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Pulitzer Play Plots Trivia Quiz

Can you name the Pulitzer Award winning dramas from brief descriptions of their plots?

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

Author
sidnobls

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
291,396

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
794

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 69 (9/10), Mikeytrout44 (9/10), Guest 168 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. A rich business tycoon's son is smitten by his stenographer and insists that the families dine together. An awkward dinner with the girl's eccentric family reveals the leverage the family has over their future father-in-law. Hint

Stage Door

The Royal Family

You Can't Take It With You

Dinner at Eight

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Question 2 of 10

2. Life in a small New Hampshire town is chronicled along with the coming of age of a young boy and girl. Hint

Our Town

The Skin of Our Teeth

The Merchant of Yonkers

The Matchmaker

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Question 3 of 10

3. A kindly man is committed to a mental institution after admitting to his sister that he sees a large spiritual apparition that is apparent to no one but him. Hint

Bernardine

Harvey

Mickey

The Wicked Pigeon Ladies in the Garden

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Question 4 of 10

4. A woman, seeking to reclaim the pieces of her broken life, moves in with her pregnant sister in New Orleans, inviting intrigue and drama with her brother-in-law and his friends. Hint

The Rose Tattoo

A Streetcar Named Desire

Camino Real

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

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Question 5 of 10

5. A peddler retreats further into his closely defined reality as his world crumbles around him. Hint

All My Sons

Death of a Salesman

A View from the Bridge

A Memory of Two Mondays

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Question 6 of 10

6. An army Captain is sent to Japan to rebuild schools in the aftermath of World War II, with surprising results. Hint

The Hasty Heart

The Teahouse of the August Moon

The Curious Savage

Lo and Behold

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Question 7 of 10

7. A wealthy plantation owner celebrates what will be his last birthday dealing with the alcoholism of one son and the dysfunction of his other son's family. Hint

The Night of the Iguana

A Streetcar Named Desire

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

The Glass Menagerie

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Question 8 of 10

8. An aging actor has brought his family to ruin with his miserly concern over every penny. His wife is a drug addict and his son an alcoholic, following in his footsteps. The youngest son has returned home from the sea to die. Hint

Mourning Becomes Electra

All God's Chillun Got Wings

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Desire Under the Elms

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Question 9 of 10

9. A domineering stone cutter's wife and proprietress of a North Carolina boarding house puts her family to work in order to make ends meet. Hint

Mr. Sycamore

Walking Happy

The Long Dream

Look Homeward, Angel

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Question 10 of 10

10. Three terminally ill patients are interviewed regarding their experiences of cancer at a residential hospice. Hint

The Shadow Box

Black Angel

Breaking Up

Amazing Grace

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: You Can't Take It With You

"You Can't Take it With You" was written in 1937 by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. Kaufman was known for his collaborative work. He wrote "The Royal Family", "Dinner at Eight", and "Stage Door" all with Edna Ferber.

2. Life in a small New Hampshire town is chronicled along with the coming of age of a young boy and girl.

Answer: Our Town

Thornton Wilder penned this classic in 1938. It is the most commonly produced play in American Theater. "The Merchant of Yonkers", "The Skin of Our Teeth", and "The Matchmaker" are all by Wilder, who lived in Peterborough, New Hampshire - the model for "Our Town".

3. A kindly man is committed to a mental institution after admitting to his sister that he sees a large spiritual apparition that is apparent to no one but him.

Answer: Harvey

Mary Chase wrote "Harvey" in 1945. It was made into a successful movie with Jimmy Stewart in the starring role as Elwood P. Dowd.

4. A woman, seeking to reclaim the pieces of her broken life, moves in with her pregnant sister in New Orleans, inviting intrigue and drama with her brother-in-law and his friends.

Answer: A Streetcar Named Desire

Tennessee Williams wrote this classic in 1947. Marlon Brando starred not only in the film, but in the Broadway version as well in the role of Stanley Kowalski.

5. A peddler retreats further into his closely defined reality as his world crumbles around him.

Answer: Death of a Salesman

"Death of a Salesman" received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play in 1949. The play was adapted for the screen in 1951, 1966, 1985, 1996, and 2000.

6. An army Captain is sent to Japan to rebuild schools in the aftermath of World War II, with surprising results.

Answer: The Teahouse of the August Moon

In addition to the 1954 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, "Teahouse" also won John Patrick the '54 Tony for Best Play. David Wayne won the Tony for Best Actor as well.

7. A wealthy plantation owner celebrates what will be his last birthday dealing with the alcoholism of one son and the dysfunction of his other son's family.

Answer: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Tennessee Williams wrote this classic of the American stage in 1955. The role of Brick, the alcoholic son, has been a vehicle for several aspiring young actors, including Ben Gazzara, Keir Dullea and Jason Patric (Jackie Gleason's grandson).

Answer: Long Day's Journey Into Night

Eugene O'Neill wrote this autobiographical play in 1957. Ten years later, it was made into a movie by Sidney Lumet with Katharine Hepburn and Jason Robards.

9. A domineering stone cutter's wife and proprietress of a North Carolina boarding house puts her family to work in order to make ends meet.

Answer: Look Homeward, Angel

"Look Homeward Angel" was a Ketti Fring adaptation of a then thirty year old Thomas Wolfe novel of the same name. Anthony Perkins played the lead role at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre debut.

10. Three terminally ill patients are interviewed regarding their experiences of cancer at a residential hospice.

Answer: The Shadow Box

In 1977, Michael Cristofer won the Pulitzer and the Tony for Best Play.

Source: Author sidnobls

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