How did you do with our Musical Film Quiz?There were fewer entries than I'd imagined: more of you must have a life than I'd supposed! And whatever became of the entry from the supremely confident Polkadotsoph, I'll never know!
However, the speed with which those who did enter entered was staggering!
First home with a full set of 60 correct answers (and within less than three hours of the quiz being posted, too!) was GOOD DOG. Congratulations!
Only a few hours later, came another complete and accurate set of answers from SHEILA & ROGER – who were angling for bonus points for offering, in addition to the correct solution, an alternative to DD/AN - Derby Day / Anna Neagle (above left), but which was not, I think, a musical!; and then, shortly afterward (but from the other side of the Atlantic) came a third correct set from MICHAEL.
So, well done to you three, too – and to EUDORA and SCB for creditable, if not quite entire, entries.
And for those who care, here are the answers...
1. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang / Dick Van Dyke
2. The Wizard of Oz / Bert Lahr
3. Doctor Dolittle / Anthony Newley
4. Mary Poppins / David Tomlinson
5. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory / Gene Wilder
6. The Slipper and the Rose / Richard Chamberlain
7. Star! / Daniel Massey
8. Hans Christian Andersen / Danny Kaye
9. The Sound of Music / Eleanor Parker
10. Singin' in the Rain / Donald O'Connor
11. Meet Me in St Louis / Margaret O'Brien
12. Camelot / Vanessa Redgrave
13. Caberet / Joel Grey
14. Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street / Helena Bonham Carter
15. Royal Wedding / Fred Astaire
16. Hello Dolly! / Louis Armstrong
17. Song of Norway / Harry Secombe
18. Top Hat / Ginger Rogers
19. Thoroughly Modern Millie / Mary Tyler Moore
20. Million Dollar Mermaid / Esther Williams
21. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Fiona Fullerton
22. Fiddler on the Roof / Chaim Topol
23. Man of La Mancha / Sophia Loren
24. Goodbye, Mr Chips / Peter O'Toole
25. Bedknobs and Broomsticks / Angela Lansbury
26. A Star is Born / James Mason
27. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes / Jane Russell
28. Babes in Arms / Mickey Rooney
29. Finnian's Rainbow / Tommy Steele
30. Kiss Me Kate / Howard Keel
31. Show Boat / Kathryn Grayson
32. The Broadway Melody / Bessie Love
33. Gigi / Louis Jourdan
34. South Pacific / Rossano Brazzi
35. The King and I / Deborah Kerr
36. West Side Story / Natalie Wood
37. Oklahoma! / Gordon MacRae
38. Carousel / Shirley Jones
39. Chicago / Renee Zellweger
40. Funny Girl / Omar Sharif
41. On the Town / Frank Sinatra
42. An American in Paris / Gene Kelly
43. Moulin Rouge! / Ewan McGregor
44. Yankee Doodle Dandy / James Cagney
45. Evita / Madonna
46. Grease / John Travolta
47. All That Jazz / Roy Schneider
48. Jesus Christ Superstar / Ted Neeley
49. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers / Jane Powell
50. My Fair Lady / Stanley Holloway
51. High Society / Bing Crosby
52. Annie / Albert Finney
53. White Christmas / Rosemary Clooney
54. The Muppet Christmas Carol / Kermit the Frog
55. Mamma Mia! / Pierce Brosnan
56. Oliver! / Ron Moody
57. Guys and Dolls / Stubby Kaye
58. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum / Buster Keaton
59. Paint Your Wagon / Clint Eastwood
60. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever / Yves Montand
And the answers to Sheila's follow-up selection submitted via the comments section to my original post:
2. The Wizard of Oz / Bert Lahr
3. Doctor Dolittle / Anthony Newley
4. Mary Poppins / David Tomlinson
5. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory / Gene Wilder
6. The Slipper and the Rose / Richard Chamberlain
7. Star! / Daniel Massey
8. Hans Christian Andersen / Danny Kaye
9. The Sound of Music / Eleanor Parker
10. Singin' in the Rain / Donald O'Connor
11. Meet Me in St Louis / Margaret O'Brien
12. Camelot / Vanessa Redgrave
13. Caberet / Joel Grey
14. Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street / Helena Bonham Carter
15. Royal Wedding / Fred Astaire
16. Hello Dolly! / Louis Armstrong
17. Song of Norway / Harry Secombe
18. Top Hat / Ginger Rogers
19. Thoroughly Modern Millie / Mary Tyler Moore
20. Million Dollar Mermaid / Esther Williams
21. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Fiona Fullerton
22. Fiddler on the Roof / Chaim Topol
23. Man of La Mancha / Sophia Loren
24. Goodbye, Mr Chips / Peter O'Toole
25. Bedknobs and Broomsticks / Angela Lansbury
26. A Star is Born / James Mason
27. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes / Jane Russell
28. Babes in Arms / Mickey Rooney
29. Finnian's Rainbow / Tommy Steele
30. Kiss Me Kate / Howard Keel
31. Show Boat / Kathryn Grayson
32. The Broadway Melody / Bessie Love
33. Gigi / Louis Jourdan
34. South Pacific / Rossano Brazzi
35. The King and I / Deborah Kerr
36. West Side Story / Natalie Wood
37. Oklahoma! / Gordon MacRae
38. Carousel / Shirley Jones
39. Chicago / Renee Zellweger
40. Funny Girl / Omar Sharif
41. On the Town / Frank Sinatra
42. An American in Paris / Gene Kelly
43. Moulin Rouge! / Ewan McGregor
44. Yankee Doodle Dandy / James Cagney
45. Evita / Madonna
46. Grease / John Travolta
47. All That Jazz / Roy Schneider
48. Jesus Christ Superstar / Ted Neeley
49. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers / Jane Powell
50. My Fair Lady / Stanley Holloway
51. High Society / Bing Crosby
52. Annie / Albert Finney
53. White Christmas / Rosemary Clooney
54. The Muppet Christmas Carol / Kermit the Frog
55. Mamma Mia! / Pierce Brosnan
56. Oliver! / Ron Moody
57. Guys and Dolls / Stubby Kaye
58. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum / Buster Keaton
59. Paint Your Wagon / Clint Eastwood
60. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever / Yves Montand
And the answers to Sheila's follow-up selection submitted via the comments section to my original post:
1. Gypsy / Ethel Merman
2. The Young Ones / Robert Morley
3. Help! / Leo McKern
4. The Boy Friend / Christopher Gable
5. Blue Hawaii / Angela Lansbury
6. Some Like It Hot / George Raft
7. The Producers / Gene Wilder
8. A Chorus Line / Michael Douglas
9. A Night At The Opera / Harpo Marx
10. Call Me Madam / George Sanders
2. The Young Ones / Robert Morley
3. Help! / Leo McKern
4. The Boy Friend / Christopher Gable
5. Blue Hawaii / Angela Lansbury
6. Some Like It Hot / George Raft
7. The Producers / Gene Wilder
8. A Chorus Line / Michael Douglas
9. A Night At The Opera / Harpo Marx
10. Call Me Madam / George Sanders
7 comments:
Obviously I need to do some remedial musical watching! Oh well, it was definitely fun. And congratulations to Good Dog! (and the others) ... Now Eudora and I will go off and commiserate with each other.
VV/LAW, anyone?
Congratulations to everyone who entered - stunning from GOOD DOG and SHEILA & ROGER (did Buttons Hippo and Hippolyta help?) and MICHAEL.
I haven't heard of quite a few of them - I'm obviously far too young!
SCB – 'Remedial musical watching'? Always good for stress relief! :)
SharonM – I can't speak for Hippolyta (who can?) but as a diva of note she may have been able to give Roger and Sheila a few hints...
SCB – PS: Victor Victoria (co-starring Lesley Ann Warren) really ought to have been on the original list...
SharonM - Thank you! Buttons Hippo isn't very interested in films, but Hippolyta did help a bit as she tells us she has appeared in a few of the movies.
She was apparently in the chorus for the big scene in Derby Day and she and Anna Neagle used to go out for cocktails together in the evening after shooting ... so she says ...
Thanks, Brian! Victor Victoria is one of my favorite musicals. Great music, but also a message I appreciate, and songs that are part of the normal action of the script, rather than seeming incongruous (much as I love The Sound of Music, if I was in a clinch with a handsome man, I wouldn't suddenly start singing about my youth and childhood).
I must confess, though it is obvious, that musicals are not my specialty, much less with their original titles in english... I also wondered what had happened to Victor Victoria, because it is the musical more times I've seen in my life (version of Blake Edwards...
SCB next time will be our quiz, our chance ;)
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