Free Film Quiz Questions about Comedy Movies and Film Musicals

  1. From which musical do the songs 'A Cock-Eyed Optimist', 'Younger Than Springtime' and 'This Nearly Was Mine' come?

    South Pacific

  2. How many kids were there in the Von Trapp family in the 'Sound of Music' movie?

    Seven (Liesl, Friedrich, Louisa, Kurt, Brigitta, Marta, Gretl)

  3. In Saturday Night Fever: what is the first name of John Travolta's character?

    Tony

  4. In the 2004 Starsky and Hutch movie – who played Hutch?

    Owen Wilson

  5. In the Austin Powers (Goldmember), who plays Austin Powers’ dad? Sean Connery, Michael Caine or Roger Moore??

    Michael Caine

  6. In the movie 'Austin Powers, The Spy Who Shagged Me', who plays the enormous Scottish character called Fat Bastard?

    Mike Myers

  7. In The Wizard of Oz - who does Dorothy meet first out of the Lion, the scarecrow and the tin man?

    Scarecrow

  8. In which 1958 film did Mitzi Gaynor sing I’m gonna wash that man right out of my hair?

    South Pacific

  9. In which film musical did Jodie Foster play a character called `Tallulah`?`

    Bugsy Malone`

  10. On film, which rock star appeared in the "We are not worthy!" scene in Wayne's World?

    Alice Cooper

  11. The Pink Ladies are a gang in which 70s film musical?

    Grease

  12. The Wiz was a 1970s version of the Wizard of Oz starring an all-black cast. What character does Michael Jackson play: the Scarecrow, The Tin Man or The Wizard himself?

    Scarecrow

  13. Was The Spy Who Shagged Me the name of the first, second or third Austin Powers movie?

    Second

  14. What 1993 film starred Robin Williams dressed in drag?

    Mrs Doubtfire

  15. What is the name of the 2001 Ben Stiller movie which includes cameo appearances by Paris Hilton, David Bowie, Lenny Kravitz and Claudia Schiffer?

    Zoolander

  16. What is the name of the chimney sweep (played by Dick van Dyke) in Mary Poppins: Bill, Ben or Bert?

    Bert

  17. What is the name of the comedy movie out now starring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder as the world’s first male-male ice skating pair?

    Blades of Glory

  18. What is the name of the movie where Arnold Schwarzenegger gets pregnant (the film also stars Emma Thomson)?

    Junior

  19. What were the first names of the two main characters in the film `Grease`?

    Danny and Sandy.

  20. Which 1991 comedy film is subtitled “The smell of fear”?

    Naked Gun 2½

  21. Which actor played Mike Bassett, England football manager?

    Ricky Tomlinson

  22. Which controversial British comedian had a starring role in the 2008 movie ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ ?

    Russell Brand

  23. Which crazy American comedian played Popeye in the 1980 film Popeye: Steve Martin, Robin Williams, or Eddie Murphy?

    Robin Williams

  24. Which Eddie Murphy film featured a cameo appearance by the now-deceased crocodile hunter Steve Irwin?

    Dr Doolittle 2


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  26. Which film included the muscial number "Springtime for Hitler"?

    The Producers

  27. Which hairy American comedian was the star of the 1990 film Cadillac Man?

    Robin Williams

  28. Which Monty Python movie contained the memorable line “Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries”?

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

  29. Which six foot three comedian plays an oversized Elf in the 2003 movie Elf?

    Will Ferrell

  30. Which Tom Cruise film came out first: Born on The Fourth of July, Days of Thunder or Cocktail?

    Cocktail (1988)

  31. Which US comedian has starred in films called High Fidelity, Shallow Hal and King Kong?

    Jack Black

  32. Who played Starsky in the 2004 Starsky and Hutch movie?

    Ben Stiller

  33. Who played Vanessa Kensington in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery?

    Liz Hurley

  34. Who was Stan Laurel's partner?

    Oliver Hardy

  35. Within 2, how many White Russian cocktails does Jeff Bridges character “The Dude” drink in the course of the movie The Big Lebowski?

    9 white russians


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