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Quiz about Strictly Ballroom The Movie
Quiz about Strictly Ballroom The Movie

'Strictly Ballroom' The Movie Trivia Quiz


This has been in my top 5 favourite movies since 1993. I didn't see a quiz on it (SHOCK!) so I decided to create one. If you've seen the movie more than once it should be easy. Have fun and good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by redheadblueeyes. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
73,842
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
20 / 25
Plays
2492
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: clevercatz (19/25), Guest 82 (20/25), Guest 1 (20/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. What is the name of the lead 'open amateur' male dancer? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. What is the name of the lead 'open amateur' female dancer? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. What is the name of the 'beginner' female dancer? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. At the beginning of the movie, what dance were Scott and Liz dancing when they got 'boxed in'? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. What is Scott and Liz' couple number in the dance? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. What happened to Pam Short that made Ken Railings ask Liz to be his dance partner? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. What is the name of the dance studio where some of the action takes place? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. Who is the Federation President? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. What is the name of the dance video on sale at State competitions? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. What are the names of the other 'open amateur' couple from the studio? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. What dance step were the couple always asking Scott to teach them? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. What business does Ken Railings own? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. Who does Barry Fife want to team up with Scott after Liz partners with Ken? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. Does Scott ever dance with Tina in the movie?

Answer: (yes or no - y or n)
Question 15 of 25
15. When Scott is caught by Fran's father, Rico, talking to Fran at her house, what dance does Scott tell Rico they dance 'so late at night'? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. What competition is everyone training for? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. Who convinces Scott to dance with Liz at the Pan Pacifics? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. At the Pan Pacifics, who convinces Scott to dance with Fran? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. Which couple does Barry Fife set up to win the Pan Pacifics? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. Who catches the set-up? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. What do they use to get Les' attention to tell him about the set-up? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. Who shuts off the music to stop Scott and Fran in the middle of their dance? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. How do Scott and Fran continue dancing without the music? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. Who ended up getting the music back on? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. What is the very last song everyone dances to in the movie? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the name of the lead 'open amateur' male dancer?

Answer: Scott

It is Scott, played by actor Paul Mercurio. Paul has also starred as Elliot Slater in the 1994 movie 'Exit to Eden' with Dan Aykroyd and Rosie O'Donnell. Paul is an accomplished choreographer in Australia who had his own dance company, Australian Choreographic Ensemble (ACE), from 1992 to 1998.
2. What is the name of the lead 'open amateur' female dancer?

Answer: Liz

Liz Holt, played by actress Gia Carides. Gia was also in the movie 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me' as Robin Spitz Swallows.
3. What is the name of the 'beginner' female dancer?

Answer: Fran

Fran (no last name given) is played by Tara Morice. Tara was also in the movie 'Moulin Rouge!' Although I love 'Strictly Ballroom', I wish they expanded more on Frans' family. We know her father is one great dancer and know her mother is dead and used to dance, but did her mother and father dance together on stage?
4. At the beginning of the movie, what dance were Scott and Liz dancing when they got 'boxed in'?

Answer: Samba

It was the Samba. They got 'boxed in' by couple number 69, Ken Railings and Pam Short, played by John Hannan and Kerry Shrimpton. Although not professional ballroom dancers, they both did very well in this movie.
5. What is Scott and Liz' couple number in the dance?

Answer: 100

Couple number 100. In ballroom dancing it is the man who carries the number, no matter which female he is dancing with.
6. What happened to Pam Short that made Ken Railings ask Liz to be his dance partner?

Answer: Broke both her legs

Who could forget the hilarious scene in the dance studio where Liz says to Scott, 'What do I want? I'll tell you what I want! I want Ken Railings to come in here and say, 'Pam Short has broken both her legs and I wanna dance with you!'' Then Ken walks into the studio, in spotlight none the less, walks up to Liz and says, 'Pam Short has broken both her legs and I wanna dance with you.' As said by Kylie, 'That was unexpected.' What classic, yet understated, humor! A joke pretty hard to catch unless you've seen this movie a few times.
7. What is the name of the dance studio where some of the action takes place?

Answer: Kendall's Dance Studio

It is Kendalls Dance Studio, with Les Kendall and Shirley Hastings (Scott's mom) as the instructors. Shirley Hastings was played by actress Pat Thompson. Pat passed away in April of 1992, the year this movie was released.
8. Who is the Federation President?

Answer: Barry Fife

Bill Hunter, who played Barry Fife, has also done work in the movies 'Muriel's Wedding' and 'The Adventures of Pricilla, Queen of the Desert.'
9. What is the name of the dance video on sale at State competitions?

Answer: Dance to Win

Barry Fife's 'Dance to Win.' You never see anyone buy a copy, although Barry gives one out for free to Wayne at State. Well, in exchange for a little spy job.
10. What are the names of the other 'open amateur' couple from the studio?

Answer: Wayne and Vanessa

Wayne and Vanessa, played by actor Pip Mushin and actress Leonie Page. They wore the number 54 in competitions and were engaged in the movie.
11. What dance step were the couple always asking Scott to teach them?

Answer: Bogo Pogo

Vanessa worked at a beauty parlor and Wayne was a mechanic when they weren't dancing. You see Vanessa doing hair while talking about Scott to Liz in the beauty parlor, while Wayne is talking to Clarey (a student at Kendall's and played by actor Brian M. Logan) about Scott at a mechanic shop.
12. What business does Ken Railings own?

Answer: Spa-arama

Spa-arama, good for the aching muscles. John Hannan, who plays Ken, was in the Australian movie 'A Cry in the Dark' in 1988.
13. Who does Barry Fife want to team up with Scott after Liz partners with Ken?

Answer: Tina Sparkle

Tina Sparkle, played by Sonia Kruger. Tina's partner, Nathan Starkey, left competition to devote more time to his landscaping business. Sonia was the ballroom advisor in this movie and was the choreographer in the 2002 movie 'The Quiet American' which starred Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser.
14. Does Scott ever dance with Tina in the movie?

Answer: no

The answer is no. Even though Les Kendall sets it up with Barry Fife, Scott tells Tina he isn't available and Tina ends up dancing with Ken Railings. Along with Tara Morice (Fran)and Steve Grace (Luke), Peter Whitford (Les Kendall) was in the 2001 movie 'Moulin Rouge!' as the stage manager.
15. When Scott is caught by Fran's father, Rico, talking to Fran at her house, what dance does Scott tell Rico they dance 'so late at night'?

Answer: Paso Doble

Ya Ya, Fran's grandmother, comes out of the front door and says, 'You dance the Paso Doble? Show. Show!' Fran's father Rico, played by Antonio Vargas, shows him up after everyone laughs at Scott. Antonio Vargas is an accomplished Flamenco dancer and choreographer. Antonio also was in 'Mission Impossible 2' as Senor De L'Arena.
16. What competition is everyone training for?

Answer: Pan Pacific Grand Prix

The Pan Pacific Grand Prix, which Scott had been training for since he was 6 years old. Scott ends up telling his mother he doesn't care about winning the Pan Pacific Grand Prix, then she slaps him.
17. Who convinces Scott to dance with Liz at the Pan Pacifics?

Answer: Barry

Barry tells Scott that his father, Doug, danced his own crazy steps at the Pan Pacific years before and lost. We learn later that it was all a lie, since Doug never danced at the Pan Pacifics.
18. At the Pan Pacifics, who convinces Scott to dance with Fran?

Answer: Doug

Doug, played by actor Barry Otto, finally opens up and tells Scott he never danced because Scott's mother, Shirley, didn't stick by him. 'We lived our lives in fear!' Those words made Scott chase after Fran to get her to dance with him. Barry portrayed Jimmy D'Abbs in the 1997 movie 'Oscar and Lucinda' opposite Ralph Fiennes and Cate Blanchett.
19. Which couple does Barry Fife set up to win the Pan Pacifics?

Answer: Ken and Tina

Barry set it up for Ken and Tina to win, telling a drunk Ken to just 'go through the motions.'
20. Who catches the set-up?

Answer: Wayne and Vanessa

Wayne and Vanessa, who went after Barry Fife to explain to them, once again, how to do the Bogo Pogo.
21. What do they use to get Les' attention to tell him about the set-up?

Answer: earring

Vanessa takes off her earring and hands it to Wayne to toss at Les after telling Wayne it was 'none of their business.' Because of this they end up not competing at the Pan Pacifics because they missed their number being called.
22. Who shuts off the music to stop Scott and Fran in the middle of their dance?

Answer: Charm Leachman

Charm Leachman, played by actress Kris McQuade, unplugs the power cord outside the hall after the two kids, Kylie and Luke, lock themselves in the sound booth. Kris is most noted in Australian movies like 'Broken Highway' and 'The Season.' Luke, played by Steve Grace, was also in the movie 'Moulin Rouge!' and was listed as Montmartre Dancer.
23. How do Scott and Fran continue dancing without the music?

Answer: Everyone is clapping

As thought by Ya Ya, Fran's grandmother, 'Listen to the rhythm. Don't be scared.' Ya Ya also said this to Scott earlier in the movie when she was teaching him how to dance and beating a rhythm on Scott's chest. It was Doug, Scott's father, who started clapping first. Ya Ya was played by Armonia Benedito.
24. Who ended up getting the music back on?

Answer: Liz

Charm Leachman yanked the plug away from Scott's little sister Kylie, whereas Liz stepped on it and plugged the power cord back in. Kylie was played by actress Lauren Hewett.
25. What is the very last song everyone dances to in the movie?

Answer: Love is in the Air

'Love is in the Air' is what ends the movie. 'Time After Time' is playing when Scott and Fran are dancing on the roof of the studio and 'Rumba de Burro' plays during one of the scenes at Fran's house. 'True Colors' was never in the movie.
Source: Author redheadblueeyes

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