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4 Idina Menzel quizzes and 40 Idina Menzel trivia questions.
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  Idina Menzel    
Multiple Choice
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Idina Menzel is an incredibly talented woman. This quiz is about her life and her career from stage to screen.
Average, 10 Qns, Ilona_Ritter, Oct 22 23
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  Idina Menzel: The Green Goddess Who Moos    
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Do you worship the amazingly talented Idina Menzel? Or are you just beginning to appreciate her beautiful voice and ability to act? This quiz will test (and expand) your knowledge on the Broadway actress and songwriter. Moo!
Average, 10 Qns, cheesemaraconi, May 30 09
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  Idina Menzel    
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Idina Menzel is an amazing person. Let's see what you know about her.
Average, 10 Qns, renthead00, Apr 14 17
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  Idina Menzel's "Still I Can't Be Still"    
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A quick and easy quiz on the lyrics from Idina Menzel's debut album "Still I Can't Be Still".
Tough, 10 Qns, wintersurfing, May 30 09
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trivia question Quick Question
Finish this lyric from the first single from the album "Minuet" - "They can have your coloring and my..."

From Quiz "Idina Menzel's "Still I Can't Be Still""





Idina Menzel Trivia Questions

1. Idina Menzel was born on May 30, 1971. What was her full name at birth?

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Idina Menzel

Answer: Idina Kim Mentzel

Idina Menzel was born in Manhattan, New York City but grew up in New Jersey and Long Island. Menzel changed the spelling of her last name from Mentzel to Menzel to help with pronunciation.

2. Finish this lyric from the first single from the album "Minuet" - "They can have your coloring and my..."

From Quiz Idina Menzel's "Still I Can't Be Still"

Answer: movie rental addiction

"I'd like to have babies with you/Like to have maybe two/Join a carpool and sing the kids to bed/they can have your coloring and my movie rental addiction" On the CD, this song is timed at four minutes and 17 seconds. In concert however, this song becomes over 11 minutes long and includes Idina revealing her fantasy of singing at Madison Square Gardens with Lenny Kravitz.

3. Which letter did Idina remove from her last name?

From Quiz Idina Menzel

Answer: T

Idina Menzel took the T out of her last name because people were pronouncing it incorrectly. Her birth name was Idina Kim Mentzel.

4. What role did Idina Menzel originate in the rock opera "Rent"?

From Quiz Idina Menzel: The Green Goddess Who Moos

Answer: Maureen

"Rent," a rock opera by Jonathan Larson, opened January 25, 1996 in the New York Theatre Workshop and opened April 29, 1996 on Broadway. Idina Menzel auditioned for "Rent" because January and February were the slow wedding season months and she needed another way to make money when she couldn't sing at weddings. She played Maureen, the bisexual performance artist who moos, from 1996-1997 - and she never sang at weddings again.

5. In the song "Larissa's Lagoon", what has been "spiked?"

From Quiz Idina Menzel's "Still I Can't Be Still"

Answer: the rain

"Down in Larissa's Lagoon, the skies they never looked blue, 'cause someone spiked the rain with a little extra juice."

6. Idina's solo album was released in the 1990s. What was the name of it?

From Quiz Idina Menzel

Answer: Still I Can't Be Still

"Still I Can't Be Still" was released in 1998 and "Here" was released in 2004. In 2007 she released a remix of the song "Defying Gravity" which she sang with Kristen Chenoweth in "Wicked".

7. What role did Idina play in the replacement Broadway cast of "Aida"?

From Quiz Idina Menzel: The Green Goddess Who Moos

Answer: Amneris

In 2000, Idina replaced Sherie Rene Scott as Amneris in "Aida." In fact, she sang a song from "Aida" at her audition for "Wicked". "I would rather wear a barrel than conservative apparel for dress has always been...my strongest suit!"

8. On what TV show did Menzel have a re-occurring role as Shelby Corcoran?

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Answer: Glee

Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) was a McKinley High student and a member of the Glee Club. She was adopted by two men and didn't know her mother. Her mother, Shelby Corcoran, turned out to be the coach of Vocal Adrenaline, a rival show choir to New Directions that Rachel was a part of. Menzel got the role due to how much she and Michele looked alike.

9. What is Idina's correct birthday?

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Answer: May 30, 1971

Idina Kim Mentzel was born on May 30, 1971 to Stuart and Helene Mentzel. Idina's sister Cara is three years younger than her.

10. On January 11, 2003, Idina married her former "Rent"' co-star, Taye Diggs. Where did they get married?

From Quiz Idina Menzel: The Green Goddess Who Moos

Answer: Jamaica

There are beautiful wedding pictures of Idina and Taye together in Jamaica on her fansites. They were right on the beach with the water just feet away from the ceremony. Taye was wearing a white suit which looked amazing on him and Idina looked so gorgeous.

11. In the first verse of "All of the Above", what does Idina not offer to be?

From Quiz Idina Menzel's "Still I Can't Be Still"

Answer: your babysitter

"Your babysitter" falls in the third verse: "I can be your babysitter (who let you stay up late), or your best friend's mother (a really hot date)". Because this is a very sexual song, Idina admitted in an interview to not wanting her Dad to hear it.

12. Who was Menzel's second husband?

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Answer: Aaron Lohr

Lohr and Menzel married on September 22, 2017. Lohr is an actor and has bit parts in television and film. He has also performed on the live stage.

13. In 2003, Idina married one of her co-stars. Who was it?

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Answer: Taye Diggs

Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel married January 11, 2003. He portrayed Benjamin Coffin III in "Rent" (2003).

14. After falling through a trap door on January 8, Idina left "Wicked" on January 9. What was Idina wearing on her final performance on January 9?

From Quiz Idina Menzel: The Green Goddess Who Moos

Answer: a red track suit

Idina came on stage on January 9 wearing a bright red Adidas track suit. Idina played Elphaba from the Broadway opening of "Wicked" on October 30, 2003 until January 9, 2005.

15. Finish this lyric from "Still I Can't Be Still": "I don't believe I'm beautiful, but at least I've got..."

From Quiz Idina Menzel's "Still I Can't Be Still"

Answer: My sister's smile

"I don't believe I'm beautiful but at least I've got my sister's smile" In his celebrity play list on iTunes, Idina's husband, Taye Diggs, chose this song "Because it is a perfect description of her".

16. What was the name of Menzel's first solo album?

From Quiz Idina Menzel

Answer: Still I Can't Be Still

"Still I Can't Be Still" was released with Hollywood Records. Along with the title song, the album also included songs such as "Larissa's Dragon", "Think Too Much", and "Straw Into Gold". The album was first released in 1998. The album did not do well and was taken out of print. However, after he popularity grew after "Wicked", the album was re-released in 2005.

17. Which high school did Idina graduate from?

From Quiz Idina Menzel

Answer: Syosset High School

Idina Menzel was born in Syosset, New York. She graduated from Syosset High School.

18. What is the name of Idina's debut CD?

From Quiz Idina Menzel: The Green Goddess Who Moos

Answer: Still I Can't Be Still

Idina has some awesome songs on "Still I Can't Be Still," released in 1998. She has such a beautiful voice with her high belt that anything she sings sounds amazing. Despite said awesomeness, however, her record label dropped her after her debut album. "Here," released in 2004, is the name of her sophomore CD.

19. What is the first thing 'thought' about in "Think Too Much"?

From Quiz Idina Menzel's "Still I Can't Be Still"

Answer: The moon

All of the given answers are from the first verse of this song: "Do you think, do you think about the moon? Made you feel real special, cause it followed you everywhere. Do you think, Do you think about the sun showers? The way you like to run naked through them and shampoo your hair. Do you think about why we sneeze in the sun? Wish our freckles would just leave us alone! Do you think about when you're older? Will they make a Sunday night movie about your life, or do you think you have tattoos your grandkids are going to like?"

20. On January 8, 2005, Idina cracked a lower rib. How?

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Answer: Fell through a trap door

Idina Menzel was doing her second-to-last performance of "Wicked" on Broadway. Sadly because of the injury, it became her last performance. However, she did appear especially to sing her last song and was given a standing ovation.

21. In which 2007 film released by Disney was Idina cast?

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Answer: Enchanted

In "Enchanted" Idina plays Nancy who is a fashion designer in New York. She dates Robert who soon falls in love with Giselle (the main character).

22. Which musical did she receive a Tony Award for?

From Quiz Idina Menzel: The Green Goddess Who Moos

Answer: Wicked

Hopefully as an Idina fan, you know that she received a Tony Award for best actress in 2004 for her role as Elphaba in "Wicked." There's a hilarious parody of the moment in "Forbidden Broadway." She wore a really pretty blue dress, and of course Taye was with her!

23. Match the characteristics to the occupations given to them in the song "Planet Z". Pizza Delivery Guys, Lawyers, Musicians, in that order.

From Quiz Idina Menzel's "Still I Can't Be Still"

Answer: Wear suits, have nipple rings, are nude

"Well my pizza delivery guys they all wear suits, and all my musicians they play in the nude. The lawyers wear nipple rings, ... And the French horn players, are in the most demand!"

24. What song did she sing on the "Beowolf" (2007) soundtrack?

From Quiz Idina Menzel

Answer: A Hero Comes Home

She sings a version of "A Hero Comes Home" on the "Beowolf" (2007) soundtrack. The song is played at the end credits.

25. Whom did she star opposite in "Wicked" (2003)?

From Quiz Idina Menzel

Answer: Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth portrayed the good witch in "Wicked". "Wicked" debuted on Broadway on October 30, 2003.

26. On what soundtrack for a popular TV show is Idina Menzel's song "Damsel in Distress" featured?

From Quiz Idina Menzel: The Green Goddess Who Moos

Answer: Desperate Housewives

Idina Menzel along with many other female artists is featured on the "Desperate Housewives" soundtrack, released in September 2005. I believe they were going for an all-women theme to celebrate the power (and desperation) of women.

27. At the end of "Straw Into Gold", the lyrics "Spinning for ____" is repeated, different words filling the blank. In which order do the following words fill the blank?

From Quiz Idina Menzel's "Still I Can't Be Still"

Answer: Mercy, Hope, Love, Gold

"Spinning for mercy. Spinning for hope. Spinning for love. Spinning for gold."

28. In what movie did Menzel play the wife of a con artist in 2019?

From Quiz Idina Menzel

Answer: Uncut Gems

Adam Sandler played Howard Ratner, a jeweler with a gambling addiction and a con artist. Idina Menzel played his wife, Dinah, who he always cheated on. In major debt, Ratner had to start paying back the money and decide how important his family was before it was too late. He had to learn that his actions have consequences not just for himself but for others as well.

29. What was Idina's job before performing in musicals?

From Quiz Idina Menzel

Answer: Wedding singer

Idina was a wedding singer before she was cast as Maureen Johnson in Jonathan Larson's "Rent" (2005).

30. What are the last words heard on this CD?

From Quiz Idina Menzel's "Still I Can't Be Still"

Answer: "Heart's on my Sleeve"

The last song on this amazing CD is the gorgeous ballad "Heart on My Sleeve". "But I will stand here before you, with no pride and prejudice. Just steadfast and certain that I will land on my own two feet. You think you can break me, bring my head down to my knees. But my power will defy you when my heart's on my sleeve."

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