"Sound Of Music" Trivia Quiz

Answer: True

In the movie they use "I Have Confidence" in front of the house and "My Favorite Things" in Maria's bedroom. This is sung in the hallway of the mansion. Following are the beginning lyrics.
"Let's start at the very beginning,
a very good place to start. When you read you begin with ABC.
When you sing you begin with do re mi.
Do re mi?"

Answer: somersaulting

This is in the song "No Way To Stop It" and sung by Elsa. Some lyrics are as follows:
"You dear attractive dewy-eyed idealist,
today you have to learn to be a realist.
You may be bent on doing deeds of derring-do,
but up against a shark what can a herring do?
Be wise, compromise,
compromise and be wise,
Let them think you're on their side; be non-committal."

The "it" in the title is the invasion by the Nazi Germans.

Answer: pink

This is as Maria is meeting all of the children. Marta says: "My name's Marta and I'll be 7 on Tuesday and I want a pink parasol."
Maria replies: "Pink is my favorite color too."

Answer: False

Mother Abbess reveals this when Maria goes back to the abbey. The actual line is as follows:
"Maria, the first time we talked together you told me you remembered your Father and Mother before they died. Do you remember, were they happy?"

Answer: The children

This is after the song "An Ordinary Couple". The Captain says to Maria:
"Is there anyone I should ask to marry you?"
She replies, "Why don't we ask the children?"

Answer: Liesel

Rolf and Liesel sing this highly romantic song together on a rainy night in a gazebo. Some lyrics are as follows:
"You wait, little girl, on an empty stage for fate to turn the light on.
Your life little girl is an empty page that men will want to write on.
To write on...
You are sixteen, going on seventeen, waiting for life to start..."

Answer: Brigitta

You know Brigitta is very observant by the conversation she has with Maria, after the dance Maria has with Captain Von Trapp. Also Maria gets into a row with the Captain and she says to him: "Brigitta could tell you about him, she notices everything."

Answer: The Lonely Goatherd

This is to cheer up the children during a thunderstorm. Mostly the song contains a lot of yodeling.
"Yodel layee yodl layee yodaloo"
This is also reprised as "Gretl's Crossover" in the following scene.

Answer: Dixit Dominus

This is all in Latin and is accompanied by Angelus Bells. It starts out:
"Dixit Dominus domine meo, sede a dextris meis."

Answer: Kaltzburg

It is named Saltzburg in the movie. The family sings "Do, Re, Mi" and then "Edelwiess" is sung by the Captain and finally they all sing "So Long, Farewell" right before the family escapes.