Q 01/05

Which ghost singer, also heard in West Side Story, sang most of Audrey Hepburn's My Fair Lady songs?

A) Doris Day

B) Kathryn Grayson

C) Marni Nixon

D) Jane Powell

Answer · why

C) Marni Nixon

Marni Nixon sang nearly all of Eliza's songs, and Hepburn briefly walked off the set when told she would be dubbed. Nixon's name appeared nowhere in t...

Q 02/05

Which stage Eliza lost the film of My Fair Lady because the studio wanted a bigger name?

A) Julie Andrews

B) Florence Henderson

C) Barbara Cook

D) Petula Clark

Answer · why

A) Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews had never made a film, so the producer cast Audrey Hepburn instead. Andrews had the last laugh, winning an Oscar that season for her scr...

Q 03/05

Rex Harrison refused to mime his My Fair Lady songs, so what did the sound crew hide in his necktie?

A) A ticking metronome

B) A wireless microphone

C) A miniature tape recorder

D) A hidden earpiece

Answer · why

B) A wireless microphone

A wireless microphone sat in the knot of his tie, the first time one was used to shoot a feature film. Harrison said he never performed a number the s...

Q 04/05

The title My Fair Lady echoes the last line of every verse of which English nursery rhyme?

A) Oranges and Lemons

B) Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

C) Ring a Ring o' Roses

D) London Bridge Is Falling Down

Answer · why

D) London Bridge Is Falling Down

London Bridge Is Falling Down ends each verse with those three words, and the lyricist preferred them to the working title My Lady Liza. A Gershwin sh...

Q 05/05

Which of these Academy Awards did My Fair Lady take home on the night it collected eight Oscars?

A) Best Actress

B) Best Original Song

C) Best Picture

D) Best Supporting Actor

Answer · why

C) Best Picture

Best Picture led a haul that also included the directing and lead actor prizes. Audrey Hepburn, though, was not even nominated for playing Eliza.