Q 01/05

Who directed The Greatest Showman?

A) Michael Gracey

B) Robert Marshall

C) Baz Luhrmann

D) Adam Shankman

Answer · why

A) Michael Gracey

It was his feature debut after a career in visual effects, music videos and Christmas commercials in the UK and US.

Q 02/05

In which year was The Greatest Showman released in US cinemas?

A) 2014

B) 2017

C) 2015

D) 2016

Answer · why

B) 2017

It opened on December 20, 2017, twelve days after a premiere held on board an ocean liner docked in New York.

Q 03/05

Which actor plays Phillip Carlyle, the playwright who becomes Barnum's partner?

A) Ansel Elgort

B) Miles Teller

C) Zac Efron

D) Aaron Tveit

Answer · why

C) Zac Efron

The character is entirely fictional; he entered negotiations for the part in June 2016, three years after the songs were commissioned.

Q 04/05

Which actress plays Charity, Barnum's wife?

A) Rachel McAdams

B) Anne Hathaway

C) Elizabeth Olsen

D) Michelle Williams

Answer · why

D) Michelle Williams

She sings two numbers on the soundtrack and said she modelled the character's sunny disposition on a classic Hollywood star.

Q 05/05

Zendaya's character, Anne Wheeler, performs which circus act?

A) Trapeze

B) Sword swallowing

C) Fire eating

D) Knife throwing

Answer · why

A) Trapeze

Anne is one of the two invented lead characters; her romance with Phillip Carlyle plays out at a time when interracial relationships were taboo.