Q 01/05

In which American city was Gene Kelly born?

A) Pittsburgh

B) Philadelphia

C) Chicago

D) Boston

Answer · why

A) Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh is where Kelly ran the family's dancing school for several years before moving to New York at 25 to try his luck on Broadway.

Q 02/05

Which 1952 film features Kelly's famous solo dance to its title song?

A) An American in Paris

B) Singin' in the Rain

C) On the Town

D) Anchors Aweigh

Answer · why

B) Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain was built around MGM's old songs from the early sound era, so its writers set the story as Hollywood switched to talkies.

Q 03/05

Which Kelly musical won the Academy Award for Best Picture?

A) Words and Music

B) It's Always Fair Weather

C) An American in Paris

D) Summer Stock

Answer · why

C) An American in Paris

An American in Paris was a surprise winner, beating the two favourites, A Streetcar Named Desire and A Place in the Sun.

Q 04/05

In which 1960 courtroom drama did Kelly play a cynical reporter opposite Spencer Tracy and Fredric March?

A) Inherit the Wind

B) Judgment at Nuremberg

C) Anatomy of a Murder

D) Witness for the Prosecution

Answer · why

A) Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind recast the 1925 Scopes evolution trial as a protest against McCarthy-era pressure on free thought, with Kelly's reporter based on H. ...

Q 05/05

For which film did Kelly earn his only Academy Award nomination for Best Actor?

A) Anchors Aweigh

B) Cover Girl

C) The Pirate

D) For Me and My Gal

Answer · why

A) Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh includes a dance with an animated partner, and Kelly had to talk doubtful MGM executives into paying for it.