Q 01/05

What is Baby Houseman's real first name?

A) Eleanor

B) Margaret

C) Frances

D) Lisa

Answer · why

C) Frances

Baby's real name is Frances; she tells Johnny she was named after Frances Perkins, the first woman in a US president's cabinet.

Q 02/05

In what year is Dirty Dancing set?

A) 1963

B) 1966

C) 1969

D) 1975

Answer · why

A) 1963

The summer of 1963: The New York Times called the film a metaphor for America that summer, orderly and prosperous, a Yiddish-inflected Camelot.

Q 03/05

What is the name of the resort where the Housemans spend the summer?

A) Grossinger's

B) Kellerman's

C) Brown's

D) The Concord

Answer · why

B) Kellerman's

Kellerman's is the upscale Catskills resort in the Borscht Belt where the Housemans stay; it is owned by Max Kellerman, an old friend of Dr. Houseman.

Q 04/05

What is Baby's father's profession?

A) Dentist

B) Accountant

C) Cardiologist

D) Lawyer

Answer · why

C) Cardiologist

He is Jake Houseman; Baby borrows money from him without saying it is for Penny's abortion.

Q 05/05

What is the name of Baby's older sibling?

A) Vivian

B) Lisa

C) Marjorie

D) Penny

Answer · why

B) Lisa

Lisa, Baby's older sister, is played by Jane Brucker; she sets her cap at the waiter Robbie and performs a number at the end-of-season show.