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1. You wake up to the sound of your friend Roger playing a song on his guitar. What brand of guitar is it?

Answer: Fender

It's mentioned a couple times in the musical that Roger's guitar is a Fender.

"First shot Roger, tuning the Fender guitar he hasn't played in a year..." -Mark, in 'Tune Up #1'

"First shot Roger, with the Fender guitar he just got out of hock..." -Mark, in 'Finale A'

2. You get out of bed to make yourself some breakfast on your hot plate, when Roger's girlfriend Mimi comes in, sore from a hard night's work. At what club does Mimi dance?

Answer: Cat Scratch Club

"Do you go to the Cat Scratch Club? That's where I work- I dance. Help me look!" -Mimi, in 'Light My Candle'

The Clit Club is the Club where Maureen flirted with the woman in rubber, and the Kink Club is the PG-13 version of that club for the movie version of 'Rent'. CBGB's is a music club in NY, not a strip club.

3. You realize you need to stock up on some money, so you run down to the Food Emporium to get some from the ATM your friend Collins rewired. All you need to do is type in the code- What is it?

Answer: A N G E L

The code is A N G E L, in tribute to Angel Schunard, Collins' deceased lover.

"I rewired the ATM at the Food Emporium to provide an honorarium to anyone with the code. The code... Well? A N G E L." -Collins, in 'Finale A'

4. On your walk home, you see a news van drive by- one from that sleazy show you briefly worked for! What show was it?

Answer: Buzzline

That sleazy show, of course, is Buzzline, hosted by Alexi Darling.

"'Mark Cohen, Alexi Darling, from Buzzline.' Ooh, that show's so sleazy!" -Alexi (on the answering machine) and Mark in 'Voice Mail #3'

"Hi. Mark Cohen here, reporting for Buzzline. Back to you, Alexi! Coming up next, vampire welfare queens who are compulsive bowlers..."
-A sarcastic Mark, in 'Halloween'

5. You get home to find Roger and Mimi gone. The phone rings, and you decide to screen the call. After a few moments, your answering machine message comes on. What is it?

Answer: Speeeaaak!

Roger and Mark's answering machine message is both of them yelling a drawn-out 'Speeeaaak.' It's a small running bit of comedy throughout the musical.

6. "Hey, Mark, are you there? It's me, it's-" You pick up the phone, recognizing the voice as your ex-girlfriend Maureen's lover, and your business partner. What's her name?

Answer: Joanne

Maureen's girlfriend is, of course, the lawyer Joanne Jefferson. We all know who Angel is; Alison is Benny's wife; Jill is the Calvin Klein model that Maureen has over during the song "We're Okay."

"Yes- Jill is there?- Steve, gotta- Jill, with the short, black hair? The Calvin Klein model?- Steve, gotta go.- The model. Who lives in Penthouse A?" -Joanne, in 'We're Okay'

7. It turns out Joanne is having some trouble with the equipment for Maureen's performance tonight. As you agree to meet her at the performance space and try to help, you're reminded of the last time this happened, on that one fateful Christmas. What was the name of that performance?

Answer: Over the Moon

Maureen's performance from the show was called 'Over the Moon'. She described a "dream" she had had, including a cow named Elsie, a bulldog named Benny, and a desert called Cyberland. It was a protest of Benny's eviction of the homeless in the empty lot to build a cyber studio.

"Only thing to do is jump over the moon..." -Maureen, in 'Over the Moon'

'Today 4 U: Proof Positive' is the name of Mark's documentary, and 'Actual Reality' is Collins' "theory" that got him expelled from MIT. 'Groundhog Day' is my reference to the argument that prompts 'Take Me or Leave Me'- Maureen wants to dress up as a groundhog to protest a groundbreaking, which Joanne feels is corny and stupid.

8. As you make your way to the performance space, you pass the old community center where the support meeting you attended with Collins and Angel was held. What was the name of the support group?

Answer: Life Support

The support group was for people with AIDS, although Mark attended to film it for his documentary.

"There's a Life Support meeting at 9:30. Yes, this body provides a comfortable home for the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome." -Angel, in 'You Okay, Honey'

Friends in Deed is the name of the AIDS support group Jonathan Larson attended with his HIV-positive friends, and on which the Life Support group is based.

9. You easily fix the problem with the equipment, and arrange with Joanne for everyone to meet after the performance at the cafe that serves as your regular meeting place. What's the name of the place?

Answer: Life Cafe

The friends' hangout is, of course, the Life Cafe. It's the setting for the "La Vie Boheme" scene.

"Well, tonight's the night! Come to the Life Cafe after Maureen's show!" -Collins, in 'Today 4 U'

The Cafe Momus is the 'La Boheme' parallel of the Life Cafe, 'La Boheme' being the Puccini opera on which 'Rent' is loosely based.

10. After Maureen's performance (which went well, with no riots this time), you and your friends are having a good time at the cafe when you suddenly see your former roommate and landlord, Benny, at another table. You'd thought his wife had forbidden him to come back to the East Village after he'd had an affair. What's the name of Benny's wife?

Answer: Alison

Benny's wife is Alison Grey, 'of the Westport Grey's.' Muffy is a nickname Mark and Roger use to make fun of her and her 'posh' upbringing. Mimi is who Benny had an affair with, after Roger and Mimi broke up. Idina is Idina Menzel, the original Maureen, who is married to Taye Diggs, the original Benny.

"In honor of Benny's wife- Muffy!- Alison, for pulling Benny out of the East Village Location..." -Mark and Roger, in 'Finale A'

Well, that's it. Hope it wasn't TOO hard. *sarcasm* Thanks for playing!

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A Boy and His Scarf Trivia Quiz

A short quiz about "Rent", set up as a day in the life of Mark Cohen.

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