Question 1

In the film's most famous scene, Johnny hoists Baby above his head in a gliding, arms-outstretched move. What is it known as?

Accepted Answer

The Lift. Johnny and Baby rehearse the move in a lake before performing it in the climactic final dance, and it is known simply as the Lift.

Question 2

Which song, by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, plays during the film's climactic final dance?

Accepted Answer

(I've Had) The Time of My Life. The duet won the Oscar for Best Original Song and a Grammy, and it is forever tied to the film's closing dance and lift.

Question 3

In which decade is Dirty Dancing set, with the Housemans holidaying at a resort in the Catskills?

Accepted Answer

1960s. The story unfolds in the summer before the Kennedy assassination, and the early-1960s setting shapes its music, fashion and social tensions.

Question 4

What is the name of the holiday resort where the Housemans spend the summer?

Accepted Answer

Kellerman's. Kellerman's, the fictional Catskills resort, is where Baby meets Johnny and where the summer's dance-filled story unfolds.

Question 5

Who directed Dirty Dancing (1987)?

Accepted Answer

Emile Ardolino. Emile Ardolino directed Dirty Dancing after earning acclaim for his work in dance on screen.

Question 6

Who wrote the screenplay for Dirty Dancing, drawing on her own childhood holidays in the Catskills?

Accepted Answer

Eleanor Bergstein. Eleanor Bergstein drew on her own family holidays in the Catskills to write the film's story.

Question 7

Which actress played Johnny's dance partner Penny, whose unplanned pregnancy sets the plot in motion?

Accepted Answer

Cynthia Rhodes. Cynthia Rhodes's Penny is the dance partner whose pregnancy pulls Baby into stepping in as Johnny's partner at the Sheldrake.

Question 8

Which actress played Baby's mother, Marjorie Houseman?

Accepted Answer

Kelly Bishop. Kelly Bishop, a Tony-winning Broadway dancer, played Marjorie Houseman before later becoming famous as Emily Gilmore in Gilmore Girls.

Question 9

Which 2004 film, set in Cuba in 1958, was marketed as a follow-up to Dirty Dancing under the title 'Dirty Dancing: ...'?

Accepted Answer

Havana Nights. Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights moved the story from the Catskills to Havana, with Diego Luna and Romola Garai in the leads.

Question 10

Which choreographer of the original film later directed High School Musical?

Accepted Answer

Kenny Ortega. Kenny Ortega choreographed Dirty Dancing before going on to direct the High School Musical films for Disney.

🧠 Dirty Dancing Quiz

Dirty Dancing Quiz — Questions and Answers

Dirty Dancing

1easyIn the film's most famous scene, Johnny hoists Baby above his head in a gliding, arms-outstretched move. What is it known as?

2easyWhich song, by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, plays during the film's climactic final dance?

3easyIn which decade is Dirty Dancing set, with the Housemans holidaying at a resort in the Catskills?

4easyWhat is the name of the holiday resort where the Housemans spend the summer?

5mediumWho directed Dirty Dancing (1987)?

6mediumWho wrote the screenplay for Dirty Dancing, drawing on her own childhood holidays in the Catskills?

7mediumWhich actress played Johnny's dance partner Penny, whose unplanned pregnancy sets the plot in motion?

8mediumWhich actress played Baby's mother, Marjorie Houseman?

9hardWhich 2004 film, set in Cuba in 1958, was marketed as a follow-up to Dirty Dancing under the title 'Dirty Dancing: ...'?

10hardWhich choreographer of the original film later directed High School Musical?

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