What happened at the 2017 Oscars with La La Land?

It was mistakenly announced as Best Picture

Who starred as Danny and Sandy in Grease?

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John

Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey

Musical Movies Quiz With Answers: Test Your Knowledge

La La Land won six Oscars in 2017 and was briefly announced as Best Picture by mistake, and this musical movies quiz with answers celebrates modern movie musicals. Revisit Grease, Moulin Rouge, Chicago, Mamma Mia with ABBA songs, The Greatest Showman, Les Misérables' live singing and the film adaptation of Wicked.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

La La Land
What happened at the 2017 Oscars with La La Land?
Chicago
Which musical won Best Picture in 2003?
Mamma Mia
Whose songs fill Mamma Mia?
Grease
Who starred as Danny and Sandy in Grease?
Moulin
Who directed Moulin Rouge?
Les Mis
What was unusual about singing in Les Misérables (2012)?
Showman
Which showman is The Greatest Showman about?
Wicked
Which character does Cynthia Erivo play in Wicked?
West Side
Who directed the 2021 West Side Story?
Dirty Dancing
Which film includes the famous lift scene at a summer resort?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What happened at the 2017 Oscars with La La Land?
Answer: It was mistakenly announced as Best Picture
Moonlight actually won.
Q2: Which musical won Best Picture in 2003?
Answer: Chicago
It was the first musical winner since 1968.
Q3: Whose songs fill Mamma Mia?
Answer: ABBA
It is set on a Greek island.
Q4: Who starred as Danny and Sandy in Grease?
Answer: John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
It came out in 1978.
Q5: Who directed Moulin Rouge?
Answer: Baz Luhrmann
It is set in Paris in 1899.
Q6: What was unusual about singing in Les Misérables (2012)?
Answer: Actors sang live on set
Anne Hathaway won an Oscar.
Q7: Which showman is The Greatest Showman about?
Answer: P. T. Barnum
Hugh Jackman starred.
Q8: Which character does Cynthia Erivo play in Wicked?
Answer: Elphaba
Ariana Grande plays Glinda.
Q9: Who directed the 2021 West Side Story?
Answer: Steven Spielberg
Ariana DeBose won an Oscar.
Q10: Which film includes the famous lift scene at a summer resort?
Answer: Dirty Dancing
It was set in 1963.

Musical Movies Quiz – Singing Back to the Screen

Movie musicals faded after Hollywood's golden age but returned strongly in recent decades. Modern musicals blend songs and dance with big-screen spectacle, adapting Broadway hits and creating new stories.

Grease and Dirty Dancing became favorites of their eras, Moulin Rouge revived the genre in 2001 and Chicago won Best Picture in 2003. Mamma Mia used ABBA's songs, Les Misérables had actors sing live on set and The Greatest Showman told P. T. Barnum's story.

La La Land won six Oscars and was briefly announced as Best Picture by mistake in 2017. Steven Spielberg remade West Side Story, and Wicked, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, brought the Broadway hit to cinemas.

What This Quiz Teaches

Movie fans and music lovers will enjoy these questions.

What happened with La La Land
Which musical won Best Picture
Whose songs fill Mamma Mia
Who directed Moulin Rouge
Who stars in Wicked

Did You Know?

Hairspray was remade as a musical film.
Into the Woods mixes fairy tales.
Dreamgirls won Jennifer Hudson an Oscar.
Rocketman featured Elton John songs.
Sing Street is set in Dublin.