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"Sunday In The Park" Quiz

This quiz is to test your knowledge of the great Stephen Sondheim show "Sunday in the Park with George". I hope you enjoy playing it as much as I enjoyed making it. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by starlet1986. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
starlet1986

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
78,869

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
12 / 20

Plays
521

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 20

1. Who played George in "The National Theatre's" production of "Sunday"? Hint

Philip Quast

Colm Wilkinson

Mandy Patinkin

Hugh Jackman

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Question 2 of 20

2. What is George's first word? Hint

"White"

"Bright"

"Light"

"Blank"

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Question 3 of 20

3. What is Dot's first line? Hint

"I feel foolish."

"Everyone is wearing them."

"I hate this thing."

"I can read."

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Question 4 of 20

4. What is the name of the first painting by Seurat that we see in the show? Hint

"A Sunday on the Island of La Grande Jatte"

"Bathing at Asniers"

"Powdering"

"The Can-Can"

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Question 5 of 20

5. What character does Celeste 2 play in the second act? Hint

Maire

Harriet Spalding

Blair

Elaine

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Question 6 of 20

6. What number lesson is Dot learning and what is it on? Hint

Lesson 6 and verbs

Lesson 9 and adjectives

Lesson 4 and nouns

Lesson 8 and pronouns

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Question 7 of 20

7. What colour is the flower on the hat? Hint

Violet

Red

Blue

Mauve

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Question 8 of 20

8. What was "mama"? Hint

"Pretty"

"Old"

"Funny"

"Lazy"

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Question 9 of 20

9. What colour dress does George tell Dot to wear? Hint

Blue

Red

Violet

Yellow

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Question 10 of 20

10. What is the problem with "Louie"? Hint

"Nothing is wrong with him."

"He sells what he makes."

"He's an artist."

"He's a baker."

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Question 11 of 20

11. What is the name of the other person who appears in Dot's grammar book, other than "Marie"? Hint

"Elaine"

"Charles"

"Henry"

"Alex"

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Question 12 of 20

12. What beverage does George require more of when he is painting? Hint

Vodka

Wine

Beer

Water

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Question 13 of 20

13. What is the name of the second dog in "Taking the Day on Sunday"? Hint

Fifi

Dot

Bruce

Bill

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Question 14 of 20

14. What lovely thing can artists do to us? Hint

"Paint us."

"Capture us."

"Draw us."

"Create us."

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Question 15 of 20

15. What are observing artists according to "The Boatman"? Hint

"Boring"

"Condesending"

"Quiet"

"Annoying"

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Question 16 of 20

16. What is the first thing Dot thanks George for in the song "Hot Up Here" at the beginning of the second act? Hint

"The hat"

"The shade."

"The monkey"

"The people"

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Question 17 of 20

17. Which girl does the soldier like? Hint

"The one in the dark hat."

"The one in the red hat."

"The one in the violet hat."

"The one in the light hat."

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Question 18 of 20

18. What did the second George (in Act Two) used to be? Hint

"An original"

"A painter"

"A child"

"A father"

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Question 19 of 20

19. How many things does Dot wish to change about herself? Hint

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Question 20 of 20

20. What song was cut from the original show? Hint

"Yoo-Hoo"

"Marie"

"Dot's Dream"

"Sunday Best"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who played George in "The National Theatre's" production of "Sunday"?

Answer: Philip Quast

Philip stared in the "National's" production opposite Maria Friedman as Dot.

2. What is George's first word?

Answer: "White"

"White, a blank page or canvas". These are the first lines that George says about his work.

3. What is Dot's first line?

Answer: "I feel foolish."

Her next line is "I hate this thing". She is talking about her dress.

4. What is the name of the first painting by Seurat that we see in the show?

Answer: "Bathing at Asniers"

This was Seurat's first painting and was ridiculed for its un-orthodox subject.

5. What character does Celeste 2 play in the second act?

Answer: Elaine

She plays young George's ex-wife, whereas Celeste 1 only plays a waitress in the second act.

6. What number lesson is Dot learning and what is it on?

Answer: Lesson 8 and pronouns

This book is later an insight for young George into the life of his great-grandmother.

7. What colour is the flower on the hat?

Answer: Violet

George also asks this question to Jules when he is first shown the painting.

8. What was "mama"?

Answer: "Funny"

Marie sings an ode to Dot, her mother, called "chidren and art".

9. What colour dress does George tell Dot to wear?

Answer: Red

This is the answer to Dot's question about what she should wear to the Follies. In the end George does not take her.

10. What is the problem with "Louie"?

Answer: "Nothing is wrong with him."

Louie is Dot's eventual husband even though deep down she always loved George.

11. What is the name of the other person who appears in Dot's grammar book, other than "Marie"?

Answer: "Charles"

"Marie has the ball of Charles." The character in Dot's grammar book is who she names her daughter after.

12. What beverage does George require more of when he is painting?

Answer: Beer

This happens during the song "Colour and Light".

13. What is the name of the second dog in "Taking the Day on Sunday"?

Answer: Fifi

The other dog is called Bruce.

14. What lovely thing can artists do to us?

Answer: "Capture us."

Marie sings this in "Children and Art".

15. What are observing artists according to "The Boatman"?

Answer: "Condesending"

He says this as George tries to draw his dog.

16. What is the first thing Dot thanks George for in the song "Hot Up Here" at the beginning of the second act?

Answer: "The shade."

This song is sung as if these chracters have been up in the painting ever since it was painted.

17. Which girl does the soldier like?

Answer: "The one in the light hat."

This is Celeste 2.

18. What did the second George (in Act Two) used to be?

Answer: "An original"

This is said in the song "Putting It Together" when his work is being shown.

19. How many things does Dot wish to change about herself?

Answer: 7

"If my legs were longer, if my bust was smaller, if my hands were graceful, if my waist was thinner, if my hips were flatter, if my voice was warm, if I could concentrate!"

20. What song was cut from the original show?

Answer: "Yoo-Hoo"

This song was supposed to be sung by the boys in the picture "Bathing at Asniers", but it was cut before the Broadway opening.

Source: Author starlet1986

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