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 Chicago .
| Who wrote the screenplay for the movie "Chicago"? | Lalibean and Tenkeynator's Ultimate "Chicago" Quiz (dramaqti) |
Bill Condon . Condon's script is genius and the movie would not be the same without his beautiful words. He also directed and wrote "Gods and Monsters", starring Sir Ian McKellan.
| Who was originally supposed to take on the role of Roxie Hart? | Lalibean and Tenkeynator's Ultimate "Chicago" Quiz (dramaqti) |
Madonna. Madonna wanted to play Roxie, but pre-production was taking too long so she backed out. Then Rob Marshall begged Renee to do it, but she was too afraid. So Marshall took her to a rehearsal and she was automatically hooked.
| Who was originally asked to play Mya's part as the sixth dancer in "Cell Block Tango"? | Lalibean and Tenkeynator's Ultimate "Chicago" Quiz (dramaqti) |
Gwen Stefani. Gwen turned it down because she was too busy touring. Mya grew up tap dancing so she was a natural to take over the part.
| Who was NOT one of the women Lipshitz met when he was "finding himself"? | The "Chicago" Quiz (auburnangel) |
June. June was one of the Cell Block Tango girls.
| Who was NOT one of the six Cell Block Tango girls? | The "Chicago" Quiz (auburnangel) |
Roxie. Roxie was the one imagining the Cell Block Tango. Liz was "Six", Mona was "Lipshitz", and Annie was "Pop".
| Who played the piano player involved in the entire movie, that introduced every song and dance number? | Lalibean and Tenkeynator's Ultimate "Chicago" Quiz (dramaqti) |
Taye Diggs. This was not Taye Diggs' first bout with musicals. He originated the role of Benny in "Rent" on Broadway.
| Who is the actress that Roxie dreams of being bigger than, and Mama Morton tells her with the right publicity, it is possible? | Lalibean and Tenkeynator's Ultimate "Chicago" Quiz (dramaqti) |
Sophie Tucker. Roxie dreams of getting billed above Sophie Tucker and sings about it in "Roxie".
| Who did the original choreography for "Chicago"? | Lalibean and Tenkeynator's Ultimate "Chicago" Quiz (dramaqti) |
Bob Fosse. Bob Fosse was known for his choreography that focused on isloated movements and his use of hats as props. See if you can find the one scene in which hats are used.
| Which song that appears on the soundtrack does not appear in the movie? | Lalibean and Tenkeynator's Ultimate "Chicago" Quiz (dramaqti) |
Class. "Class" is sung by Velma and Mama, but it was taken out of the movie because in Rob Marshall's interpretation of the story, all the musical numbers were a part of Roxie's imagination. He filmed the number but then took it out because there was no way Roxie could have known that Velma and Mama Morton were talking about this topic. You can hear the song on the soundtrack though!
| Where was the only innocent prisoner from? | The "Chicago" Quiz (auburnangel) |
Hungary. The Hunyak was not guilty, but was the first woman to be hanged.
| Where did Velma say the caramels that she received from a fan were from? | Lalibean and Tenkeynator's Ultimate "Chicago" Quiz (dramaqti) |
San Francisco. This conversation takes place when Velma is trying to suck up to Roxie and she sings "I Can't Do It Alone". "Look what some Johnny sent me. Triple cream caramels all the way from San Francisco."
| What's the name of the club that Roxie first sees Velma performing in? | Lalibean and Tenkeynator's Ultimate "Chicago" Quiz (dramaqti) |
The Onyx. Fred takes Roxie there to collect on a bet from the trombone player, and Roxie is in complete awe of Velma. This is also the theatre that Roxie is auditioning in at the very end of the movie, where Velma approaches her to do an act together.
| What was Velma's advice to Roxie? | The "Chicago" Quiz (auburnangel) |
"Keep your paws off my underwear.". Roxie asked for advice when she was returning Velma's newly pressed undergarments. Later, Roxie told Velma to lay off the caramels and, before the trial, stole her blue garter.
| What was the name of the man Roxie shot? | The "Chicago" Quiz (auburnangel) |
Fred Casely. He was actually married with five kids.
| What was the name of the Evening Star reporter? | The "Chicago" Quiz (auburnangel) |
Mary Sunshine. Ashbury, Amyot, and Negron are actors who played reporters in the movie.
| What was going to be Roxie's "signature bit" when she had her own act? | The "Chicago" Quiz (auburnangel) |
aloof. Roxie told Fred she had written down in her diary that she wanted to "get them good and hungry, but always leave them wanting more."
mechanic. Fred sold furniture to the Harts 10% off.
| What name does Billy Flynn mistakenly call Amos throughout the movie? | Lalibean and Tenkeynator's Ultimate "Chicago" Quiz (dramaqti) |
Andy. The only time Flynn actually calls him Amos is in the courtroom scene when Amos takes the stand. This adds to Amos' belief that he is "Mr. Cellophane".
| What movie was John C. Reilly not in, in the past year? | Lalibean and Tenkeynator's Ultimate "Chicago" Quiz (dramaqti) |
Adaptation. John C. Reilly has perfected the pitiful husband routine, and we love him for it! In "Chicago" he played Roxie's husband, Amos, Julianne Moore's husband in "The Hours", and Jennifer Aniston's husband Phil, in "The Good Girl". He gets cheated on in all three. Poor guy! He was also in "Gangs of New York", but with a smaller part than his roles in the other films.
| What hotel did Velma kill Veronica and Charlie at? | The "Chicago" Quiz (auburnangel) |
Cicero. Cicero is in Illinois, and the Onyx was the club Velma was arrested in. I hope you know what the Plaza is.
| What excuse did Velma use when she got asked where Veronica was in the first scene of the movie? | Lalibean and Tenkeynator's Ultimate "Chicago" Quiz (dramaqti) |
She's not herself tonight. Velma had already shot her and when the owner asks where Veronica is, she tells him that she's "not herself tonight". Then Velma tells him, "Don't sweat it, I can do it alone."
| What did Roxie think the dress that Billy wanted her to wear during the trial looked like? | Lalibean and Tenkeynator's Ultimate "Chicago" Quiz (dramaqti) |
a Woolworth's lampshade. She eventually ends up wearing it, and it's actually not that bad! In the courtroom scene she is also shown knitting... All part of Billy Flynn's masterful plan.
| What did Kitty's mother own? | The "Chicago" Quiz (auburnangel) |
All the pineapples in Hawaii. Kitty's triple homicide threatened to take the spotlight off Roxie until her "pregnancy".
| What did Kitty Baxter's family make their money from? | Lalibean and Tenkeynator's Ultimate "Chicago" Quiz (dramaqti) |
Pineapples. It is revealed that Kitty Baxter's (played by Lucy Liu) mother owns all the pineapples in Hawaii. She is the heiress that kills her boyfriend and the two women he is cheating on her with in a triple homicide. She takes the attention off Roxie, but only for a moment, as Roxie comes up with a masterful plan to get Billy Flynn's full attention back on herself.
| What did Harrison call Billy Flynn's charges of tampering with Roxie's diary? | The "Chicago" Quiz (auburnangel) |
erroneous. A word Billy wrote in Roxie's diary to make it seem like Harrison had added entries with lawyer-like vocabulary.
| How much of the $5000 required to hire Billy did Amos have before the auction? | The "Chicago" Quiz (auburnangel) |
$2000. He had $1000, borrowed $300 from his coworkers at the garage, and borrowed $700 more from the Building and Loan fund.
| How much does Billy Flynn charge for his services? | Lalibean and Tenkeynator's Ultimate "Chicago" Quiz (dramaqti) |
$5,000. Flynn doesn't care if the client is guilty or innocent, he just wants $5,000.
| How many times did one of the "Cell Block Tango" girls say her husband "ran into my knife" (how many times did he run into the knife, not how many times did she say the phrase)? | Lalibean and Tenkeynator's Ultimate "Chicago" Quiz (dramaqti) |
10 . "And then he ran into my knife... he ran into my knife ten times."
| How many kids does Fred Caseley have? | Lalibean and Tenkeynator's Ultimate "Chicago" Quiz (dramaqti) |
5. This is revealed by the D.A. when it comes out that Roxie was having an affair with Fred. "With a wife and five little Caseleys." The D.A. found pictures of the kids in Fred's wallet.
| At which club did Roxie Hart see Velma Kelly perform at the beginning of the film? | The "Chicago" Quiz (auburnangel) |
The Onyx. The Kit Kat Club was in "Cabaret".
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