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10 Questions: Broadway Musicals Multiple Choice Quiz | Humanities

See how much you know about musical plays that have appeared on Broadway. Most of these have also been movies.

A multiple-choice quiz by Stageman. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Stageman

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
84,036

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
4537

Last 3 plays: daveguth (8/10), pughmv (7/10), Guest 150 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The lead character in this play is referred to as "a flibbertijibbet, a will-o-the wisp, a clown". Hint

Mame

Sweeney Todd

The Sound of Music

Barnum

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Question 2 of 10

2. The title song of this play was made famous by jazz great Louis Armstrong.

Answer: (Two words, do not punctuate)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Jerry Lewis starred as the devil in the revival. Hint

Damn Yankees

Amadeus

Pygmalion

Dr. Faustus

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Question 4 of 10

4. This musical version was based on George Bernard Shaw's play 'Pygmalion.' Hint

What the Butler Saw

Camelot

My Fair Lady

The Sound of Music

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the longest running musical on Broadway when it closed in 2000? Hint

Cats

Phantom of the Opera

A Chorus Line

Les Miserables

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Question 6 of 10

6. Zero Mostel played the lead roles in "Fiddler on the Roof" and "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" both on Broadway and in the movie versions of these musicals.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. This show has gang members from the "Sharks" and the "Jets" singing in the streets. Hint

Grease

Miss Saigon

Rent

West Side Story

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Question 8 of 10

8. In "The Music Man" fast talking salesman Harold Hill sings this song to about the people of River City. Hint

There's a Sucker Born Every Minute

Come Follow the Band

Iowa Stubborn

Trouble

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Question 9 of 10

9. By the year 2000, which two Disney movies had also been adapted as Broadway musicals? Hint

"The Lion King" and "Beauty and the Beast"

"Cinderella" and "Beauty and the Beast"

"The Lion King" and "Song of the South"

"101 Dalmatians" and "Cinderella"

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which show won the 2002 Tony Award for best musical revival? Hint

Into the Woods

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Oklahoma!

Damn Yankees

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Dec 18 2024 : daveguth: 8/10
Dec 18 2024 : pughmv: 7/10
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Dec 05 2024 : HarvSoul: 6/10
Dec 02 2024 : twlmy: 10/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The lead character in this play is referred to as "a flibbertijibbet, a will-o-the wisp, a clown".

Answer: The Sound of Music

The nuns are describing Maria to the Mother Superior.

2. The title song of this play was made famous by jazz great Louis Armstrong.

Answer: Hello Dolly

He welcomed Dolly (played by Barbra Streisand) to the restaurant in which he was performing this song in the movie based on the original stage musical.

3. Jerry Lewis starred as the devil in the revival.

Answer: Damn Yankees

The character was originally played on Broadway and in the movie by Ray Walston ("My Favorite Martian", "Picket Fences").

4. This musical version was based on George Bernard Shaw's play 'Pygmalion.'

Answer: My Fair Lady

It originally got some negative reviews by Shaw fans who felt it did not serve the original well.

5. What was the longest running musical on Broadway when it closed in 2000?

Answer: Cats

It had a record 7,485 performances.

6. Zero Mostel played the lead roles in "Fiddler on the Roof" and "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" both on Broadway and in the movie versions of these musicals.

Answer: False

Topol had the lead role in the movie version of "Fiddler on the Roof".

7. This show has gang members from the "Sharks" and the "Jets" singing in the streets.

Answer: West Side Story

Grease had the "Burger Palace Boys" and the "Flaming Dukes" in the play, and the "TBirds" and the "Scorpions" in the movie.

8. In "The Music Man" fast talking salesman Harold Hill sings this song to about the people of River City.

Answer: Trouble

River City is a fictional town based on author Meredith Willson's home town of Mason City, Iowa.

9. By the year 2000, which two Disney movies had also been adapted as Broadway musicals?

Answer: "The Lion King" and "Beauty and the Beast"

Rogers and Hammerstein had also written a musical "Cinderella", but it wasn't the Disney version.

10. Which show won the 2002 Tony Award for best musical revival?

Answer: Into the Woods

'Thoroughly Modern Millie' actually won as best musical.

Source: Author Stageman

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