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Tap - I've Got Happy Feet Trivia Quiz

Is it possible to watch Fred and Ginger without tapping your feet? No, I didn't think so. See if you can answer these tap related questions.

A multiple-choice quiz by ruddigoria. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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ruddigoria

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5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
271,372

Updated
Jul 23 22

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who said, "If you play a tune and a person don't tap their feet, don't play the tune."
Hint

Fred Astaire

Gene Kelly

Louis Armstrong

Count Basie

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Question 2 of 10

2. What talented hoofer missed out on playing next to Bing Crosby in "White Christmas" due to an illness he picked up from a mule? Hint

Gene Kelly

Donald O'Connor

Fred Astaire

Jimmy Slyde

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Question 3 of 10

3. What group starred seven guys from a steel town north of Sydney, Australia? Hint

Tap Dogs

Men At Work

Tap Dads

Stomp

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Question 4 of 10

4. For how long did Richard Gere take tap lessons before he appeared in "Chicago"? Hint

He began tapping in his 40s.

Since he was 10 years old.

For three months before filming.

He had danced when he was younger and took a refresher class for six months before shooting.

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Question 5 of 10

5. The 1985 movie "White Nights" featured Gregory Hines. What other famous dancer was featured in this film? Hint

Rudolf Nureyev

Savion Glover

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Michael Jackson

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Question 6 of 10

6. This man was Fred Astaire's "Ideas Man". He worked with Fred on 17 of his 31 musicals, the last one being "Finian's Rainbow". Hint

Stumpy Cromer

Busby Berkeley

Hermes Pan

Bob Fosse

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Question 7 of 10

7. What Canadian tap dancer married the famous singer Al Jolson? Hint

Ruby Keeler

Ann Miller

Vera-Ellen

Eleanor Powell

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Question 8 of 10

8. Many feel the Irish Jigs and Hornpipes are the hardest of the Irish Clog steps. Up to how many times in 30 seconds can some of these steps hit the floor? Hint

140

100

120

9. Who was Fred talking about when he said In his autobiography "Steps in Time", "She 'put 'em down like a man', no ricky-ticky-sissy stuff with _______. She really knocked out a tap dance in a class by herself."? Hint

Ann Miller

Eleanor Powell

Ginger Rogers

Vera-Ellen

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Question 10 of 10

10. The African-Americans combined their footwork with Irish and British clogging steps to create a style which became what we now call modern tap dance. What was this style called? Hint

Tip and Tap

Buck and Wing

Shim Sham

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who said, "If you play a tune and a person don't tap their feet, don't play the tune."

Answer: Count Basie

Count Basie started his career as a drummer before moving to the keyboard. He was a great jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer.

2. What talented hoofer missed out on playing next to Bing Crosby in "White Christmas" due to an illness he picked up from a mule?

Answer: Donald O'Connor

Donald O'Connor starred in a series of movies about a talking mule named Francis.

3. What group starred seven guys from a steel town north of Sydney, Australia?

Answer: Tap Dogs

Tap Dogs had their debut at the Sydney Festival in 1995.

4. For how long did Richard Gere take tap lessons before he appeared in "Chicago"?

Answer: For three months before filming.

It took half a day to shoot the tap sequence, but it took Richard Gere three months to get the steps down.

5. The 1985 movie "White Nights" featured Gregory Hines. What other famous dancer was featured in this film?

Answer: Mikhail Baryshnikov

A surprise pairing of dance styles in this tale about an expatriate Russian dancer who is on a plane that is forced to land on Soviet territory. The dancer becomes involved with a Russian woman and her black American husband.

6. This man was Fred Astaire's "Ideas Man". He worked with Fred on 17 of his 31 musicals, the last one being "Finian's Rainbow".

Answer: Hermes Pan

Hermes Pan rehearsed Ginger Rogers for the films and dubbed Ginger's taps in post production. He was often Fred's rehearsal partner to tweak numbers.

7. What Canadian tap dancer married the famous singer Al Jolson?

Answer: Ruby Keeler

Ruby Keeler was only 19 when she married Al Jolson in 1928. He was 42 years old.

8. Many feel the Irish Jigs and Hornpipes are the hardest of the Irish Clog steps. Up to how many times in 30 seconds can some of these steps hit the floor?

Answer: 140

When Irish Clogging the dancers keep the upper body still or rigid.

Answer: Eleanor Powell

A favourite number was when Eleanor Powell danced with Fred Astaire to Cole Porter's "Begin The Beguine"

10. The African-Americans combined their footwork with Irish and British clogging steps to create a style which became what we now call modern tap dance. What was this style called?

Answer: Buck and Wing

African slaves were not allowed to use their drums when it was discovered they could communicate with them. The slaves soon learned to use their feet to tap out code.

Source: Author ruddigoria

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