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The quizzes in this category cover multiple plays, usually with some connecting theme indicated in the title.
13 Plays Mixture quizzes and 145 Plays Mixture trivia questions.
1.
  Exit, Stage Left    
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
This selection of plays are among the most well-known, celebrated works of the theatre in the 20th century. Do you know when they were first published?
New Game, 10 Qns, reedy, Nov 01 24
New Game
reedy gold member
Nov 01 24
16 plays
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  All The World's A Stage    
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
Significant Plays Through The Ages
"All The World's a Stage" is from Shakespeare's play, "As You Like It" (Act II, Scene VII), where the character Jaques reveals seven ages of man from birth till death. This quiz examines significant plays throughout the ages. Please sort chronologically.
Easier, 10 Qns, 1nn1, Oct 30 24
Easier
1nn1 gold member
Oct 30 24
162 plays
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  Burn the Witch   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Witches have a long tradition as characters in the theater. For a while people viewed them as curiosities, before they decided all witches should be killed. Let's take a look at plays which included witches.
Easier, 10 Qns, CmdrK, Mar 25 20
Easier
CmdrK gold member
Mar 25 20
796 plays
4.
  Water on the Floorboards    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Four Winds have gone to the theatre and are reviewing plays which have been produced and presented in ways that are wet and watery. Come along with us, and bring your galoshes. We wouldn't want you to slip on those floorboards!
Average, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Jun 12 16
Average
shuehorn gold member
2179 plays
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  Disney on Stage!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Can you identify these Disney plays just from the short descriptions?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Shadowmyst2004, Dec 30 17
Very Easy
Shadowmyst2004
723 plays
6.
  Pulitzer Play Plots   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Can you name the Pulitzer Award winning dramas from brief descriptions of their plots?
Average, 10 Qns, sidnobls, Nov 21 20
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sidnobls
Nov 21 20
791 plays
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  Legendary Broadway Performances   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here's a look at some of the great (non-musical) peformances in Broadway's history.
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, May 30 14
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robert362
1659 plays
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  Old Vic In The 21st Century    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In 2018, London's Old Vic theatre celebrated its bicentennial. That's a lot of productions, so we'll just concentrate on some from 2001 onward.
Average, 10 Qns, 480154st, Jan 02 19
Average
480154st gold member
Jan 02 19
188 plays
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  Greater Tuna   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Tuna" is a town full of unforgettable characters, lovingly brought to life in a series of long-running two-man shows. Come meet the neighbors!
Tough, 10 Qns, pusdoc, Aug 25 07
Tough
pusdoc gold member
487 plays
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  Canadian Theatre Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Match the titles of these successful Canadian shows with their playwrights and originating theatre companies.
Average, 10 Qns, makidadi, Dec 16 15
Average
makidadi
231 plays
trivia question Quick Question
Shirley Booth was a huge success on Broadway (and in the subsequent movie) in this play by William Inge.

From Quiz "Legendary Broadway Performances"




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  Leading Men of the Stage    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This is a quiz on the handsome, and sometimes not so handsome, leading men in various Broadway and off Broadway productions. Have fun!
Tough, 20 Qns, footlights, Aug 16 24
Tough
footlights
Aug 16 24
793 plays
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  Leading Ladies of the Theatre    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz is about the leading ladies of the theatre in musicals and plays. I hope you have as much fun taking this as I did creating it.
Tough, 15 Qns, footlights, Feb 21 11
Tough
footlights
927 plays
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  Comedies Tonight    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Imagine if you will, a Broadway without musicals. No singing cats, no well choreographed gang fights. Just door slamming, spit-taking, knee-slapping comedies. Now, let us take a walk down that overture-less street.
Average, 10 Qns, BrerSchultzy, Oct 17 10
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BrerSchultzy
505 plays

Plays Mixture Trivia Questions
1. After being announced as artistic director of the Old Vic in 2003, Kevin Spacey began his tenure with the British premiere of a comedy about four middle-aged Dutchmen by Maria Goos. What was the play called?

From Quiz Old Vic In The 21st Century

Answer: Cloaca

"Cloaca" received mixed reviews both for the play and for Spacey's directing, but overall it was met favourably. The plot of the play concerns the events that follow the decision by Pieter to ensconce a set of paintings from work. The artist of the paintings then gains in popularity and his works gain in value, meaning the department want them back, at which point Pieter needs his old college friends, Jan, Maarten and Tom to help him out of his problematic situation.

2. A common woman from the village is held, at first against her will, by a local prince. What play is that describing?

From Quiz Disney on Stage!

Answer: Beauty and the Beast

The play was adapted from the animated film of the same name, and debuted in 1993 in Houston before moving to Broadway the following year. Alan Menken wrote the original music that was added to his own original score from the movie. Susan Egan was the first to play Belle in the Broadway version.

3. "Double, double, toil and trouble..." said the Weird Sisters. Which Shakespearean play is the quote from?

From Quiz Burn the Witch

Answer: Macbeth

Shakespeare's most famous witches, originally called the "weyward sisters" in Early Modern English versions of the play, have come to epitomize witchcraft and likely influenced some of our modern Halloween traditions. In "Macbeth" they represented evil and darkness, and after Macbeth and Banquo met them early in Act 1, things started going downhill.

4. Eric Peterson and John Maclachlan Gray collaborated on this musical docudrama about a World War I flying ace. Name the play.

From Quiz Canadian Theatre Quiz

Answer: Billy Bishop Goes to War

Peterson and Gray have revisited the play many times over the years, tinkering with the script to adjust for Peterson's age. It chronicles Bishop's rise to flying ace, his brushes with royalty, and his efforts to recruit Canadians for the Second World War.

5. A rich business tycoon's son is smitten by his stenographer and insists that the families dine together. An awkward dinner with the girl's eccentric family reveals the leverage the family has over their future father-in-law.

From Quiz Pulitzer Play Plots

Answer: You Can't Take It With You

"You Can't Take it With You" was written in 1937 by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. Kaufman was known for his collaborative work. He wrote "The Royal Family", "Dinner at Eight", and "Stage Door" all with Edna Ferber.

6. The denizens of "Greater Tuna" call which state home?

From Quiz Greater Tuna

Answer: Texas

It's between San Angelo and Hell, in west Texas; they mention trips to Lubbock and Amarillo, and the owner of the diner hails from Midland. It's referred to as "the third smallest town in Texas".

7. This actor turned in an incredible performance as Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's "Death of A Salesman".

From Quiz Legendary Broadway Performances

Answer: Lee J. Cobb

Willy Loman is one of the legendary characters in Broadway drama; "Salesman" is often considered to be Miller's masterpiece. Long before Dustin Hoffman did the role on Broadway, Cobb had turned in a highly-acclaimed performance in the role.

8. Rex Harrison originated the role of Henry Higgins in "My Fair Lady". Who was the original Henry in the first road company of the show in 1957?

From Quiz Leading Men of the Stage

Answer: Brian Aherne

Brian Aherne was Henry when it opened in Rochester, NY on March 18, 1957 He toured until that Fall when illness forced him to withdraw.

9. This leading lady appeared in a musical version of "Ah, Wilderness" on Broadway in 1959 with Jackie Gleason. She was trained in the classics and she and Gleason were a surprise comic duo.

From Quiz Leading Ladies of the Theatre

Answer: Eileen Herlie

Eileen Herlie made her Broadway debut in 1955 in "The Matchmaker." A native of Scotland she was in the Oscar winning 1948 classic "Hamlet" starring Laurence Olivier. In the mid-seventies she played Myrtil Fargate on "All My Children".

10. In 2017, fifty years after it made its London debut at the Old Vic, "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" was performed once again. Which playwright wrote this?

From Quiz Old Vic In The 21st Century

Answer: Tom Stoppard

Stoppard's play about two minor characters from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" takes place in the wings of a production of the Shakespeare play, with the characters passing the time and alleviating the boredom between their appearances on stage. The 2017 production, brilliantly directed by David Leveaux, won rave reviews and starred Daniel Radcliffe as Rosencrantz and Joshua McGuire as Guildenstern.

11. The story of a young prince, who had exiled himself, returning to his kingdom for redemption. What play is that describing?

From Quiz Disney on Stage!

Answer: The Lion King

The play followed the animated Disney movie of the same name, debuting in 1997. In the play version Rafiki was gender switched to a female to create another large female part in the production. Jason Raize was the first person to play Simba. The production won a Tony Award for best Musical in 1998.

12. There was apparently a lot more going on with the witches in Oz than we knew about originally. Which musical sought to give us more information?

From Quiz Burn the Witch

Answer: Wicked

The musical play "Wicked", or to use the whole title "Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz" began before Dorothy's visit from Kansas and continued afterwards. It followed Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Glinda (the Good Witch of the South) through their lives.

13. Don Mckellar and Bob Martin cowrote the book for this successful musical which began its life in Toronto in 1997, but eventually made it to Broadway. Name the show.

From Quiz Canadian Theatre Quiz

Answer: The Drowsy Chaperone

The play began as a "gift" for Bob Martin and his wife on the occasion of their wedding. It tells the story of a fictional vintage musical.

14. Life in a small New Hampshire town is chronicled along with the coming of age of a young boy and girl.

From Quiz Pulitzer Play Plots

Answer: Our Town

Thornton Wilder penned this classic in 1938. It is the most commonly produced play in American Theater. "The Merchant of Yonkers", "The Skin of Our Teeth", and "The Matchmaker" are all by Wilder, who lived in Peterborough, New Hampshire - the model for "Our Town".

15. Which two actors bring the inhabitants of "Greater Tuna" to life?

From Quiz Greater Tuna

Answer: Jaston Williams and Joe Sears

They've been pulling on women's clothing and cowboy boots for over 20 years, and are both co-authors of the plays. Ed Howard is co-author and director of the plays, Ken Huncovsky is the stage manager and sound designer, Root Choyce is stage manager for the newest play (in 2007) and designed lights for the original show. She is also female.

16. This actor continued his starring role in the movie in Hart and Kaufman's Broadway hit, "The Man Who Came to Dinner".

From Quiz Legendary Broadway Performances

Answer: Monty Woolley

Barrymore was considered for the role in the movie. It's hard to believe that anyone could have done a better job than Woolley. Durante appeared in the movie.

17. What leading man created the role of Cliff Bradshaw in the original cast of "Cabaret"? (He later went on to become a game show host.)

From Quiz Leading Men of the Stage

Answer: Bert Convy

Bert Convy was the original Cliff Bradshaw. He later went on to become a game show host of several shows in the 70's and 80's. Sadly, he died of brain cancer in the late 80's.

18. In 2016, the Old Vic staged a play by Harold Pinter about two brothers, Aston and Mick, and their dealings with a homeless person, Davies. Which play is this?

From Quiz Old Vic In The 21st Century

Answer: The Caretaker

"The Caretaker" is a brilliant play covering friendship, power, corruption and innocence. The 2017 production starred the wonderful Timothy Spall in the title role as Davies, alongside George MacKay (known to movie audiences as Joe from "Pride" which had hit movie theatres in 2014) and Daniel Mays, who was known to UK TV audiences for his role in the drama "Line Of Duty" which started airing weeks before the play's run began.

19. Gypsies are persecuted for overrunning the city of Paris, but one of them befriends a disfigured man after she helped him escape his own ridicule. What play is that describing?

From Quiz Disney on Stage!

Answer: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The play is based on the 1831 book written by Victor Hugo, but used music from the 1996 animated movie, both sharing the same name. The play debuted in Berlin in 1999 and didn't make its way to the U.S. until nearly 14 years later. Drew Sarich was the original Quasimodo in Berlin, and Judy Weiss was his Esmeralda.

20. The word witch conjures up feminine images but males with supernatural powers may be known as warlocks, wizards or sorcerers. Who was the sorcerer in Shakespeare's play "The Tempest"?

From Quiz Burn the Witch

Answer: Prospero

The title of the play comes from the meaning of a violent storm, which Prospero called up in the ocean to cause a shipwreck. His sorcery was learned from books, not inherited, and was powerful enough to allow him to raise the dead as well as affect the weather.

21. Another play that would go well with our theme of waterlogged adaptations is "Water by the Spoonful", 2012's winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Who wrote this work?

From Quiz Water on the Floorboards

Answer: Quiara Alegria Hudes

Quiara Alegria Hudes is an American playwright well known for having won a Tony Award for her musical "In the Heights". "Water by the Spoonful" is the second play from the Elliot Trilogy. The narrative of the play follows the return of an Iraqi war veteran and the challenges he faces in returning to regular, civilian life.

22. Linda Griffiths played both the leads in this one woman tour-de-force that she scripted back in 1980 along with Theatre Passe Muraille's Paul Thompson. Name the play.

From Quiz Canadian Theatre Quiz

Answer: Maggie and Pierre

Griffiths did a pretty good Trudeau imitation, better than Rich Little. The play chronicles the unlikely love affair between Pierre Trudeau, Canada's philosopher-king, and his "flower child" wife, Margaret.

23. A kindly man is committed to a mental institution after admitting to his sister that he sees a large spiritual apparition that is apparent to no one but him.

From Quiz Pulitzer Play Plots

Answer: Harvey

Mary Chase wrote "Harvey" in 1945. It was made into a successful movie with Jimmy Stewart in the starring role as Elwood P. Dowd.

24. Shirley Booth was a huge success on Broadway (and in the subsequent movie) in this play by William Inge.

From Quiz Legendary Broadway Performances

Answer: Come Back, Little Sheba

Before she starred in the tv series "Hazel", Booth turned in a critically well-received performance in this tale by the haunted, tragic Inge.

25. "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" was Carol Channing's first big hit in New York. What show was she featured in the previous year?

From Quiz Leading Ladies of the Theatre

Answer: Lend an Ear

While she first appeared on Broadway in 1942 in a serious drama, Gower Champion cast her in "Lend an Ear", a revue of that era. She caught the attention of Anita Loos and was cast in "Blondes".

26. In 2005, in a much anticipated event at the Old Vic, Kevin Spacey made his UK Shakespearean debut, playing the title role in which play?

From Quiz Old Vic In The 21st Century

Answer: Richard II

Directed by Trevor Nunn, this production was a modern telling of Shakespeare, complete with modern dress, mobile phones and televisions. Spacey garnered excellent reviews for his portrayal of Richard, with many having the opinion that he was a natural Shakespearean actor.

27. A man raised in the jungle falls in love with an English woman and has his loyalties tested. What play is that describing?

From Quiz Disney on Stage!

Answer: Tarzan

The play debuted in 2006, following the 1999 Disney animated movie of the same name. Phil Collins wrote the music for the movie and the play. For reasons that were never publicly released, the major character of Tantor (an elephant) was cut from the stage play. Both the movie and the play are based on an Edgar Rice Burroughs book, "Tarzan of the Apes".

28. It could only be worse in Rhode Island. Which play featured three women who met the devil and found out they were witches?

From Quiz Burn the Witch

Answer: The Witches of Eastwick

Taken from the book by John Updike and the 1987 movie, the musical play is about three women living in mundane Eastwick, Rhode Island, who don't realize they are witches until a charismatic stranger (Could it be Satan?) comes to town. After they learned much from him, and he took advantage of them, they eventually sent him back where he came from.

29. "Seascape", by award-winning playwright Edward Albee, was a departure from his usual style because it incorporated elements of fantasy and comedy. In this play, what unusual creatures do the main couple encounter on a beach?

From Quiz Water on the Floorboards

Answer: Lizards as big as human beings

"Seascape" opens on the beach with the main couple discussing their upcoming retirement and other relationship troubles only to bump into another couple, human sized lizards who act and talk like humans. The rest of the play involves the lizard couple trying to decide if they would prefer to stay on land or return to the sea and the human couple helping them out. Opening on Broadway on 26th January, 1975 to not-so-rave initial reviews, the play featured Deborah Kerr, Barry Nelson and Frank Langella, with the latter winning a Tony Award for his performance. The play earned Albee his second Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

30. A woman, seeking to reclaim the pieces of her broken life, moves in with her pregnant sister in New Orleans, inviting intrigue and drama with her brother-in-law and his friends.

From Quiz Pulitzer Play Plots

Answer: A Streetcar Named Desire

Tennessee Williams wrote this classic in 1947. Marlon Brando starred not only in the film, but in the Broadway version as well in the role of Stanley Kowalski.

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