure everyone knows the words - things like raindrops on roses, whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles, warm woolen mittens, noodles and strudels will make you feel better. 'A Spoonful of Sugar' from 'Mary Poppins' echoed similar thoughts.

There are many songs that I like in this movie, but it is hard to go past the sheer fun of 'The Lonely Goatherd', complete with yodelling goats.

Answer: Quando, Quando, Quando

Whilst on their 'Mission from God', the boys are being targetted by Jake's ex-girlfriend, the Good Ol' Boys, whose gig they stole at the Country Bunker, the Illinois Nazis, the National Guard and the State Troopers.

'Gimme Some Lovin' did not really appeal to the patrons, as it was not Country OR Western. The sappy 'Quando, Quando, Quando' was done by Murph and the Magic Tones, performing to an empty room at the Holiday Inn.

There were some terrific blues numbers in the movie- 'Minnie the Moocher', 'Sweet Home, Chicago', 'Think'. The car chase scenes are classics, too!

This is probably one of my favourite all-time movies.

Answer: 'Planet of the Apes' and 'The Blob'

'Planet of the Apes' and 'The Blob' were not mentioned, but could have been. The song is a spoof of the science/horror genre popular in the 1940s and '50s. There were several other movies referred to, including 'Doctor X', 'The Day the Earth Stood Still', 'Night of the Demon'.

The movie ran for many years in midnight screenings, with the audience getting into the act - throwing confetti during the wedding scene, 'Time Warp'-ing in the aisles, dressing up in costume. For some people, it became a Friday night ritual.

Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick starred. The author of the book and movie, Richard O'Brien, played Riff-Raff. Meat Loaf had a smaller part, too. Sexual overtones abound in the movie, which may explain its popularity.

Answer: The Acid Queen

Turner's song was rather unsettling, as she pumped Tommy and herself full of LSD. It did not cure Tommy, though.

'Tommy' has a star-studded cast, with names like Jack Nicholson, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Keith Moon.

'Eyesight to the Blind' was performed by Clapton, and involved a sect that deified Marilyn Monroe, 'Sparks' is when Tommy discovers his talent for playing pinball and Sally Simpson was a young fan of Tommy's who suffered a badly cut face at his concert.

I was lucky enough to be at the Sydney grand opening of 'Tommy', and saw several of the stars on the red carpet. The movie may be a bit dated now, but it is still in my Top Ten.

Answer: Scorpions

According to Leo, the leader of the Scorpions, 'the only rule is... there ain't no rules!'

Danny drove Greased Lightning, a souped up '48 Ford, and of course he won the race. At the end of the movie, he won the girl. Ain't love grand? Leo was played by Dennis Stewart, who died in 1994.

The Sharks and Jets were the rival gangs in 'West Side Story' and the Dead Rabbits featured in the movie 'Gangs of New York'.

As usual, there are some great songs in the movie - 'Hopelessly Devoted to You', 'You're the One That I Want' and 'Summer Nights' all being released as singles. Other good songs are 'Beauty School Dropout' and 'Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee', performed by Stockard Channing.