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The first collaboration between Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II takes place in Oklahoma Territory in 1906, just before Oklahoma became the 46th state in the USA. The romantic aspects are set against the social and political struggles of the time.
7 Oklahoma! quizzes and 80 Oklahoma! trivia questions.
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  "Oklahoma!" O.K.   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
One of the classics of the American theater, this musical was first staged in 1943, and has had numerous revivals. You've heard the songs, do you remember the show?
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Apr 11 21
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Apr 11 21
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  "Oklahoma!" - the musical    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This musical is fun for all ages! I hope to make the quiz fun for all quiz-takers!
Average, 15 Qns, Ciao324, Sep 13 17
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Ciao324
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  All About "Oklahoma!"    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
A quiz about Rodgers and Hammerstein's first musical collaboration.
Average, 20 Qns, dmnemaine, Feb 20 14
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  Curly and "Oklahoma!" How much do you know?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz has a little bit about the play but it is mostly about Curly. Let's see how much you know.
Average, 10 Qns, yankeefan5, Mar 12 05
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yankeefan5
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  Oklahoma!   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the stage version of "Oklahoma!" as opposed to the film version. Hope you like it!
Average, 10 Qns, drama123, Nov 11 09
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  Ali Hakim - "Oklahoma!"'s Underrated Character    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is my quiz on Ali Hakim, a character I will be playing soon in a stage production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!", and my favourite musical character. Enjoy it, it's not too difficult.
Average, 10 Qns, james_c_b, Jun 17 17
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  Oklahoma! Lyrics    
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
It's over the PLAY,so two of the song lyrics you will not know if you haven't seen it. So far two people have gotten the last one. Mwa ha ha! BTW, I'm not a fan of Oklahoma, but it was our High School play this year and all the songs are in my head.
Average, 5 Qns, Ariana_Lang, Feb 27 13
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trivia question Quick Question
What does Will say he'll do if Ado Annie won't kiss him?

From Quiz "All About "Oklahoma!""




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  Rodgers and Hammerstein [Humanities] (9 quizzes)


Oklahoma! Trivia Questions
1. In "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top", what colour are the wheels on the surrey itself?

From Quiz Oklahoma!

Answer: Yellow

The upholstery on the surrey is brown. Nothing is red; we are informed during the song the colours of the rig.

2. Besides an elephant, what other animal(s) are named in the opening number?

From Quiz All About "Oklahoma!"

Answer: cattle

According to Merriam-Webster's online dictionary a "maverick" is "an unbranded range animal, especially a motherless calf". It can also refer to a free-spirited person.

3. What non-musical was "Oklahoma!" based on?

From Quiz Curly and "Oklahoma!" How much do you know?

Answer: Green Grow the Lilacs

This was written by Lynn Riggs. "Away We Go" was the original title of "Oklahoma!" but it was changed by the huge sucess of the title song.

4. What nationality is Ali Hakim?

From Quiz Ali Hakim - "Oklahoma!"'s Underrated Character

Answer: Persian

Ali is frequently described by other characters as "that ole Persian peddler", although he is sometimes, confusingly, performed with an Italian-American accent.

5. The show "Oklahoma" opens with a single voice from offstage (eventually the singer walks onstage) singing which song?

From Quiz "Oklahoma!" - the musical

Answer: Oh What A Beautiful Morning

When "Oklahoma" first opened, other shows at the time were known for their skimpy costumes and amazing spectacle. Frequently the curtain would come up just enough to see 'lots of legs' dancing during the opening number. "Oklahoma" opened with an older woman churning butter, birds chirping, and someone starting a pretty song from the wings.

6. Complete this lyric: 'Your sighs ____'?

From Quiz Oklahoma! Lyrics

Answer: are so like mine

7. What was the colorfully-titled 1931 stage play which formed the basis for the musical "Oklahoma!"?

From Quiz "Oklahoma!" O.K.

Answer: Green Grow the Lilacs

Lynn Riggs wrote "Green Grow the Lilacs" using traditional folk tunes (as suggested by the title) in telling a story about life in the Oklahoma Territory in 1906. The characters and the main plot remained unchanged in the musical. The play's ending was more ambiguous as to Curly's fate, and the sub-plot in which Will had to get fifty dollars in order to marry Ado Annie was added for the musical. "Green Grow the Lilacs" ran for 64 performances on Broadway, featuring Tex Ritter as Cord Elam, and Lee Strasberg as the Persian peddler. The play had several touring companies, and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, but is largely forgotten today except as the source for "Oklahoma!".

8. What day did Will Parker get to Kansas City?

From Quiz Oklahoma!

Answer: Friday

He learned a thing or two on the Saturday.

9. There are lots of animals named in "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top". How many to be exact? (Not counting the human animals mentioned, and count each type of animal only once.)

From Quiz All About "Oklahoma!"

Answer: 11

In order the animals mentioned are: 1) horses 2) chicks 3) ducks 4) geese 5) cats 6) dogs 7) birds 8) frogs 9) toads 10) cows 11) a lark

10. How many shows, if any, had Rodgers and Hammerstein done before this?

From Quiz Curly and "Oklahoma!" How much do you know?

Answer: 0

This was the first collaberation of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Later, they went on to do other shows like "The Sound of Music" and "South Pacific".

11. What is Ali's first set line?

From Quiz Ali Hakim - "Oklahoma!"'s Underrated Character

Answer: "Alright, alright, if the eggbeater don't work, I give you something just as good."

He is being chased on at this point by Aunt Eller. Ali's voice has already been heard from off-stage on two occassions; speaking to Ado Annie and speaking to Aunt Eller.

12. Which character sang the song "Oh What a Beautiful Morning"?

From Quiz "Oklahoma!" - the musical

Answer: Curly McLain

Curly MacLain sings this song on his way to ask Laurey Williams to the box social.

13. How would you complete this lyric: 'And the wavin' wheat can sure______'?

From Quiz Oklahoma! Lyrics

Answer: smell sweet

14. How long has Ado Annie known the difference between right and wrong?

From Quiz Oklahoma!

Answer: Since she was 10

We find this out during the song "I Cain't Say No".

15. What item of clothing does Aunt Eller say she'll wear if Curly asks her to the box social along with Laurey?

From Quiz All About "Oklahoma!"

Answer: her fascinator

A "fascinator" is a large barrette-like hair-piece with lots of frills and flowers.

16. What is Curly's last name?

From Quiz Curly and "Oklahoma!" How much do you know?

Answer: McLain

You only learn this if you do research. It is never said in the play. Go to any web site that holds a description of the show. Most will describe him and give his last name.

17. Ali has a song, but what is it entitled?

From Quiz Ali Hakim - "Oklahoma!"'s Underrated Character

Answer: It's a Scandal! It's a Outrage!

This song was cut from the film in 1955, presumably because it was primarily speach-orientated and slowed down the pace of the rest of the show. The gramatical error is deliberate, because Hammerstein wrote his scripts phonetically.

18. Who lives in the smokehouse on Laurey's property?

From Quiz "Oklahoma!" - the musical

Answer: Jud Fry

Jud lives in the smokehouse on Laurey's property because he's in her employ as a farmhand.

19. And this lyric: 'Poor Jud is dead -- a candle________'?

From Quiz Oklahoma! Lyrics

Answer: lights his head

20. In the song "People Will Say We're In Love", Curley and Laurie have a romantic comedy banter about what they should and shouldn't be doing. Despite all the taboos, what does Laurie bake?

From Quiz Oklahoma!

Answer: Curley's favourite pie

I think this song is when people realise that Laurie and Curley are going to get together at one point. You could cut the tension between them with a knife.

21. What are the two dances that Will Parker introduces to the cowboys when he returns from Kansas City?

From Quiz All About "Oklahoma!"

Answer: the two-step and ragtime

Will Parker is hoping that Ado Annie's father will keep his promise to let them marry because he won $50 on his trip to Kansas City. The only problem is that he spent the $50 on presents for Ado Annie and her father.

22. Who does Curly kill in self-defense at the end of the play?

From Quiz Curly and "Oklahoma!" How much do you know?

Answer: Jud

Jud was bothering Laurie and when Curly tried to stop him, they fought.

23. How much of his song does Ali actually sing (not speak)?

From Quiz Ali Hakim - "Oklahoma!"'s Underrated Character

Answer: Two lines

The lines are: "You're a mess and in less than a year, by heck, there's a baby on your shoulder making bubbles on your neck." The rest of Ali's lines are spoken in rhythm.

24. What word completes these lyrics: 'And her long _____ hair, falls across my face...'?

From Quiz Oklahoma! Lyrics

Answer: yeller

Can be changed when the actress isn't blonde -- like in our version last year, it was wavy. But the original lyrics say 'yeller'

25. Curley realises that he has competition for Laurie's affections in the form of Jud Fry, the family's farm helper. How does Curley suggest Jud kill himself?

From Quiz Oklahoma!

Answer: Hang himself

I can never work out whether Curley is joking or not in this song. He seems to be playing around but he could be deadly serious.

26. In the song "I Cain't Say No", what kind of furniture does Ado Annie sing about "setting" on?

From Quiz All About "Oklahoma!"

Answer: a velveteen settee

A "settee" is a medium-sized sofa with a back and arms.

27. According to Ali's song, what is a scandal and an outrage?

From Quiz Ali Hakim - "Oklahoma!"'s Underrated Character

Answer: "How a girl gets a husband today."

They are the words of the song. In the play, Ali has found himself agreeing to marry Ado Annie, persuaded by the latter's father's revolver.

28. Ado Annie's father Andrew, told Will Parker that he could only marry Annie if he had something. What did he need to have?

From Quiz "Oklahoma!" - the musical

Answer: $50

In order to get the money, Will goes to Kansas City to win a calf roping contest for the grand prize of $50.

29. What two words fill these blanks: 'Trapped, _______, hoodwinked,________'?

From Quiz Oklahoma! Lyrics

Answer: tricked, ambushed

The published lyrics in some scores use the word hambushed instead of ambushed.

30. "Oklahoma!" opens with the song "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'", originally sung a capella by which character?

From Quiz "Oklahoma!" O.K.

Answer: Curly

Curly strolls onstage and into Laurey's yard singing "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'", and proceeds to flirt with Laurey while Aunt Eller watches. Curly asks Laurey to accompany him to that evening's box social, but she refuses, feeling that he has left it until too close to the event.

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