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Velma Kelly and Roxie Harte may be murderesses, but they sure can belt out a song! The show's opening number, 'All That Jazz', may be familiar from Liza Minelli's recording, or other performances over the years.
3 Chicago quizzes and 30 Chicago trivia questions.
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  'Chicago the Musical'    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
'Chicago', in my opinion, is one of the best musicals of all times! Here's a little quiz to see how much you know about the show.
Average, 10 Qns, jellibeanie25, Apr 24 13
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  And All That Jazz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A nice and easy quiz about the stage version of "Chicago"...
Tough, 10 Qns, peachyfun, Mar 06 05
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  All That Jazz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I'm gonna rouge my knees and roll my stockings down...
Tough, 10 Qns, youngjewdork04, Oct 13 07
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trivia question Quick Question
The musical "Chicago" is based on a play by whom?

From Quiz "Kander and Ebb"




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Chicago Trivia Questions
1. According to the "Cell Block Tango", how many "warning shots" were fired into Bernie's head?

From Quiz And All That Jazz

Answer: 2

Liz says: "So I took the shotgun off the wall and I fird two warning shots...into his head!"

2. Why does Amos recognize Fred Casely's name?

From Quiz All That Jazz

Answer: He sold the Harts their furniture.

"Fred Casely? How can he be a burglar? My wife knows him. He sold us our furniture."

3. What night club regular did Roxie kill?

From Quiz 'Chicago the Musical'

Answer: Fred Casely

Amos Hart was her husband, Billy Flynn was her lawyer, and there was no Fred Hart.

4. When did Roxie first arrive in Chicago?

From Quiz And All That Jazz

Answer: 1920

This is what Billy tells the press during the song "We Both Reached For The Gun".

5. What can't "some guys" hold?

From Quiz All That Jazz

Answer: arsenic

"He came home and I mixed him his drink as usual. You know, some guys just can't hold their arsenic?"

6. How many merry murderesses of the Cook County jail are there?

From Quiz 'Chicago the Musical'

Answer: six

The six merry mudresses of the Cook County Jail are: Velma, June, Liz, Hanuyk, Annie, and Mona.

7. Where does Roxie keep her pistol?

From Quiz And All That Jazz

Answer: In her bureau

According to her story, Fred Casely took the gun from her bureau.

8. What was the name of Velma's husband?

From Quiz 'Chicago the Musical'

Answer: Charlie

'My sister, Veronica, and I did this double act and my husband, Charlie, used to travel are with us.'

9. What fruit is associated with Kitty Baxter?

From Quiz And All That Jazz

Answer: Pineapples

We are told that her parents own all the pineapples in Hawaii.

10. "Let's all stroke together like the _______ _______."

From Quiz All That Jazz

Answer: Princeton Crew

"When you're stroking Mama, Mama's stroking you."

11. What paper is Mary Sunshine from?

From Quiz 'Chicago the Musical'

Answer: Evening Star

'...and that sob sister from the Evening Star is coming.'

12. Which two men are mentioned during the song "Nowadays"?

From Quiz And All That Jazz

Answer: Ike & Harry

Roxie sings: "You can even marry Harry, but mess around with Ike."

13. With what name does Velma address the audience at the beginning of Act II when she says that Roxie is being looked over by the State Medical Examiner?

From Quiz All That Jazz

Answer: Suckers

"Hello suckers! Welcome back."

14. According to the 'Press Conference Rag', where did Roxie come from?

From Quiz 'Chicago the Musical'

Answer: Mississippi

'Where'd you come from?' 'Mississippi.'

15. From which American state does Ezekial Young originate?

From Quiz And All That Jazz

Answer: Utah

The capital of Utah is Salt Lake City. During the "Cell Block Tango" Annie tells the audience: "I met Ezekial Young, from Salt Lake City, about two years ago..."

16. To which prominent family does Billy refer to in "All I Care About Is Love"?

From Quiz All That Jazz

Answer: Vanderbilt & Vanderbilts

"I don't care for any fine attire Vanderbilts might admire."

17. What does Billy want Amos to do to Roxie?

From Quiz 'Chicago the Musical'

Answer: divorce her

'I've got it and it's brilliant. I'm gonna get Amos to divorce you. Tht way all the sympathy will go to you, not him. You'll be the poor, little deserted mother-to-be and that crumb is running out on you.'

18. How does Roxie describe her relationship with Fred Casely to the reporters?

From Quiz And All That Jazz

Answer: Ex-boyfriend

Although he was her lover, she tells the journalists that he was an ex-boyfriend.

19. Instead of which bird did Mary Sunshine's mother tell her she would see robins?

From Quiz All That Jazz

Answer: crows

"When I was a tiny tot of maybe two or three, I can still remember what my mother said to me: Place rose-colored glasses on your nose and you will see the robins not the crows."

20. Whose handkerchief does Velma want to ask for during her trial?

From Quiz 'Chicago the Musical'

Answer: Billy's

'Then, I thought I'd cry. Buckets. Only I don't have a handkerchief-that's when I have to ask you for yours! I really like that part. Don't you?'

21. Who wrote the lyrics for "Chicago"?

From Quiz And All That Jazz

Answer: Fred Ebb

Fred Ebb is responsible for the lyrics of "Chicago". John Kander wrote the music, Bob Fosse was the original director and choreographer, and Jeff Edwards played the part of Fred Casely when I first went to see the show at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End.

22. "Suppose you was a woman wed and sleeping in a double bed beside one man for ______ _____."

From Quiz All That Jazz

Answer: seven years & 7 years

"Mister Cellophane shoulda been my name."

23. What theater do Roxie and Velma perform their double act at?

From Quiz 'Chicago the Musical'

Answer: The Vickers Theater

'Ladies and Gentlemen, the Vickers Theater, Chicago's finest home of family entertainment, is proud to announce a first. The first time, anywhere, there's been an act of this nature.'

24. To whom does Amos think Roxie's baby belongs?

From Quiz All That Jazz

Answer: himself

"That's my kid! That's my kid!"

25. What word is NOT used to describe the play in the beginning?

From Quiz 'Chicago the Musical'

Answer: scandals

'You are about to see a story of murder, greed, corruption, violence, exploitation, adultery, and treachery.'

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