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Stephen Sondheim's "Assassins" Quiz!

A quiz on the wonderful Stephen Sondheim musical, "Assassins"!

A multiple-choice quiz by TeamRNL. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
TeamRNL

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
113,184

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
643

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who played John Wilkes Booth in the original Off-Broadway production? Hint

Mandy Patinkin

David Hasselhoff

Victor Garber

Brian Stokes Mitchell

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who gives the assassins their guns? Hint

David Hasselhoff

Balladeer

Proprietor

Booth

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who sings "Unworthy of Your Love?" Hint

Hinckley and Booth

Hinckley and Fromme

Fromme and Byck

Booth and Byck

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who did Czolgosz try to kill? Hint

Gerald Ford

James Garfield

William McKinley

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Question 5 of 10

5. According to "the Gun Song," what do you have to do to change the world? Hint

Cock Your Gun

Grab Them By the Collar

Move Your Little Finger

Prove Your Love

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Question 6 of 10

6. How was Zangara killed? Hint

Electric Chair

Hanged

Shot

Killed Himself

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Question 7 of 10

7. According to the "Ballad of Guiteau," where is Guiteau going? Hint

to hell

to jail

to the Lordy

to heaven

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is Sam Byck wearing? Hint

David Hasselhoff Mask

Santa Claus Costume

Leonard Bernstein Mask

Richard Nixon Mask

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who did Byck contact before his assassination attempt? Hint

Stephen Sondheim

Tim Rice

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Leonard Bernstein

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the show, who is the last President to be killed? Hint

John F. Kennedy

William McKinley

Abraham Lincoln

James Garfield

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who played John Wilkes Booth in the original Off-Broadway production?

Answer: Victor Garber

Indeed, Victor Garber played the charismatic, personable young Booth.

2. Who gives the assassins their guns?

Answer: Proprietor

Suprisingly, it is not Hasselhoff but the Proprietor of the carnival game that gives the assassins their guns as he sings "Everybody's Got the Right."

3. Who sings "Unworthy of Your Love?"

Answer: Hinckley and Fromme

Hinckley sings to Jodie Foster and Fromme sings to Charles Manson.

4. Who did Czolgosz try to kill?

Answer: William McKinley

Czolgosz killed President McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo.

5. According to "the Gun Song," what do you have to do to change the world?

Answer: Move Your Little Finger

"All you have to do is move your little finger." Just a little finger can change the world.

6. How was Zangara killed?

Answer: Electric Chair

Zangara was electrified for killing Mayor Cermak and shooting at President-Elect Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

7. According to the "Ballad of Guiteau," where is Guiteau going?

Answer: to the Lordy

"I am going to the Lordy, I am so glad." Charles Guiteau is just a little crazy.

8. What is Sam Byck wearing?

Answer: Santa Claus Costume

Sam Byck is wearing a Santa Claus outfit and he tried to kill President Nixon by hijacking a plane and crashing it into the White House.

9. Who did Byck contact before his assassination attempt?

Answer: Leonard Bernstein

Byck's letter to Bernstein details his crazy plan.

10. In the show, who is the last President to be killed?

Answer: John F. Kennedy

In a very powerful scene, the other assassins convince Lee Harvery Oswald to shoot JFK.

Source: Author TeamRNL

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