Q 01/05

In The King and I, which lively dance does Anna teach the King during the song Shall We Dance?

A) Waltz

B) Polka

C) Foxtrot

D) Quadrille

Answer · why

B) Polka

Polka is the dance, and when the King takes Anna by the waist it voices a love neither can speak aloud. The film version ranked 54th on AFI's list of ...

Q 02/05

Which country banned the 1956 film The King and I for its portrayal of the real King Mongkut?

A) Vietnam

B) Cambodia

C) Indonesia

D) Thailand

Answer · why

D) Thailand

Thailand banned both the film and the stage musical in 1956, and most later screen versions too. The real Mongkut was a scholar who kept his kingdom i...

Q 03/05

Which trademark look did Yul Brynner adopt, against his wishes, for The King and I on stage?

A) A shaved head

B) A pointed beard

C) A gold earring

D) A waxed moustache

Answer · why

A) A shaved head

A shaved head became his trademark for life, yet he refused at first, sure he would look terrible. He gave in during the out-of-town tryouts and darke...

Q 04/05

Which US president politely declined elephants from Mongkut, the real monarch of The King and I?

A) Ulysses S. Grant

B) Andrew Johnson

C) Abraham Lincoln

D) Franklin Pierce

Answer · why

C) Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln replied in 1862 that America's climate did not suit elephants and that steam engines already did the hauling. The offer had been addre...

Q 05/05

Which ghost singer for several Hollywood stars sang Anna's songs in the 1956 film The King and I?

A) Betty Wand

B) Marni Nixon

C) Anita Ellis

D) India Adams

Answer · why

B) Marni Nixon

Marni Nixon was paid $10,000 and recorded side by side with the film's star so that speech could slide into song. She later sang for Natalie Wood in W...