This quiz is a companion to the 'Music From The Movies Quiz', but this time it focuses entirely on musicals that have been made into movies, or vice versa.
You can play it two ways.
Firstly, you could take screenshots of the rounds and make them into a handout and ask members to identify the movies from the screenshots and ask the questions. Then after each round play a song to break it up a bit.
The second way of playing is to print out the movie posters for the tables, then play music clips from the Spotify Playlist for members to match the music to the movies.
After this, they might like to rank their top three musical movies, as a group.
Take time to discuss favourite movies as you work through them and if one is a particular favourite play a couple more songs from it.
Hope you like this one. Please do let me know.
As usual, films are arranged in chronological order.
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST LINK HERE https://open.spotify.com/user/1154769589/playlist/0iFjDuE3mIoiLi5khQpHvv
PHOTO ALBUM LINK HERE
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Movie Posters
Next are movie posters, as answers, and song links for each film, with some questions thrown in for good measure.
'Wizard Of Oz', 1939
Starring: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger & Bert Lahr
Music by: Harold Arlen
Song: 'Over The Rainbow' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW2QZ7KuaxA
Question: What were Dorothy, Tin Man, Scarecrow and Lion looking for?
'Singing In The Rain', 1952
Starring: Gene Kelly, Don O'Connor & Debbie Reynolds
Music by: Nació Herb Brown, Arthur Freed & Lennie Hayton
Song: 'Singing In The Rain' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swloMVFALXw
Question: What was the movie about (in terms of the film industry)?
'Calamity Jane', 1953
Starring: Doris Day & Howard Keel
Music by: Ray Heindorf
Song: 'Deadwood Stage' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_xmujSyxkU&t=5s
Question: True or False. In real life, she had a rumoured relationship with Wild Bill Hickok.
'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes', 1953
Starring: Jane Russell & Marilyn Monroe
Music by: Jule Styne & Leo Robin
Song: 'Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfsnebJd-BI
Question: What was Marilyn Monroe's birth name?
'White Christmas', 1954
Starring: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney & Vera Ellen
Music by: Irving Berlin
Song: 'White Christmas' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QW65Amj0vM
Question: What was the original 1942 movie called?
'Lady And The Tramp', 1955
Starring: Peggy Lee, Larry Roberts, Bill Baucom, Verna Felton
Music by: Oliver Wallace
Song: 'He's A Tramp' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhJcyrkfjQg
Question: What breed of dog was Lady?
Answer: An American Cocker Spaniel
'Oklahoma', 1955
Starring: Shirley Jones & Gordon MacRae
Music by: Rogers & Hammerstein
Song: 'Oh What A Beautiful Morning' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5APc0z49wg
Question: True or False - 'Oklahoma' is a Choctaw Indian word that means “red people.”
'The King And I', 1956
Starring: Deborah Kerr & Yul Brynner
Music by: Rogers & Hammersmith
Song: 'Getting To Know You' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlx6gQWfjp0
Question: What is the ancient kingdom of Siam now called?
'South Pacific', 1958
Starring: Mitzi Gaynor & Rossano Brazzi
Music by: Rogers & Hammerstein
Song: 'There Is Nothing Like A Dame' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljm9CDRAhMQ
Question: Bloody Mary is a character in the movie. How would you make one?
'West Side Story', 1961
Starring: Natalie Wood & Richard Beymer
Music by: Leonard Bernstein
Song: 'Tonight' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7xTvb-FAhQ
Question: What were the names of the two rival gangs?
'Summer Holiday', 1963
Starring: Cliff Richard & Lauri Peters
Music by: Cliff Richard & The Shadows
Song: 'Summer Holiday' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxuapKdqIZw
Question: What sort of vehicle did they travel to Greece on?
'Mary Poppins', 1964
Starring: Julie Andrews & Dick Van Dyke
Music by: Richard M Sherman
Song: 'A Spoonful Of Sugar' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L4qauTiCY4
Question: True or False. In 2017 Dick Van Dyke apologised for his 'atrocious' Cockney accent?
'My Fair Lady', 1964
Starring: Audrey Hepburn & Rex Harrison
Music by: Lerner & Loewe
Song: 'Wouldn't It Be Loverly' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5fW7sERw7I
Question: What was Audrey Hepburn's character's name?
'The Sound Of Music', 1965
Starring: Julie Andrews & Christopher Plummer
Music by: Rogers & Hammerstein
Song: 'My Favourite Things' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G6dd7ikrXs
Question: Name the Von Trapp family, or as many as you can?
'The Jungle Book', 1967
Starring: Phil Harris as Baloo The Bear, Sebastian Cabot as Bagheera The Panther, Louis Prima as King Louie Of The Apes & Bruce Reitherman as Mowgli The Man Cub
Music by: George Bruns
Song: 'The Bare Necessities' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BH-Rxd-NBo
Question: Who wrote the 1894 book?
'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', 1968
Starring: Dick Van Dyke & Sally Ann Howes
Music by: Robert & Richard Sherman
Song: 'Chitty Bang Bang' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTTzcXSLjhI
Question: What was Dick Van Dyke's character name?
'Funny Girl', 1968
Starring: Barbra Streisand & Omar Sharif
Music by: Jule Styne
Song - 'People Who Need People' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPlQ6EtArSc
Question: What was the name of Barbra Streisand's character?
'Oliver', 1968
Starring: Ron Moody, Oliver Reed & Mark Lester
Music by: Lionel Bart
Song: 'Consider Yourself' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZxky51fxCg
Question: Who wrote the 1837 book 'Oliver Twist'?
'Paint Your Wagon', 1969
Staring: Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood & Jean Seberg
Music by: Lemer & Loewe
Song: 'Wandering Star' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jYk5u9vKfA
Question: What period was the musical set in?
'Bedknobs & Broomsticks', 1971
Starring: Angela Lansbury & David Tomlinson
Music by: Richard & Robert Sherman
Song: 'The Beautiful Briny Sea' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frfadf6LjmE
Question: Which TV detective was Angela Lansbury's greatest role (perhaps)?
'Fiddler On The Roof', 1971
Starring: Chaim Topol
Music by: Jerry Bock
Song: 'If I Were A Rich Man' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1TC1n9lhXU
Question: The story is about a peasant with three daughters to marry off. What religion is he?
'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971
Starring: Gene Wilder
Music by: Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley
Song: 'Pure Imagination' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y8aYd9uqFY
Question: Who wrote the book?
'Cabaret', 1972
Starring: Liza Minelli & Michael Yordk
Music by: Kander & Ebb
Song: 'Maybe This Time' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMpSQV1-bsA
Question: What was the name of the Berlin club where the film was set?
'A Star Is Born', 1976
Starring: Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson
Music by: Rupert Holmes & others
Song: 'Evergreen' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udLeOOy6em4
Question: Who starred in the original 1937 movie?
'Jesus Christ Superstar', 1973
Starring: Ted Neeley
Music by: Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice
Song: 'I Don't Know How To Love Him' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS2nX4fuzqc
Question: Who sings this song?
'Saturday Night Fever', 1977
Starring: John Travolta & Karen Gorney
Music by: The Bee Gees
Song: 'Night Fever' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op5FxEs1aR0
Question: Which 1980 movie comedy parodied the 'Staying Alive' dance? Here is the clip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WXVaChA3Q0
'Grease', 1978
Starring: John Travolta & Olivia Newton John
Music by: Barry Gibb & Others
Song: 'Summer Nights' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW0DfsCzfq4
What were their character names?
'Annie', 1982
Starring: Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney & Carol Burnett
Music by: Charles Strouse
Song: 'Tomorrow' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yop62wQH498
Question: What is Annie's dog's name?
'Sister Act', 1992
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg
Music by: Marc Shaiman
Song: 'Hail Holy Queen' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctjG4MjJwEA
Question: Who played the Mother Superior?
'The Lion King', 1994
Starring: Matthew Broderick & James Earl Jones (Simba & Mufasa)
Music by: Elton John & Tim Rice
Song: 'The Circle Of Life' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GibiNy4d4gc
Question: What is the collective noun for a group of lions?
'Evita', 1996
Starring: Madonna & Antonio Banderas
Music by: Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice
Song: 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD_1Z8iUDho
Question: Which parts did Madonna and Antonio Banderas play?
'Mamma Mia', 1998
Starring: Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan & Colin Firth
Music by: ABBA
Song: 'Dancing Queen' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRoWiTcO7dk
Question: What song did 'ABBA' win Eurovision with in 1974?
'Billy Elliot', 2000
Starring: Jamie Bell & Julie Walters
Music by: Various
Song: 'I Love To Boogie', T-Rex - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTORCxqO0wM
Question: Who was the lead singer of 'T-Rex'?
'Moulin Rouge', 2001
Starring: Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor
Music by: Baz Luhrman
Song: 'Come What May' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKFFAup-eFg
Question: The 'Moulin Rouge' is famous for which dance?
'Chicago', 2002
Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee Zelwegger & Richard Gere
Music by: John Kander, Danny Elfman & Steve Bartek
Song: 'Nowadays' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luef1H24hU8
Question: Who is Catherine Zeta-Jones married to?
'Phantom Of The Opera', 2004
Starring: Gerard Butler & Emmy Rossum
Music by: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Song: 'The Music Of The Night' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77umP7IRxD4
Question: In which city is this story set, i.e. where is the Opera House?
'Les Miserables', 2012
Starring: Hugh Jackman & Russell Crowe
Music by: Claude-Michel Schonberg
Song: 'One Day More' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv-BxH3SVS8
Question: Who wrote the 1862 novel?
'The Greatest Showman', 2017
Starring: Hugh Jackman & Zac Effron
Music by: Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
Song: 'This Is Me' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj4Yu9Utdw0
Question: Who is the story about?
'Bohemian Rhapsody', 2018
Starring: Rami Malek, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy & Joseph Mazello (as Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor & John Deacon
Music by: Queen
Song: 'Movie Trailer' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP0VHJYFOAU
Question: What was Freddie Mercury's name originally and where was he from?
'Rocketman', 2019
Starring: Taron Egerton
Music by: Elton John
Song: 'Your Song' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HUCI4GWu28
Question: Was was Elton's name originally?
Round 1
'Wizard Of Oz' - Answer: Dorothy wanted to go home, Tin Man needed a heart, Scarecrow was looking for a brain & Lion Man was looking for courage
'Singing In The Rain - The introduction of talking movies
'Calamity Jane' - True. It was widely believed that she was in a relationship with Wild Bill Hickok
'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' - Norma Jean Mortenson
'White Christmas' - 'Holiday Inn'
'Oklahoma' - True. This is an American Indian word meaning 'red people'
'The King And I' - Siam is now known as Thailand
'South Pacific' - A 'Bloody Mary' is tomato juice with vodka, tabasco sauce, salt and pepper to taste and a stick of celery
'West Side Story' - The two rival gangs were the 'Jets' and the 'Sharks'
Round 2
'Summer Holiday' - A red London double-decker bus
'Mary Poppins' - True. Dick Van Dyke did apologise for his 'atrocious Cockney accent', but not until 2017
'My Fair Lady' - Her name was Eliza Doolittle
'The Sound Of Music' - Answer: Liesl von Trapp, age 16, Friedrich von Trapp, age 14, Louisa von Trapp, age 13, Kurt von Trapp, age 11, Brigitta von Trapp, age 10, Marta von Trapp, age 7 & Gretl von Trapp, age 5. And of course Maria and Georg
'The Jungle Book' - Rudyard Kipling was the author
'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' - The character was Caractacus Potts
'Funny Girl' - Her name was Fanny Brice
'Oliver' - Charles Dickens wrote 'Oliver Twist'
'Paint Your Wagon' - It was set in the Californian Goldrush 1848-1855
'Bedknobs & Broomsticks' - Angela Lansbury starred as Jessica Fletcher in 'Murder She Wrote'
Round 3
'Fiddler On The Roof' - Is about the Jewish tradition
'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory' - Roald Dahl wrote the book
'Cabaret' - Is set in the 'Kit Kat Club', Berlin
'A Star Is Born' - Judy Garland & James Mason starred in the original movie
'Jesus Christ Superstar' - Yvonne Elliman sang this song
'Saturday Night Fever' - The parody was in 'Airplane The Movie'
'Grease' - The character names were Danny Zuko & Sandy Olsson
'Annie' - Her dog was also called 'Sandy'
'Sister Act' - Dame Maggie Smith played Mother Superior
'The Lion King' - A group of lions is known as a 'Pride'
Round 4
'Evita' - Madonna played the part of Eva Peron & Antonio Banderas was Che Guevara
'Mamma Mia' - Their Eurovision winning song was 'Waterloo'
'Billy Elliot' - The lead singer of 'T-Rex' was Marc Bolan
'Moulin Rouge' - The 'Can Can' is danced at the 'Moulin Rouge' in Paris
'Chicago' - Catherine Zeta-Jones is married to Michael Douglas
'Phantom Of The Opera' - Is also set in Paris
'Les Miserables' - Victor Hugo wrote it
'The Greatest Showman' - Was about PT Barnum
'Bohemian Rhapsody' - Freddie's name was Farrokh Bulsara and he was born in Zanzibar
'Rocketman' - Elton's name was Reginald Dwight
