How much do you know about "Top Hat?"

By: Heather Cahill
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
How much do you know about "Top Hat?"
Image: tmdb

About This Quiz

"Top Hat" is a 1935 comedy that follows Jerry Travers, a dancer, as he pursues a woman he meets in a hotel. How well do you know their mixed-up adventure? Take the quiz to find out!
What did the sign say was required in the club rooms?
Silence.
The sign said that silence was required in the club rooms. The movie opened with a man accidentally clinking two glasses together and receiving disappointing looks from people in the room for making noise.
Drinks.
Happiness.
A positive attitude.
Who was going to star in Mr. Hardwick's show?
Dale Tremont.
Bates.
Jerry Travers.
Jerry Travers was going to star in Mr. Hardwick's show. The clerk behind the desk couldn't believe that the amazing Jerry Travers was in the same building as him.
Madge.
What did Jerry Travers do to disrupt the club room?
He yelled.
He spilled his drink.
He sang a song.
A loud dance.
Jerry Travers did a loud tap dance at the door of the club room. He was irritated that people were so angry about the smallest amount of noise, and wanted to disrupt them.

Advertisement

About what did Bates and Mr. Hardwick get into a fight?
Their favorite style of dancing.
Where they should go on vacation.
Ties.
Bates and Mr. Hardwick got into a fight about ties. Mr. Hardwick said they weren't speaking because Bates thought that evening clothes should only be worn with square ties, and Mr. Hardwick said he thought they should be worn with butterfly ties.
Who was better at chess.
To where was Madge expecting Mr. Hardwick and Jerry to travel?
Paris.
Venice.
Mr. Hardwick wanted Jerry to go with him to Venice. Mr. Hardwick said that Madge was upset she was missing the opening of the show the following night, but she was expecting the two to fly out to Venice. Mr. Hardwick said Madge planned to do some matchmaking.
London.
Berlin.
What happened when Jerry was tap dancing in Mr. Hardwick's hotel room?
He woke up another guest.
Jerry woke up another guest when he started to tap dance in Mr. Hardwick's hotel room. The woman he woke up was upset and called the manager to complain about the noise.
He knocked over a vase.
He hurt his foot.
He was asked to perform for the hotel's guests.

Advertisement

What did the woman Jerry woke up do when the noise wouldn't stop?
She called the police.
She banged on the roof.
She tried to ignore it.
She went to see for herself what was making it.
The woman that Jerry woke up decided that she'd go upstairs to see for herself what was causing the noise. When she arrived at the door, Jerry became infatuated with her.
What did Jerry do to help the woman fall asleep?
He made her a glass of warm milk.
He stopped dancing.
He performed a quieter dance.
Jerry performed a quieter dance, using sand to help the woman go to sleep. It worked a little too well and made Jerry sleepy as well. He sat on a chair and dozed off.
He moved to another hotel.
Who did Jerry tell the flower shop salesman to charge for all of the flowers he bought?
Mr. Hardwick.
Jerry told the salesman to charge them to Mr. Hardwick in Room 404. He had bought countless flowers for the woman on the floor below. In fact, he cleaned the shop out completely!
Madge.
Dale.
Beddini.

Advertisement

Who was Dale's driver?
Horace.
Beddini.
Bates.
Jerry.
Dale's driver turned out to be Jerry. She found out that it was him when he started tapping his feet to the beat of the horse's hooves. When she looked up through the roof she saw his face and asked him to stop the horse.
Where did Jerry offer to drive Dale?
To another hotel.
To the stables.
Jerry offered to drive the woman to the stables to make up for what he had done the night before. She said it would be fine and they exchanged a few sarcastic comments before she moved on to where she was going.
To work.
Home.
What did Dale tell Jerry to do after he drove her to the stables?
Leave her alone.
Go home.
Buy himself a new hat.
Dale told Jerry to buy himself a new hat and handed him some money when they arrived at the stables. Jerry had asked if he could get a 'thank you' for his deed.
Stop dancing late at night.

Advertisement

In what did Dale get caught while riding her horse?
A tornado.
An avalanche.
A thunderstorm.
Dale was caught in a thunderstorm while riding her horse. She quickly went to find shelter. Jerry appeared with the horse and carriage and tried to help Dale get out of the rain.
Nothing.
What does Beddini do for a living?
Dances.
Designs clothing.
Beddini designs clothes for a living. Dale models the Beddini's clothing in front of her friends to promote the product. Beddini was upset to see that Dale was falling in love with a man Dale called "Adam."
Sings.
Sells cars.
Who did Dale think Jerry was?
Beddini.
Bates.
Madge.
Mr. Hardwick.
Dale thought that Jerry was actually Mr. Hardwick. The man at the reception desk told Dale that Mr. Hardwick was coming down the stairs holding a cane and a briefcase. Dale didn't realize that Jerry was holding Mr. Hardwick's briefcase and cane for him.

Advertisement

What did Dale plan to tell Madge?
That she couldn't make it to Venice.
That she was going to marry Jerry.
That she was going to marry Madge's husband.
The her husband was pursuing her.
Dale planned to tell Madge that her husband had been trying to pursue her. She was upset that Mr. Hardwick (who she thought was Jerry) would do something like that without his wife knowing.
Who did the hotel employee say Dale slapped?
Mr. Hardwick.
The hotel manager said that Dale slapped Mr. Hardwick. He went to Mr. Hardwick's room to inquire about why Dale would slap him, since she refused to give him any information or explanation about the situation.
Jerry.
Bates.
Madge.
What did Jerry find out when he went to Dale's room?
She left a note for him.
She left.
Jerry found out that Dale had left. When he arrived at her room, he found two employees cleaning out all of the flowers that he had bought for her.
She was in a relationship with Beddini.
She called the police on Jerry.

Advertisement

What did Jerry want Mr. Hardwick to get while he went to finish his performance?
An engagement ring.
More flowers.
A plane.
Jerry wanted Mr. Hardwick to get a plane so they could go to Venice. Mr. Hardwick protested against Jerry's request but Jerry wasn't having it. He told Mr. Hardwick to find a way to get a plane right away.
A new hotel room.
Why did Jerry change his mind about going to Venice?
He heard Dale was going to be there.
Jerry changed his mind about going to Venice because he heard that Dale would be staying in Venice, along with Mr. Hardwick's wife, Madge. He thought this could be his chance to figure out why she had slapped him and make things right with her.
He didn't want to upset Madge.
He was getting paid to go.
He wanted a fresh start.
How did Madge react when Dale told her about how Mr. Hardwick treated her?
She was happy about it.
She was angry.
She wanted to tell him off.
She didn't care.
Madge didn't care very much when Dale told her that Mr. Hardwick had flirted with her and sent her a room full of flowers. Madge said he did this with all attractive women and that it really didn't mean anything.

Advertisement

What did Dale do when she saw Jerry after he arrived in Venice?
She slapped him again.
She told him to stop following her.
She told Madge to ask him to leave.
She ran away.
After she saw Jerry for the first time since the incident where she slapped him, Dale ran away as quickly as she could. Jerry greeted Madge and then looked for Dale, who was nowhere to be found.
What was the only room available at the hotel?
The bridal suite.
The bridal suite was the only room available at the hotel. Madge told Jerry that he would be bunking with Mr. Hardwick and that she would be bunking with Dale for the night.
A single room.
A twin room.
No rooms.
Who answered the phone when Dale called Mr. Hardwick's suite?
Bates.
Beddini.
Madge.
Jerry.
Jerry answered the phone when Dale called Mr. Hardwick's suite. She wanted to scare Madge's husband and teach him a lesson in flirting with other women behind his wife's back.

Advertisement

After Dale came down to Jerry and Mr. Hardwick's suite, what did Jerry plan to do?
Tell Dale he would leave her alone.
Ask Dale to marry him.
After Dale came down to Jerry and Mr. Hardwick's hotel suite, Jerry told Mr. Hardwick that he was going to ask Dale to marry him. Mr. Hardwick thought that Dale was setting Jerry up so she could create a scandal.
Ask Dale to go on a trip with him.
Ask Dale to be part of his act.
What did Madge tell Jerry and Dale to do?
Eat dinner.
Go for a walk.
Find Mr. Hardwick.
Dance together.
Madge told Jerry and Dale to go dance together and have fun. Dale was still under the impression that Jerry was actually Mr. Hardwick, and was less than thrilled about the idea of dancing with him.
What did Dale do when Jerry asked her to marry him?
She slapped him.
Dale slapped Jerry when he asked her to marry him. Since she still thought that he was Mr. Hardwick, she couldn't believe that her friend's husband would ever ask her to marry him.
She said yes.
She ran away.
She told Madge.

Advertisement

What did Madge do to Horace when she heard that he had proposed to Dale?
She made him leave the hotel.
She hit him.
Madge hit Horace after she heard about his proposal to Dale. The mix-up was getting worse and worse for Horace since Beddini had threatened him and he was now in hot water with his wife.
She asked for a divorce.
She gave him back her wedding ring.
Who did Dale agree to marry to get Mr. Hardwick to leave her alone?
Beddini.
Dale agreed to marry Beddini to get rid of Mr. Hardwick. She said that they had to do it right away and they ran off to get married. An employee at the hotel asked Jerry and Horace if they could give the bridal suite to a couple that was getting married, Dale and Beddini.
Jerry.
Bates.
No one.
What did Jerry do when he found out that Dale was mistaking him for Horace?
He tried to find her.
He called her room.
He asked Madge to explain what happened.
He went to the room above the bridal suite.
Jerry went to the room above the bridal suite when he found out for who Dale had been mistaking him. He had a plan to dance and make lots of noise above the room. Beddini ran up to stop him from making noise.

Advertisement

Who did Alberto go to kill?
Mr. Hardwick.
Alberto went up to kill Mr. Hardwick after Dale said that he was making all of the noise upstairs. When he went into the room, he found the real Mr. Hardwick, but Dale had actually been talking about Jerry.
Jerry.
Madge.
Dale.
Where did Jerry take Dale so that he could talk to her?
The stables.
His hotel room.
To the dinner at the hotel.
A gondola.
Jerry asked Dale if she would go with him so that he could explain the entire misunderstanding to her. They went to talk on a gondola, where Alberto wouldn't find them.
What did Bates say he did when Beddini, Madge and Mr. Hardwick went in search of Jerry and Dale?
He made a hole in the boat.
He removed the gasoline.
Bates told Jerry that the gasoline was removed from the boat that Beddini, Madge and Mr. Hardwick were in. This gave Jerry more time to win over Dale as the others were stranded at sea.
He removed the motor.
He made holes in the paddles.

Advertisement

Why did Bates start insulting an officer?
He was angry that he was arresting him.
He was having a bad day.
He thought the officer couldn't understand English.
Bates insulted an officer because he thought the officer couldn't understand English. The officer played along and let him insult him a few times. When he had finally had enough, the officer charged Bates with insulting an officer and posing as a gondolier.
He didn't insult him.
What did Dale and Beddini find out about their marriage?
They were never really married.
Dale and Beddini found out they were never really married. Bates had put on a disguise to pretend that he was a priest so he could marry Dale and Beddini. Dale was happy to find out that she could now marry Jerry.
They didn't have a prenuptial agreement.
They were only considered married in Italy.
They weren't right for each other.
You Got:
/35
tmdb