What Movie Musical Am I? Trivia Game | Movie Mixture

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1. I am a 2002 movie based on a book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, which was based on a 1926 play of the same name, written about actual events during Prohibition. Some of the actors in me are Taye Diggs, Christine Baranski and Lucy Liu. What movie musical movie am I?

Answer: Chicago

"Chicago" starred Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Renee Zellweger, Queen Latifah and John C Reilly. It was directed and choreographed by Bob Marshall. The movie was nominated for many awards including thirteen Academy Awards and won six: Best Supporting Actress (Catherine Zeta-Jones), Best Picture, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, and Best Sound Mixing.

The movie was nominated for twelve BAFTAs and won two, Catherine Zeta-Jones for Best Supporting Actress, and Best Sound. It was nominated for eight Golden Globes and won three: Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Best Actor Musical or Comedy (Richard Gere) and Best Actress Musical or Comedy (Renee Zellweger). The movie grossed over $306 million worldwide.

2. I am a 1953 movie, loosely based on a real person. Some of my stars are Philip Carey, Allyn Ann McLerie and Dick Wesson. I am set in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. What movie am I?

Answer: Calamity Jane

"Calamity Jane" starred Doris Day as Calamity Jane and Howard Keel as Wild Bill Hickok and was directed by David Butler. The movie was nominated for three Academy Awards and won one for the Best Musical Original Song ("Secret Love").

Other well-known songs from "Calamity Jane" are "The Deadwood Stage", "It's Harry I'm Planning to Marry", "Just Blew in From the Windy City", and "The Black Hills of Dakota."

The real Calamity Jane maintained that she and Wild Bill Hickok were married and that she was the mother of his child, but historians have found no proof that this is true. However, when she died years after Wild Bill Hickok, she was buried beside him per her request.

3. I am a 1960 movie, directed by Walter Lang and loosely based on a musical play with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. After "Ben-Hur" I was the top grossing movie of 1960. I am set in Montmartre, Paris, in 1896. What movie am I?

Answer: Can-Can

"Can-Can" starred Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, and Juliet Prowse. The movie was nominated for two Academy Awards, one Golden Globe, and it won a Grammy for Best Soundtrack.

The then Soviet Premier, Nikita Krushchev visited the set with his wife. He thought that the movie was immoral and said he "did not want that sort of thing for the Russians." He also said it was "depraved" and "pornographic".

4. I am a 1968 movie directed by William Wyler and adapted from a book by Isobel Lennart for the stage musical of the same name. My story is based on a real Broadway and movie star/comedienne, and her love for a gambler. What movie am I?

Answer: Funny Girl

"Funny Girl" starred Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice and Omar Sharif as Nick Arnstein. The movie was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won one, Best Actress in a Leading Role, when Barbra Streisand tied with Katharine Hepburn for Hepburn's role in "The Lion in Winter". The movie was nominated for three BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globes and Barbra won a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy.

Frank Sinatra was considered for the role of Nicky Arnstein that eventually went to Omar Sharif and Shirley MacLaine was considered for the role of Fanny Brice.

Some of the well-known songs from the movie are "Second Hand Rose", "People", and "Don't Let it Rain on My Parade." This movie was Barbra Streisand's first film. The well-known line, "Hello Gorgeous!" was Barbra's first line in the film and were also the first two words she uttered on being presented with her Oscar.

A sequel, "Funny Lady", was released on 1975, again starring Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice, with James Caan as her second husband, Billy Rose.

5. I am a 1961 movie directed by Henry Koster. I tell the story of a Chinese stow-away who comes to San Francisco to meet her fianc� for an arranged marriage. I am based on a Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical of the same name. What movie am I?

Answer: Flower Drum Song

"Flower Drum Song" starred Nancy Kwan, Benson Fong and Jack Soo. The movie was nominated for five Academy Awards and two Golden Globes. It was also nominated for a Grammy for Best Soundtrack from a Motion Picture or Television.

Nancy Kwan's first film role was opposite William Holden in the 1961 movie "The World of Suzie Wong." She had previously been a student at the Royal Academy of Ballet in London.

6. I am a 1955 movie directed by Joseph L Mankiewicz and some of my stars are Johnny Silver, Stubby Kaye and Sheldon Leonard. I am based on a Broadway musical of the same name which in turn was based on two short stories by Damon Runyon, "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure". I am set in New York in the 1940s. What movie am I?

Answer: Guys and Dolls

"Guys and Dolls" starred Marlon Brando as Sky Masterson, Jean Simmons as Sergeant Sarah Brown, Frank Sinatra as Nathan Detroit and Vivian Blaine as Miss Adelaide. The movie was nominated for four Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards and was nominated for and won two Golden Globe Awards.

Marilyn Monroe wanted to play the role of Miss Adelaide and Betty Grable and Judy Holliday were also considered for that role. Grace Kelly was the original choice for the role of Sarah Brown. Relations between Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra were strained during the movie because Frank Sinatra wanted the part played by Marlon Brando.

A couple of popular songs from the movie were "If I Were a Bell" and "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat".

7. I am a 1956 movie directed by Charles Walters and based on the play "The Philadelphia Story" by Philip Barry. I tell the story of a man's love for his ex-wife who is about to marry another man. Some of my stars are John Lund, Louis Calhern, Sidney Blackman and Margalo Gillmore. What movie am I?

Answer: High Society

"High Society" starred Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Celeste Holm. The movie was nominated for two Academy Awards. The music and lyrics were by Cole Porter. Elizabeth Taylor was originally considered for the role that went to Grace Kelly.

Some of the more well-known songs from the movie are "I Love Paris", "I Love You, Samantha", and "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"

This was Grace Kelly's final film before her marriage to Prince Rainier of Monaco. This was also the final film for Louis Calhern, who died whilst on the set of "Teahouse of the August Moon" in Japan.

8. I am a 1982 movie directed by Blake Edwards. I tell the story of an English girl singer in Paris in 1934, who can't get work and is starving when she meets a gay cabaret singer who comes to her rescue. What movie am I?

Answer: Victor Victoria

"Victor Victoria" starred Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren and Alex Karras. The movie was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won an Oscar for Best Musical Original Song Score. The musical score was written by Henri Mancini. The movie was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards and won: Julie Andrews for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - comedy/Musical. The Album was nominated for a Grammy Award. This movie is a remake of a 1933 German film, "Viktor und Viktoria."

When "Victor Victoria" went to Broadway as a musical, Julie Andrews again played the role of Victoria Grant, which was taken over by Liza Minnelli when Andrews went on holidays. When Julie Andrews left the cast, the role was taken by Raquel Welch.

9. I am a 1959 movie directed by Melvin Frank. Some of my stars are Howard St John, Julie Newmar and Stella Stevens. I am based on a comic strip of the same name, created by Al Capp. I tell the story of a small town that is told it is to be the test site for an atomic bomb; of Sadie Hawkins Day, and the wonderful "Yokumberry Tonic." What movie am I?

Answer: Li'l Abner

"Li'l Abner" starred Peter Palmer as Li'l Abner Yokum, Leslie Parrish as Daisy Mae, Stubby Kaye as Marryin' Sam, Howard St John as General Bullmoose, Julie Newmar as Stupefyin' Jones and Billie Hayes as Mammy Yokum. The movie was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. It was also nominated for a Grammy for Best Soundtrack Album.

"Li'l Abner" was a Broadway musical prior to being a movie, and a lot of the cast from the Broadway production recreated their same roles in the film. Donna Douglas from the "Beverly Hillbillies" and Valerie Harper from the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Rhoda" both had small roles in the film.

10. I am a 1980 movie directed by John Landis, which was developed from a sketch on "Saturday Night Live." I tell the story of the path of redemption taken by a paroled convict and his brother. Some of my stars are Charles Napier, Henry Gibson, John Candy, Steve Lawrence and Kathleen Freeman. What movie am I?

Answer: The Blues Brothers

"The Blues Brothers" starred John Belushi as Jake Blues, Dan Aykroyd as Elwood Blues, and featured such artists as Carrie Fisher, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and all those great musicians who made up the "Blues Brothers Band." The most famous quote in this movie is "We're on a mission from God."

In the original movie, the characters Jake and "Elwood only remove their sunglasses once during the film. Elwood removes his hat only three times and Jake never removes his hat at all. The number of cars wrecked in chase scenes during the film is 103. The "Bluesmobile" is a 1974 Dodge Monaco and a total of 12 of these cars were used during filming.

A sequel, "Blues Brothers 2000", was made in1998 with Dan Aykroyd again playing the role of Elwood Blues. As John Belushi had died in 1982, this film co-starred John Goodman as Mighty Mack McTeer.

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What Movie Musical Am I? Trivia Quiz

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