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Moss Hart collaborated with George Kaufman to write a string of successful plays starting with "Once in a Lifetime" (1930), and ending with "George Washington Slept Here" 91940). "You Can't Take it With You" (1936) won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and was adapted into a 1938 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. "The Man Who Came to Dinner" (1939) was written asa vehicle for their friend Alexander Woollcott, and many of the characters were recognisably based on members of their friendship circle.
3 quizzes and 40 trivia questions.
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  Average You Can't Take It With You Trivia   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
"Do I dare / Disturb the Universe?" (T.S. Eliot, 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock') For the characters in this play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, the answer is an emphatic "Yes!" Can you match these characters with their eccentric pursuits?
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Aug 02 17
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looney_tunes editor
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  The Man Who Came to Dinner    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A short quiz about a rather hilarious older comedy, written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman!
Average, 10 Qns, durikaj, May 16 08
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durikaj
347 plays
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  20 Questions: You Can't Take it With You Multiple Choice Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This quiz is all about the play 'You Can't Take It With You' Good Luck!
Tough, 20 Qns, Moonyloon, Aug 27 07
Tough
Moonyloon
455 plays
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Moss and Kaufman Hart Trivia Questions
1. What is the first line of the play?

From Quiz The Man Who Came to Dinner

Answer: Great dribbling cow!

We hear Sheridan Whiteside from offstage as he berates his long-suffering Nurse Preen.

2. In the play, on what date does Sherry make his radio broadcast?

From Quiz The Man Who Came to Dinner

Answer: December 24

Whiteside makes his special Christmas Eve broadcast from the living room of the Stanley household, much to the dismay of Mr. Stanley!

3. What type of animals does Whiteside receive as a Christmas gift?

From Quiz The Man Who Came to Dinner

Answer: Penguins

Whiteside receives penguins from Admiral Byrd as a Christmas gift. He receives cockroaches from his friend Lentz as a gift to help him pass the time, but these are not a Christmas gift.

4. Whiteside dictates a number of telegrams in Act I. Which person does he NOT send a message to?

From Quiz The Man Who Came to Dinner

Answer: Somerset Maugham

Somerset Maugham does send Whiteside a Christmas present, but Whiteside only sends telgrams to the other three in Act I.

5. In the newer versions of the play, what is Whiteside's nickname for Mahatma Ghandi?

From Quiz The Man Who Came to Dinner

Answer: Boo Boo

Boo boo?? That cracks me up every time I hear it!

6. What talent does Richard Stanley possess that his father thinks is a waste of time?

From Quiz The Man Who Came to Dinner

Answer: Photography

Richard wants to make a living by taking photos. Whiteside encourages him to run away from home to pursue his dream.

7. What activity were Maggie and Bert enjoying that surprised Whiteside?

From Quiz The Man Who Came to Dinner

Answer: Ice skating

Richard and June say they saw Maggie and Bert ice skating. This enfuriates Whiteside, because it means he can't get any work done, since Maggie isn't around.

8. Who plays Banjo in the 1942 film version of "The Man Who Came to Dinner?"

From Quiz The Man Who Came to Dinner

Answer: Jimmy Durante

Banjo, based on real-life Marx Brother Harpo, was played by Jimmy Durante. Reginald Gardiner played Beverly Carlton; Richard Travis played Bert Jefferson; and Monty Wooley played Sheridan Whiteside. (cast data courtesy of the Internet Movie Database, www.imdb.com)

9. The character of Beverly Carlton was modeled after what famous playwright?

From Quiz The Man Who Came to Dinner

Answer: Noel Coward

Beverly visits Whiteside and ends up plotting with Maggie to get Lorraine Sheldon out of the house. Check out this NY Times review of the original film, starring Monty Wooley as Whiteside: http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=31097

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