Captain Von Trapp was known for using this method to call for his children's presence, in both the film and real life
What is blowing a whistle
Name of the historic port of entry that the Von Trapp family arrived through when coming to the US
What is Ellis Island, New York
The name of the city in which the film was made
What is Salzburg, Austria
The natural entertainment talent Maria and the children exhibit while putting on a singing performance featuring goats
What is puppetry
Maria made a gift for the children while being their governess, this was the gift and what is was made from
What is play clothes made of curtains/drapes
The actual first name of Captain Von Trapp, which is used in the movie, but not as frequently as his military title
What is Georg
The type of naval vessel that Captain Von Trapp developed his favored high-pitch communication tactic
What is an U-boat or Submarine
Famous German dish featuring meat and pasta that Maria considers on of her favorite things
What is schnitzel with noodles
This is the excuse the children used when covering up where they had been all day while trying to visit Maria at the abbey
What is picking blueberries and strawberries
The title of the woman who is briefly engaged to Captain Von Trapp
What is Baroness (Schraeder)
The real Von Trapp family had this many siblings combined from Captain Von Trapp's first and second marriage
What is ten (10)
Captain Von Trapp was born in a coastal area his birth country, which later became an independent nation known today by this name
What is Croatia
The name of Arianna Grande's 2019 song that sampled from the film's "My Favorite Things" soundtrack.
What is "7 Rings"
The character's name who was a real life priest, helped direct the family's choir, and who fled with them
Who is Max Detweiler
The Von Trapp family received help from the abbey sisters, who steal this part from the cars of the German officers pursuing them
What is spark plug or distributor cap
Maria and Captain Von Trapp were actually married in this year, eleven years earlier than the film portrayed
What is 1927
What US state did the Von Trapp family ultimately settle in after fleeing Austria, where they own a family business to this day
What is Vermont (Stowe, VT)
The name of a Alpine flower that is featured as a symbol of Captain Von Trapp's loyalty to his home country
What is Edelweiss
According to Captain Von Trapp, Maria is the "__th in a long line of governesses" that came before her
What is the 12th
The names of all children in the film, named from oldest to youngest
What is Liesl, Friedrich, Louisa, Kurt, Brigitta, Marta, and Gretl
Captain Von Trapp's wealth came from his first marriage with Agathe Whitehead, who's father gained that wealth by inventing the first successful self-propelled weapon called by this name
What is the naval torpedo
The Vonn Trapp family held multiple citizenships due to changing borders and finally fleeing from conscription, these are the four nations in which any of them held citizenship
What is Austro-Hungarian, Italian, Austrian, and American.
Julie Andrews won an Academy Award for playing this other iconic, musically inclined governess
Who is Mary Popins
The Catholic order in which Maria's abbey belonged to, also sharing the same root name as a widely-known American egg breakfast dish and a French herbal liqueur
What is the Benedictine Order
Theatrical lyricist and composer duo who tranformed the Von Trapp's family story into the Sound of Music film
Who is Rodgers and Hammerstein