Q 01/05

In which American city was Gene Kelly born?

A) Pittsburgh

B) Philadelphia

C) Chicago

D) Boston

Answer · why

A) Pittsburgh

He grew up in the East Liberty neighborhood and later ran a family dance studio in Squirrel Hill.

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

The routine with the umbrella and the lamppost has been imitated countless times and topped a 2013 poll of the nation's favorite dance moments.

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

It took six Oscars in total, and its 17-minute dream ballet was the most expensive production number ever filmed at the time.

Q 04/05

Who co-directed On the Town (1949) with Kelly?

A) Vincente Minnelli

B) Busby Berkeley

C) George Cukor

D) Stanley Donen

Answer · why

D) Stanley Donen

Kelly had brought Donen to Hollywood as his assistant choreographer and insisted he get screen credit on On the Town.

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

The same film contains his celebrated duet with an animated mouse, supervised by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.