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Loosely based on the life of Gypsy Rose Lee, this musical provided Ethel Merman with what became her signature song, "Everything's Coming Up Roses".
3 Gypsy quizzes and 45 Gypsy trivia questions.
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  'Gypsy' The Musical    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
A fun quiz about the musical, enjoy!
Average, 15 Qns, lesleymj5, Mar 09 05
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  The Greatest "Gypsy" Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
"Gypsy" is one of my favorite musicals! Hope you like my quiz!
Average, 20 Qns, daniel99, Mar 09 05
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  Everything's Coming Up Gypsy!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"You'll be swell! You'll be great!" Recently I was lucky enough to see the newest revival of "Gypsy" starring Bernadette Peters. Here's my quiz on this amazing musical.
Average, 10 Qns, Koosalagoopagoop, Mar 09 05
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trivia question Quick Question
In this song in "Sweeney Todd", the title character decides that "They all deserve to die."

From Quiz "Simply Sondheim"




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  Sondheim, Stephen [Humanities] (8 quizzes)


Gypsy Trivia Questions
1. In the beginning of the show, we see Baby June and Baby Louise in a local talent show. There is a claim that the show is fixed. Who is supposedly going to win?

From Quiz Everything's Coming Up Gypsy!

Answer: The Balloon Girl

According to Rose, the Balloon Girl is fixed to be the winner. Clarence is also in the competition. Yonkers is in the show later.

2. What was the name of Uncle Jocko's stage hand?

From Quiz The Greatest "Gypsy" Quiz

Answer: Georgie

Georgie was a small part, but still had his moments.

3. What was Louise's nickname growing up?

From Quiz 'Gypsy' The Musical

Answer: Plug

Yes, everyone called her Plug, though I have no idea why, but I really would like to know, if anyone knows, please let me know.

4. Madam Rose has a very famous opening line in the play. What is it?

From Quiz Everything's Coming Up Gypsy!

Answer: Sing out, Louise! & Sing out Louise

Perhaps the most famous line in the show! Rose enters from an aisle in the audience and interrupts the rehearsal of the talent show that her daughters are in to tell Louise to sing stronger.

5. In the "Let Me Entertain You" song, who will do some tricks?

From Quiz The Greatest "Gypsy" Quiz

Answer: Louise

Louise, at this point, is the no-talent kid of Rose and one of her former husbands. June is Louise's sister.

6. Who used to book acts into Weber's theatre?

From Quiz The Greatest "Gypsy" Quiz

Answer: Herbie

After quitting show business, Herbie went into the candy business, until he was dragged back into show business by Rose.

7. What is the name of the representative from the Orpheum Circuit?

From Quiz The Greatest "Gypsy" Quiz

Answer: Mister Goldstone

This should be an easy one because an entire song revovled around him.

8. Who did Tulsa marry?

From Quiz 'Gypsy' The Musical

Answer: June

In real life, they divorced shortly after they were married. June was allegedly 13 and was divorced at 15.

9. Which stripper planned on being a ballerina?

From Quiz 'Gypsy' The Musical

Answer: Tessie Tura

She was known as 'Tessie Tura the Texas Twirler.'

10. Who does Rose sing the song "Everything's Coming Up Roses" to?

From Quiz Everything's Coming Up Gypsy!

Answer: Louise

This is by far the most famous song in the show. It has been performed hundreds of times by many different people. The original was of course done by Ethel Merman.

11. What kind of animal ate a piece out of the cake?

From Quiz The Greatest "Gypsy" Quiz

Answer: Monkey

How can Rose afford a monkey?

12. Which Toreadorable always wanted to be a blonde?

From Quiz 'Gypsy' The Musical

Answer: Agnes

Once she became an actress, Agnes changed her name to Amanda.

13. After June leaves, Rose tries to make Louise a star. What is the ORIGINAL name of the group of girls they put together to sing and dance with Louise?

From Quiz Everything's Coming Up Gypsy!

Answer: Madam Rose's Toreadorables

Although they became Rose Louise and her Hollywood Blondes, their original name was Madam Rose's Toreadorables. Madam Rose's Blond Babies was another suggestion.

14. How many candles were on Louise's cake?

From Quiz The Greatest "Gypsy" Quiz

Answer: Ten

Yonkers makes the observation, before Rose tells him that no one in the act is ever twelve.

15. Who gave Louise a catcher's mitt and a baseball for her birthday?

From Quiz 'Gypsy' The Musical

Answer: Yonkers

Louise also received a sewing kit from June, a lamb from Rose and Herbie, a picture of a fish from Angie, a stuffed cat from L.A., and books from Tulsa.

16. There are three strippers who sing the song "You Gotta Get A Gimmick". Two are listed here. Name the third. Tessie Tura, ____________, Electra.

From Quiz Everything's Coming Up Gypsy!

Answer: Mazeppa

The song is hysterical! The three older strippers each tell what makes their act special. Tessie Tura does her act with finesse, Electra does hers with a switch, and Mazeppa does it with a horn.

17. What did Louise not recieve for her birthday?

From Quiz The Greatest "Gypsy" Quiz

Answer: Money

How could Rose afford to give Louise money?

18. How does Louise get the star spot at the strip club?

From Quiz Everything's Coming Up Gypsy!

Answer: Rose volunteered her

After the star stripper was arrested right before the show they needed someone to take her place. Rose offered to have Louise do it instead, shocking Louise.

19. Fill in this line from the song "You'll Never Get Away From Me": "True, you could say here's your ________..."

From Quiz The Greatest "Gypsy" Quiz

Answer: Hat

I never got that line.

20. Who got Rose's act booked on the Orphieum circuit, with a song sung in their honor?

From Quiz 'Gypsy' The Musical

Answer: Mr. Goldstone

This is just before the act went from 'Baby June and her Newsboys' to 'Dainty June and her Farmboys.'

21. What magazine was Louise posing for at the end of the play?

From Quiz Everything's Coming Up Gypsy!

Answer: Vogue

By that point Louise had become Gypsy Rose Lee and was quite famous. Rose watched her pose for the magazine before leaving and singing her final song, "Rose's Turn." In it she expresses her own desire to be a star, and how her children were completely ungrateful for what she gave them.

22. What is the name of Mr. Grantziger's secetary?

From Quiz The Greatest "Gypsy" Quiz

Answer: Miss Cratchitt

This way a very good role. Her dead-pan humor is great.

23. How old did June have to tell people she was?

From Quiz 'Gypsy' The Musical

Answer: 9

She had to tell people she was 9 going on 10, even though she was almost a teenager.

24. According to Rose, what is New York the center of?

From Quiz The Greatest "Gypsy" Quiz

Answer: New York

This is just before she calls Grantziger a hick.

25. How many candles were on Louise's birthday cake?

From Quiz 'Gypsy' The Musical

Answer: 10

She always had 10 candles, because according to Rose, no one in the act was over 12.

26. Who was rehearsing a dance team act with a broom for a partner?

From Quiz The Greatest "Gypsy" Quiz

Answer: Tulsa

Louise saw him when she was hiding in the theatre.

27. What magazine was scheduled to photograph Gypsy towards the end of the show?

From Quiz 'Gypsy' The Musical

Answer: 'Vogue'

Eventually they would photograph her in the bathtub.

28. Who did June marry at the end of Act One, much to the surprise of her mother?

From Quiz The Greatest "Gypsy" Quiz

Answer: Tulsa

As Yonkers says, June and Tulsa secretly got married three weeks before they left.

29. What was the name of Dainty June's cow?

From Quiz 'Gypsy' The Musical

Answer: Caroline

'I have a new cow, a moo cow, a true cow named Caroline, she's an extra special friend of mine.'

30. Who runs the burlesque theatre that employs Pastey and where Louise begins her stripping career?

From Quiz The Greatest "Gypsy" Quiz

Answer: Cigar

What an original name!

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