Q 01/05

Who plays Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly in the 1992 Disney film?

A) Leonardo DiCaprio

B) Ethan Hawke

C) Christian Bale

D) Elijah Wood

Answer · why

C) Christian Bale

He was 17 during filming and later admitted he was not much of a singer; the film's failure stung him for years before its cult revival.

Q 02/05

Which choreographer made his feature directing debut with the film?

A) Kenny Ortega

B) Rob Marshall

C) Adam Shankman

D) Randal Kleiser

Answer · why

A) Kenny Ortega

He followed it a year later with Hocus Pocus, another box-office disappointment that grew into a cult favorite, and later directed the High School Mus...

Q 03/05

Who composed the film's twelve original songs?

A) Stephen Schwartz

B) Marc Shaiman

C) Elton John

D) Alan Menken

Answer · why

D) Alan Menken

His usual lyricist Howard Ashman was too ill with AIDS to collaborate, so a new writing partner was brought in for the project.

Q 04/05

Who wrote the lyrics for the film's songs?

A) Howard Ashman

B) Tim Rice

C) Glenn Slater

D) Jack Feldman

Answer · why

D) Jack Feldman

He stayed with the property for two decades and shared the Tony Award for Best Original Score when the stage version reached Broadway.

Q 05/05

Which Oscar-winning actor plays newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer in the film?

A) Gene Hackman

B) Jack Lemmon

C) Robert Duvall

D) Christopher Plummer

Answer · why

C) Robert Duvall

The role earned him a Golden Raspberry nomination for Worst Supporting Actor.