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Like the 1967 film on which it was based, "Thoroughly Modern Millie" follows the story of Millie Dillmount, who arrives in New York City in 1922 looking to marry for money.
7 quizzes and 100 trivia questions.
1.
  Thoroughly Modern Millie ~Stage Version~    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
This is a quiz on lyrics. I might add a little more, but it's going to be mainly lyrics from the stage version.
Average, 25 Qns, SugarHigh13323, Jul 18 11
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SugarHigh13323
706 plays
2.
  "Thoroughly Modern Millie" on stage    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Thoroughly Modern Millie" is a great, fun show to see on stage. See how well you can do on this quiz - please note, there are spoilers.
Average, 10 Qns, sarrie22, Mar 05 07
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sarrie22
313 plays
3.
  How well do you know "Thoroughly Modern Millie"?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about the great new musical "Thoroughly Modern Millie". See how much you know about the characters, songs, and the cast.
Average, 10 Qns, Bwaybabe42ndst, Mar 14 05
Average
Bwaybabe42ndst
518 plays
4.
  The Best Thoroughly Modern Millie Quiz!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Do you know a lot about "Thoroughly Modern Millie"? Prove it!
Tough, 10 Qns, bway_baby, Mar 14 05
Tough
bway_baby
436 plays
5.
  Everything Today is Thoroughly Modern!    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Hey all you Dapper Dans! This quiz is all about the hit musical set in 1922: "Thoroughly Modern Millie"! So grab a bit of moonshine and Charleston along with the gang!
Average, 20 Qns, PhantomPhan, Mar 17 05
Average
PhantomPhan
372 plays
6.
  The Ultimate Thoroughly Modern Millie Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz is to determine how much of a "Thoroughly Modern Millie" fan you are.
Average, 15 Qns, wicked_girl, Nov 05 05
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wicked_girl
485 plays
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  Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr.    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Please note that this is based on "Thoroughly Modern Millie Junior", so there is no Muzzy.
Tough, 10 Qns, iluvmht, Oct 26 11
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iluvmht
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trivia question Quick Question
When Millie first arrives in Manhattan, how far does she say "Brother's Brook" is?

From Quiz ""Thoroughly Modern Millie" on stage"




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  Thoroughly Modern Millie [Movies] (2 quizzes)


Thoroughly Modern Millie Trivia Questions
1. Who is the "orphan" who wants a room at the Priscilla Hotel? Millie and Mr. Graydon come up with her after brainstorming with Jimmy.

From Quiz Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr.

Answer: Miss Flannery

In the movie version, Jimmy is the decoy. In the normal stage version it is Muzzy. However, in "TMM Jr.", it is Miss Flannery. In "Th'neither of them would pass for the new girl in town.'

2. When Millie first arrives in Manhattan, how far does she say "Brother's Brook" is?

From Quiz "Thoroughly Modern Millie" on stage

Answer: two blocks

"It's one block north to Macy's and two to Brother's Brook". Millie sings this in the opening number and of course is referring to the famous fashion store, Brook's Brothers.

3. Who played Millie in the Original Broadway production (2002)?

From Quiz Everything Today is Thoroughly Modern!

Answer: Sutton Foster

In addition, Sutton won the Tony that year for her amazing performance!

4. Who was the first "Millie Dillmount" on Broadway?

From Quiz The Best Thoroughly Modern Millie Quiz!

Answer: Sutton Foster

Sutton Foster was born on March 18, and has one brother, Hunter Foster. She grew up in Troy, Michigan. She won the Tony award for best actress in 2001. Her brother, Hunter, is also a star on Broadway.

5. "Thoroughly Modern Millie" won how many Tony awards in 2002?

From Quiz How well do you know "Thoroughly Modern Millie"?

Answer: 6

"Thoroughly Modern Millie" brought home awards for Best Actress, Best Featured Actress, Best Musical, Best Choreography, Best Orchestrations and Best Costume Design.

6. How do you get to Macy's, based on Millie's description in the opening number?

From Quiz Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr.

Answer: It's one block north

According to the song, 'I studied all the pictures in magazines and books. I memorized the subway map, too. It's one block north to Macy's and two to Brothers Brooks. Manhattan, I prepared for you.'

7. When Miss Dorothy arrives at the Hotel Priscilla, she initially plans to room with Millie. But Mrs. Meers tells her someone just checked out and she can have her room. Who just checked out?

From Quiz "Thoroughly Modern Millie" on stage

Answer: Ethel Pease

Mrs. Meers tells us Ethel Pease just checked out, to which Millie responds "She just checked in". Ethel in fact did not check out but falls victim to Mrs. Meers' sinister plot of selling girls in white slavery.

8. How does Millie get Jimmy's attention after she has been robbed?

From Quiz Everything Today is Thoroughly Modern!

Answer: She trips him

As would be expected, he is less than pleased.

9. Hard one. What is Millie's mug shot number?

From Quiz The Best Thoroughly Modern Millie Quiz!

Answer: 7395016

When Millie and Jimmy are on line to get their mug shots taken, Jimmy says, "Can I ask you a personal question number 7395016?" Millie then tells him her name and they become good friends.

10. "Am I drunk, or maybe I'm dreaming, I oughta' be _______!"

From Quiz The Ultimate Thoroughly Modern Millie Quiz

Answer: screaming

These lyrics are from the song "Jimmy."

11. Who played Millie in the Original Broadway Cast?

From Quiz How well do you know "Thoroughly Modern Millie"?

Answer: Sutton Foster

Sutton Foster also appeared on Broadway in the role of Eponine in "Les Miserables". She won her first Tony for Millie in "Thoroughly Modern Millie".

12. "Gotta be more than an old ghost town where the ghost _________________."

From Quiz Thoroughly Modern Millie ~Stage Version~

Answer: ain't even dead

13. According to the opening number, what is stylish now (in the '20s)?

From Quiz Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr.

Answer: To raise your skirts and bob your hair

Kissing like they do in the movies is described as "delectable." Painting lips and pencil lining your brow "now is quite respectable." And cars are only GETTING snazzier and bands are only GETTING jazzier.

14. Where did Millie first meet Jimmy?

From Quiz "Thoroughly Modern Millie" on stage

Answer: she tripped him on the street

Millie meets Jimmy on the street at the opening of the play. Upon arriving in Manhattan, Millie is robbed of her hat, her purse and her shoe (yes, one shoe) so she trips him to get his attention and help. They immediately dislike each other and he tells her she should just pack her things and head back to Kansas.

15. Who is the first girl we know to be kidnapped by Mrs. Meers?

From Quiz Everything Today is Thoroughly Modern!

Answer: Ethel

Mrs. Meers runs a white slavery ring of orphaned girls.

16. What Broadway theater did "Thoroughly Modern Millie" open at?

From Quiz The Best Thoroughly Modern Millie Quiz!

Answer: The Marriot Marquis

The Marriot Marquis theater is in a hotel.

17. What are the names of the two Chinese brothers?

From Quiz The Ultimate Thoroughly Modern Millie Quiz

Answer: Bun Foo and Ching Ho

Bun Foo and Ching Ho are brothers from Hong Kong.

18. What state is Millie from?

From Quiz How well do you know "Thoroughly Modern Millie"?

Answer: Kansas

Millie moved from small town Salina, Kansas to New York because she didn't want to settle for a small town life.

19. "Have you seen the way they kiss in the movies? Isn't it __________?"

From Quiz Thoroughly Modern Millie ~Stage Version~

Answer: delectable

This line is sung in 2 different ways, once in the opening, and slower in the reprise.

20. In "The Speed Test," when Miss Flannery and the stenogs (short for stenographers) take over, what phrase is repeated over and over?

From Quiz Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr.

Answer: "So I hope you solve this matter"

The other three phrases are only said twice, once when Mr. Graydon is dictating the letter to Millie and once when he, Miss Flannery, and the stenogs are reading it over. The only phrase repeated over and over again is "So I hope you solve this matter".

21. When Millie meets Trevor Graydon the first time in his office, she tries to impress him by commenting on the trophy on his desk. What kind of trophy is it?

From Quiz "Thoroughly Modern Millie" on stage

Answer: Golfing trophy

It is a golf trophy, but Millie thought it was for baseball at first.

22. How old is Millie?

From Quiz Everything Today is Thoroughly Modern!

Answer: 29

We find this out in the first reprise of "Not For the Life of Me": "Granny dear, mother mine. Old and grey at 29!"

23. What famous female celebrity produced "Thoroughly Modern Millie" on Broadway?

From Quiz The Best Thoroughly Modern Millie Quiz!

Answer: Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg was the one to cast Sheryl Lee Ralph, the first Muzzy.

24. "They don't know, my flair for the ________!"

From Quiz The Ultimate Thoroughly Modern Millie Quiz

Answer: dramatic

Mrs. Meers is really Daisy Krumplar, an evil women who tries to sell girls into "white slavery."

25. What company does Trevor Graydon work for?

From Quiz How well do you know "Thoroughly Modern Millie"?

Answer: Sincere Trust Insurance Company

Millie ends up getting a job at Sincere Trust, in the hope of snagging the rich boss, Trevor Graydon, as a husband.

26. "Dreams that die before you _____."

From Quiz Thoroughly Modern Millie ~Stage Version~

Answer: start

She felt bad for her mother and grandma, so she was talking about how not all dreams can survive.

27. What mistake does Millie make at the end of "The Speed Test"?

From Quiz Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr.

Answer: She says "just call me Millie Graydon" instead of Millie Dillmount

After being told she has "made the team", Millie says, "Tell me where my desk is, when we eat lunch, how much I'll be paid and nice to meet you, I know we'll be friends, just call me Millie Graydon." She makes no mistake about which meal she needs to know when to eat, she just gets overexcited (shown by the increasingly fast pace of this little speech) and jumps the gun on her grand, modern plan to marry her boss. The office workers reply with "Millie Graydon?" to which she says "I mean Dillmount."

28. When Millie meets Muzzy for the first time, what relationship does Jimmy say he has with her?

From Quiz "Thoroughly Modern Millie" on stage

Answer: His father was Muzzy's gardener

Jimmy explains that his father was Muzzy's gardener and when Muzzy greets Jimmy, she tells him that her roses need pruning.

29. How long has Millie been at the Hotel Priscilla?

From Quiz Everything Today is Thoroughly Modern!

Answer: 7 days

"A lot can happen in 7 days! Just read the Bible!"

30. What do the girls staying at the hotel want to read in the paper?

From Quiz The Ultimate Thoroughly Modern Millie Quiz

Answer: Manhattan's Most Eligible Bachelors

Although the headline of the newspaper reads "White Slavery," the girls are only interested in the small section titled, "Manhattan's Most Eligible Bachelors."

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