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Are You A "Birdie" Expert? Trivia Quiz

Think you know the stage musical "Bye Bye Birdie"? Test your knowledge - see if you know these 10 details! I've used quotes written by playwright Michael Stewart and lyricist Lee Adams.

A multiple-choice quiz by GabriellaGal. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
GabriellaGal

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
320,846

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
362

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is Albert Peterson's middle initial? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Lou was "struck down by a loaded beer truck," a beverage Mae Peterson "consumed faithfully for _____ years!" How many years? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many girls does Harvey Johnson call up during "The Telephone Hour?" Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Rose has put up with Albert (working as his secretary and his sweetheart) for how many years? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is Albert's first response to hearing the reason why the "Sad Girl" is sad? (The reason: she'll be "too old" for Conrad by the time he gets out of the army.) Hint

"There are plenty of fish in the sea."

"Is that all?"

"You're only 12 years old!"

"I think she still has a few good years left."

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Question 6 of 10

6. What activity are the teenagers referring to when they say "loop-the-loop?" Hint

Dancing

Drinking alcohol

Roller coasters

Staying out past curfew

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Question 7 of 10

7. The character Rose Alvarez originally had a different last name in the Broadway production, but since then, the scripts all say "Alvarez." What is her alternate last name? Hint

Grant

Madison

Hernandez

Sanchez

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is Rose Alvarez's home town? Hint

Salt Lake City, Utah

New York, New York

Allentown, Pennsylvania

Chicago, Illinois

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Question 9 of 10

9. It's often confused or shortened, but what is the full, original title of the sixth song in the show? Hint

"Normal American Boy"

"A Healthy, Normal, American Boy"

"Healthy, Normal, American Boy"

"A Normal American Boy"

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the final scene of the show, before the sweet duet and dance "Rosie," where does Albert announce he and Rose are moving to marry and start their new life? Hint

Louisville, Kentucky

Allentown, Pennsylvania

Sunny Springs, Illinois

Pumpkin Falls, Iowa

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Albert Peterson's middle initial?

Answer: J

His full name is Albert J. Peterson. It is never revealed by "Birdie" playwright Michael Stewart what the "J" stands for.

2. Lou was "struck down by a loaded beer truck," a beverage Mae Peterson "consumed faithfully for _____ years!" How many years?

Answer: 32

Mae Peterson's line is, "Lou! Where are you, Lou?! Struck down by a beverage I consumed faithfully for 32 years!"

3. How many girls does Harvey Johnson call up during "The Telephone Hour?"

Answer: 3

Penelope Ann Henkel, Deborah Sue Miller, and Charity Garfein are all girls to whom Harvey has taken a liking. Penelope Ann is his first choice, and he attempts to ask her to the prom.

4. Rose has put up with Albert (working as his secretary and his sweetheart) for how many years?

Answer: 8

Rose sings, "Eight years! Eight years! That's how long I've wasted on him!" This is in the song, "What Did I Ever See In Him".

5. What is Albert's first response to hearing the reason why the "Sad Girl" is sad? (The reason: she'll be "too old" for Conrad by the time he gets out of the army.)

Answer: "I think she still has a few good years left."

You've gotta love those Michael Stewart one-liners. This leads into the song "Put on a Happy Face."

6. What activity are the teenagers referring to when they say "loop-the-loop?"

Answer: Drinking alcohol

"I don't mind the moonlight swims, it's the loop-the-loop that hurts." - Mr. Harry MacAfee.

Hugo Peabody "loops-the-loop," but with milk!

7. The character Rose Alvarez originally had a different last name in the Broadway production, but since then, the scripts all say "Alvarez." What is her alternate last name?

Answer: Grant

The name was changed to be more ethnic simply to make the joke "Spanish is not a religion!" a little bit funnier. The character Rose was also, in early early drafts of the show, Polish. After Chita Rivera was chosen for the role, all the Polish jokes were changed to Spanish ones.

8. What is Rose Alvarez's home town?

Answer: Allentown, Pennsylvania

"Although I come from Allentown, P.A!"

A funny coincidence - or perhaps a purposeful reference: In another musical, "42nd Street", also written by Michael Stewart and directed by original Birdie director Gower Champion, the character Peggy Sawyer also comes from Allentown. She and Rose have one more thing in common: A suitcase is an important prop for each of them. Theatre people are rather clever, aren't they?

9. It's often confused or shortened, but what is the full, original title of the sixth song in the show?

Answer: "A Healthy, Normal, American Boy"

"For he's a fine upstanding, patriotic, healthy, normal, American Boy!"
"And that's why he volunteered -"
"Volunteered? I thought he was drafted!"
"And he appealed three times!"
"Uh..."
"SING!"

10. In the final scene of the show, before the sweet duet and dance "Rosie," where does Albert announce he and Rose are moving to marry and start their new life?

Answer: Pumpkin Falls, Iowa

Pumpkin Falls is in need of an English teacher, and after all: "An English teacher is really someone..."

Source: Author GabriellaGal

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