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Sound of Music - The Musical Trivia Quizzes

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These quizzes are about Rogers and Hammerstein's last stage production, which opened on Broadway on 16 November 1959, starring Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel. It differs in a number of details from the popular 1965 movie adaptation starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, but many favorite moments are the same. The musical has been revived a number of times, again with some changes to the exact musical content.
6 quizzes and 75 trivia questions.
1.
  Lyrics from "The Sound of Music"    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
If you know the words to sing, you can pass most anything (including this quiz). Finish the lyric (unless otherwise noted). Have fun!
Average, 15 Qns, hitachi, Jan 07 08
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2.
  Sound of Music    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I hope you like this one!
Average, 10 Qns, muzitian, Apr 15 16
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3.
  All About "The Sound Of Music"    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
All about Rodgers and Hammerstein's final Broadway musical.
Average, 20 Qns, dmnemaine, Dec 20 20
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  'The Sound of Music' -- Play versus Movie    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The play and the movie are very similar, but there are many differences. See if you can figure them out!
Average, 10 Qns, Morrigan716, Apr 24 06
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5.
  "Sound Of Music"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These are from the musical (stage version), not movie, "The Sound Of Music."
Tough, 10 Qns, Meo1994, Feb 09 08
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  Who Said That? 'The Sound of Music' (The Play)    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
We know that the hills are alive, but how well do you know your favorite things? Take this short quiz and find out if you really know who said what in this classic Broadway play. (Remember, these might not be in the movie.)
Difficult, 10 Qns, Koosalagoopagoop, Mar 14 05
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trivia question Quick Question
What kind of puppets are used for 'The Lonely Goatherd' in the movie?

From Quiz "'The Sound of Music' -- Play versus Movie"




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  The Sound Of Music [Movies] (22 quizzes)


Sound of Music - The Musical Trivia Questions
1. Oscar Hammerstein worked strictly on the lyrics for "The Sound Of Music", and didn't take on any of the libretto chores, as he had with their previous collaborations. What Broadway partnership wrote the libretto?

From Quiz All About "The Sound Of Music"

Answer: Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse

Hammerstein previously shared libretto credit with others on "South Pacific" and "Flower Drum Song". The former with Joshua Logan, and the latter with Joseph Fields.

2. What is the first line (and the first lyric) of the movie?

From Quiz Lyrics from "The Sound of Music"

Answer: The hills are alive

The complete line justifies the title: "The hills are alive, with the sound of music." This scene features Julie Andrews in the breathtaking Austrian Alps.

3. 'He's rich and you're rich.'

From Quiz Who Said That? 'The Sound of Music' (The Play)

Answer: Max

Max says this in the play to Elsa right before he sings 'How Can Love Survive'. He is refering to the fact that since Elsa and the Captain are both rich their relationship could never work out. (He was right!)

4. In the play, what song do the children sing in Maria's bedroom?

From Quiz 'The Sound of Music' -- Play versus Movie

Answer: 'The Lonely Goatherd'

In the movie they sing 'My Favorite Things', but in the play it is peformed by Maria and Reverend Mother.

5. Name the abbey where Maria is a postulant.

From Quiz Sound of Music

Answer: Nonnburg Abbey

6. "A crazy planet full of crazy people is __________ all across the sky" (verse one)

From Quiz "Sound Of Music"

Answer: somersaulting

This is in the song "No Way To Stop It" and sung by Elsa. Some lyrics are as follows: "You dear attractive dewy-eyed idealist, today you have to learn to be a realist. You may be bent on doing deeds of derring-do, but up against a shark what can a herring do? Be wise, compromise, compromise and be wise, Let them think you're on their side; be non-committal." The "it" in the title is the invasion by the Nazi Germans.

7. "I go to the hills when my heart is..."

From Quiz Lyrics from "The Sound of Music"

Answer: lonely

Maria is a postulant that is not perfectly suited to the life of a nun. So, as a release, she finds a lot of solace in nature and music.

8. 'You mean the flag with the black spider on it?'

From Quiz Who Said That? 'The Sound of Music' (The Play)

Answer: Brigitta

Brigitta will always tell you exactly what she thinks, especially when you don't want to hear it. At this particular moment Max is being questioned on why the von Trapps are not flying the flag of the Third Reich.

9. Who sings in the play but not the movie?

From Quiz 'The Sound of Music' -- Play versus Movie

Answer: Elsa Schraeder

The Baroness sings 'How Can Love Survive' with Max and 'No Way to Stop It' with George and Max. Max coincidentally sings in the play but not the movie.

10. Name the song Maria sings on her way to the Von Trapp house.

From Quiz Sound of Music

Answer: I Have Confidence

11. What is Maria's favorite color?

From Quiz "Sound Of Music"

Answer: pink

This is as Maria is meeting all of the children. Marta says: "My name's Marta and I'll be 7 on Tuesday and I want a pink parasol." Maria replies: "Pink is my favorite color too."

12. While the nuns are all about their business, Maria is on a hillside singing about "The Sound Of Music". According to the song, what is the lark learning how to do?

From Quiz All About "The Sound Of Music"

Answer: pray

Maria was played by Mary Martin in the original Broadway production.

13. "And underneath her wimple, She has..."

From Quiz Lyrics from "The Sound of Music"

Answer: curlers in her hair

"...I've even heard her singing in the abbey." This is from the song "Maria", which most of the sisters sing with a playful and understanding irritation. But Sister Berthe is not so amused.

14. Here's a hard one: 'We must all be very, very quiet.'

From Quiz Who Said That? 'The Sound of Music' (The Play)

Answer: Sister Margaretta

At the end of the play the von Trapp family is hiding in the abbey. Sister Margaretta is giving them instructions when Gretl asks a question with a full voice. This is how Sister Margarreta responds.

15. In the play, does Rolf tell the lieutenant where the Von Trapps are hiding?

From Quiz 'The Sound of Music' -- Play versus Movie

Answer: No & no & n & N

He yells for him in the movie. In the play he yells, but sees Liesl's face and tells him there is no one there.

16. Name all 7 children in order.

From Quiz Sound of Music

Answer: Liesl, Friedrich, Louisa, Kurt, Brigitta, Marta and Gretl

17. The Mother Abbess and three of the nuns sing about how to "solve a problem like Maria". According to the song, what type of insect does Maria drive from his nest?

From Quiz All About "The Sound Of Music"

Answer: a hornet

The Mother Abbess was played by Patricia Neway in the original Broadway production.

18. "And all those children..."

From Quiz Lyrics from "The Sound of Music"

Answer: Heaven bless them

Who can't sympathize? This lyric is from the song "I Have Confidence", which Maria sings from the abbey on her way to the mansion.

19. 'I have a way of knowing things.'

From Quiz Who Said That? 'The Sound of Music' (The Play)

Answer: Rolf

Before 'Sixteen Going on Seventeen' Liesl asks Rolf how he knows things, such as her father being home. He says we have a way of knowing things. (We of course know that this is because he is a - dum, da, dum, dum - Nazi.)

20. In the movie, Maria sings a song while on the way to the Von Trapps' that she doesn't sing in the play. Which song is it?

From Quiz 'The Sound of Music' -- Play versus Movie

Answer: 'I Have Confidence'

21. What are the children's playclothes made from?

From Quiz Sound of Music

Answer: old curtains that hung in Maria's room

22. From whom do Maria and Captain Von Trapp ask permission so they can marry?

From Quiz "Sound Of Music"

Answer: The children

This is after the song "An Ordinary Couple". The Captain says to Maria: "Is there anyone I should ask to marry you?" She replies, "Why don't we ask the children?"

23. Who sings the following lyric: "That men will want to write on"?

From Quiz Lyrics from "The Sound of Music"

Answer: Rolf & Rolf Gruber & Rolfe & Rolfe Gruber

Before his Nazi days, Rolfe was a sweet teen with all the cares of normal lads (including girls!) This lyric is from the song "Sixteen Going on Seventeen".

24. 'Well, of course, I wear a business suit and smoke a big cigar.'

From Quiz Who Said That? 'The Sound of Music' (The Play)

Answer: Elsa

The Captain remarks to Elsa that he can't see her running a business. She responds in a flirty manner with this comment.

25. In the play, what is the duet between Maria and Georg when Maria returns?

From Quiz 'The Sound of Music' -- Play versus Movie

Answer: 'An Ordinary Couple'

In the movie it's 'Something Good'.

26. Who does Captain Von Trapp bring back with him from Vienna?

From Quiz Sound of Music

Answer: his girlfriend, Elsa Shraeder, and Max Detweiler

27. To whom does the title "Sixteen Going on Seveteen" refer?

From Quiz "Sound Of Music"

Answer: Liesel

Rolf and Liesel sing this highly romantic song together on a rainy night in a gazebo. Some lyrics are as follows: "You wait, little girl, on an empty stage for fate to turn the light on. Your life little girl is an empty page that men will want to write on. To write on... You are sixteen, going on seventeen, waiting for life to start..."

28. 'Father, we can do it without help.'

From Quiz Who Said That? 'The Sound of Music' (The Play)

Answer: Kurt

This takes place at the end of the play. Climb every mountain! (Sniffle, sniffle)

29. In the movie, Maria teaches the children to sing on a mountain side. Where does she teach them in the play?

From Quiz 'The Sound of Music' -- Play versus Movie

Answer: The house

30. What is the name of the dance the children want Maria to teach them?

From Quiz Sound of Music

Answer: the Laendler

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