Here's yet another opportunity to test your knowledge of Mario Lanza's life, career, and miscellaneous trivia associated with him. Have fun!
Q.1
Which Hollywood star was reported in September 1954 as saying of Lanza: "I don't care if he is fat. He has a great voice, and it should be heard."?
Lana Turner
Judy Garland
Ava Gardner
Greer Garson
Q.2
In how many of Mario Lanza's movies do his real-life parents appear?
None
One
Two
Three
Q.3
With whom did Mario Lanza declare in 1949 that he wished to perform alongside at the Metropolitan Opera in Puccini's La Bohème?
Robert Merrill, Licia Albanese and Ezio Pinza
Leonard Warren, Licia Albanese and Ezio Pinza
Robert Merrill, Renata Tebaldi and Ezio Pinza
Leonard Warren, Maria Callas and Ezio Pinza
Q.4
Of which aria are there more Lanza versions than any other?
Vesti la Giubba
E Lucevan le Stelle
La Donna è Mobile
Celeste Aïda
Q.5
Who was the future rock singer (famous for her association with Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground) who asks Lanza's character in the "Come Prima" sequence of "For the First Time" to sing something "very cool and dreamy"?
Mina
Christine McVie
Patti Smith
Nico
Q.6
Of which composer did Lanza record more songs than any other?
Nicholas Brodszky
Sigmund Romberg
Rudolf Friml
Jerome Kern
Q.7
How many of Lanza's albums received Grammy nominations?
None
One
Two
Three
Q.8
How many of Mario Lanza's *albums* (not singles) were certified "gold"---that is, they sold more than a million copies?
None
One
Two
Three