Question 1

Which Swedish pop group's songs power the story of Mamma Mia!?

Accepted Answer

ABBA. Mamma Mia! weaves ABBA's hits into a story about a wedding on a Greek island, and the song catalogue came first, with the musical built around it.

Question 2

Which Oscar-winning actress plays Donna Sheridan, the hotel-owning single mum at the heart of the 2008 film?

Accepted Answer

Meryl Streep. Meryl Streep played Donna Sheridan, singing her own numbers in what became one of the biggest hits of her career.

Question 3

Which Swedish actor plays Bill Anderson, the sailor and travel writer who might be Sophie's father?

Accepted Answer

Stellan Skarsgard. Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård played Bill Anderson, the seafaring travel writer who sails in for Sophie's wedding.

Question 4

Which actress plays Donna's daughter Sophie, whose wedding sets the plot in motion?

Accepted Answer

Amanda Seyfried. Amanda Seyfried's Sophie sets the story moving by secretly inviting three possible fathers to her wedding.

Question 5

Which British director, whose first feature film this was, directed Mamma Mia! in 2008?

Accepted Answer

Phyllida Lloyd. Phyllida Lloyd also directed the original stage production of Mamma Mia!, so she brought the musical to the screen herself.

Question 6

What is the name of the fictional Greek island on which the film is set?

Accepted Answer

Kalokairi. Kalokairi is invented for the story, and its name echoes the Greek word for summer.

Question 7

In the film, in which building on Donna's property does Sophie hide the three men when they arrive?

Accepted Answer

Goat house. Sophie hides the three possible fathers in Donna's goat house, and they agree not to reveal themselves yet as a surprise.

Question 8

Which film beat Mamma Mia! to number one at the US box office on its opening weekend?

Accepted Answer

The Dark Knight. Mamma Mia! took $27.6 million on its US opening weekend, ranking second behind The Dark Knight.

Question 9

Which Greek island was used for the chapel that features in the film's wedding scene, a tiny church on a clifftop (Agios Ioannis)?

Accepted Answer

Skopelos. The tiny Agios Ioannis Kastri chapel perches on a rock off the coast of Skopelos, and the film's wedding scene made it a major tourist draw.

Question 10

Which song was filmed for Mamma Mia! but edited out of the final cut, though it appears in full on the soundtrack album?

Accepted Answer

The Name of the Game. Although it was filmed, 'The Name of the Game' was cut from the final film, yet it appears in full on the soundtrack, with an abbreviated version on the DVD and Blu-ray.

🧠 Mamma Mia! (Film) Quiz

Mamma Mia! (Film) Quiz — Questions and Answers

Mamma Mia! (Film)

1easyWhich Swedish pop group's songs power the story of Mamma Mia!?

2easyWhich Oscar-winning actress plays Donna Sheridan, the hotel-owning single mum at the heart of the 2008 film?

3easyWhich Swedish actor plays Bill Anderson, the sailor and travel writer who might be Sophie's father?

4easyWhich actress plays Donna's daughter Sophie, whose wedding sets the plot in motion?

5mediumWhich British director, whose first feature film this was, directed Mamma Mia! in 2008?

6mediumWhat is the name of the fictional Greek island on which the film is set?

7mediumIn the film, in which building on Donna's property does Sophie hide the three men when they arrive?

8mediumWhich film beat Mamma Mia! to number one at the US box office on its opening weekend?

9hardWhich Greek island was used for the chapel that features in the film's wedding scene, a tiny church on a clifftop (Agios Ioannis)?

10hardWhich song was filmed for Mamma Mia! but edited out of the final cut, though it appears in full on the soundtrack album?

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