Movie Trivia Quiz: Classic Movies About Easter
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If you like religious or animated children’s movies, you’re in luck at Eastertime. If not, it’s slim film pickings. It’s hard to believe that a holiday that combines cute little bunnies, colored eggs and someone rising from the grave doesn’t have more secular movies to commemorate it. But since that’s the case, this Easter movie trivia quiz is going to be mini-sized. It will still be tricky, though, so see how well you can do!
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1. Judy Garland’s husband was slated to direct Easter Parade but her psychiatrist advised them not to work together. What was her husband’s name?
2. A famous hoofer was supposed to play Fred Astaire’s part in Easter Parade but he broke his ankle when he stomped his foot in anger after losing a volleyball game. Who was that famous dancer/actor?
3. For the second time in Judy Garland’s film career, someone spoke the scripted line, “Why didn’t you tell me I was in love with you?” to her in a film. The second time was in Easter Parade. Who asked her that question the first time and in what movie? (Hint: The actor is the same as in question number 2.)
4. The movie Holiday Inn featured songs dedicated to many holidays, hence the movie’s name. Although the film included a lovely song about Easter, a song about another holiday from the film went on to be the biggest-selling music single of all time, according to 2007 statistics. What is that song?
5. The song mentioned in number 4 won an Oscar for Holiday Inn. The song’s writer was the first artist to ever present himself with an Academy Award. Who was he?
6. The set of Holiday Inn was reused 12 years later to film another movie starring Bing Crosby. What was the movie?
Scroll down to see the answers.
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Answers
1. Vincente Minnelli was Judy Garland’s husband.
2. Gene Kelly was the angry hoofer who lost the Easter Parade role due to a broken ankle.
3. Gene Kelly spoke the line, “Why didn’t you tell me I was in love with you?” to Judy Garland in 1942’s Me and My Gal.
4. The biggest-selling music single of all time is White Christmas.
5. Irving Berlin was the writer of White Christmas and the artist who presented himself with an Oscar.
6. The Holiday Inn set was reused 12 years later by Paramount Studios for White Christmas, which also starred Bing Crosby and had music composed by Irving Berlin.
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We hope you enjoyed this movie trivia quiz about Easter classic movies!
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