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  Lyrics from "Smash" - Name the "Bombshell" Song!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Smash is a wonderful TV series whose concept revolved around the creation of Broadway Musicals. This quiz focuses on song lyrics from the musical "Bombshell" that the show created.
Average, 10 Qns, jsheliga, Jun 28 21
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jsheliga
Jun 28 21
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  "Smash" - Season One    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is the *first* quiz on here about the NBC show "Smash"! Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, kaffyrock, Jun 28 21
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kaffyrock
Jun 28 21
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Smash Trivia Questions
1. Which song contains the lyrics: "Put down the playbook, 'cause the things I wanna show you can't be written down, let my lips do the teaching."?

From Quiz Lyrics from "Smash" - Name the "Bombshell" Song!

Answer: History is Made at Night

"History is Made at Night" is sung by characters Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio and Lovers during the first act of "Bombshell".

2. What are the names of the successful duo who have written shows such as "Three on a Match" and "Heaven on Earth", and are currently working on "Bombshell"?

From Quiz "Smash" - Season One

Answer: Houston and Levitt

Julia Houston and Tom Levitt are played by Debra Messing and Christian Borle respectively. In the first episode they are on a planned break from songwriting, but this comes to an abrupt end when the idea of a Marilyn musical is mentioned!

3. Which song contains the lyrics: "So if you see someone's hurt and in need of a hand."?

From Quiz Lyrics from "Smash" - Name the "Bombshell" Song!

Answer: Don't Forget Me

"Don't Forget Me" is sung by the character of Marilyn Monroe and is the last song of "Bombshell".

4. The song "National Pastime" is set around what sport?

From Quiz "Smash" - Season One

Answer: Baseball

"Baseball diamonds are a girl's best friend!" The song comes at the point in Marilyn's life when she has just started dating Joe DiMaggio.

5. Which song contains the lyrics: "I know I've kept you waiting, I know I've made you mad. But this time that we've spent creating, was the best time I ever had."?

From Quiz Lyrics from "Smash" - Name the "Bombshell" Song!

Answer: Cut, Print... Moving On

"Cut, Print... Moving On" finishes Act I of "Bombshell" and is sung by the character Marilyn Monroe and the Studio Staff.

6. What is the name of the much-abused Stage Manager who gets pushed around and shouted at by Derek a lot?

From Quiz "Smash" - Season One

Answer: Linda

Poor Linda. Derek is forever barking orders at her and she seems to do all the real hard work! Later on in the season she's even ambushed by Rebecca to make her special smoothies.

7. Which song contains the lyrics: "Fade in on a girl, with a hunger for fame, and a face and a name to remember."?

From Quiz Lyrics from "Smash" - Name the "Bombshell" Song!

Answer: Let Me Be Your Star

The character of Norma Jeane Mortenson sings "Let Me Be Your Star" as the opening of Act I in "Bombshell".

8. What song does Karen dance to with Jessica, Sue and Bobby in a club?

From Quiz "Smash" - Season One

Answer: "Rumour Has It"

They teach her the routine in an effort to show her how to not stick out so much in the chorus. The other songs are all used in the show at different times.

9. Which song contains the lyrics: "In history, there's this doctrine called Monroe. Which basically told the enemy where to go."?

From Quiz Lyrics from "Smash" - Name the "Bombshell" Song!

Answer: Dig Deep

Both Megan Hilty and Uma Thurman made recordings of "Dig Deep". It is sung in Act II of "Bombshell" by Marilyn Monroe, Lee Strasberg and Students.

10. Julia and Frank Houston are planning on adopting another child, but what is their 16-year-old son called?

From Quiz "Smash" - Season One

Answer: Leo

He is a good kid but later gets involved with drugs, starts failing in school and runs away from home while suffering through his parents' separation.

11. Which song contains the lyrics: "At Paramount, it's "ooh la la", the Warner Brothers "cha cha cha", and L.B. Mayer loves his schmaltz, so MGM made The Great Waltz."

From Quiz Lyrics from "Smash" - Name the "Bombshell" Song!

Answer: 20th Century Fox Mambo

Marilyn Monroe and the 20th Century Fox Studio Staff sing the "20th Century Fox Mambo" song in Act I of "Bombshell".

12. Which Jonas brother guest-starred as Lyle West?

From Quiz "Smash" - Season One

Answer: Nick Jonas

Nick Jonas plays the starlet Lyle West, who helps fund the workshop for "Bombshell". Derek and Tom argue over which of them 'discovered' him.

13. Which song contains the lyrics: "Today the trades are all aglow, With grosses for our Miss Monroe, the things those vermin mustn't know, is what she puts us through."?

From Quiz Lyrics from "Smash" - Name the "Bombshell" Song!

Answer: Don't Say Yes Until I Finish Talking

The characters of Darryl F. Zanuck and Studio Executives sing "Don't Say Yes Until I Finish Talking" in "Bombshell's" Act I.

14. What song does Karen sing as a demo in the recording studio?

From Quiz "Smash" - Season One

Answer: "Brighter Than The Sun"

Originally by Colbie Caillat. When Karen finished singing the sound recorder guy told her he loved her.

15. Which song contains the lyrics: "Here's a lesson they should teach in school, when a girl gets curvy, and the boys all drool, if math and science just ain't your style, just give that teacher a wink and a smile."?

From Quiz Lyrics from "Smash" - Name the "Bombshell" Song!

Answer: I Never Met a Wolf Who Didn't Love to Howl

Marilyn Monroe and the Troops sing "I Never Met a Wolf Who Didn't Love to Howl" in "Bombshell".

16. Which song contains the lyrics: "You ask me, how far will I go, you ask me what I wouldn't do, for the sight of my name, as it fills every frame. Yes, I want to be more than a flash."?

From Quiz Lyrics from "Smash" - Name the "Bombshell" Song!

Answer: Smash!

Characters Norma Jeane and Aspiring Actresses sing about how far they will go in "Bombshell's" song "Smash!"

17. Ivy Lynn is a very talented performer but her mother Leigh Conroy is a Broadway legend! Who plays her?

From Quiz "Smash" - Season One

Answer: Bernadette Peters

Also a Broadway legend! She sings a wonderful rendition of 'Everything's Coming Up Roses' from "Gypsy" when she visits a rehearsal.

18. Which song contains the lyrics: "The field was bright with clover, I saw the finish sign, I started as a rover, and then victory was mine."?

From Quiz Lyrics from "Smash" - Name the "Bombshell" Song!

Answer: They Just Keep Moving the Line

Megan Hilty portraying Marilyn Monroe in "Bombshell" sang "They Just Keep Moving the Line" in Act II.

19. Where are Ivy and Karen when they burst into an impromptu rendition of "Cheers (Drink to that)"?

From Quiz "Smash" - Season One

Answer: Times Square

They've both had a bit to drink and burst into song in the street, gathering quite a crowd.

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