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"The Music Man" 301 Trivia Quiz

The third in a series of "The Music Man" trivial quizzes! The same rule as the first two--you must be a big 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 #
30,988

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1146

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. How many times does Mayor Shinn begin the Gettysburg Address? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is Mizer Madison's first name? Hint

Richard

Abraham

Henry

James

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Question 3 of 10

3. What time does the 'Last Days of Pompeii' take place? Hint

7:00

9:30

8:00

8:30

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the scene where Harold Hill is making his posters 'Get a new lease on life by joining Prof. Harold Hill's band', what advertisement is he pasting over? Hint

Tailored hats

Head bands

The highschool dance

A River City social event

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the movie, during 'Trouble', there is a statue the song is centered around. Who is the statue of? Hint

Mayor Shinn (ascendent of the present one)

Ulysess S. Grant

Chief Black Hawk

Mizer Madison

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who does Maud NOT introduce? Hint

Eulalie MacKecknie Shinn

Avis Grub

Ethel Toffelmeyer

Mrs. Squires

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Question 7 of 10

7. What did the props people use to imitate ice cream in the movie? Hint

Cauliflower

Plastic balls

Potatoes

Oatmeal

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Question 8 of 10

8. What color was the 'ice cream'? Hint

White

Pink

Brown

Light green

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Question 9 of 10

9. What did Meredith Willson win the first Grammy for? Hint

May the Lord Bless and Keep You

The Music Man

Patriotic pieces

Orchestrations for someone else's work

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these saints does Mrs. Paroo not refer to? Hint

St. Michael

St. John the Baptist

St. Patrick

St. Bridget

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many times does Mayor Shinn begin the Gettysburg Address?

Answer: 6

He first gets cut off by the piano, then by a member of the school board handing him a paper about 'The members of the school board will NOT present...', then by another member handing him a paper about the Last Days of Pompeii taking place 'provided it doesn't rain', and then by Harold Hill shouting, 'We heard there was a pool table!' Then later, at the 'trial' for Harold, he begins and is interrupted by the angry parents, and then by the constable motioning that he has Harold. And all that equals to six!

2. What is Mizer Madison's first name?

Answer: Henry

The 'Trouble' sequence in the movie is centered around a statue of Madison (which refers to number 5). The statue's plaque reads HENRY MADISON.

3. What time does the 'Last Days of Pompeii' take place?

Answer: 9:30

At the beginning of the 'Ice Cream' scene, it shows a poster, advertising 'The Last Days of Pompeii' and reads 9:30 PM.

4. In the scene where Harold Hill is making his posters 'Get a new lease on life by joining Prof. Harold Hill's band', what advertisement is he pasting over?

Answer: Head bands

'Get a new lease on life by joining the thousands of users of Schultz's Elastice Headache Band!'

5. In the movie, during 'Trouble', there is a statue the song is centered around. Who is the statue of?

Answer: Mizer Madison

The 'Trouble' sequence in the movie is centered around a statue of Madison (which refers to number 2). The statue's plaque reads HENRY MADISON.

6. Who does Maud NOT introduce?

Answer: Ethel Toffelmeyer

'This is Avis Grub, and Mrs. Hicks, and Mrs. Squires--' 'And I'm Ethel Toffelmieyer, the pianola girl!'

7. What did the props people use to imitate ice cream in the movie?

Answer: Potatoes

'To match the girls' dresses, hair ribbons and shoes and to match the boys' shirts and shoelaces (all of which are in various shades of pink) Morton DaCosta ordered pink ice cream for the big park sociable number in Meredith Willson's 'The Music Man'. Property master Robey Cooper got what the boss ordered...only the ice cream is pink mashed potatoes, 64 gallons of it, guaranteed not to melt under the lights.' From Press Releases, April 28, 1961. Courtesy of www.TheMusicManOnline.com

8. What color was the 'ice cream'?

Answer: Pink

This information refers back to the 'Interesting Info About Answer' in number 7.

9. What did Meredith Willson win the first Grammy for?

Answer: The Music Man

"The Music Man" won the very first Grammy ever presented! The Grammy must feel very honored to have that to its name.

10. Which of these saints does Mrs. Paroo not refer to?

Answer: St. John the Baptist

'Is that so? And, in the name of St. Bridget, why not?' 'If you can get that boy to play in that band, you'll have St. Michael's own way with you.' '...so there's not a man alive who can hope to measure up to that blend a Paul Bunyan, St. Pat and Noah Webster you've concocted for yourself out of your Irish imagination, your Iowa stubborness and your library full of books.'

Source: Author Houdini_Master_Esc

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