Name That Musical! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Phantom of the Opera

In the Phantom's opera, "Don Juan," Christine must sing this duet with the leading male. However, when the time comes to sing it, the Phantom comes out and sings it with her instead of the actor. She then tricks him into letting her take off his mask and showing the audience who he really is. He is outraged and takes her back to his secret underground world.

Answer: Into the Woods

"Into the Woods" is a fantastic show with music by Stephen Sondheim and script written by James Lapine. It tells the story of famous fairy tale characters that come together in the woods. Rapunzel is one of those characters and, although she starts the show as the sweet girl singing in the tower, she goes crazy and soon commits suicide accidentally by running into the giant.

Answer: Mamma Mia!

"Mamma Mia!" which uses the songs from ABBA, tells the story of Sophie, a young girl who's about to get married. She wants her father to walk her down the aisle, but she doesn't know who her father is! She contacts three candidates who could be her dad and invites them to her wedding. "Mamma Mia!" is a delightful comedy and I highly recommend you see it.

Answer: Sound of Music

Maria sings this song as she goes off to meet the Von Trapp family. She is very frightened of looking after seven children, and this song helps her to regain the confidence she needs.

Answer: West Side Story

"West Side Story," based on Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," tells the story of two lovers, Tony and Maria. Tony sings this song before he meets Maria, singing that something great will soon come around the corner and change his life.

Answer: Gypsy

Herbie is a character in the musical, "Gypsy." He travels with Louise and Mama Rose and everyone wants Rose to marry him.

Answer: Guys and Dolls

Adelaide, the blonde girlfriend of Nathan Detroit, sings this song. She tells the audience that she is fed up with Nathan refusing to marry her at the last minute for the fourteenth time.

Answer: Fiddler on the Roof

Hodel sings this song to her father, Tevye. She sings about going to Siberia to meet her fiance and leaving the family and home that she loves. She wishes she could stay, for her family's sake, but feels that she must go to her fiance who was recently arrested.

Answer: Cats

Rum Tum Tugger is one of the many cats featured in the show, "Cats." He is the suave, impressive cat who thinks very highly of himself.

Answer: Wicked

Nessarose, later the Wicked Witch of the East, is the sister of Elphaba. Nessa was born too early with her little legs all tangled, so she is in a wheelchair.