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40 free Sister Act trivia questions with answers. Sister Act put Whoopi Goldberg in a habit, turned a convent choir into a Motown revue and became one of the biggest comedies of the 1990s. This quiz covers the 1992 film, its 1993 sequel and the stage musical: Deloris's real surname, the Reno mobster she witnesses, Sister Mary Patrick, Mary Lazarus and Mary Robert, the Reverend Mother's helicopter guilt trip, 'My Guy' becoming 'My God', the Bette Midler casting story, the writer who took his name off the script, the San Francisco church, the pope's visit, Lauryn Hill's breakout in Back in the Habit, the Broadway show's Tony nominations and the long-promised Sister Act 3. Easy questions ask who plays Deloris and what she disguises herself as; the hard ones want the screenwriter's pseudonym, the church in Noe Valley, the real choir teacher who inspired the sequel and how many performances the musical ran on Broadway. Written for musical fans, 90s kids and anyone who has belted 'I Will Follow Him' at karaoke. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia's articles on the films, the musical and the cast, and each question carries the sentence that backs it up.
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Q 01Which comedian, an Oscar winner for Ghost, plays Deloris Van Cartier?
Whoopi Goldberg
She later admitted she thought the first film was 'just stupid' and only did the sequel when Disney agreed to finance her dream project, Sarafina!.
Q 02Which star, the screenwriter's first choice for Deloris, turned it down fearing fans would not want her as a nun?
Bette Midler
Paul Rudnick pitched the film to Scott Rudin in 1987 with her in mind.
Q 03Under what pseudonym is screenwriter Paul Rudnick credited on the film?
Joseph Howard
Half a dozen writers including Carrie Fisher and Nancy Meyers rewrote it until it no longer resembled his script, so he asked for a fake name.
Q 04Which Dirty Dancing director made Sister Act?
Emile Ardolino
He had won an Oscar for the documentary He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'. He died in 1993, a year after the film.
Q 05What is Deloris's real surname, before she adopts the stage name Van Cartier?
Wilson
She sings in a Reno lounge under the fancier name. Watson is Rita's surname in the sequel.
Q 06In which city is Deloris singing when she witnesses a murder?
Reno
Her married gangster boyfriend Vince LaRocca owns the club. She has just tried to return a gift she realises belongs to his wife.
Q 07Who plays the mobster Vince LaRocca?
Harvey Keitel
He was in the middle of his early-90s run of Thelma & Louise, Bugsy, Reservoir Dogs and Bad Lieutenant.
Q 08What is the name of the police lieutenant who hides Deloris in the convent?
Eddie Souther
He sweetens the deal by promising the struggling convent money for its trouble.
Q 09What is the name of the parish where Deloris hides?
St. Katherine's
It is in a run-down San Francisco neighbourhood. St. Francis is the high school in the sequel, and St. Paul's is the real church used for filming.
Q 10What name does Deloris take as a nun?
Sister Mary Clarence
The others are the real nuns she befriends: bubbly Mary Patrick, deadpan Mary Lazarus and shy novice Mary Robert.
Q 11Who plays the stern Reverend Mother?
Maggie Smith
She resigns as abbess when she feels her authority has been undermined, then changes her mind after the Reno rescue.
Q 12Which upbeat, optimistic nun does Kathy Najimy play?
Sister Mary Patrick
It was her first major film role. She went on to play Mary Sanderson in Hocus Pocus the next year.
Q 13Which nun leads the convent choir, badly, before Deloris takes over?
Sister Mary Lazarus
Mary Wickes played the elderly deadpan sister. Deloris is ordered to join the choir as punishment for sneaking out to a bar.
Q 21Roughly how much did Sister Act gross worldwide against its $31M budget?
$232M
It sat at number two for four weeks behind Lethal Weapon 3, Patriot Games and Batman Returns in turn.
Q 22What distinction did Sister Act hold in the US home video market in 1993?
The most rented film of the year
Touchstone put it out on VHS in November 1992.
Q 23Which Beverly Hillbillies actress sued the studio for $200M claiming the film plagiarised her book project?
Donna Douglas
She and her partner turned down a $1 million settlement and lost. The judge sided with Disney.
Q 14Which traditional hymn does the choir sing at Mass before swerving into gospel and rock and roll?
Hail Holy Queen
Reverend Mother is furious, but the monsignor is thrilled because new people came to the service.
Q 15Which Mary Wells hit does the choir rewrite as 'My God'?
My Guy
Smokey Robinson wrote the original in 1964. Deloris had already sung it in her Reno lounge medley.
Q 16Which head of the Catholic Church comes to hear the choir at the end of the film?
Pope John Paul II
He gives them a standing ovation along with the Reverend Mother, the monsignor and Lieutenant Souther.
Q 17How do the nuns get to Reno to rescue Deloris?
They guilt-trip a helicopter pilot into a lift
Reverend Mother does the guilt-tripping. Vince's men then cannot bring themselves to shoot a woman in a habit.
Q 18Which song does the choir perform for the pope in the finale?
I Will Follow Him
'Shout' plays over the closing credits, and 'Oh Happy Day' belongs to the sequel.
Q 19Whose song 'Shout' plays over the closing credits?
The Isley Brothers
Deloris, the sisters and her old backing group the Ronelles all sing it.
Q 20Which real Noe Valley building in San Francisco stood in for the parish?
St. Paul's Catholic
The shops across the street were dressed down to look run-down; Noe Valley is actually upper-middle-class.
Q 24Who provided the singing voice for shy Sister Mary Robert?
Andrea Robinson
Wendy Makkena played her on screen. Marc Shaiman composed the score.
Q 25How many weeks did the Sister Act soundtrack spend on the Billboard 200?
54
It peaked at 40 and went gold in January 1993, and platinum in Australia.
Q 26What is the subtitle of the 1993 sequel?
Back in the Habit
Bill Duke directed it. Critics panned it, but it became a cult favourite once it hit TV.
Q 27Sister Act 2 is loosely based on the life of Iris Stevenson, a choir teacher where in Los Angeles?
Crenshaw High
In the film the school becomes St. Francis in San Francisco, where Deloris herself went as a child.
Q 28Which future Fugees star made her breakout as student Rita Watson in Sister Act 2?
Lauryn Hill
Michael Jackson reportedly offered her a solo deal off the back of it; she stayed with the Fugees.
Q 29Where is Deloris headlining her own show at the start of Sister Act 2?
Las Vegas
The act is based on her adventure hiding from the mob in a convent, until the sisters turn up to drag her back.
Q 30Which book does Deloris give Rita to persuade her to follow her passion for singing?
Letters to a Young Poet
Rilke's letters. Rita's mother had banned her from singing because her late father failed to make it as a singer.