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Quiz about All About the Music Guys and Dolls

All About the Music: Guys and Dolls Quiz

This is a quiz about the musical and movie versions of Guys and Dolls.

A multiple-choice quiz by mizblusky. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
mizblusky

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
266,738

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
693

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In the play, Who sings 'Beats me all to heck how I'll ever tend the farm, ever tend the farm when I want to keep my arms about you.'? Hint

Sarah Brown

Harry the Horse

Sky Masterson

Miss Adelaide

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Question 2 of 10

2. Finish the lyric: 'From the moment we kissed tonight___________' Hint

I've felt like a bell

Thats the way I've got to behave

I've been in love with you

Chemistry came to life

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 'Fugue for the Tin Horns', three horses are named. Which horse is not mentioned in the song? Hint

Paul Revere

Society Max

Epitaph

Valentine

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Question 4 of 10

4. According to Adelaide, what kind of illness can you get from a lack of community property? Hint

A cough

A cold

La grippe

Post nasal drip

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the play, during the song 'More I Cannot Wish You', which of the following is not mentioned? Hint

Fortune

Furs

Love

Footmen

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Question 6 of 10

6. Nathan tells Adelaide that he has to go to a prayer meeting. Adelaide believes him.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the movie, who sings 'When you see a guy reach for stars in the sky, you can bet that he's doing it for some doll'? Hint

Benny Southstreet

Nicely-Nicely Johnson

Nathan Detroit

Rusty Charlie

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following is not a quality of Sarah Brown's dream man? Hint

He has a calm, steady voice

He is a gambler

He has "feet on the ground"

He has a strong moral fiber

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Question 9 of 10

9. Sky Masterson rolls all the crap players for _______ each against their souls? Hint

$500

$1,000

$10,000

$5,000

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the movie, who does not get married in the last scene? Hint

Sarah Brown

Benny Southstreet

Nathan Detroit

Miss Adelaide

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the play, Who sings 'Beats me all to heck how I'll ever tend the farm, ever tend the farm when I want to keep my arms about you.'?

Answer: Miss Adelaide

This is from the song 'A Bushel and a Peck'. In the movie, it was replaced by the song 'Pet Me, Poppa'.

2. Finish the lyric: 'From the moment we kissed tonight___________'

Answer: Thats the way I've got to behave

This is from the song 'If I Were a Bell'.

3. In 'Fugue for the Tin Horns', three horses are named. Which horse is not mentioned in the song?

Answer: Society Max

In 'Fugue for the Tin Horns', Nicely-Nicely sings that Paul Revere "can do", Benny Southstreet claims Valentine "has chance", and Rusty Charlie says that Epitaph is a "big threat". Society Max is one of the crap players.

4. According to Adelaide, what kind of illness can you get from a lack of community property?

Answer: A cold

From a lack of community property and a feeling she's getting too old a person can develop a bad, bad cold. Adelaide sings about her sicknesses in the appropriately named 'Adelaide's Lament'.

5. In the play, during the song 'More I Cannot Wish You', which of the following is not mentioned?

Answer: Furs

This song was removed from the movie.

6. Nathan tells Adelaide that he has to go to a prayer meeting. Adelaide believes him.

Answer: False

She accuses him of going to a crap game.

7. In the movie, who sings 'When you see a guy reach for stars in the sky, you can bet that he's doing it for some doll'?

Answer: Nathan Detroit

In the movie, this line is sung by Nathan Detroit, but in the plays, Nathan is not in the song 'Guys and Dolls' and the line belongs to Nicely-Nicely. Nathan is in this song in the movie because he is played by the talented Frank Sinatra and the producers wanted him to sing as much as possible. The song "Adalade" was also added for that purpose.

8. Which of the following is not a quality of Sarah Brown's dream man?

Answer: He is a gambler

Sarah says he wouldn't be a gambler.

9. Sky Masterson rolls all the crap players for _______ each against their souls?

Answer: $1,000

Sky wins and the gamblers have to go to the Save-A-Soul Mission's prayer meeting.

10. In the movie, who does not get married in the last scene?

Answer: Benny Southstreet

Sarah marries Sky and Adelaide marries Nathan (after fourteen years of being engaged).

Source: Author mizblusky

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