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Each of these quizzes focuses on the lyrics of a single song from the musical 'Rent'. If your favorite song isn't here, maybe you'd like to write a quiz on it.
5 Rent Songs quizzes and 65 Rent Songs trivia questions.
1.
  La Vie Bo-What?    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
"La Vie Boheme" is my favourite song from "Rent", but it has some tricky lyrics. How well do you know them?
Easier, 15 Qns, wintersurfing, Aug 11 16
Easier
wintersurfing
2584 plays
2.
  Angel's "Today 4 U"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All about Angel's signature song! Hope you know this song through and through! Some answers require knowledge of the rest of the show.
Easier, 10 Qns, Angel812, Jul 27 12
Easier
Angel812
2608 plays
3.
  How Well Do You Know "One Song Glory"?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How well do you know 'One Song Glory' from "Rent"? I give you a line you give me the line that follows.
Average, 10 Qns, EmberPhoenix, May 18 17
Average
EmberPhoenix
323 plays
4.
  The Ultimate La Vie Boheme Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is a quiz about the song "La Vie Boheme" in the incredible Broadway production of "Rent." Enjoy!
Average, 15 Qns, SalliesMan15, May 26 10
Average
SalliesMan15
1355 plays
5.
  Difficult La Vie Boheme Quiz - 15 Questions    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
The song "La Vie Boheme" seems to have some really random ideas in it, but they aren't. Do you know about the things mentioned in "La Vie Boheme?"
Difficult, 15 Qns, Elphaba1988, Nov 11 11
Difficult
Elphaba1988
1020 plays
trivia question Quick Question
How does the dog eventually die?

From Quiz "Angel's "Today 4 U""





Rent Songs Trivia Questions
1. Where does the "La Vie Boheme" scene take place?

From Quiz La Vie Boheme

Answer: The Life Cafe

After Maureen's protest in the 11th Street Lot, the gang go to the Life Cafe to celebrate.

2. What is the first word of the song?

From Quiz La Vie Bo-What?

Answer: No

A waiter desperately tries to keep Mark and Co. away from The Life Cafe due to his important customer. "No, please no, not tonight, please no, mister, can't you go, not tonight can't have a scene..."

3. While Benny is cutting down the Bohemian's way of life, he says the following line "This is Calcutta. Bohemia is dead." Where is Calcutta?

From Quiz La Vie Boheme

Answer: India

Calcutta, also spelled Kolkata, was once the most populated city in India and is also the capital of West Bengal.

4. Where did Angel have his "lucky day today?"

From Quiz Angel's "Today 4 U"

Answer: Avenue A

"...when a lady in a limousine drove my way."

5. In the choreography for this song, why does Roger always go back to the table during the song?

From Quiz How Well Do You Know "One Song Glory"?

Answer: Because the original Roger didn't remember the song.

The original actor who played Roger kept going back to the table because that is where he taped index cards with the lyrics on them. Even after he learned the song, Roger would still keep going back to the table.

6. What is the name of the investor who goes to Maureen's protest and to the Life Cafe afterwards?

From Quiz La Vie Boheme

Answer: Grey

After he sees Maureen and Joanne kiss, Mr. Grey questions, "Sisters?" to which Maureen and Joanna reply, "We're close."

7. What kind of drink did Mark have "the other day"?

From Quiz La Vie Bo-What?

Answer: Tea

"I had a tea the other day" "You couldn't pay!" "Oh yeah..."

8. What year was the "Village Voice" founded?

From Quiz La Vie Boheme

Answer: 1955

"The Village Voice" was founded in 1955 in the city of New York.

9. How long had the woman in the limousine not slept?

From Quiz Angel's "Today 4 U"

Answer: In a year

"...she said darling, be a dear, haven't slept in a year. I need your help to make my neighbor's yappy dog disappear."

10. "One song before the sun sets, glory" Before the sun sets" on what?

From Quiz How Well Do You Know "One Song Glory"?

Answer: "On another empty life"

In the play Roger has two guitars, an acoustic and a electric. The electric one is a Fender. Roger later sells his guitar to buy a car.

11. What vital piece of information does Roger find out about Mimi in this scene?

From Quiz La Vie Boheme

Answer: She has AIDS

Mimi's alarm on her wrist watch goes off and she proclaims, "AZT break."

12. Benny is the enemy of which Avenue?

From Quiz La Vie Bo-What?

Answer: Avenue A

Maureen deems Benny "The enemy of Avenue A" which makes her want to stay at the cafe, much to the dismay of the waiter, and Benny who is dining with an investor. Maureen's protest did take place on 11th, but it was 11th Street, not Avenue.

13. When is Maya Angelou's birthday?

From Quiz La Vie Boheme

Answer: April 4, 1928

Born on April 4, 1928, Maya Angelou went on to write some of America's most memorable poems. Her book "Just Give Me A Cool Drink Of Water 'Fore I Die" was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.

14. What breed was the dog?

From Quiz Angel's "Today 4 U"

Answer: Akita

"This Akita, Evita, just won't shut up."

15. "Find the one song before ____ takes hold. Glory." Complete the lyrics.

From Quiz How Well Do You Know "One Song Glory"?

Answer: "The virus"

Most of the characters in the play have AIDS. Mark, Maureen, Joanne, and Benny are the only ones who do not have AIDS.

16. How many seaweed salads are ordered?

From Quiz La Vie Boheme

Answer: four & 4

"Four seaweed salad, three soy burger dinner, two tofu dog platter, and one pasta with meatless balls."

17. Allison (Benny's wife) missed Maureen's protest due to a death in the family. Which family member died?

From Quiz La Vie Bo-What?

Answer: Her Dog

Akita Evita, Allison and Benny's dog, fell and died due to Angel's drumming talent. We learn this in Angel's amazing song and dance number "Today 4 U".

18. What was Susan Sontag's birth name?

From Quiz La Vie Boheme

Answer: Rosenblatt

Born Susan Rosenblatt, she changed her name to Sontag when her mother remarried.

19. What was the dog's name?

From Quiz Angel's "Today 4 U"

Answer: Evita

"I believe if you play non-stop that pup will breathe it's very last high-strung breath..."

20. In Mark's "eulogy" for Bohemia, which Christmas carol does he quote?

From Quiz La Vie Bo-What?

Answer: Little Town of Bethlehem

"Dearly Beloved, We gather here to say our goodbyes. Here she lies, no one knew her worth. The late great daughter of Mother Earth. On this night, when we celebrate the birth. In that little town of Bethlehem we raise our glass, you bet your ass to, La Vie Boheme!" This is also when Maureen pulls down her pants to moon Benny.

21. What isn't a work by Stephen Sondheim?

From Quiz La Vie Boheme

Answer: Cats

Andrew Loyd Webber wrote "Cats", along with "Phantom of the Opera" and "Sunset Boulevard". Webber and Sondheim are known to be the most influential song writers of our time.

22. Who does the dog belong to?

From Quiz Angel's "Today 4 U"

Answer: Benny and Allison

"...I'm certain that cur will bark itself to death..."

23. "Time flies. Time dies." Glory..." What comes next?

From Quiz How Well Do You Know "One Song Glory"?

Answer: "One blaze of glory"

Roger is alone on the stage during this song. In the production that I saw, Roger wears plaid red pants and a green sweater during the song.

24. Who sings the following line, "The opposite of war isn't peace, it's creation!"

From Quiz La Vie Boheme

Answer: Mark

This is from "La Vie Boheme B" which closes the "curtain" on the first act.

25. What is the first thing Mark toasts to?

From Quiz La Vie Bo-What?

Answer: To days of inspiration

"To days of inspiration, playing hooky, making something out of nothing. The need to express to communicate. To going against the grain, going insane, going mad"...etc etc

26. What type of poet was Irwin Allen Ginsberg?

From Quiz La Vie Boheme

Answer: Beat

Beat poets, or Beatniks, are most commonly known as the poets who wear black and say their poetry along with the bongo drums.

27. How much does Angel get paid?

From Quiz Angel's "Today 4 U"

Answer: $1,000

"We agreed on a fee, a thousand dollars, guaranteed: tax free!"

28. Who was the original actor who played Roger on Broadway?

From Quiz How Well Do You Know "One Song Glory"?

Answer: Adam Pascal

Adam Pascal was the original Roger when it went to Broadway; he was also Roger in the movie version. Will Chase was Roger when the play closed on September 7th, 2008.

29. Which two characters sing "Why Dorothy and Toto went over the rainbow to blow off Auntie Em."?

From Quiz La Vie Boheme

Answer: Mark and Mimi

Mark and Mimi jump onto the table together and while singing this line, have the undivided attention of Benny and Mr. Grey.

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