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These quizzes focus on the actors who performed in various productions of "Wicked", both in that show and in other parts of their careers.
5 Wicked Cast quizzes and 50 Wicked Cast trivia questions.
1.
  Idina's Final Show    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Idina Menzel gave an unforgettable performance as Elphaba in the fantastic musical "Wicked", and an unforgettable final performance. If you were lucky enough to have been there or if you've heard the final curtain call, you should ace this quiz.
Tough, 10 Qns, wintersurfing, Jan 27 08
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2.
  Wicked-ifyed    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Do you know everything about the actors/actresses who have played parts in "Wicked"? If you think you do, then this is the quiz for you!
Average, 10 Qns, pintopony, Jan 27 08
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3.
  "Wicked" Cast, London (May 2010)    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here's a quiz on the May 2010 London cast of "Wicked". I give you the character name, you give me the actor name.
Average, 10 Qns, jen-jen96, Aug 14 10
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jen-jen96
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4.
  "Wicked" Cast, Number 2    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Another quiz to see how much you know about the cast members in "Wicked"!
Tough, 10 Qns, lizdancer, Jan 27 08
Tough
lizdancer
639 plays
5.
  "Wicked" Cast Members    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz for people who know everything about the history of cast members in "Wicked"!
Average, 10 Qns, lizdancer, Dec 02 11
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trivia question Quick Question
Who played the original Madame Morrible?

From Quiz "Wicked-ifyed"





Wicked Cast Trivia Questions
1. Who portrayed 'Elphaba' in "Wicked" London (May 2010)?

From Quiz "Wicked" Cast, London (May 2010)

Answer: Rachel Tucker

Elphaba was born green as a result of the 'green elixir' her biological father had her mother drink before she was conceived. She did not die at the end of 'Wicked' but fled Oz with Fiyero.

2. How did Kristin Chenoweth get a neck injury from "Wicked"?

From Quiz "Wicked" Cast, Number 2

Answer: From flipping her hair during "Popular"

Kristin Chenoweth got a neck injury from throwing her head around when she does the "hair flip" part of "Popular". She once accidentally took too much medicine for her neck before a show, and couldn't say some of her lines correctly.

3. What is the name of the actress who first played Nessarose?

From Quiz Wicked-ifyed

Answer: Michelle Federer

Michelle Federer has also been in "A Man of No Importance" as understudy for Adele and guest starred on "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and "All My Children".

4. On what day did Idina Menzel take her final bow as a cast member in "Wicked"?

From Quiz Idina's Final Show

Answer: January 9th 2005

On January 9th, Idina took her final bow as Elphaba the green "wicked" witch. January 8th was the day she fell through the "melting trap" and broke several ribs, January 14th was the day Idina's standby Shoshana Bean was supposed to make her Elphaba debut, and July 18th was the day Kristin Chenoweth (Glinda), Norbert Leo Butz (Fiyero) and Joel Grey (The Wizard) had their final performance in "Wicked".

5. Who acted as 'G(a)linda' in "Wicked" London (May 2010)?

From Quiz "Wicked" Cast, London (May 2010)

Answer: Louise Dearman

Galinda was Elphaba's first friend. At the beginning they were enemies but when Galinda gave Elphie a hat for the dance, meant as a joke only to embarrass her, Elphie mistook this for kindness and demanded Galinda that also get sorcery lessons. Galinda became Elphaba's best friend.

6. Due to an injury, Idina was unable to perform in her final performance. Which bone(s) did she break?

From Quiz Idina's Final Show

Answer: Her ribs

During the January 8th matinee, when Elphaba "melts", something went wrong with the melting trap, and Idina fell breaking a few of her ribs. There was then a 45 minute break as someone explained what had happened, and reassured the audience that Idina was OK, and then the show resumed with Shoshana Bean as Elphaba.

7. Which actor played the part of 'Fiyero' in "Wicked" London (May 2010)?

From Quiz "Wicked" Cast, London (May 2010)

Answer: Lee Mead

Fiyero originally fell in love with Galinda, but began to fall for Elphaba when he helped her release a lion cub into the wild. Glinda proposed publically to him in the second half and he went to find Elphaba. He was turned into a scarecrow in a wild attempt to save his life, and then he escaped Oz with Elphaba.

8. Which actress that has played Elphaba sings the line "I hear that rebel animals are giving her food and shelter" on the "Wicked" cast recording of the song "Thank Goodness"?

From Quiz "Wicked" Cast, Number 2

Answer: Kristy Cates

Kristy Cates was an ensemble member in the original Broadway cast before she was Elpbaha in the Chicago cast.

9. In the "Wicked" workshop, who played Elphaba before Idina came into the picture?

From Quiz Wicked-ifyed

Answer: Stephanie J. Block

Stephanie J. Block originated the role of Elphaba, but the creators decided they wanted a "name" to sell more tickets. This proved to be very successful, seeing as "Wicked" has been such a hit and has made Idina Menzel a very famous Broadway performer.

10. Which other "Wicked" cast member left the show at the same time as Idina?

From Quiz Idina's Final Show

Answer: Joey MacIntyre

Joey MacIntyre, of New Kids on the Block fame, replaced Norbert Leo Butz as Fiyero, the charming and "brainless" prince. On January 9th, he gave his final performance as Fiyero and received a hilarious speech from Jennifer Laura Thomas (Glinda) who recalled her childhood crush on Joey when he was in NKOTB.

11. Who depicted the part of 'The Wizard' in "Wicked" London (May 2010)?

From Quiz "Wicked" Cast, London (May 2010)

Answer: Clive Carter

The wizard is also Elphaba's father.

12. During a curtain call, after explaining about donating to the Hurricane Katrina fund, Idina Menzel asks if Jennifer Laura Thompson wants to add anything. What is her response?

From Quiz "Wicked" Cast, Number 2

Answer: I like cheese.

As an inside joke between Idina Menzel and Jennifer Laura Thompson, she responded with "I like cheese." Idina started laughing, and they both started doing a little dance and singing "I like chocolate!" "And I like cheese!" "I like chocolate!" "I like cheese!"

13. What happened to Idina Menzel during her last performance?

From Quiz "Wicked" Cast Members

Answer: She fell through a trap door and broke her ribs.

After falling through the trap door, Shoshana Bean had to fill in for Idina Menzel for the rest of the show.

14. Who played Nessarose, then Elphaba, and then moved to the musical "Brooklyn" to play the title character?

From Quiz Wicked-ifyed

Answer: Eden Espinosa

Eden Espinosa first played Elphaba's little sister Nessa, then played Elphaba herself. This role helped her get the lead role in "Brooklyn: The Musical" and helped show off her amazing voice.

15. Who acted the part of 'Nessarose' in "Wicked" London (May 2010)?

From Quiz "Wicked" Cast, London (May 2010)

Answer: Cassandra Compton

Nessa was born crippled and Elphaba had to take care of her.

16. When was Shoshana Bean's first official show as Elphaba?

From Quiz Wicked-ifyed

Answer: January 11, 2005

Although Shoshana had been in the show before as an understudy, her first official show was on the 11th.

17. Finish this Glinda quote that was altered for Idina, from the end of "Wicked": " Fellow Ozians..."

From Quiz Idina's Final Show

Answer: I love Idina Menzel

When she reappears at the end of the show, Glinda comes on in a bubble and says "Fellow Ozians, we've been through a frightening time." On January 9th however, Jennifer Laura Thomas screamed what was on everybody's mind "I Love Idina Menzel!"

18. Who portrayed 'Madame Morrible' in "Wicked" London (May 2010)?

From Quiz "Wicked" Cast, London (May 2010)

Answer: Julie Legrand

Madame Morrible had Nessa killed as a way to get Elphaba to come out of hiding.

19. From the "Backstage with Shoshana Bean" videos, what did Shoshana Bean think was so ridiculous about Ben Vereen's outfit?

From Quiz "Wicked" Cast, Number 2

Answer: It had skeletons all over it

Shoshana Bean thought that Ben Vereen's skeleton shirt was so ridiculous that she had to get it on tape since it didn't look like anything someone would wear during the hollidays.

20. Idina Menzel got married in 2003 to the actor who played what character for a short time?

From Quiz Wicked-ifyed

Answer: Fiyero

Idina and Taye Diggs met while both originated the roles of Maureen and Benny respectively in "Rent", and got married in 2003.

21. Which actor performed as 'Boq' in "Wicked" London (May 2010)?

From Quiz "Wicked" Cast, London (May 2010)

Answer: George Ure

Boq asked Nessa to the dance as a favour to Galinda, as she said that if someone were to invite Nessa they would be her hero. He couldn't face owning up to Nessa afterwards and instead said it was because he thought she was beautiful. Later it was discovered that Nessa kept Boq almost as a prisoner.

22. On Julia Murney's CD "I'm Not Waiting", what song from "Wicked" did she record?

From Quiz "Wicked" Cast, Number 2

Answer: I'm Not That Girl

She recorded a version of "I'm Not That Girl". It's different than the cast recording of "Wicked" because her version has a guitar as the background music instead of a piano.

23. When was Jennifer Laura Thompson's last show?

From Quiz "Wicked" Cast Members

Answer: May 29th, 2005

Megan Hilty took the role of Galinda after she left.

24. Who played the original Madame Morrible?

From Quiz Wicked-ifyed

Answer: Carole Shelley

Carole Shelley played the evil character Madame Morrible, and plays the same character in the "Wicked" Tour.

25. In the goodbye speech to Idina, director Joe Mantello retold the story of Idina's audition for "Wicked". He claimed she was the only person to do what?

From Quiz Idina's Final Show

Answer: Wear green makeup

"...You know, when Idina first came in to audition for us, she was the first person we saw. She was number one, and uh, that was a great sign. Suprisingly she was the only person who showed up with green eye makeup, green blush, green lipstick. She sang a song from "Aida" and she was unbelievable."

26. Who brought 'Doctor Dillamond' to life in "Wicked" London (May 2010)?

From Quiz "Wicked" Cast, London (May 2010)

Answer: Julian Forsyth

Galinda was inspired to change her name to 'Glinda' when Doctor Dillamond disappeared, as that was how he pronounced her name.

27. In what musical, other than "Wicked," did Norbert Leo Butz have a named (non-understudy) role in the original cast?

From Quiz "Wicked" Cast, Number 2

Answer: The Last Five Years

He was Jamie in the musical "The Last Five Years" before he was the original Fiyero in "Wicked".

28. What does the J in Stephanie J Block stand for?

From Quiz "Wicked" Cast Members

Answer: Janette

Stephanie J Block's full name is Stephanie Janette Block.

29. One of the actresses who played Glinda is nicknamed JLT. What does this stand for?

From Quiz Wicked-ifyed

Answer: Jennifer Laura Thompson

Jennifer Laura Thompson was also in "Urinetown", and played Glinda alongside Idina many times, along with Shoshana Bean.

30. While we're talking about auditions, Joe Mantello also said Idina did something out of the ordinary in her call back. What did she do?

From Quiz Idina's Final Show

Answer: She swore at the top her lungs

"She came back for call backs and she sang "Defying Gravity", and it was brilliant. And she got to the end, and got to the point where she said 'Never going to bring me' and on 'me'...she cracked. She screamed the F-word at the top of her lungs and finished the song brilliantly. And I think at that point she didn't expect to get the part, but she did."

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