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Dreaming of Broadway Trivia Quiz

The following ten shows all have someone who sings about a dream. Your job is to figure out which character was singing the song.

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

Author
Ilona_Ritter

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
192,938

Updated
Jun 08 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1921

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In "Annie" this character sings of parents in the song "Maybe". Hint

Grace

Daddy Warbucks

Annie

Tessie

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Question 2 of 10

2. In "Gypsy" this character told her father "88 bucks is all that I need". Who had this $88 dream? Hint

Louise

Tulsa

June

Rose

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Question 3 of 10

3. In "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" this person dreamt he saw "eleven stars bowing down to mine". Hint

Joseph

Baker

Reuben

Jacob

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Question 4 of 10

4. Also in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" a person dreams of seven skinny cows eating seven fat cows, but not gaining any weight. Who had this dream? Hint

Pharaoh

Baker

Joseph

Butler

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Question 5 of 10

5. In "Man of La Mancha" this man dreamed "the impossible dream". Hint

Aldonza

Don Quixote

Miguel

Sancho

6. This song is actually a ballet performed in "The Mystery of Edwin Drood". The title would give the answer away; however, this character was an opium addict and dreamt he killed Edwin Drood. Hint

Nick Cricket Jr.

Durdles

John Jasper

Edwin Drood

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who sings, "I Dreamed a Dream" in Les Miserables? Hint

Cosette

Eponine

Jean Val Jean

Fantine

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Question 8 of 10

8. This person from "The Secret Garden" dreamed of a "round-shouldered man". Who is he? Hint

Dickon

Colin

Archibald

Neville

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who sings "I dreamed I met a Galilean" in "Jesus Christ Superstar"? Hint

Jesus

Pilate

Peter

Judas

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which gambler from "Guys and Dolls" sings "I dreamed I got on the boat to heaven and by some chance I had brought my dice along?" Hint

Harry the Horse

Sky Masterson

Nicely - Nicely Johnson

Nathan Detroit

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In "Annie" this character sings of parents in the song "Maybe".

Answer: Annie

The original Annie was played by Andrea McArdle. Her daughter later played Young Cosette in the musical "Les Miserables".

2. In "Gypsy" this character told her father "88 bucks is all that I need". Who had this $88 dream?

Answer: Rose

The real Gypsy Rose Lee's sister is actress June Havoc.

3. In "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" this person dreamt he saw "eleven stars bowing down to mine".

Answer: Joseph

"Joseph..." was originally written as a one-hour show for an all-boys school in England.

4. Also in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" a person dreams of seven skinny cows eating seven fat cows, but not gaining any weight. Who had this dream?

Answer: Pharaoh

The Pharaoh was made to look like Elvis Presley, the big music icon of the 1950s and '60s.

5. In "Man of La Mancha" this man dreamed "the impossible dream".

Answer: Don Quixote

The music for "Man of La Mancha" was written by Mitch Leigh. The lyrics were written by Joe Darion.

6. This song is actually a ballet performed in "The Mystery of Edwin Drood". The title would give the answer away; however, this character was an opium addict and dreamt he killed Edwin Drood.

Answer: John Jasper

"The Mystery of Edwin Drood" was the last novel Charles Dickens ever wrote. He died before it was complete, so the audience votes on the ending in the musical.

7. Who sings, "I Dreamed a Dream" in Les Miserables?

Answer: Fantine

"Les Miserables in Concert" features Jean Valjeans from all over the world.

8. This person from "The Secret Garden" dreamed of a "round-shouldered man". Who is he?

Answer: Colin

As of October 9, 2004, Daisy Eagan is the youngest person to ever win a Tony for best actress in a musical. She played Mary Lennox.

9. Who sings "I dreamed I met a Galilean" in "Jesus Christ Superstar"?

Answer: Pilate

Orignally "Jesus Christ Superstar" was only a record album.

10. Which gambler from "Guys and Dolls" sings "I dreamed I got on the boat to heaven and by some chance I had brought my dice along?"

Answer: Nicely - Nicely Johnson

According to www.musicalheaven.com, between 1951 and 1992 "Guys and Dolls" had won 15 Tony Awards.

Source: Author Ilona_Ritter

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