Tap Dance Quiz
The questions may be challenging but the answers are fun to learn
Who was Fred Astaire's first
on screen
dancing partner?
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Ruby Keeler
Joan Crawford
Ginger Rogers
Adele Astaire
Which tap dancer was clocked at 574 taps per minute?
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Eleanor Powell
Ginger Rogers
Ann Miller
Debbie Reynolds
Which of the following tap dancers went on to choreograph some of Motown's biggest acts, including The Jackson Five and The Temptations?
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Honi Coles
Leon Collins
Chuck Green
Cholly Atkins
Which tap dancer was dubbed the "Mayor of Harlem"?
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Bunny Briggs
Jimmy Slyde
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
Sandman Sims
Which of the following films was the first successful movie musical?
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Singin' in the Rain
42nd Street
Hooray for Love
Baby Take a Bow
Tap's origins lie in which continent?
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Europe
North America
Asia
Africa
Tap dancing as we know it was created in
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Ireland
The United States
Holland
Africa
"Hamboning" is
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Rythmic patting of the hands on the body
Showing Off
Improvising
Stomp dance performed without shoes
How many films starred Fred Astaire and Gnger Rogers as a dancing duo?
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6
10
15
25
Which tap dancer used wooden half-soles instead of metal taps?
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Eddie Rector
Steve Condos
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
Fayard Nicholas
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