Musicians in the Movies Trivia Quiz

Popular music stars crossing over into acting are growing in popularity as artists like Jennifer Lopez, Queen Latifah, and Mos Def find themselves with successful music and film careers. How much do you know about musicians in the movies? Find out with this quiz.

1: Which legendary jazz singer plays Princess Tam Tam in the 1935 film of the same name?
     Ella Fitzgerald
     Billie Holiday
     Anita O'Day
     Josephine Baker

2: What Oscar winning film stars both famed MC Heavy D and soul singer Erykah Badu?
     The Green Mile
     Adaptation
     The Cider House Rules
     Topsy-Turvy

3: Cher won an Oscar for Best Actress playing Loretta Castorini in 1987's Moonstruck. What Pulitzer Prize winning playwright also won an Oscar for writing the film's screenplay?
     Susan Lori-Parks
     Edward Albee
     Nilo Cruz
     John Patrick Shanley

4: Dolly Parton has lost the Oscar for Best Song twice. In 2006, her song "Travelin' Thru" from Transamerica lost to "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from Hustle & Flow. In 1981, her title track from 9 to 5 lost to what song?
     "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" from Arthur
     "Fame" from Fame
     "Flashdance...What A Feeling" from Flashdance
     "Last Dance" from Thank God It’s Friday

5: What famous Bond girl ventures south of the border with Elvis Presley in 1963’s Fun in Acapulco?
     Ursula Andress
     Diana Rigg
     Eunice Gayson
     Honor Blackman

6: In the 1986 Jim Henson fantasy Labyrinth, David Bowie plays Jareth, the king of what group of mystical creatures?
     Trolls
     Goblins
     Unicorns
     Yetis

7: Which musician doesn't make a cameo in 1997's Spice World?
     Elvis Costello
     Elton John
     Sting
     Bob Geldof

8: What is the name of the album Bjork released in conjunction with Dancer in the Dark, the film which won her a Best Actress prize at the Cannes Film Festival?
     Selmasongs
     Vespertine
     Medulla
     Homogenic

9: What rap star has appeared in the films In Too Deep, Deep Blue Sea, and Kingdom Come?
     Ice Cube
     Ludacris
     Snopp Dogg
     LL Cool J

10: Most people inaccurately label 2001 disaster Glitter as Mariah Carey's film debut, but she actually appeared in a supporting role two years earlier in what Renee Zellweger film?
     The Bachelor
     One True Thing
     Nurse Betty
     A Price Above Rubies

Quiz written by Frank Paiva. 8/10/06

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