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Hits of Broadway Trivia Quiz

Can you name these Broadway hits and do it before the lights go out?

A multiple-choice quiz by pennie1478. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
pennie1478

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
146,981

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
4240

Last 3 plays: Guest 100 (8/10), dee1304 (10/10), panagos (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. A man is released from prison and is befriended by a kind bishop. Hint

Jekyll and Hyde

Rent

Les Miserables

The Phantom of the Opera

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Question 2 of 10

2. An opera house is haunted by a masked man.

Answer: (Five words)

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Question 3 of 10

3. After witnessing a murder, a tormented young boy becomes a master at pinball. Hint

Tommy

Pippin

Rent

Jekyll and Hyde

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Question 4 of 10

4. A man faces his alter-ego. Hint

The Graduate

Pippin

La Boheme

Jekyll and Hyde

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Question 5 of 10

5. Felines get together to sing and talk.

Answer: (One word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Two educated men hatch a plan to make more money. Hint

Jekyll and Hyde

The Producers

Mamma Mia!

Hairspray

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Question 7 of 10

7. Two girls become obsessed with a TV show. Hint

The Graduate

Grease

Hairspray

How to Succeed in Business

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Question 8 of 10

8. A lion cub grows to be a king.

Answer: (three words)

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Question 9 of 10

9. A man falls in love with a dying woman. Hint

Les Miserables

La Boheme

Evita

Mamma Mia!

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Question 10 of 10

10. A young man searching for his true calling ends up living with a woman and her son. Hint

How to Succeed in Business

Tommy

Pippin

The Graduate

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Most Recent Scores

Nov 20 2024 : Guest 100: 8/10
Nov 07 2024 : dee1304: 10/10
Nov 07 2024 : panagos: 9/10
Oct 22 2024 : 4wally: 8/10
Oct 09 2024 : Kankurette: 10/10
Oct 05 2024 : stephedm: 10/10
Oct 03 2024 : pughmv: 8/10
Sep 30 2024 : Guest 174: 9/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A man is released from prison and is befriended by a kind bishop.

Answer: Les Miserables

Jean Valjean becomes the father of a young girl, Cosette, whose mother, Fantine, has died.

2. An opera house is haunted by a masked man.

Answer: The Phantom of the Opera

Christine is lured to an underground lair where the phantom of the opera falls in love with her and she has to make a choice whether to stay with him or he will kill Raoul.

3. After witnessing a murder, a tormented young boy becomes a master at pinball.

Answer: Tommy

Tommy sees his father killed by his mother's lover. He withdraws into himself and finds that the game of pinball brings him out of his tormented mind.

4. A man faces his alter-ego.

Answer: Jekyll and Hyde

A middle-aged man makes a potion that gives him a multiple personality which starts to take over his life.

5. Felines get together to sing and talk.

Answer: Cats

'Cats' is simply a story about a group of felines that sing, talk and dance. The play ended on June 25, 2000 in the US.

6. Two educated men hatch a plan to make more money.

Answer: The Producers

Two men, Max and Leo, put on the worst Broadway play ever and end up in prison together where they start a jail musical.

7. Two girls become obsessed with a TV show.

Answer: Hairspray

The play takes place in 1962 in Baltimore.

8. A lion cub grows to be a king.

Answer: The Lion King

A lion cub named Simba grows up to be king with the help of a few of his friends.

9. A man falls in love with a dying woman.

Answer: La Boheme

Rudolph meets the love of his life in a young girl named Mimi, but when they reunite Rudolph loses her to consumption.

10. A young man searching for his true calling ends up living with a woman and her son.

Answer: Pippin

Now the lights have gone out on Broadway. Goodbye.

Source: Author pennie1478

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