Can You Pass The Ultimate “Dirty Dancing” Trivia Quiz

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So you think you know Dirty Dancing? We’ve got the ultimate questions on everything from plot points to behind the scenes trivia. Can you answer them all?Once you answer all the questions, you will get your results from this quiz. Submit your answers by selecting an option below each question. All answer options will load for you once you reach them. For best results, answer the questions in a row. Once you know your results, don’t forget to check the rest of the fun quizzes we’ve prepared for you. Good luck!

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Which cast member hated Patrick Swayze so much they had to be cajoled into joining the film?

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Kelly Bishop
Jennifer Grey
Jerry Orbach
Cynthia Rhodes

One famous scene from the movie wasn't scripted, but rather was just the actors playing around. The director liked it so much he kept it. Which one?

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“Nobody puts Baby in the corner.”
Baby carrying the watermelon.
Baby and Johnny crawling towards each other in the lover boy scene.
Johnny holding Baby’s hand against his chest during the teaching scene.

Why are there no close ups of the actors outside?

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Jennifer Grey hated her make up for the scenes and refused to be filmed at close range.
The director wanted to capture the beauty of the location.
Kelly Bishop was still not on contract and the director wanted to be able to use the footage in the future.
It was so cold out that all the actors’ lips were blue.

How much older than her character of Baby was Jennifer Grey during filming?

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Same age
5 years
10 years
20 years

Which 'Dirty Dancing' couple do you like best?

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Baby and Johnny
Katey and Javier

Who was Baby named after?

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Frances Perkins, the first woman in the cabinet.
Saint Frances
Frances Bavier, the actress
Frances Hodgson Burnett, the author of The Secret Garden

What book does Robbie try to give Baby and why?

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The Bible, to explain his guilt.
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, to explain why he didn’t help Penny.
Romeo and Juliet, because he was flirting with her.
A book of poems, to thank her for helping.

Who was originally offered Patrick Swayze's role?

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Val Kilmer
Rob Lowe
Emilio Estevez
Tom Cruise

How did Patrick Swayze injure himself during filming?

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He dropped Jennifer Grey on himself while practicing the lift.
He was in a car accident.
He made an extra so angry they got into a fist fight.
He insisted on doing his own stunts and kept falling off the log during the outdoor scene.

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One of the actors fell seriously ill during the first week of filming and had to be replaced. Which character were they playing?

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Baby
Robbie
Jake Houseman (Baby’s father)
Marjorie Houseman (Baby’s mother)

The movie was filmed on location at a resort in Virginia. How does that resort pay homage to the movie?

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Every night they have a performance of the dance from the end of the movie.
Life size cut outs of Patrick Swayze in the lobby.
Dirty Dancing karaoke, with all the songs from the movie.
Dirty Dancing weekends three times a year, with a sock hop, a screening of the movie, and a watermelon toss.

The weather during filming was challenging. Which of these is true about the difficulties of outdoor filming?

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The lake scene was filmed in fall, when it was already incredibly cold. The water was freezing, and the leaves were turning colors, so they had to be painted green.
It was so windy during the log dancing scene that Patrick Swayze got blown off the log.
It wouldn’t stop raining and filming fell way behind schedule.
It was so humid that Jennifer Grey’s hair would not cooperate and many of the outdoor scenes had to be reshot.