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1. Annie Moses was an Ohio farm girl whose skill with a rifle saved her impoverished family from starvation. It is true that she beat touring sharpshooter Frank Butler in a competition and became his partner. What is the name of this musical?
2. This guy was one of the most colourful characters in American history, and the musical sticks reasonably close to the facts. However, his affair with opera star Jenny Lind depicted in the musical is pure fiction. What is this musical called?
3. The real Arthur was a warrior king who ruled part of Britain in the pre-Christian dark ages. He bore no resemblance to the medieval Christian monarch seen in this musical, which was based on T. H. White's novel 'The Once and Future King'. What musical is this?
4. After cancer took this life at an early age, the funeral was as spectacular as the musical suggests, the film version is a very accurate depiction of this ghoulish event. Within a few years of her death, her husband was deposed and forced into exile, but returned in triumph shortly before his death in the 1970's. What musical is this?
5. The story of a Victorian widow becoming a schoolmistress to the Siamese court in the 1860's is based on fact. What musical is this?
6. Normand was a waitress in Flatbush before her years in film, and she supposedly did have a long time affair with the tempestuous Sennett. What musical is this?
7. The characters are fictional, but this musical does capture the excitement felt in the territory as it prepared for full statehood. What musical is this?
8. While it is true that the family left Austria when the Captain refused a commission to command a submarine in the German navy, the family did not escape the way one of the songs states, they took a train to Switzerland instead. What musical is this?
9. This sequel film bears limited resemblance to reality. Whilst the lady may have had a genuine affection for ex-husband Nick Arnstein, she did not spend her later years pining for a reunion with him.
10. The tile of this show is a French word that originally referred to any business serving liquor. It is an appropriate term for the intimate night spots where audiences enjoy drinks while listening to singers and stand up comics. What musical is this?
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