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Opening Songs! Trivia Quiz

This quiz asks about the opening songs of some of my favorite musicals. For most of the questions you just have to name the show which begins with the song mentioned. Some are multiple choice, some are fill in the blank. Enjoy!

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

Author
Anna M

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
156,965

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3188

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which show opens with the song 'Food Glorious Food'?

Answer: (One word - no punctuation)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which show starts on a train with the song 'Rock Island'? Hint

Big River

The Pajama Game

The Music Man

Once on this Island

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Question 3 of 10

3. This musical starts with a man singing about 'Tradition'.

Answer: (Four words)

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Question 4 of 10

4. What show begins with the song 'Oh What a Beautiful Morning'?

Answer: (One word - no punctuation)

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Question 5 of 10

5. This musical begins with a group of dancers at an audition singing 'God, I Hope I Get It'. Hint

42nd Street

A Chorus Line

Gypsy

Stepping Out

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Question 6 of 10

6. Although this musical opens with an intense dance number, the first song is 'The Jet Song' ('When You're a Jet').

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Just for a change of pace, I'll name the show and you have to pick the opening song. The show is 'Annie'. What's the first song? Hint

You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile

It's a Hard-Knock Life

Maybe

Tomorrow

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Question 8 of 10

8. Back to the usual format now. Which classic musical opens with the song 'Cotton Blossom'? Hint

Carousel

Show Boat

Oklahoma!

Roberta

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Question 9 of 10

9. The song 'Sands of Time' opens this show. Hint

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Brigadoon

Kismet

Land of Smiles

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Question 10 of 10

10. This musical begins with the song that includes the lyrics 'Look Down'. Hint

Les Miserables

The Phantom of the Opera

Miss Saigon

The Ten Commandments

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which show opens with the song 'Food Glorious Food'?

Answer: Oliver

A group of hungry orphans, faced with another meal of gruel, sing about what they'd like to be eating instead in this musical by Lionel Bart. Although the show's title is properly written as "Oliver!", no punctuation is accepted for Fill in the Blank questions.

2. Which show starts on a train with the song 'Rock Island'?

Answer: The Music Man

This musical by Meredith Willson opens with travelling salesmen discussing how things are becoming more difficult for them - especially thanks to one salesman, Harold Hill, who sells band instruments to children and skips town before teaching them how to play.

3. This musical starts with a man singing about 'Tradition'.

Answer: Fiddler on the Roof

Tevye, a dairyman, explains that life in the little Russian village of Anatevka maintains its balance because everybody sticks firmly to "Tradition".

4. What show begins with the song 'Oh What a Beautiful Morning'?

Answer: Oklahoma

Curly, a cowboy, enters with this beautiful song, in this classic musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein.

5. This musical begins with a group of dancers at an audition singing 'God, I Hope I Get It'.

Answer: A Chorus Line

This musical takes place during a group audition for a show.

6. Although this musical opens with an intense dance number, the first song is 'The Jet Song' ('When You're a Jet').

Answer: West Side Story

Based loosely on Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', this show has music written by Leonard Bernstein.

7. Just for a change of pace, I'll name the show and you have to pick the opening song. The show is 'Annie'. What's the first song?

Answer: Maybe

Love it or hate it, 'Annie' is a very well-known musical, with songs including 'Tomorrow' and 'You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile'.

8. Back to the usual format now. Which classic musical opens with the song 'Cotton Blossom'?

Answer: Show Boat

With music by Jerome Kern, this musical was one of the first to have the songs integrated into the plot.

9. The song 'Sands of Time' opens this show.

Answer: Kismet

The music in "Kismet" is based on themes by Borodin, a Russian composer. Famous songs include 'Stranger in Paradise' and 'And This is My Beloved'. It is often described as 'A Musical Arabian Night'.

10. This musical begins with the song that includes the lyrics 'Look Down'.

Answer: Les Miserables

Like many of the songs in "Les Mis", 'Look Down' is reprised later in the show.
And yes, 'The Ten Commandments' really is a musical!

Source: Author Anna M

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