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Movie Musicals Trivia

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99 episodes! Next week is the big 100! For now, we're going to talk about Movie Musicals. These are either original musicals for the big screen or adaptations of stage musicals.

Either way, we're going have some fun and maybe sing along, if you know the words (and even if you don't we won't judge).

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Hey gang. Welcome to the dorky geeky nerdy trivia podcast. I'm your host Brian Rollins and for our 99th episode, we're diving into movie musicals, specifically film adaptations of stage, musicals or musicals. That originated on film, we're into the holiday season and what better time than to watch and sing along with your favorite films. As always, we've got three rounds of 10 questions, each? If you're looking for rules, or Scorecards. You could find them both at dorky geeky nerdy.com. I think that about covers things and I hear the Overture starting so let's get started. The dorky round number one. In what musical would you find corn as high as an elephant's eye? Oklahoma. Number two, what movie musical does Wall-E watch on VHS. Hello Dolly, it's fitting since. Hello Dolly was the first film released on VHS in the United States. Number three. From what film did Rex Harrison dedicate his Academy Award win to Audrey Hepburn and Julie Andrews. My Fair Lady. Number four, Dick Van Dyke played both Bert and mr. Dawes senior in what film? Mary Poppins. Number 5, what Great Depression era musical was adapted for the big screen in 1982. Then again, in a modern setting, in 2014, Annie. number six, what 2019 movie musical was re-released in the same year with updated CGI, Cats. Number 7, ironically the debut of what movie musical came several months after Ringling Brothers, Barnum, and Bailey Circus ceased doing performances. The greatest Showman. Number 8, what 2012 movie Musical made the unusual choice of recording. All the music singing live on set rather than re-recording it in a music studio. Les Miserables. Number 9? What movie? Musical? Mark, the film debut of Tim Curry. The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Number 10, Maria Von Trapp appears as an extra in what 1965 movie. The Sound of Music. The geeky round number one, significant rewrites were made to the 1961 adaptation of what musical to make it less patronizing to the Asian American community. Flower Drum song. Number two, Norman jewison, when brought into direct what film said to Executives at United Artists, you know, I'm not Jewish, right? Fiddler on the Roof. Number 3, 2002 Chicago was the theatrical debut of what director. Rob Marshall. Number four, Vanessa Redgrave replaced Julie Andrews in what Fantastical musical adaptation. Camelot Andrews played one of your on Broadway? Number 5. The crew had only 30 minutes between 720 and 7:50 p.m. to film. The freeway dance number in what movie La La Land. Number 6, what movie musical had six directors, but only Victor Fleming was credited. The Wizard of Oz. Number 7, Gerard Butler had never had a proper singing lesson prior to filming what musical? The Phantom of the Opera. Number eight Stockard, Channing was 33 when she played a high school student in what movie? Greece. Number 9 who wrote the songs for the movie Labyrinth. Don't overthink it. It was David Bowie. Number 10, Sacha Baron Cohen saying the entire score of Fiddler on the Roof as his audition for what movie? Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The nerdy round. Number one, what movie? Musical was the first film to win a Best Director Oscar for two directors. West Side Story. The award went to Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins though. The latter had been fired during production Number two. What musical is based Loosely on the life of Anna leonowens? The King and I, Number three. What actress provided the singing voice for Audrey Hepburn. In my fair lady and Natalie Wood in West Side Story. Marni Nixon. She was left uncredited on both films. Number 4, Clint Eastwood and Lee. Marvin did all their own singing in what? 1969 Musical. Paint Your Wagon. Number 5 in. December 2008, what movie musical became the highest grossing film in the UK? Mamma Mia. Number 6, Peter Ostrom played the child lead in what 1971 movie and the never acted again. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. He is now a veterinarian. Number 7, Howard Ashman. And Alan Menken who wrote the musical for The Little Mermaid and Beauty. And the Beast also did the music for what 1986 horror Musical. Little Shop of Horrors. Number 8. What 2005 film is a movie about a play. Based on a play about a play based on a movie. The producers. Number 9, Tim Burton directed Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter into movies in 2005. The first was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. What was the second? Corpse Bride. Number 10, all the songs in the Muppet movie were written by Paul Williams and Kenny Asher, except one, which one? America. The Beautiful that was written by Katharine Lee Bates and Samuel A Ward and that's it for this weeks episode. I hope you had fun and maybe found a few new musicals to check out during the holiday season. Will be back again next week for our drum roll. Please 100th episode. The time really does fly my maybe that's just 2020. Here's your clue for next week. As of December 2020, what franchise has no less than five TV series in production or pre-production? And I promise this episode is going to be big and fun. Hope to see you back here. Next Wednesday this has been the dorky geeky nerdy trivia podcast. I'm your host Brian Rollins you can find me and my other projects at the voices. In my head.com, the music has been by Jason Shaw, you can find his works at audio knoteks.com. Thanks for listening.

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