Q 01/05

Which epic won a then-record eleven Academy Awards?

A) Ben-Hur

B) The Ten Commandments

C) Quo Vadis

D) The Bridge on the River Kwai

Answer · why

A) Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur lost only one of its 12 nominations, Best Adapted Screenplay, a loss blamed on the dispute over the writing credit.

Q 02/05

Who co-directed and choreographed Singin' in the Rain with Stanley Donen?

A) Fred Astaire

B) Donald O'Connor

C) Gene Kelly

D) Vincente Minnelli

Answer · why

C) Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly shot the rain-soaked title number while running a 103°F fever.

Q 03/05

What transition in Hollywood history is Singin' in the Rain set during?

A) Black and white to colour

B) Studio system to independents

C) Stage revues to film

D) Silent films to talkies

Answer · why

D) Silent films to talkies

Silent films to talkies was the natural setting because many of its songs, by producer Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown, had been written for films o...

Q 04/05

Rebel Without a Cause was released how long after James Dean's fatal car crash?

A) The same week

B) Nearly a month

C) Six months

D) Two years

Answer · why

B) Nearly a month

It was the only one of his films in which he received top billing.

Q 05/05

Which future Easy Rider star debuted on film in a minor role in Rebel Without a Cause?

A) Dennis Hopper

B) Peter Fonda

C) Jack Nicholson

D) Warren Beatty

Answer · why

A) Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper later clashed with director Henry Hathaway; in the most common telling, he did take after take rather than play a scene Hathaway's way.