Time Capsule Trivia — White Christmas

Fans of the endearing film classic White Christmas can recite their favorite movie lines, act out favorite scenes and take the role of favorite characters. Think you know White Christmas? Take this festive quiz to find out.

CLUES

1. Which arm, left or right, did Danny Kaye’s character, Phil Davis, injure when saving the life of Bing Crosby’s character, Bob Wallace?
2. When Bob and Phil said, “Let’s just say we’re doing it for an old pal in the Army,” whom were they talking about?
3. According to the song, when do the best things happen?
4. In Florida, Vera-Ellen’s character, Judy Haynes, swings out of Novello’s club to do some fancy stepping with Phil. Name at least three of the things they dance on.
5. While singing Snow on the train, where do Bob, Phil, Judy and Rosemary Clooney’s character, Betty Haynes, see “snow.”
6. Gen. Tom Waverly, played by Dean Jagger, owned this ski lodge in this fictitious Vermont town (name both).
7. Bob’s advice to Betty in a song: “Just count your blessings instead of ____.”
8. Phil dresses like a beatnik for this number. (Hint: “Chaps who did taps aren’t tapping anymore, they’re doing ____.”
9. After General Waverly is turned down for active duty by the Army, he starts to play what game?
10. After housekeeper Emma Allen, played by Mary Wickes, surreptitiously hears part of Bob’s phone call to New York, Betty is sure she’s wrong about Bob’s intentions. Emma says, “If I am, I’ll resign as president of the New England Chapter of ____ ____.
11. When Betty leaves the lodge after the phony engagement between Phil and Judy, where does she begin working in New York?
12. In New York, what song is Betty hesitant to sing in front of Bob?
13. Phil fakes an injured ankle to keep the general from watching what TV program?
14. What does Bob find gift-wrapped behind the Christmas tree near the end of the movie?
15. True or false. Was White Christmas the top-grossing film of 1954?

Bonus question: If you get this one right, you’re a true White Christmas expert. What big stars were first considered for the role of Phil Davis, ultimately played by Danny Kaye?

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