Can You Ace This “The Sound Of Music” Quiz?

“The Sound of Music” remains one of the most beloved musical films ever made. The songs from the film have been woven into our culture, and the scenes will always stick with us. If you love “The Sound of Music”, take our quiz and see if you could make it as a member of the Von Trapp family!

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Question 1/20

Which actor played Captain Von Trapp?

Christopher Plummer
Burt Lancaster
Richard Haydn

Question 2/20

The Von Trapp family was really a singing act in real life. What did they call themselves?

The Trapp Family Singers
The Alpine Choir
Maria and the Von Trapps

Question 3/20

Maria was played by which talented singer and actress?

Sandy Duncan
Julie Andrews
Natalie Wood

Question 4/20

The hills might have been alive with the sound of music, but Julie Andrews kept doing what during the filming?

Falling down on the hills
Tripping over rocks
Forgetting her lines

Question 5/20

What was the original title for the film?

The Singing Heart
Escape from Austria
The Hills are Alive

Question 6/20

What was Maria studying to be before going to live with the Von Trapps?

A teacher
A nun
A nurse

Question 7/20

The Real George Von Trap was not a Baron, but he did hold which of the following titles?

Duke
Ritter
Lord

Question 8/20

Julie Andrews was the first choice for the role of Maria, but which other actress was also considered?

Betty Davis
Audrey Hepburn
Grace Kelly

Question 9/20

The song "Eidelweiss" was so convincing that many audience members thought it was:

An actual Austrian folk song
Written by the Von Trapps
The oldest song ever written

Question 10/20

Which of the following actresses auditioned for the role of Leisel?

Mia Farrow
Sally Field
Lauren Bacall

Question 11/20

Where does the family hide from the Brownshirts trying to take them to Bremerhaven?

In a cemetery crypt
In a local school
In the basement of the town hall

Question 12/20

What do the nuns at the abbey do to keep the German soldiers from pursuing the Von Trapps?

They lace the beer with sleeping pills
They remove the engines from the soldiers' cars
They ask the soldiers to attend mass with them

Question 13/20

Which of the following was NOT a name of a Von Trapp child?

Friedrich
Louisa
Gerhardt

Question 14/20

Who played Maria in the 2013 live version of the film?

Scarlett Johansson
Carrie Underwood
Kellie Pickler

Question 15/20

What kept happening to the governesses Captain Von Trapp hired to care for his children?

They were deported
They didn't like music and quit
They were run off by the children

Question 16/20

Fill in the missing word from this movie quote: It's the ______. You'll have to put on another one before you meet the children.

Hat
Coat
Dress

Question 17/20

In real life, the Austrian home owned by the Von Trapps was taken over by which Nazi leader?

Adolf Hitler
Rudolph Hess
Heinrich Himmler

Question 18/20

The Sound of Music was an overwhelming financial success, and it is credited with saving Twentieth Century Fox after which film nearly sank it?

Cleopatra
The Longest Day
Hush Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Question 19/20

Which actor hated being in the film and admitted to being drunk through much of the filming?

Richard Haydn
Ben Wright
Christopher Plummer

Question 20/20

Fill in the missing words: The are alive with the of ___.

Hills, Sound, Music
Hills, Songs, Children
Alps, Love, Austria

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Can You Ace This “The Sound Of Music” Quiz?