Read to the Rhythm: Movie Soundtracks 1. The soundtrack for this 1977 film starring a white polyester suit-‐laden John Travolta produced a string
of disco hits by the Bee Gees _______________________________________ 2. “Follow the Yellow Brick Road” and name the classic Oscar-‐winning 1939 film which was also adapted
by Quincy Jones into the 1978 production of The Wiz, starring Michael Jackson and Diana Ross _______________________________________
3. Director Alfred Hitchcock intentionally shot this thriller’s murderous shower scene in black and white
and void of any music, replaced only by the sound of eerily memorable screeching violins: __________ 4. “______________is the Word, it's Got a Groove it's Got a Meaning” -‐ Can you name this Frankie Valli
song, which is also the title of the 1978 film starring Olivia Newton John and the same actor mentioned in question #1?
5. The rhythmic drumming that is heard as Darth Vader paces the Death Star is featured in what
intergalactic series directed by George Lucas, with music by composer John Williams and still currently in production? _______________
6. Since 1975, the first two notes of this movie’s theme still strike fear in our hearts and cause swimmers
to think twice about getting into murky ocean waters where great whites lurk: __________________ 7. Beginning in 1937, what corporation, with its release of the first fully-‐animated feature film Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs, has gone on to produce many other successful movie/song pairings, including: The Song of the South (Zip-‐a-‐Dee-‐Doo-‐dah) Beauty and the Beast, Fantasia, Aladdin, and Pirates of the Caribbean, to name just a few? ________________________________
8. This 1997 mega-‐blockbuster was a top-‐grossing film at the box office as well as on the music charts,
though the British passenger liner it’s named for has resided at the bottom of the North Atlantic since 1912. _____________________
9. February 2015 marked the 30th anniversary of this movie about a group of high school students
(played by actors Emilio Estevez and Molly Ringwald, among others) serving Saturday detention and with a soundtrack featuring hit songs by bands Simple Minds and Wang Chung ___________________
Due by 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23.
Please return completed quizzes to the Reference/Reader Services Desk.
Must be received before 9:00 p.m. on the appropriate Tuesday; drawings will be held the following Wednesday & winners notified within two days.
Name: _______________________________________ Phone Number: __________________________
Week #2 June 17-‐23, 2015
Due by 9:00 p.m. on 6/23
