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The Music Man 101 Trivia Quiz

Interesting and or difficult information on The Music Man original Broadway cast, movie, and Broadway revival. Must be a huge fan of The Music Man!

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

Author
Houdini_Master_Esc

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
29,984

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
828

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What song did Craig Bierko NOT have to sing for MM auditions? Hint

'Seventy-Six Trombones'

'Trouble'

'The Sadder-But-Wiser Girl'

'Til There Was You'

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Question 2 of 10

2. When Harold Hill meets Marian on the footbridge, he says he is expecting a telegram from Rudy Friml. What is Rudy Friml's actual career? Hint

Flutist

Conductor

Composer

Celloist

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Question 3 of 10

3. What year did the musical come out? Hint

1958

1960

1959

1957

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Question 4 of 10

4. What year did the movie come out? Hint

1959

1960

1962

1961

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Question 5 of 10

5. What day is it unusual for the Wells Fargo Wagon to come into town? Hint

Wednesday

Sunday

Saturday

Monday

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Question 6 of 10

6. After filming the scene of Harold Hill and Marian kissing on the footbridge, Robert Preston pulled back and said, 'What the heck was that?!' To what was he referring? Hint

Buddy Hackett distracting him off-screen

Shirley Jones' pregnancy

A noise off-screen

The kiss

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Question 7 of 10

7. What building is NOT under Mizer Madison's name? Hint

Gymnasium

Picnic Park

Hospital

Firehouse

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who is Gary, Indiana named for? Hint

Gary Anderson

James Gary

Elbert Gary

George Gary

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the revival, who does NOT sing 'Gary, Indiana'? Hint

Harold Hill

Marian

Winthrop

Mrs. Paroo

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the show, what was NOT part of Meredith Willson's childhood? Hint

Shy because of a lisp

Iowa stubborness

Small city life

The glory of marching band

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What song did Craig Bierko NOT have to sing for MM auditions?

Answer: 'Seventy-Six Trombones'

'So I went in and I auditioned. I sang 'Trouble', 'The Sadder-but-Wiser Girl', the end of 'Til There Was You'--because they wanted to hear my legit voice-- and I did three scenes.' --Craig Bierko in ShowMusic magazine (The Music Men)

2. When Harold Hill meets Marian on the footbridge, he says he is expecting a telegram from Rudy Friml. What is Rudy Friml's actual career?

Answer: Composer

Rudolf Friml's most popular work was probably 'The Donkey Serenade'.

3. What year did the musical come out?

Answer: 1957

Easy enough, but I thought I would add this question in here for traditional trivia's sake :-)

4. What year did the movie come out?

Answer: 1962

5. What day is it unusual for the Wells Fargo Wagon to come into town?

Answer: Saturday

'The Wells Fargo Wagon? On a Saturday? Impossible! The Wells Fargo Wagon?'

6. After filming the scene of Harold Hill and Marian kissing on the footbridge, Robert Preston pulled back and said, 'What the heck was that?!' To what was he referring?

Answer: Shirley Jones' pregnancy

'...Bob pulled back and said, 'What the heck was that?'! And of course it was Patrick Cassidy with a big kick!' --Shirley Jones on The Making of The Music Man

7. What building is NOT under Mizer Madison's name?

Answer: Firehouse

'Mizer Madison? Madison Picnic Park, Madison Hospital, Madison Gymnasium--*that* Mizer Madison?'

8. Who is Gary, Indiana named for?

Answer: Elbert Gary

'Gary, Indiana.' 'What a wonderful name!' 'Named for Elbert Gary, of judiciary fame.'

9. In the revival, who does NOT sing 'Gary, Indiana'?

Answer: Marian

In the movie she sang in the reprise for a few lines, but in the revival, the song was all Winthrop's.

10. In the show, what was NOT part of Meredith Willson's childhood?

Answer: Shy because of a lisp

'His intention for The Music Man was to write a musical story about his boyhood in Mason City, Iowa...He left Iowa to study at the Damrosch Institute of Musical Art, later known as the Julliard School, in New York. This started a career that led him to play, at age 17, with the John Phillip Sousa Band...' GO MARCHING BAND!

Source: Author Houdini_Master_Esc

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