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Grease Trivia
Grease is the word! Test yourself with 150 trivia questions about the 1978 musical classic and its legacy, from Danny, Sandy, the T-Birds and the Pink Ladies to Rydell High, Greased Lightnin', the hit soundtrack, the Broadway original, Grease 2, and Grease: Live.
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What is the name of the rival gang the T-Birds race?
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What is the name of the high school in "Grease"?
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In what year was "Grease" re-released in theaters for its 20th anniversary?
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What is the name of Danny's leather-jacketed gang?
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How old was Olivia Newton-John when she filmed "Grease"?
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Which veteran actress played Rydell's Principal McGee?
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The 2023 prequel series "Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies" streamed on which service?
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In which decade is "Grease" set?
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Where did Danny and Sandy fall for each other before the school year began?
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Which defiant ballad does Rizzo sing after the gossip about her spreads?
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Where does Danny sing his lament "Sandy"?
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How old was John Travolta when "Grease" was filmed in 1977?
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What advice does the Teen Angel give Frenchy?
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In which sport does Danny finally earn his varsity letter?
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What does the transformed Sandy famously say to Danny at the carnival?
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The leads of the 2007 Broadway revival were cast through which NBC reality show?
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Which pop star played Frenchy in "Grease: Live"?
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In what year was "Grease 2" released?
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Which actress played Frenchy?
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What is the name of the car the T-Birds fix up in auto shop?
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"Grease" broke which film's record to become the highest-grossing movie musical of its time?
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Which song includes the nonsense lyric "rama lama lama ka dinga da dinga dong"?
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Why does Danny sing "Greased Lightnin'" in the film when Kenickie sings it on stage?
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Who played Cha-Cha DiGregorio?
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Which tough-talking girl leads the Pink Ladies?
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Who played Blanche, Principal McGee's flustered secretary?
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Which "Grease 2" song does Stephanie sing about her dream man?
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Which perky cheerleader and student-council type constantly irritates the Pink Ladies?
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Who is credited with the screenplay for "Grease"?
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What do the T-Birds and the Scorpions bet on the drag race?
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In what year did "Grease: Live" air?
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When it closed in 1980, "Grease" had passed which show to become Broadway's longest-running production?
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In what year is "Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies" set?
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What did Olivia Newton-John request before accepting the role of Sandy?
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Greasers got their name from slicking their hair with which product?
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Where is the film's final musical number set?
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Who choreographed the 1978 film and then directed "Grease 2"?
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In "Grease 2", what does Michael secretly ride while disguised as a masked hero?
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Which 1955 movie theme plays during Danny and Sandy's opening beach scene?
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Which duet begins with the line "I got chills, they're multiplyin'"?
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Which "Welcome Back, Kotter" character was John Travolta famous for before "Grease"?
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Who originated the role of Danny Zuko on Broadway?
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Which future "Fried Green Tomatoes" author played Nurse Wilkins?
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Rydell High was named in honor of whom?
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In which 1983 film did Travolta and Newton-John reunite as co-stars?
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What is the name of the spot where the T-Birds and Scorpions hold their drag race?
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Which Pink Lady with a big appetite pairs up with Putzie?
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The closing carnival was filmed at which Los Angeles school?
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Cha-Cha DiGregorio is said to be the best dancer at which school?
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Which ballad does Sandy sing alone in her backyard after the drive-in fiasco?
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Which school activity does Sandy join to fit in at Rydell?
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What is the name of the TV dance show broadcast live from Rydell's school dance?
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Sha Na Na's Scott Simon co-wrote which song for the film?
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Randal Kleiser had previously directed Travolta in which 1976 TV movie?
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Which song does the Teen Angel sing to Frenchy in her dream sequence?
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What is the nickname of Leo, leader of the Scorpions?
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Which song features the backup chorus "Tell me more, tell me more"?
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Which song does Rizzo sing to mock Sandy's squeaky-clean image at the sleepover?
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How many weeks did the "Grease" soundtrack spend at No. 1 on the Billboard 200?
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Who becomes Danny's dance partner and wins the dance contest with him?
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Which writing team created the original "Grease" stage musical?
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Which actor played greaser heartthrob Danny Zuko in the 1978 film?
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Who played Tom Chisum, the jock Sandy briefly dates?
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Who played Danny Zuko in "Grease: Live"?
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What peak position did Frankie Valli's "Grease" reach on the Billboard Hot 100?
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What is the film's famous tagline, also sung in its title song?
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Which actor played the T-Bird Doody in the film?
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In what year did "Grease" first open in New York?
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What is the name of the smarmy DJ who hosts the televised school dance?
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What does Sandy drop and crush under her shoe when she reveals her makeover?
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In what year was the movie "Grease" released in theaters?
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Who played Mrs. Murdock, Rydell's shop teacher?
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Who directed the 1978 film "Grease"?
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The Thunder Road drag race was filmed in which famous concrete channel?
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What is Rizzo's first name?
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How many performances did the original Broadway run of "Grease" give?
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Before it was a movie, what was "Grease"?
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What does Danny give Sandy at the drive-in before things go wrong?
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Which disco smash made John Travolta a film star just months before "Grease"?
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Counting Danny, how many T-Birds make up the film's core gang?
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What is the name of the diner where the Rydell kids hang out in the film?
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What was Sandy's last name in the original stage musical?
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Who played Sandy in "Grease: Live"?
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Rydell was modeled on which Chicago high school attended by co-creator Jim Jacobs?
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In what year did the "Grease" stage musical premiere?
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"Hopelessly Devoted to You" lost the Oscar for Best Original Song to which disco hit?
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How did Olivia Newton-John get into her skin-tight black pants for the finale?
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At which New York theater did "Grease" open in February 1972?
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Who sings the film's title song, "Grease", over the opening credits?
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How many weeks did "Summer Nights" spend at No. 1 in the UK in 1978?
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Which Pink Lady drops out of beauty school?
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Which TV network aired the live production "Grease: Live" in 2016?
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Who originated the role of Rizzo on Broadway?
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Stockard Channing later played which First Lady on "The West Wing"?
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Which song does the band perform during the dance contest?
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In what year is "Grease 2" set?
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Which Bee Gee wrote the title song "Grease"?
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Which T-Bird did John Travolta play in a touring production of "Grease" before starring in the film?
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Which future movie star played Danny in the 1973 London production of "Grease"?
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Vince Fontaine actor Edd Byrnes was famous as "Kookie" on which TV series?
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Which "Happy Days" star turned down the role of Danny Zuko, fearing typecasting?
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Greased Lightnin' was built from which real car?
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What is the name of the Scorpions' car in the drag race?
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Who leads the T-Birds in "Grease 2"?
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Which pair won the TV contest to play Danny and Sandy in the 2007 Broadway revival?
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Rock revival group Sha Na Na appears in the film under what band name?
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What is the name of the hangout in the original stage musical?
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In what year did "Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies" premiere?
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Who played Rizzo in "Grease: Live", performing just one day after her father's death?
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Rizzo jokes that a hickey from Kenickie is like what kind of card, "when you care enough to send the very best"?
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Why does Danny drive Greased Lightnin' in the race instead of Kenickie?
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Dinah Manoff, who played Marty, is the daughter of which Oscar-winning actress?
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Which actor played Kenickie, Danny's right-hand man?
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Which R&B group performed "Beauty School Dropout" as the Teen Angel in "Grease: Live"?
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Who created the film's animated opening credits sequence?
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In which month of 1978 did "Grease" open in U.S. theaters?
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At which Chicago venue did "Grease" premiere in 1971?
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Which rock guitarist played the guitar solo on Frankie Valli's "Grease"?
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Which nerdy Rydell student gives the valedictory speech?
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Which Golden Age star played Vi, the waitress at the Frosty Palace?
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Who played wholesome Sandy, the new girl at school, in "Grease"?
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What does Frenchy do to Sandy at the Pink Ladies' sleepover?
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Which T-Bird is Danny's closest friend and on-off boyfriend of Rizzo?
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What is the name of the girl clique with matching jackets in "Grease"?
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What does Rizzo fear she might be partway through the film?
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Which British actor played the male lead, Michael Carrington, in "Grease 2"?
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Which 1950s teen idol appears as the Teen Angel?
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Which future star led the 1982 sequel "Grease 2"?
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How many Tony Awards did the original Broadway production of "Grease" win?
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Which actress played Rizzo in the 1978 film?
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The school dance scene was filmed in the gym of which Los Angeles-area school?
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Principal McGee actress Eve Arden was best known for which classic sitcom?
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Which Pink Lady brags about a boyfriend in the Marines and flirts with the DJ at the dance?
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In the film, Sandy was rewritten to come from which country to suit Olivia Newton-John?
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How old was Stockard Channing when she played teenage Rizzo?
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What is Danny's last name?
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Which movie studio released "Grease" in 1978?
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In which city did the original "Grease" stage musical premiere?
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Which real Los Angeles school served as Rydell High's exterior?
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What is Sandy's last name in the 1978 film?
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What does Danny wear at the carnival to show Sandy he has changed?
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How many weeks did "You're the One That I Want" spend at No. 1 in the UK?
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Which comedian played Rizzo in the 1994 Broadway revival?
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Which songwriter, Olivia Newton-John's longtime producer, wrote "You're the One That I Want"?
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How do Danny and Sandy leave the carnival at the very end of the film?
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Which flamboyant producer co-produced "Grease" with Robert Stigwood?
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Which comedy legend played Coach Calhoun?
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Which 1958 horror movie is playing on the screen during the drive-in scene?
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How is Michael Carrington related to a character from the first film?
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What is the name of Michelle Pfeiffer's Pink Ladies leader in "Grease 2"?
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