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Life Is A Cabaret Trivia Quiz

The stage version of "Cabaret" actually differs a lot from that of the movie. This quiz is based on the "Revised" Version.

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

Author
baileyegh

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
197,005

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
662

Last 3 plays: Upstart3 (8/10), Guest 128 (10/10), Guest 115 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the main character's name? Hint

Sally Bowles

Reno Sweeney

Sally Balls

Fraulein Kost

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Question 2 of 10

2. What makes the world go round? Hint

Sex

Music

Love

Money

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Question 3 of 10

3. What color does the main character paint her fingernails? Hint

Red

Green

Black

Clear

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Question 4 of 10

4. What gift is "Too much to accept, so rare, so costly, so luxurious?" Hint

Bananna

Apple

Pineapple

Orange

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Question 5 of 10

5. In one of the songs, what "belongs to me?" Hint

Tomorrow

Yesterday

Today

This Minute

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was NOT involved in any aspect of the show Cabaret? Hint

John Kander

Joel Grey

Fred Ebb

Richard Rodgers

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following does the MC NOT consider beautiful? Hint

The boys

The orchestra

The girls

Life

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which is NOT a character of "Cabaret"? Hint

Fraulein Schultz

Fraulein Schneider

Herr Shultz

Fraulein Kost

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Question 9 of 10

9. "I used to have a girlfriend known as __________,
With whom I shared four sordid rooms in ___________." Hint

Elsie, Chelsea

Maris, Paris

Merlin, Berlin

Fantasia, Malaysia

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Don't tell _________ what you know." Hint

Mama

Brother

Papa

Grandma

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Most Recent Scores

Dec 13 2024 : Upstart3: 8/10
Dec 12 2024 : Guest 128: 10/10
Nov 13 2024 : Guest 115: 10/10
Nov 02 2024 : jasa9092: 10/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the main character's name?

Answer: Sally Bowles

Reno Sweeney is from "Anything Goes". Sally Balls doesn't exist. Fraulein Kost appears in "Cabaret", but not as the main character.

2. What makes the world go round?

Answer: Money

Note from a lighting designer...If you would, for instance, use dollar sign gobos and medium green gel, it would not be appropriate. In the lighting business we always say, when you try to set the mood, you only spell mood backwards.

3. What color does the main character paint her fingernails?

Answer: Green

"If anyone should ask me why, I'd say, I think it's pretty."

4. What gift is "Too much to accept, so rare, so costly, so luxurious?"

Answer: Pineapple

Herr Schultz runs a fruit stand in Berlin.

5. In one of the songs, what "belongs to me?"

Answer: Tomorrow

This song marks the noticeable rise of the Nazi party within the story. This song chills the audience, prior to intermission.

6. Who was NOT involved in any aspect of the show Cabaret?

Answer: Richard Rodgers

Kander and Ebb are the masterminds behind the show itself, Joel Grey played the original MC.

7. Which of the following does the MC NOT consider beautiful?

Answer: The boys

"In here, life is beautiful. The girls are beautiful. Even the orchestra, is beautiful."

8. Which is NOT a character of "Cabaret"?

Answer: Fraulein Schultz

Although Herr Shultz and Fraulein Schneider sing about being "Married," they never follow through with the act.

9. "I used to have a girlfriend known as __________, With whom I shared four sordid rooms in ___________."

Answer: Elsie, Chelsea

It's interesting to note here that this is the only song or dialogue within the show that mentions Elsie.

10. "Don't tell _________ what you know."

Answer: Mama

"You can tell my papa, that's alright"
"You can tell my brother, that ain't grim."
"You can tell my grandma, suits me fine."

Source: Author baileyegh

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