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Quiz about Musicals for the Slightly Obsessed
Quiz about Musicals for the Slightly Obsessed

Musicals for the Slightly Obsessed Quiz


On some questions, I provide a lyric from a song, and you choose what musical it is from. On the rest, I provide part of a lyric and you fill in the blank.

A multiple-choice quiz by bbmblondie. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
bbmblondie
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
112,717
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
14 / 25
Plays
1138
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Question 1 of 25
1. "Can't ya hear my heart palpitatin' and bumpin, a-waitin' for sumpin, sumpin' nice from you?" Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. "Better stop and take stock while you're standing here stuck to the steps of the palace." Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. "It's the root of all evil, of strife and upheaval, but I'm certain, honey, that life would be sunny with plenty of money and you." Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. "Even our piano in the parlor, Daddy bought for ten cents on the dollar." Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. "When they get on the train for Niag'ra and she can hear church bells chime, the compartment is air conditioned, and the mood sublime..." Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. "And as for you, your dance won't do -- you'll have to sing for romance." Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. "I let him go, I didn't know he'd stolen my beans! I was watching him crawl back over the wall, and then bang, crash, and the lightning flashed...." Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. "Why, it was Jubilation T. Cornpone!" Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. "They're side by side, they're _______." Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. "Fitten fer an angels', fitten fer an angels', fitten fer an angels' choir." Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. "Who'd think of marryin' an octogenarian, eighty-seven-year-old ___." Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. "He comes home ev'ry night in his round-bottomed boat." Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. "So she'll agree to most any proposal -- all he must be is a man and _____." Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. "No dewy young miss who keeps resisting; All the time she keeps insisting." Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. "Just slip on a banana peel - the world's at your feet!" Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. "The way is clear, the light is good. I have no fear nor no one should." Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. "I sure am feelin' sorry fer the pony!" Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. "Who is the handsome hero some villain always frames?" Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. "I was drunk last night, dear Mother." Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. "The winter is forbidden till December, and exits March the Second on the dot." Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. "Everything about it is appealing; Everything the traffic will allow." Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. "We will be so cozy by a fire built for two." Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. "I'm a slave from Calcutta, I'm a queen in ____." Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. "A million handsome guys with longing in their eyes, and all ya have to do is pick the age, the weight, the size!" Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. "I get purdy tired of _____________ Daisy Mae, which leads us to say it's a typical day in Dogpatch, USA." Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Can't ya hear my heart palpitatin' and bumpin, a-waitin' for sumpin, sumpin' nice from you?"

Answer: Oklahoma!

This is in Will's reprise of "I Cain't Say No", when he is trying to persuade Ado Annie to kiss him.
2. "Better stop and take stock while you're standing here stuck to the steps of the palace."

Answer: Into the Woods

From "On the Steps of the Palace", sung by Cinderella, when she is trying to decide what to do about her prince.
3. "It's the root of all evil, of strife and upheaval, but I'm certain, honey, that life would be sunny with plenty of money and you."

Answer: 42nd Street

Within "42nd Street", there is the story of the production of another musical, called "Pretty Lady", containing this song, "Plenty of Money and You".
4. "Even our piano in the parlor, Daddy bought for ten cents on the dollar."

Answer: Funny Girl

From "Second Hand Rose", sung by Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand in the movie).
5. "When they get on the train for Niag'ra and she can hear church bells chime, the compartment is air conditioned, and the mood sublime..."

Answer: Guys and Dolls

"Adelaide's Lament" - Adelaide is singing about her cold, which she has developed from waiting for Nathan Detroit to marry her.
6. "And as for you, your dance won't do -- you'll have to sing for romance."

Answer: Holiday Inn

From "I'll Capture Her Heart", sung by Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire in the movie.
7. "I let him go, I didn't know he'd stolen my beans! I was watching him crawl back over the wall, and then bang, crash, and the lightning flashed...."

Answer: Into the Woods

"Prologue", sung by the Witch, portrayed by Vanessa Williams in the 2002 revival.
8. "Why, it was Jubilation T. Cornpone!"

Answer: Li'l Abner

From "Li'l Abner" at the Cornpone Meetin'.
9. "They're side by side, they're _______."

Answer: glorified

From the song "42nd Street", from the musical (you guessed it) "42nd Street". ("...they're glorified; Where the underworld can meet the elite, 42nd Street...")
10. "Fitten fer an angels', fitten fer an angels', fitten fer an angels' choir."

Answer: Carousel

"This Was a Real Nice Clambake", sung by the Company.
11. "Who'd think of marryin' an octogenarian, eighty-seven-year-old ___."

Answer: hag

"Li'l Abner"; "I'm Past My Prime", sung by Daisy Mae and Marryin' Sam.
12. "He comes home ev'ry night in his round-bottomed boat."

Answer: Carousel

"Mister Snow" sung by Carrie Pipperidge.
13. "So she'll agree to most any proposal -- all he must be is a man and _____."

Answer: alive

This is from "Brigadoon", from the song "Waitin' For My Dearie", performed by Cyd Charisse in the movie version.
14. "No dewy young miss who keeps resisting; All the time she keeps insisting."

Answer: The Music Man

"Sadder But Wiser Girl", sung by Professor Harold Hill. (Robert Preston in the movie.)
15. "Just slip on a banana peel - the world's at your feet!"

Answer: Singin' in the Rain

"Make 'Em Laugh", sung by Donald O'Connor in the movie.
16. "The way is clear, the light is good. I have no fear nor no one should."

Answer: Into the Woods

First sung in the "Prologue", by Little Red Riding Hood. She was at one point played on Broadway by Molly Ephraim.
17. "I sure am feelin' sorry fer the pony!"

Answer: Oklahoma!

"The Farmer and the Cowman", sung by Ado Annie. (Gloria Graham in the movie version.)
18. "Who is the handsome hero some villain always frames?"

Answer: 42nd Street

"Dames", from "Pretty Lady", which is within the whole musical. See #3.
19. "I was drunk last night, dear Mother."

Answer: Meet Me in St. Louis

Sung by Tootie Smith, at a party.
20. "The winter is forbidden till December, and exits March the Second on the dot."

Answer: Camelot

From the song, "Camelot".
21. "Everything about it is appealing; Everything the traffic will allow."

Answer: Annie Get Your Gun

From "No Business Like Show Business".
22. "We will be so cozy by a fire built for two."

Answer: Bye Bye Birdie

From "Rosie", sung by Albert, Rosie, Kim, and Hugo.
23. "I'm a slave from Calcutta, I'm a queen in ____."

Answer: Peru

From the stage version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella", from the song "In My Own Little Corner". The next line is, "I'm a mermaid dancing upon the sea." (It's different in the movie version, if anyone knows, please send me a message! Someone did, but I lost it! Thanks!)
24. "A million handsome guys with longing in their eyes, and all ya have to do is pick the age, the weight, the size!"

Answer: White Christmas

From the song, "Gee, I Wish I Was Back in the Army" sung by Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera Ellen in the movie.
25. "I get purdy tired of _____________ Daisy Mae, which leads us to say it's a typical day in Dogpatch, USA."

Answer: runnin' from

From "Li'l Abner" - the song "A Typical Day". Li'l Abner is singing this part of the song.
Source: Author bbmblondie

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