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Quiz about Music Man Original Broadway Recording

"Music Man" Original Broadway Recording Quiz

I love this show--I've played Marian before and I had so much fun! Let's see how much you know about the music.

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

Author
rudyluv

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
147,512

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1004

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In "Rock Island", which instrument is not mentioned? Hint

Jew's harp

trombone

flute

piccolo

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Oh there's nothin' halfway about the Iowa way to treat you when we ____ you which we may not do at all." Fill in the blank.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these words or phrases, according to Harold, "creeps" into little boys' conversations if they play pool? Hint

Great hogs!

Golly!

So's your old man!

Ye gads!

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Question 4 of 10

4. "There you go again with that same old comment about the low _____ of River City People and takin' it all too much to heart." Fill in the blank. Hint

intelligence

knowledge

mentality

quality

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Question 5 of 10

5. "There were birds in the sky but I never saw them ____ no I never saw them at all til there was you."

Answer: (one word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. "I flinch, I ___, when the lass with the delicate air walks by." Hint

shy

hide

cry

die

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Question 7 of 10

7. What kind of man does Marian not mention that she is looking for? Hint

plain

quiet

modest

wise

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Question 8 of 10

8. "It could be curtains, or dishes, or a ____
____." What could it be?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which place does Winthrop not mention in "Gary, Indiana"? Hint

Paris

Louisiana

New York

Athens

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Question 10 of 10

10. What song does the quartet not sing? Hint

"Lida Rose"

"It's You"

"Will I Ever Tell You?"

"Sincere"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In "Rock Island", which instrument is not mentioned?

Answer: flute

This is more of a chant than a song and it is chanted by the traveling salesmen on the train to Iowa. Trombones and the Jew's harp were mentioned in, "You can't make a livin' sellin' big trombones, no sir, mandolin picks, perhaps, and here and there a Jew's harp." Piccolos are mentioned in, "And the piccolo the piccolo and uniforms, too, with a shiny gold braid on the coat and a big red stripe runnin'--" Flutes aren't mentioned.

2. "Oh there's nothin' halfway about the Iowa way to treat you when we ____ you which we may not do at all." Fill in the blank.

Answer: treat

This is a fun song that is sung by all the townspeople in River City, Iowa when Harold Hill first arrives in Iowa.

3. Which of these words or phrases, according to Harold, "creeps" into little boys' conversations if they play pool?

Answer: So's your old man!

From "Ya Got Trouble": "Are certain words creeping into his conversation? Words like...like 'swell!' Aha! And 'So's your old man!' Well if so my friends, ya got trouble! (Oh yes we got trouble)Right here in River City. (Right here in River City) With a capital 't' and that rhymes with 'p' and that stands for pool. (That stands for pool) We've surely got trouble! (We've surely got trouble) Right here in River City (Right here) Gotta figure out a way to keep the young ones moral after school."

4. "There you go again with that same old comment about the low _____ of River City People and takin' it all too much to heart." Fill in the blank.

Answer: mentality

This song, "The Piano Lesson", is sung by Marian Paroo and her mother. Mrs. Paroo wants Marian to get married, but Marian doesn't like any of the men she's met so far.

5. "There were birds in the sky but I never saw them ____ no I never saw them at all til there was you."

Answer: winging

This is from the love song "Til There Was You", sung by Marian and Harold.

6. "I flinch, I ___, when the lass with the delicate air walks by."

Answer: shy

From "Sadder But Wiser Girl". Harold sings this to his friend Marcellus when Marcellus tries to fix him up with an airhead Sunday school teacher. "No wide-eyed eager wholesome innocent Sunday school teacher for me!"

7. What kind of man does Marian not mention that she is looking for?

Answer: wise

"All I want is a plain man. All I want is a modest man. A quiet man, a gentle man. A straightforward and honest man to sit with me in a cottage somewhere in the state of Iowa..." ~from "My White Knight"

8. "It could be curtains, or dishes, or a ____ ____." What could it be?

Answer: double boiler

From the "Wells Fargo Wagon": "It could be curtains or dishes or a double boiler! Or it could be, yes it could be, yes you're right it surely could be, something special, something very very special now, just for me!"

9. Which place does Winthrop not mention in "Gary, Indiana"?

Answer: Athens

As Winthrop puts it: "Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana, not Louithiana, Parith, Franth, New York or Rome! But Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana, my home thweet home!"

10. What song does the quartet not sing?

Answer: "Will I Ever Tell You?"

Marian sings "Will I Ever Tell You?" while the quartet is singing "Lida Rose", but they never sing that song with her.

Source: Author rudyluv

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