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Quiz about Danny Kaye Life Movies and Music

Danny Kaye: Life, Movies and Music Quiz

Danny Kaye was awesome in anything he did. I was surprised to only find one quiz on him and decided I would create another one. This quiz focuses on his life, his movies and his music.

A multiple-choice quiz by ilona_ritter. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ilona_ritter

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
237,460

Updated
Aug 19 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
637

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (7/15), Guest 173 (1/15), k7gygeno (9/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Danny Kaye was born in NY, but did his parents and siblings came from which country? Hint

Israel

Austria

Germany

Ukraine

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Question 2 of 15

2. What Broadway show featured Danny's song "Tchaikovsky" ? Hint

The Straw Hat Revue

Up in Arms

Lets Face It

Lady in the Dark

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the name of Danny Kaye's only child? Hint

Dorothy

Danielle

Dena

Doris

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Question 4 of 15

4. What organization was Danny Kaye a big supporter of? Hint

JDRF

St. Judes

UNICEF

American Heart Association

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Question 5 of 15

5. What did Danny Kaye want to be when he was a child? Hint

historian

actor

doctor

lawyer

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Question 6 of 15

6. What was he paid for doing the movie "Hans Christian Andersen"? Hint

$ 1,000,000

$200,000,000

$200,000

$ 100,000

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Question 7 of 15

7. In what did Danny Kaye make his acting debut? Hint

Cupid Takes a Holiday

Up in Arms

Moon Over Manhattan

White Christmas

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Question 8 of 15

8. Danny Kaye was the first choice for "White Christmas".

True

False

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Question 9 of 15

9. What was the name of Danny Kaye's final movie? Hint

Knock on Wood

Peter Pan

Skokie

The Madwoman of Chaillot

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Question 10 of 15

10. Danny Kaye was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance in "Skokie". Did he win?

Yes

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which group did Danny Kaye sing the song "Bongo, Bongo, Bongo" with? Hint

Sister Sledge

The Lemon Sisters

The Andrews Sisters

The Gabor Sisters

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Question 12 of 15

12. In which movie does Danny Kaye sing "Inchworm"? Hint

The Court Jester

Hans Christian Andersen

White Christmas

Knock on Wood

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Question 13 of 15

13. According to one of Danny Kaye's songs, when do the best things happen? Hint

When you turn 21

When you're playing

When you're dancing

When you're singing

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Question 14 of 15

14. Danny Kaye sang about which well known cartoon bird? Hint

Woody the Woodpecker

Jack and Jill

Tweety

Heckle and Jekle

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Question 15 of 15

15. Danny Kaye is known for his ability to do something really well. What is it?

Answer: ( Two Words ... both start with T .. Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Danny Kaye was born in NY, but did his parents and siblings came from which country?

Answer: Ukraine

Danny Kaye is the youngest of his siblings and the only one born in the United States. His family was Jewish.

2. What Broadway show featured Danny's song "Tchaikovsky" ?

Answer: Lady in the Dark

"Tchaikovsky" is an amazing number in which Kaye goes through the names of 54 Russian composers in less than a minute.

http://www.angelfire.com/film/dannykaye/DannyKaye_biography.htm

3. What is the name of Danny Kaye's only child?

Answer: Dena

Dena Kaye was born in 1946, the same year that Danny Kaye made the movie "The Kid From Brooklyn".

http://www.angelfire.com/film/dannykaye/DannyKaye_biography.htm

4. What organization was Danny Kaye a big supporter of?

Answer: UNICEF

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) started in 1954. Danny Kaye spent most of the hours he spent flying his plane to help UNICEF. At one point he flew to 65 cities in five days.
http://www.angelfire.com/film/dannykaye/DannyKaye_biography.htm

5. What did Danny Kaye want to be when he was a child?

Answer: doctor

Danny Kaye's real name is David Daniel Kaminsky. He changed his name to Danny Kaye when he was a young teenager.
http://www.angelfire.com/film/dannykaye/DannyKaye_biography.htm

6. What was he paid for doing the movie "Hans Christian Andersen"?

Answer: $200,000

"Hans Christian Andersen" came out in 1952 and tells the story of the author. Kaye played the title character and sang songs such as "The Ugly Duckling" and "Inch Worm".

7. In what did Danny Kaye make his acting debut?

Answer: Moon Over Manhattan

"Moon Over Manhattan" was a 17 minute movie short that came out in 1935. His first full length movie was "Up in Arms" which came out in 1944. (www.imdb.com)

8. Danny Kaye was the first choice for "White Christmas".

Answer: False

Originally the film makers wanted to reunite Fred Astaire since "Holiday Inn" was so popular with Astaire and Crosby. Astaire wouldn't do it, so the part was given to Donald O'Connor. When O'Connor pulled out, Danny Kaye was given the role. It was obviously not a bad choice as "White Christmas" is now a classic.

9. What was the name of Danny Kaye's final movie?

Answer: Skokie

"Skokie" came out in 1981 as a TV-movie. Kaye played Max Feldman a survivor of the Nazi concentration camp.

10. Danny Kaye was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance in "Skokie". Did he win?

Answer: No

The movie won two awards but Danny Kaye did not win any. The winner for the Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV went to Mickey Rooney that year for his performance in the movie "Bill".

11. Which group did Danny Kaye sing the song "Bongo, Bongo, Bongo" with?

Answer: The Andrews Sisters

Although most people know the song as "Bongo,Bongo,Bongo" the official title is "Civilization". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization_(song)

12. In which movie does Danny Kaye sing "Inchworm"?

Answer: Hans Christian Andersen

"Hans Christian Andersen" had many memorable songs in it including "The Ugly Ducking" and "Thumbelina".

13. According to one of Danny Kaye's songs, when do the best things happen?

Answer: When you're dancing

"The Best Things Happen When You're Dancing" was written by Irving Berlin for the movie "White Christmas". It was sung by Danny Kaye and danced to by Danny Kaye and Vera-Ellen.

14. Danny Kaye sang about which well known cartoon bird?

Answer: Woody the Woodpecker

Danny Kaye sang the song, but not for the cartoon series itself. It was just one of the songs he sang.

Woody the Woodpecker was originally created in 1940.

15. Danny Kaye is known for his ability to do something really well. What is it?

Answer: tongue twisters

"Tongue Twisters" is one of his most famous songs. Many people were impressed with how well this man could get out the hardest tongue twisters, just as he did with the names of the Russian composers.

Danny Kaye died in 1987 at the age of 74. He left behind him a legacy that will not be forgotten.

Source: Author ilona_ritter

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