Q 01/05

Which comedian, an Oscar winner for Ghost, plays Deloris Van Cartier?

A) Whoopi Goldberg

B) Bette Midler

C) Queen Latifah

D) Angela Bassett

Answer · why

A) Whoopi Goldberg

She later admitted she thought the first film was 'just stupid' and only did the sequel when Disney agreed to finance her dream project, Sarafina!.

Q 02/05

Which star, the screenwriter's first choice for Deloris, turned it down fearing fans would not want her as a nun?

A) Cher

B) Bette Midler

C) Barbra Streisand

D) Goldie Hawn

Answer · why

B) Bette Midler

Paul Rudnick pitched the film to Scott Rudin in 1987 with her in mind.

Q 03/05

Under what pseudonym is screenwriter Paul Rudnick credited on the film?

A) Alan Smithee

B) Joseph Howard

C) Robert Harling

D) Nancy Meyers

Answer · why

B) Joseph Howard

Half a dozen writers including Carrie Fisher and Nancy Meyers rewrote it until it no longer resembled his script, so he asked for a fake name.

Q 04/05

Which Dirty Dancing director made Sister Act?

A) Garry Marshall

B) Emile Ardolino

C) Herbert Ross

D) Penny Marshall

Answer · why

B) Emile Ardolino

He had won an Oscar for the documentary He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'. He died in 1993, a year after the film.

Q 05/05

What is Deloris's real surname, before she adopts the stage name Van Cartier?

A) Wilson

B) Watson

C) Jackson

D) Williams

Answer · why

A) Wilson

She sings in a Reno lounge under the fancier name. Watson is Rita's surname in the sequel.