Q 01/05

Which young screen idol made a much-praised screen test for Curly in the 1955 film Oklahoma! but lost the part?

A) Marlon Brando

B) Montgomery Clift

C) James Dean

D) Tab Hunter

Answer · why

C) James Dean

James Dean impressed in his screen test, but his singing voice was judged too weak, and the part went to a trained baritone. Paul Newman tried out for...

Q 02/05

The 1955 film Oklahoma! was shot mostly in which other state, reportedly because oil wells cluttered the real landscape?

A) Arizona

B) Texas

C) Nebraska

D) Montana

Answer · why

A) Arizona

Arizona stood in for the title state, with the opening cornfield filmed at the historic Canoa Ranch. Studio scenes were shot on the MGM lot in Culver ...

Q 03/05

Which Australian actor played Curly in the National Theatre's 1998 London revival of Oklahoma! before Hollywood fame?

A) Russell Crowe

B) Guy Pearce

C) Eric Bana

D) Hugh Jackman

Answer · why

D) Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman earned an Olivier nomination as Curly shortly before X-Men made him Wolverine. Actors' Equity then blocked plans to bring the London cast...

Q 04/05

In Oklahoma!, Curly tempts Laurey to the box social by describing what kind of fringe-topped horse-drawn carriage?

A) A buckboard

B) A surrey

C) A stagecoach

D) A hansom cab

Answer · why

B) A surrey

A surrey is a four-wheeled carriage that was popular in America around 1900. Curly claims he invented the whole thing once Laurey teases him, though h...

Q 05/05

What food did the 2019 Broadway revival of Oklahoma!, set in a community hall, serve its audience at intermission?

A) Chili and cornbread

B) Apple pie and coffee

C) Barbecue and beans

D) Biscuits and gravy

Answer · why

A) Chili and cornbread

Chili and cornbread were handed out at intermission, part of an immersive staging that sat the audience around the action. The production won the 2019...