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Musical Quotes and Trivia Trivia Quiz

Can you answer these 25 questions from a musical theatre geek? Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by thespianjazzer. Estimated time: 9 mins.

Author
thespianjazzer

Time
9 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
155,455

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
13 / 25

Plays
944

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 25

1. Who wrote the play that "My Fair Lady" is based on? Hint

William Shakespeare

Thorton Wilder

George Bernard Shaw

Oscar Wilde

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Question 2 of 25

2. Which performer do "Into the Woods," "The Goodbye Girl," "Gypsy," "Cinderella," and "Boys From Syracuse" have in common? Hint

Vanessa Williams

Carol Channing

Bernadette Peters

Julie Andrews

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Question 3 of 25

3. Which musical did Bob Fosse NOT direct or choreograph? Hint

The Pajama Game

Cabaret

Pippin

A Chorus Line

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Question 4 of 25

4. Finish this quote: "Chicago, Illinois is like a ____________! The Prairie State is proud to state that it's its pride and joy!"

Answer: (Two words)

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Question 5 of 25

5. Finish this quote: "My aunt Marion was right. Never try to discuss ____________________."

Answer: (Four Words)

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Question 6 of 25

6. Finish this quote: "And on those cold winter nights, Horrace...you can snuggle up to your cash register. It's a little lumpy, ____________!"

Answer: (Three words)

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Question 7 of 25

7. Finish this quote: "So there's no more fuss, and there's no more scenes, and my garden thrives. (You should see my __________!)"

Answer: (One word)

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Question 8 of 25

8. Finish this quote: "I've studied all the pictures in magazines and books. I've memorized the __________, too."

Answer: (Two words)

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Question 9 of 25

9. Finish this quote: "Susan longs to live by the sea! She's through ________________. Susan wants a family. Johnny's got a tough decision."

Answer: (Two words)

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Question 10 of 25

10. Finish this quote: "There once was a woman who loved a man! Nobody ever loved as much as she. But me, _______________!"

Answer: (Four Words)

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Question 11 of 25

11. Finish this quote: "And there was distant music, simple and _______________."

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 12 of 25

12. Which musical is this quote from? "I have a love and it's all that I have. Right or wrong, what else can I do? I love him. I'm his. And everything he is, I am too." Hint

Phantom of the Opera

Jekyll & Hyde

West Side Story

The Music Man

13. Which musical is this quote from? "Some folks dream of the wonders they'll do before their time on this planet is through. Some just don't have anything planned. They hide their hopes and their heads in the sand." Hint

The Wiz

Evita

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Urinetown

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Question 14 of 25

14. Which musical is this quote from? "I see the friendship in your eyes that you see in mine. But we're worlds apart." Hint

Big River

Beauty and the Beast

Show Boat

Brigadoon

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Question 15 of 25

15. Which musical is this quote from? "Why can't the English teach their children how to speak? Arabians learn Arabian, the Greeks are taught their Greek!" Hint

Camelot

My Fair Lady

1776

Jekyll & Hyde

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Question 16 of 25

16. Which of these people was NOT involved with the original Broadway production of "Thoroughly Modern Millie"? Hint

Jeanine Tesori

Raul Esparza

Sutton Foster

Whoopi Goldberg

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Question 17 of 25

17. Which musical is this quote from? "Time flies, and then no need to endure anymore!" Hint

Les Miserables

West Side Story

How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying

Rent

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Question 18 of 25

18. Which musical is this quote from? "Shows should be more pretty. Shows should be more witty!" Hint

Gypsy

Annie Get Your Gun

Kiss Me, Kate

The Producers

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Question 19 of 25

19. Which musical is this quote from? "I know you prefer 'abduction', but the proper word is rape. It's short and business-like." Hint

Pippin

The Fantasticks

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Falsettoland

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Question 20 of 25

20. Which performer do "West Side Story", "Chicago", "Pippin", "Sweet Charity", and "Nine" have in common? Hint

Ben Vereen

Jill Clayburgh

Antonio Banderas

Chita Rivera

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Question 21 of 25

21. Finish this quote: "A person can develop a ____!"

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 22 of 25

22. Finish this quote: "Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers, blossoming even as we ____."

Answer: (One word)

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Question 23 of 25

23. Finish this quote: "Whatever Lola wants _________!"

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 24 of 25

24. Which musical is this quote from? "Someone's feeling bashful. That's no way to be, not with me." Hint

Beauty and the Beast

Once Upon A Mattress

Into The Woods

Cats

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Question 25 of 25

25. Which musical is this quote from? "When a little girl is given as many lines as I am, there's still a chance for hope!" Hint

Annie

Ragtime

Into The Woods

Urinetown

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote the play that "My Fair Lady" is based on?

Answer: George Bernard Shaw

He used this play, "Pygmalion", as a way to provoke social change. The musical "My Fair Lady" was made against his will, even though the book was/is almost identical to his original play, because he said that Eliza Doolittle would never go back to Higgins!

2. Which performer do "Into the Woods," "The Goodbye Girl," "Gypsy," "Cinderella," and "Boys From Syracuse" have in common?

Answer: Bernadette Peters

3. Which musical did Bob Fosse NOT direct or choreograph?

Answer: A Chorus Line

"A Chorus Line" was conceived, choreographed, and directed by Michael Bennett.

4. Finish this quote: "Chicago, Illinois is like a ____________! The Prairie State is proud to state that it's its pride and joy!"

Answer: shiny toy

This is from the song "Chicago, Illinois" in "Victor/Victoria".

5. Finish this quote: "My aunt Marion was right. Never try to discuss ____________________."

Answer: marriage with a musician

This is from "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" which is one of the funniest shows ever.

6. Finish this quote: "And on those cold winter nights, Horrace...you can snuggle up to your cash register. It's a little lumpy, ____________!"

Answer: but it rings

This is from "Hello, Dolly!". This quote just makes me so happy that I had to put it in here somewhere!

7. Finish this quote: "So there's no more fuss, and there's no more scenes, and my garden thrives. (You should see my __________!)"

Answer: nectarines

I use this Witch's monologue from "Into the Woods" for auditions all the time. It's a tongue-twister!

8. Finish this quote: "I've studied all the pictures in magazines and books. I've memorized the __________, too."

Answer: subway map

In this song from "Thoroughly Modern Millie", Millie is describing how she prepared to come to New York City.

9. Finish this quote: "Susan longs to live by the sea! She's through ________________. Susan wants a family. Johnny's got a tough decision."

Answer: with competition

This is from the song "Johnny Can't Decide" in the musical "Tick...Tick...BOOM!" by Jonathan Larson (the same man who wrote "Rent"). If you are not familiar with this show, it is amazing! Check it out!

10. Finish this quote: "There once was a woman who loved a man! Nobody ever loved as much as she. But me, _______________!"

Answer: I love you more

From "The Pajama Game".

11. Finish this quote: "And there was distant music, simple and _______________."

Answer: somehow sublime

From the musical "Ragtime".

12. Which musical is this quote from? "I have a love and it's all that I have. Right or wrong, what else can I do? I love him. I'm his. And everything he is, I am too."

Answer: West Side Story

Answer: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

This song is the first in the show. It is sung by the narrator, and continues with, "...Now I don't say who is wrong, who is right. But if by chance you are here for the night, then all I need is an hour or two to tell the tale of a dreamer like you."

14. Which musical is this quote from? "I see the friendship in your eyes that you see in mine. But we're worlds apart."

Answer: Big River

This song is so beautiful. It is a duet sung between Huck and Jim.

15. Which musical is this quote from? "Why can't the English teach their children how to speak? Arabians learn Arabian, the Greeks are taught their Greek!"

Answer: My Fair Lady

This is a frustrated, cynical, and very funny song sung by Higgins after taking Eliza's speech pattern down in the gutter.

16. Which of these people was NOT involved with the original Broadway production of "Thoroughly Modern Millie"?

Answer: Raul Esparza

Yes, amazingly enough Whoopi WAS involved. Raul was involved in the New York cast of "Tick...Tick...BOOM!"

17. Which musical is this quote from? "Time flies, and then no need to endure anymore!"

Answer: Rent

This song is powerful stuff.

18. Which musical is this quote from? "Shows should be more pretty. Shows should be more witty!"

Answer: The Producers

This is in the hilarious song, "Keep it Gay".

19. Which musical is this quote from? "I know you prefer 'abduction', but the proper word is rape. It's short and business-like."

Answer: The Fantasticks

20. Which performer do "West Side Story", "Chicago", "Pippin", "Sweet Charity", and "Nine" have in common?

Answer: Chita Rivera

Ben Vereen and Jill Clayburgh were in the original cast of "Pippin", and Antonio Banderas was doing "Nine" on Broadway until recently, but Chita Rivera did them all!

21. Finish this quote: "A person can develop a ____!"

Answer: cold

This is from a funny character piece in "Guys and Dolls".

22. Finish this quote: "Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers, blossoming even as we ____."

Answer: gaze

From the song "Sunrise, Sunset" in "Fiddler on the Roof".

23. Finish this quote: "Whatever Lola wants _________!"

Answer: Lola gets

From the musical "Damn Yankees".

24. Which musical is this quote from? "Someone's feeling bashful. That's no way to be, not with me."

Answer: Once Upon A Mattress

Any musical with Carol Burnett is FINE WITH ME!

25. Which musical is this quote from? "When a little girl is given as many lines as I am, there's still a chance for hope!"

Answer: Urinetown

This line is one of the funniest things I have ever heard, especially in the context of the show.

Source: Author thespianjazzer

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