FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!
Quiz about Broadway Songs and their Musicals
Quiz about Broadway Songs and their Musicals

Broadway Songs and their Musicals - Quiz


Ranging from the 1920s to the 1980s can you identify the song and the musical in which it was performed on Broadway?

A matching quiz by zambesi. Estimated time: 3 mins.
  1. Home
  2. »
  3. Quizzes
  4. »
  5. Humanities Trivia
  6. »
  7. Song Mixture
  8. »
  9. Name the Musical

Author
zambesi
Time
3 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
390,731
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
13 / 15
Plays
825
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.
QuestionsChoices
1. Memory   
  Show Boat (1927)
2. Ol' Man River   
  Porgy and Bess (1935)
3. All That Jazz   
  South Pacific (1949)
4. If I Were a Rich Man   
  West Side Story (1957)
5. Some Enchanted Evening   
  Hair (1968)
6. Rose's Turn   
  Gypsy (1959)
7. Summertime   
  Carousel (1945)
8. Tonight   
  Man of La Mancha (1965)
9. There's No Business Like Show Business   
  Funny Girl (1964)
10. The Impossible Dream   
  Cats (1981)
11. You'll Never Walk Alone   
  Chicago (1975)
12. Don't Rain On My Parade   
  The King and I (1951)
13. Aquarius   
  Fiddler on the Roof (1964)
14. I Got Rhythm   
  Girl Crazy (1930)
15. Something Wonderful   
  Annie Get Your Gun (1946)





Select each answer

1. Memory
2. Ol' Man River
3. All That Jazz
4. If I Were a Rich Man
5. Some Enchanted Evening
6. Rose's Turn
7. Summertime
8. Tonight
9. There's No Business Like Show Business
10. The Impossible Dream
11. You'll Never Walk Alone
12. Don't Rain On My Parade
13. Aquarius
14. I Got Rhythm
15. Something Wonderful

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Memory

Answer: Cats (1981)

"Cats" is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The show first opened in London's West End in 1981 and opened on Broadway in 1982. The London production ran for 21 years and on Broadway for 18 years. The song "Memory" is sometimes called "Memories" incorrectly and in the show is sung by the character Grizabella.
2. Ol' Man River

Answer: Show Boat (1927)

The musical "Show Boat" was first produced in 1927 by Florenz Ziegfeld. It is based on the best selling novel of the same name by Edna Ferber. The show follows there lives of stagehands, dock workers and performers on a Mississippi River show boat named the Cotton Blossom.

The music of the song "Ol' Man River" was composed by Jerome Kern with the lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. The song is sung from the point of view of a black stevedore on the show boat.
3. All That Jazz

Answer: Chicago (1975)

The opening song of the musical "Chicago" is "All That Jazz". The music was by John Kander and the lyrics by Fred Ebb. The musical is based on a 1926 play of the same name by Maurine Dallas Watkins. The show is set in the prohibition era in Chicago.
4. If I Were a Rich Man

Answer: Fiddler on the Roof (1964)

The song "If I Were a Rich Man" was written by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock. In the musical the song is sung by Tevye, the main character in the musical, which reflects his dreams. The musical is set in imperial Russia (1905) and Tevye, the father of five daughters, tries to maintain his Jewish religion and culture.
5. Some Enchanted Evening

Answer: South Pacific (1949)

"Some Enchanted Evening" is a tune from the musical "South Pacific" by Rogers and Hammerstein. The song is sung by the show's male lead, Emile de Becque who is a French plantation owner on a South Pacific island during WWII. He falls in love with an American navy nurse, Ensign Nellie Forbush from Arkansas.
6. Rose's Turn

Answer: Gypsy (1959)

The song was written by Jule Styne and with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The song is sung by Mama Rose reflecting the frustrations of life raising two daughters.
7. Summertime

Answer: Porgy and Bess (1935)

"Porgy and Bess" is an opera and the song "Summertime" composed by George Gershwin. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward and based on his novel titled "Porgy" (1925). The song is sung a number of times through Porgy and Bess. The story is based on Porgy, a disabled black street-beggar in Charleston, South Carolina who tries to rescue his love, Bess from her lover and drug dealer.
8. Tonight

Answer: West Side Story (1957)

The song "Tonight" was introduced in the musical "West Side Story" and was written by Leonard Bernstein and the lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The song was sung by the two principal characters of Tony and Maria.
9. There's No Business Like Show Business

Answer: Annie Get Your Gun (1946)

Irving Berlin wrote the song "There's No Business Like Show Business" for the 1946 musical "Annie Get Your Gun". In the musical the song is sung by members of the Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. They are trying to tempt Annie Oakley to the production.
10. The Impossible Dream

Answer: Man of La Mancha (1965)

"The Impossible Dream" was composed by Mitch Leigh with the lyrics by Joe Darion. This is the most popular song from the musical "Man of La Mancha" and is sung by Don Quixote. The song also featured in the movie version of the same name in 1972 starring Peter O'Toole.
11. You'll Never Walk Alone

Answer: Carousel (1945)

"You'll Never Walk Alone" is a musical tune from the 1945 musical "Carousel" by Rogers and Hammerstein. In the musical the song is sung by Nettie Fowler as she tries to comfort Julie, her cousin, after Julie's husband Billy has died after a failed bank robbery.

The song became a hit in the 1960s for the Liverpool group Gerry and the Pacemakers. It has also become the signature song for the Liverpool Football Club.
12. Don't Rain On My Parade

Answer: Funny Girl (1964)

"Don't Rain On My Parade" was written by Bob Merrill and Julep Styne. Barbra Streisand performed the song in the 1964 Broadway musical "Funny Girl" and the film version of the same name in 1968.
13. Aquarius

Answer: Hair (1968)

"Aquarius" was a medley also with "Let the Sunshine In" and written for the 1967 musical "Hair". "Hair" was a rock musical with lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni with the music by Galt MacDermot. The musical tells the story of a group of hippies in New York City fighting against conscription into the Vietnam War.
14. I Got Rhythm

Answer: Girl Crazy (1930)

"I Got Rhythm" was composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Ethel Merman sang the song in the original Broadway musical "Girl Crazy" in 1930.
15. Something Wonderful

Answer: The King and I (1951)

"Something Wonderful" was sung in the Rogers and Hammerstein musical "The King and I". In the Broadway production the song was sung by Dorothy Sarnoff as Lady Thiang, the King's head wife. Yul Brynner played the role of the King of Siam in both the Broadway production (1951) and the film version in 1956.
Source: Author zambesi

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor 1nn1 before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.
12/22/2024, Copyright 2024 FunTrivia, Inc. - Report an Error / Contact Us