We Need A Big Act
Heard It's Nice This Time of Year...
You Dressed Me Up Like a Dame?
Let's Not Make a Whole Big Mish-Mosh Out of It, huh?
Maybe It's the Music
100

The actress who played the part of Betty has a famous nephew. What is his name?

George Clooney

100

Where is Betty and Judy's brother which made him "out of the country?"

Alaska.

Betty and Judy mention their brother being out of the country working in Alaska. But the movie was released in 1954 and Alaska wasn't admitted as a state until 1959. That said, it was a U.S. territory at the time, so not technically out of the country.

100

What color did Judy and Betty wear when they sang 'Sisters'?

Blue

100

Bob: You oughta consider yourself plenty lucky! You might have been stuck with this ____________ for life!

Weirdsmobile

100

Bing and Danny singing which song was never supposed to be in the movie?

Sisters

200

Which famous dancer and former screen acting partner of Bing Crosby was originally supposed to play Phil Davis?

Fred Astaire


But Fred had retired several years earlier and declined to be in the movie.



200

In which state did they film all of the scenes at the Columbia Inn?

California

200

What color is Vera-Ellens dress in 'Mandy'?

White

200

How many men does Emma say it took to "take my place?"

15,000

200

The actress for Judy Haynes real singing voice is only heard during which song?

Snow.

300

Benny Haynes, "The Dog-Faced Boy", is actually Carl Switzer, who is best remembered for playing which Little Rascal?

Alfalfa

300

In what city do Bob and Phil go to see Betty and Judy perform their act for the first time?

Miami

300

Danny Kaye and Vera-Ellen wear what two colors in 'The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing'? A very popular color combination at the time.

Pink and Grey

300

Whose name is misspelled in the opening credits?

Vera-Ellen.

Instead of hyphenating her names, they were separated. The result? It appears as if "Vera" was her first name and "Ellen" her last. The actress's full name was really Vera-Ellen Westmeier Rohe.

300

Bing Crosby completely made up this food combo which launches into the song 'Count Your Blessings'?

Buttermilk and Liverwurst

400

What is the age difference between Bing Crosby and his on screen love interest Rosemary Clooney?

25 Years.  

Bing was 51 when the movie debuted. That's a 25-year age gap! (It's also funny to note that Dean Jagger, who played the retired, elderly general, was actually born a few months afterCrosby.)

400

What city in the Columbia Inn located?

Pine Tree, Vermont

400

What body part of Judy, that is not normally constantly covered, was always covered by her costumes and clothing in the movie?

Her neck

400

Well, you're not exactly Superman but you're awfully _____________

Available

400

The lyrics for which song, that mentions Jolson, Hope, and Benny" were changed for Bing Crosby?

'Gee, I Wish I Was Back in the Army'.

It has a lyric about seeing "Jolson, Hope, and Benny all for free" — a reference to wartime entertainers Al Jolson, Bob Hope, and Jack Benny. The original words were "Crosby, Hope, and Jolson all for free," but when Bing Crosby was cast, leaving it as-is would break the fourth wall.

500

Which two cast members had family members in Star Trek?

Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney.


Bing Crosby's granddaughter happens to be Denise Crosby, who appeared in Star Trek: The Next Generation back in the late '80s. Plus, Rosemary Clooney's son Miguel Ferrer also acted in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

500

All the sets for The Columbia Inn made their debut a decade before White Christmas in which movie (that White Christmas was originally written for)?

Holiday Inn

500
The costumes were created by this icon who won eight academy awards for costume design for classics like The Sting, Sabrina, and Roman Holiday?

Edith Head

500

How does Phil describe his injury to the General?

"It's probably just a small internal muscular hemorrhage, sir"

500

Finish the lyric: Snow, snow, snow, snow ____

Yes!

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