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How much do you know about Miss Saigon? | Quiz

Here's a quiz to test your knowledge about the late but great musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, 'Miss Saigon'!

A multiple-choice quiz by musettae. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
musettae

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
39,844

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
16 / 20

Plays
2011

Last 3 plays: Guest 2 (18/20), Guest 158 (20/20), Guest 219 (17/20).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 20

1. What actress originated the role of Kim? Hint

Joanna Ampil

Claire Moore

Monique Wilson

Lea Salonga

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Question 2 of 20

2. What attire does Kim wear in the opening scene at Dreamland? Hint

hot pants and a tight shirt

a modest dress

a string bikini

nothing at all

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Question 3 of 20

3. In 'The Heat is on in Saigon', what raffle number does Gigi draw, announcing the G.I. who wins her for the night? Hint

number 66

number 33

number 99

number 69

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Question 4 of 20

4. What does the Engineer ask of John in 'The Transaction'? Hint

cash

Rolex watch

sex

U.S. visa

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Question 5 of 20

5. In 'Why God Why', what does Chris say Kim smells like? Hint

smoke

orange trees

lilacs

wine

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Question 6 of 20

6. To whom is Kim referring when she asks Chris 'want to know I was bound to a man I don't love?' Hint

John

Engineer

Tam

Thuy

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Question 7 of 20

7. At what age were Kim and this man promised to be married? Hint

fourteen

seventeen

thirteen

at birth

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Question 8 of 20

8. Complete these lyrics from 'The Last Night of the World': 'Tonight our hearts_______________.' Hint

tell the morning comes

drown the distant drums

sound the ageless hums

forget what is to come

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Question 9 of 20

9. Where is Ellen when she makes her first appearance in the musical? Hint

at the Atlanta conference

alone in her bedroom

in a hotel room in Vietnam

in bed with Chris

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Question 10 of 20

10. When the Engineer finds Kim in 'Back in Town', why does she refuse to go with Thuy? Hint

she likes where she is living

she is pregnant

she has a son by Chris

she is dying

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Question 11 of 20

11. How does Thuy die? Hint

Kim shoots him.

He shoots himself.

He dies in the war.

He doesn't die.

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Question 12 of 20

12. What does 'Bui Doi' mean? Hint

bad boy

faceless child

born in strife

dust of life

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Question 13 of 20

13. In 'What a Waste', to what location have Kim, Tam, and the Engineer fled after Thuy's death? Hint

Saigon

U.S.

Bangkok

Ho Chi Minh City

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Question 14 of 20

14. What does John reveal to Kim in 'Please'? Hint

Chris is married.

Chris is still in love with Kim.

He doesn't reveal anything about Chris.

Chris is in Bangkok with John.

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Question 15 of 20

15. Who does Kim first dream about in 'Kim's Nightmare'? Hint

Chris

Engineer

Tam

Thuy

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Question 16 of 20

16. What does Chris leave with Kim before he goes to the embassy? Hint

a letter

money

his gun

a photograph

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Question 17 of 20

17. Why does Chris abandon Kim? Hint

He finds out she is pregnant with his son.

He is forced into the helicopter without her.

He is embarrassed to take her back to the states with him.

He already has a wife in the U.S.

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Question 18 of 20

18. When Ellen first sees Kim, who does she mistake Kim for? Hint

a tourist

John's wife

no one-- she immediately recognizes her

the maid

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Question 19 of 20

19. What do Chris and Ellen decide to do about Kim and Tam? Hint

take Kim and Tam back to the U.S. with them

provide for Tam, but leave him in Bangkok with Kim

take Tam back to the U.S. with them, but leave Kim in Vietnam

disown Tam and leave him with Kim in Vietnam

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Question 20 of 20

20. During the Engineer's big final number 'The American Dream', what appears on stage? Hint

a car

the Viet Cong

a helicopter

a ship

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Dec 14 2024 : Guest 2: 18/20
Dec 09 2024 : Guest 158: 20/20
Dec 02 2024 : Guest 219: 17/20
Nov 04 2024 : Guest 166: 11/20
Oct 30 2024 : 7578: 19/20

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What actress originated the role of Kim?

Answer: Lea Salonga

Lea Salonga and Monique Wilson, who originated the role of Mimi and was the understudy for Kim, were childhood friends.

2. What attire does Kim wear in the opening scene at Dreamland?

Answer: a modest dress

The Engineer allows Kim to wear a dress to promote her as a virgin, saying that 'men pay the moon to get fresh meat.'

3. In 'The Heat is on in Saigon', what raffle number does Gigi draw, announcing the G.I. who wins her for the night?

Answer: number 66

In contrast to her glamorous title of 'Miss Saigon', Gigi laments the degredation of her present circumstances and longs for a fantasy world in 'Movie in My Mind'.

4. What does the Engineer ask of John in 'The Transaction'?

Answer: U.S. visa

'...A U.S. visa to help me get out. Lend me a bit of your embassy clout.'

5. In 'Why God Why', what does Chris say Kim smells like?

Answer: orange trees

'Why does Saigon never sleep at night? Why does this girl smell of orange trees?'

6. To whom is Kim referring when she asks Chris 'want to know I was bound to a man I don't love?'

Answer: Thuy

Kim's parents promised her to her cousin Thuy.

7. At what age were Kim and this man promised to be married?

Answer: thirteen

'We were promised at thirteen. The woman I am now is not the same.'

8. Complete these lyrics from 'The Last Night of the World': 'Tonight our hearts_______________.'

Answer: drown the distant drums

9. Where is Ellen when she makes her first appearance in the musical?

Answer: in bed with Chris

'Last night I watched you sleeping. Once more the nightmare came.' Ellen first appears in bed with Chris during 'I Still Believe' near the end of Act I.

10. When the Engineer finds Kim in 'Back in Town', why does she refuse to go with Thuy?

Answer: she has a son by Chris

'Look, Thuy, this is my son. He has kept me alive. Now you see why I must tell you no.'

11. How does Thuy die?

Answer: Kim shoots him.

'Engineer! Thuy is dead! He was going to kill my baby and I shot!'

12. What does 'Bui Doi' mean?

Answer: dust of life

'They are the living reminders of all the good we failed to do. That's why we know, deep in our hearts, that they are all our children too.' John delivers this speech about the half-Vietnamese children of U.S. soldiers, the 'dust of life', before revealing to Chris that he is the father of Kim's son.

13. In 'What a Waste', to what location have Kim, Tam, and the Engineer fled after Thuy's death?

Answer: Bangkok

'Gee, isn't Bangkok really neat? The things they're selling on the street! Fresh dog, if that's what you'd enjoy. A girl, or if you want, a boy!'

14. What does John reveal to Kim in 'Please'?

Answer: Chris is in Bangkok with John.

'When we finish here, you'll see him. Chris arrived with me today.' John intends to tell Kim about Ellen, but decides that Chris must break this news himself.

15. Who does Kim first dream about in 'Kim's Nightmare'?

Answer: Thuy

Thuy's ghost appears to Kim in her sleep, reminding her of the night of the U.S. evacuation and Chris's departure: 'He betrayed you once and he will again. Think about that night - where was he back then?'

16. What does Chris leave with Kim before he goes to the embassy?

Answer: his gun

'Look, I'm leaving my gun. We've got time! Stay and pack.' The gun that Chris leaves with Kim is the same gun that she later uses to commit suicide.

17. Why does Chris abandon Kim?

Answer: He is forced into the helicopter without her.

Chris intends to take Kim with him back to the U.S. and marry her, but is separated from her during confusion of the U.S. evacuation and is forced to leave without her.

18. When Ellen first sees Kim, who does she mistake Kim for?

Answer: the maid

When Kim enters the hotel room, Ellen says to her, 'Don't turn the bed yet.' When Kim replies that she is not the maid, Ellen realizes that it is she, and not Chris, who must tell Kim that Chris is already married.

19. What do Chris and Ellen decide to do about Kim and Tam?

Answer: provide for Tam, but leave him in Bangkok with Kim

When Kim realizes that Chris does not plan to take their son back to the U.S. with him, she kills herself so that Tam must go to America with his father.

20. During the Engineer's big final number 'The American Dream', what appears on stage?

Answer: a car

'There I will crown Miss Chinatown! All yours for ten percent down - the American dream!' A woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty arrives in a cadillac, epitomizing the Engineer's 'American dream'.

Source: Author musettae

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