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The Ultimate Guys and Dolls Quiz | Musicals

I dearly love the irony regarding this quiz about musical gamblers...this was the result of a dare. A sincere 'thank you' to you-know-who for making me relive it again.

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

Author
Oddball

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
17,697

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
14 / 20

Plays
5083

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 20

1. 'Guys and Dolls' was based on a short story by this New York author: Hint

Studs Terkel

Damon Runyon

Don Marquis

Joseph Wambaugh

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Question 2 of 20

2. Who is the operator of the 'oldest established permanent floating crap game in New York'? Hint

Sky Masterson

Nathan Detroit

Bennie Southstreet

Johnny One-Eye

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Question 3 of 20

3. Sarah Brown worked for this organization: Hint

Girl Scouts

St. Teresa's Orphanage

Witness Protection

The Save-A-Soul Mission

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Question 4 of 20

4. Nathan Detroit and Miss Adelaide have been engaged for how long? Hint

Six months

A week

14 years

Two months

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Question 5 of 20

5. What is the name of the nightclub where Adelaide is a chanteuse? Hint

The Hot Box

The Green Room

Minsky's

Pere Lachaise

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Question 6 of 20

6. Joey Biltmore would be more than happy to let the game take place in his garage, but needs this up front for 'insurance': Hint

A date with Adelaide

A thousand dollars

A new car

A piece of the action

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Question 7 of 20

7. Nathan makes a wager with Sky for the 'insurance' that Sky cannot do this: Hint

Find an alternate setting for the game

Take a girl of Nathan's choosing to Havana

Guess the color of his own tie.

Guess what dessert is being served at the diner

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Question 8 of 20

8. At the first meeting with the man-shy Sarah, Sky makes a pledge to her that he will bring her this: Hint

A dozen roses

A dozen sinners

Dinner and a movie

A pledge to reform

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Question 9 of 20

9. The 'guys' make another attempt at a game, this time wearing carnations as the pass to get in. To throw Lt. Brannigan off the trail, how do the guys explain the flowers? Hint

A bachelor party

A flower sale

A funeral

It's Spring!!!

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Question 10 of 20

10. Harry the Horse has brought in a tough competitor, Big Jule, from East Cicero, IL. When pressed by Lt. Brannigan, what is Big Jule's 'occupation'? Hint

Currently in between jobs

Greeting card writer

Flower arranger

Scout Master

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Question 11 of 20

11. As Sky and Sarah meet the Mission band, what was just interrupted at the Mission? Hint

The closing of the Mission

A prayer meeting

A wedding

A crap game

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Question 12 of 20

12. Where does the crap game eventually wind up? Hint

A sewer

Biltmore's

A tugboat

The Hot Box

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Question 13 of 20

13. Big Jule is having a streak of good fortune at Nathan's expense, using his 'special' dice. What's unusual about them? Hint

They're blank

They're made of real 'bones'

They're metal

They're imaginary

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Question 14 of 20

14. Sky is given a chance to roll the dice. If he wins, he takes the gamblers to the mission. What happens if he loses? Hint

He gives up gambling forever

He leaves town

He gives $1,000 to each

He confesses to Sarah about the wager

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Question 15 of 20

15. What famous 'method actor' played Sky in the 1955 movie?

Answer: (First and or last name accepted)

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Question 16 of 20

16. What actress played Sarah Brown in the movie? Hint

Jean Seberg

Jean Simmons

Shirley MacLaine

Leslie Caron

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Question 17 of 20

17. Which of the Tony awards did 'Guys And Dolls' NOT win in the initial 1951 run? Hint

Musical

Lead Actress

Lead Actor

Director

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Question 18 of 20

18. A truly entertaining character, one of those Broadway staples, was Nicely-Nicely Johnson. Who played him in the movie? Hint

Robert Keith

Stubby Kaye

B.S. Pulley

Sheldon Leonard

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Question 19 of 20

19. This famed Broadway legend wrote the lyrics and music for 'Guys And Dolls': Hint

Frank Loesser

Oscar Hammerstein

Jule Styne

Stephen Sondheim

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Question 20 of 20

20. What unwritten rule does any self-respecting gambler ALWAYS follow? Hint

Win if you can, cheat if you must

Never bet more than you have.

Never 'welch on your marker'

Never get caught

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'Guys and Dolls' was based on a short story by this New York author:

Answer: Damon Runyon

The musical was based on Runyon's short story, 'The Idylls of Miss Sarah Brown'.

2. Who is the operator of the 'oldest established permanent floating crap game in New York'?

Answer: Nathan Detroit

Detroit was portrayed in the 1951 initial Broadway run by Sam Levene and in the 1955 movie by Frank Sinatra.

3. Sarah Brown worked for this organization:

Answer: The Save-A-Soul Mission

A missionary intent on saving the souls of gamblers and other degenerates.

4. Nathan Detroit and Miss Adelaide have been engaged for how long?

Answer: 14 years

This is a constant source of consternation for Adelaide, resulting in a psychosomatic cold.

5. What is the name of the nightclub where Adelaide is a chanteuse?

Answer: The Hot Box

For the record, Minsky's was a famous New York house of Burlesque. The 'green room' is the name given to any waiting room of actors before they go on stage, regardless of the actual color of the room. Pere Lachaise is the name of a celebrity cemetery in Paris. Interred are such luminaries as Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison and Edith Piaf.

6. Joey Biltmore would be more than happy to let the game take place in his garage, but needs this up front for 'insurance':

Answer: A thousand dollars

Lt. Brannigan has been laying the heat on Nathan pretty hot as of late.

7. Nathan makes a wager with Sky for the 'insurance' that Sky cannot do this:

Answer: Take a girl of Nathan's choosing to Havana

The exact wager is for the 'first girl that passes by', which turns out to be Sarah, leading the Mission band.

8. At the first meeting with the man-shy Sarah, Sky makes a pledge to her that he will bring her this:

Answer: A dozen sinners

One dozen sinners for the fading mission to reform, in exchange for a dinner date. He 'forgets' to tell her it's in Cuba. Back before the Communist takeover, Cuba was a hot spot of nightlife and casinos.

9. The 'guys' make another attempt at a game, this time wearing carnations as the pass to get in. To throw Lt. Brannigan off the trail, how do the guys explain the flowers?

Answer: A bachelor party

Specifically, the party for Nathan's long-awaited wedding to Adelaide. A wrench is thrown in when Adelaide arrives in time to hear the information.

10. Harry the Horse has brought in a tough competitor, Big Jule, from East Cicero, IL. When pressed by Lt. Brannigan, what is Big Jule's 'occupation'?

Answer: Scout Master

Brannigan warns, 'Don't ever help my mother across the street'.

11. As Sky and Sarah meet the Mission band, what was just interrupted at the Mission?

Answer: A crap game

Sarah then accused Sky of clearing her and the band out of the way for the game to commence there, which, of course, didn't happen that way.

12. Where does the crap game eventually wind up?

Answer: A sewer

Who would WANT to go down there?

13. Big Jule is having a streak of good fortune at Nathan's expense, using his 'special' dice. What's unusual about them?

Answer: They're blank

Jule claims to remember exactly where the spots formerly were, much to Nathan's dismay.

14. Sky is given a chance to roll the dice. If he wins, he takes the gamblers to the mission. What happens if he loses?

Answer: He gives $1,000 to each

With the winning toss, Sky keeps his end of the bargain with Sarah with his 'dozen sinners' appear at the mission. From this scene came one of the great songs, 'Luck Be A Lady'.

15. What famous 'method actor' played Sky in the 1955 movie?

Answer: Marlon Brando

Probably one of the greater acting stretches for Marlon Brando, to not only act but sing as well, especially oposite a seasoned crooner like Sinatra.

16. What actress played Sarah Brown in the movie?

Answer: Jean Simmons

Simmons is probably better known for her role in 'Spartacus', opposite Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis.

17. Which of the Tony awards did 'Guys And Dolls' NOT win in the initial 1951 run?

Answer: Lead Actress

Under director George S. Kaufman, the musical took Best Actor, Best Musical and Best Choreography.

18. A truly entertaining character, one of those Broadway staples, was Nicely-Nicely Johnson. Who played him in the movie?

Answer: Stubby Kaye

You might also remember Kaye opposite Nat 'King' Cole as a troubadore in the comdedy western 'Cat Ballou'. Keith played Brannigan, Pulley was Big Jule and actor-turned-director Leonard ('I Spy) was Harry the Horse.

19. This famed Broadway legend wrote the lyrics and music for 'Guys And Dolls':

Answer: Frank Loesser

Styne wrote 'Gypsy'. Hammerstein is best known for his collaborations with Richard Rogers (The Sound of Music). Sondheim was still a few years away from his first hit, 'West Side Story'.

20. What unwritten rule does any self-respecting gambler ALWAYS follow?

Answer: Never 'welch on your marker'

A staple throughout the show is this 'honor among thieves' rule that welching, or going back on your 'marker'(I.O.U.) indicates you are not a person to be trusted under any circumstances.

Source: Author Oddball

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