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Quiz about Into Every Quiz a Little Rain Must Fall
Quiz about Into Every Quiz a Little Rain Must Fall

Into Every Quiz a Little Rain Must Fall


Guess the names of these movies with "rain" in the title. Galoshes are optional.

A multiple-choice quiz by Polaris101. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Polaris101
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
174,666
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
933
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Question 1 of 10
1. Vietnam veteran Ray Hicks reluctantly helps his buddy John smuggle heroin, but ends up on the run with John's wife Marge (Tuesday Weld) when things go terribly wrong. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. A Korean veteran (Don Murray) tries to fight a heroin addiction, while his pregnant wife and his brother try to fight an attraction for each other. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Two New York cops become involved with the Japanese mafia when they escort a mafia hit man back to Japan. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. When Don and Lina's new movie is turned from a silent film into a talkie, and then a musical, someone (Debbie Reynolds) must be brought in to dub Lina's less-than-adequate voice. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Joan Crawford plays Sadie Thompson, a prostitute who is quarantined on Pago Pago along with missionaries lead by the Reverend Davidson. The Reverend eventually manages to make Sadie repent of her sins, but is overcome by his own human desires. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Lee Remick plays a young woman whose determination to be optimistic for their young daughter's sake is in contrast to her husband's inability to act like a responsible man with a family. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Charlie Babbitt expects a large inheritance after his father dies. What he gets is to meet the big brother he never knew he had, and to find out that he has a heart. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. A pretty good singer and songwriter, named The Kid, takes a shot at stardom, but his ego gets in the way. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Shirley Knight stars as Natalie, a pregnant housewife who leaves her husband because she is afraid of the responsibility of a child. Driving without a destination in mind, she meets a brain-damaged ex-football player. The relationship between the two begins to resemble a mother/child relationship, until a tragedy occurs. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Edwina Esketh (Lana Turner) and her husband arrive in India. There she encounters former lover, Tom Ransome, and falls in love with an Indian doctor. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Vietnam veteran Ray Hicks reluctantly helps his buddy John smuggle heroin, but ends up on the run with John's wife Marge (Tuesday Weld) when things go terribly wrong.

Answer: Who'll Stop the Rain

Nick Nolte, Michael Moriarty, Anthony Zerbe and Richard Masur star in "Who'll Stop the Rain", from 1978. Director Karel Reisz also directed "Sweet Dreams" and "The French Lieutenant's Woman".
2. A Korean veteran (Don Murray) tries to fight a heroin addiction, while his pregnant wife and his brother try to fight an attraction for each other.

Answer: A Hatful of Rain

Eva Marie Saint, Anthony Franciosa, Lloyd Nolan and Henry Silva star. Anthony Franciosa was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his role.
3. Two New York cops become involved with the Japanese mafia when they escort a mafia hit man back to Japan.

Answer: Black Rain

Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia played the cops. Yusaku Matsuda, Ken Takakura, John Spencer and Kate Capshaw also starred. Nominated for two Oscars for Best Sound and Best Sound Effects Editing.
4. When Don and Lina's new movie is turned from a silent film into a talkie, and then a musical, someone (Debbie Reynolds) must be brought in to dub Lina's less-than-adequate voice.

Answer: Singin' in the Rain

Gene Kelly and Jean Hagen played Don and Lina, and Donald O'Connor played Don's accompanist, Cosmo. Nominated for two Oscars, one for Best Supporting Actress for Jean Hagen, and one for Best Score. Gene Kelly co-directed along with Stanley Donen.
5. Joan Crawford plays Sadie Thompson, a prostitute who is quarantined on Pago Pago along with missionaries lead by the Reverend Davidson. The Reverend eventually manages to make Sadie repent of her sins, but is overcome by his own human desires.

Answer: Rain

Walter Huston stars as the Rev. Davidson in "Rain", from 1932. Also starring are Beulah Bondi, William Gargan and Guy Kibbee. Made in 1928 as "Sadie Thompson", starring Gloria Swanson, and in 1953 as "Miss Sadie Thompson", starring Rita Hayworth.
6. Lee Remick plays a young woman whose determination to be optimistic for their young daughter's sake is in contrast to her husband's inability to act like a responsible man with a family.

Answer: Baby the Rain Must Fall

Steve McQueen, Don Murray and Josephine Hutchinson also star. Writer Horton Foote also wrote the screenplay for "To Kill a Mockingbird".
7. Charlie Babbitt expects a large inheritance after his father dies. What he gets is to meet the big brother he never knew he had, and to find out that he has a heart.

Answer: Rain Man

Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman, Valeria Golino, Gerald R. Molen, Michael D. Roberts and Bonnie Hunt star in "Rain Man", from 1988. Nominated for eight Oscars, it won four, including Best Actor for Dustin Hoffman, Best Director for Barry Levinson and Best Picture.
8. A pretty good singer and songwriter, named The Kid, takes a shot at stardom, but his ego gets in the way.

Answer: Purple Rain

Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day and Jerome Benton star in "Purple Rain". The movie is rather lifeless, but the soundtrack is great. Prince won an Oscar for Best Score for this movie, which was released in 1984.
9. Shirley Knight stars as Natalie, a pregnant housewife who leaves her husband because she is afraid of the responsibility of a child. Driving without a destination in mind, she meets a brain-damaged ex-football player. The relationship between the two begins to resemble a mother/child relationship, until a tragedy occurs.

Answer: The Rain People

James Caan plays Killer, the ex-football player, and Robert Duvall plays a man who becomes interested in Natalie. Also starring are Laurie Crews, Tom Aldredge and Marya Zimmet. Written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
10. Edwina Esketh (Lana Turner) and her husband arrive in India. There she encounters former lover, Tom Ransome, and falls in love with an Indian doctor.

Answer: The Rains of Ranchipur

Richard Burton plays the doctor, and Fred MacMurray plays Tom Ransome. Nominated for an Oscar for Best Special Effects, for the earthquake and flooding which takes place in the movie. This 1955 film was a remake of "The Rains Came", from 1939, which starred Myrna Loy, Tyrone Power and George Brent.
Source: Author Polaris101

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