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Quiz about Showtune Segues 2 More Words That Begin Songs

Showtune Segues 2: More Words That Begin Songs Quiz

A shorter sequel to the first "Showtune Segues." Obsessed with musical theatre? See if you know these bits of dialogue that launch songs in various musicals!

A multiple-choice quiz by GabriellaGal. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
GabriellaGal

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
322,581

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
237

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Question 1 of 10

1. To start, a "Guys & Dolls" question: What character launches the title song in this show with this line? "That is his weakness, and we should be tolerant because I am told it is a worldwide weakness! Look!" Hint

Benny Southstreet

Nicely-Nicely Johnson

Rusty Charlie

Harry the Horse

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Question 2 of 10

2. A song in the musical "Urinetown" begins with Old Man Strong pleading "In the name of God, Penny, what difference could it make?!" to which Mrs. Pennywise echoes, "What difference?!"
What song is this? Hint

Look At The Sky

Too Much Exposition

Urinetown

It's A Privilege To Pee

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Question 3 of 10

3. Finish the line with which Link in "Hairspray" launches the ballad "Without Love". "Oh, Tracy. They can keep us from kissin', but they can't stop us from..." Hint

Dancing

Singing

Escaping

Hugging

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Question 4 of 10

4. In "Ragtime," before Emma Goldman begins singing "He Wanted To Say," what character is stammering as he tries to speak to Coalhouse Walker Jr.? Hint

Father

Younger Brother

The Little Boy

Tateh

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the musical "Grey Gardens," Little Edie is astonished that her mother is planning to sing nine songs at their party. Her mother replies, "Not counting encores." What song does Little Edie begin to sing in response? Hint

Will You?

Mother Darling

Daddy's Girl

Another Winter In A Summer Town

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Question 6 of 10

6. In "The Music Man," lisp-burdened Winthrop Paroo declared he learned a song from Harold Hill with hardly any "S"s in it! What was the song? Hint

The Sadder But Wiser Girl

Goodnight, My Someone

Gary, Indiana

76 Trombones

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Question 7 of 10

7. Before the opening number of "Hello Dolly!", what character is Dolly Levi speaking to? ("Some people paint, some sew ... I meddle.") Hint

Cornelius Hackl

Ermengarde Vandergelder

Barnaby Tucker

Ambrose Kemper

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Question 8 of 10

8. In "Ragtime," what character launches the song "What A Game" with the line, "You'll like baseball, it's a civilized pastime"? Hint

Younger Brother

Father

The Little Boy

Tateh

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Question 9 of 10

9. In "The Most Happy Fella," the Doctor sings "Love and Kindness" to Tony Esposito after repeating what word to try and calm him down (or perhaps just to keep him quiet)? Hint

Hey

Tony

Shh

Easy

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Sharon, do you hear that skylark?" This line in "Finian's Rainbow" begins the short dialogue before the song "How Are Things In Glocca Morra?" What character says this? Hint

Susan the Silent

Og the Leprechaun

Finian McLonergan

Woody Mahoney

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Nicely-Nicely Johnson

"The guy's only doin' it for some doll, some doll, some doll!"

Answer: It's A Privilege To Pee

Mrs. Pennywise was originally played on Broadway by Nancy Opel.

3. Finish the line with which Link in "Hairspray" launches the ballad "Without Love". "Oh, Tracy. They can keep us from kissin', but they can't stop us from..."

Answer: Singing

"Without love, life's like rock n' roll without a drummer!"

4. In "Ragtime," before Emma Goldman begins singing "He Wanted To Say," what character is stammering as he tries to speak to Coalhouse Walker Jr.?

Answer: Younger Brother

Younger Brother was originally played by Steven Sutcliffe, and in the first Broadway revival by Bobby Steggert.

Answer: Mother Darling

"Grey Gardens" is based on the 1975 documentary about the Bouvier-Beales, relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

6. In "The Music Man," lisp-burdened Winthrop Paroo declared he learned a song from Harold Hill with hardly any "S"s in it! What was the song?

Answer: Gary, Indiana

"Gary, Indiana, let me say it once again!"

7. Before the opening number of "Hello Dolly!", what character is Dolly Levi speaking to? ("Some people paint, some sew ... I meddle.")

Answer: Ambrose Kemper

The opening number is "I Put My Hand In."

8. In "Ragtime," what character launches the song "What A Game" with the line, "You'll like baseball, it's a civilized pastime"?

Answer: Father

"Ain't this the kind of weather for slappin' leather, for playin' baseball?"

9. In "The Most Happy Fella," the Doctor sings "Love and Kindness" to Tony Esposito after repeating what word to try and calm him down (or perhaps just to keep him quiet)?

Answer: Easy

"Easy, Tony! Easy! Take medicine, take tonic, take pills. But none of them cure an old grouch of his ills."

10. "Sharon, do you hear that skylark?" This line in "Finian's Rainbow" begins the short dialogue before the song "How Are Things In Glocca Morra?" What character says this?

Answer: Finian McLonergan

"Does that laddie with the twinklin' eye come whistlin' by sad and dreamy there, not to see me there?" The brilliant lyrics in "Finian's Rainbow" were written by EY "Yip" Harburg.

Source: Author GabriellaGal

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