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25 Tough Questions about The Mystery of Edwin Drood

I once did props for "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" at a community theatre. Take this quiz to see how much you know about the show.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ilona_Ritter. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Ilona_Ritter

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
173,108

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
14 / 25

Plays
269

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Question 1 of 25

1. In what country does the show take place? Hint

Egypt

America

England

France

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Question 2 of 25

2. Who is the first person the chairman calls during "There You Are"? Hint

Angela

Clive

Alice

Deidre

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Question 3 of 25

3. Who wrote the book on which the musical is based?

Answer: (Two Words (first and last name of author, or just last name))

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Question 4 of 25

4. Complete the lyrics from "A Man Could Go Quite Mad". "A sculptor lacking ________?" Hint

clay

skill

arms

brains

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Question 5 of 25

5. Who plays Edwin Drood? Hint

Alice Nutting

Angela Prysock

Clive Paget

Phillip Bax

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Question 6 of 25

6. Who plays Helena Landless? Hint

Janet Conover

Angela Prysock

Alice Nutting

Phillip Bax

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Question 7 of 25

7. Who plays Neville Landless? Hint

Clive Paget

Victor Grinstead

Nick Cricker, Jr.

Nick Cricker

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Question 8 of 25

8. What does Rosa fear according to the song she sings with Helena and the two other girls? Hint

Jasper

the moonfall

night skies

bright eyes

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Question 9 of 25

9. According to "The Wages of Sin" what doesn't pay? Hint

crime

lying

waitressing

fighting

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Question 10 of 25

10. What is Jasper mixing with wine these days? Hint

heroin

opium

cocaine

LSD

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Question 11 of 25

11. Who was originally scheduled to play Mayor Sapsea? Hint

Bill Cartwright

James Hitchens

Michael McCalister

Philip Bax

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Question 12 of 25

12. What does the chairman find confusing? Hint

Why everyone is in love with Rosa Bud

The entire show

Playing both the chairman and the mayor

Why people often pick Helena and Neville as the lovers

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Question 13 of 25

13. Nick Cricker gives a cue for a song too early. Which song was it? Hint

Off to the Races

Never the Luck

No Good Can Come from Bad

Perfect Strangers

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Question 14 of 25

14. When Jasper is in the graveyard, how many footsteps do we hear? Hint

Three

None

It varies

Too many to count

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Question 15 of 25

15. Why don't Edwin and Rosa want to get married? Hint

They don't know how they feel about each other

Rosa is in love with John Jasper

Edwin is in love with Helena

They do get married

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Question 16 of 25

16. Who is in love with Rosa's mother? Hint

Rev. Crisparkle

Edwin Drood

John Jasper

Neville Landless

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Question 17 of 25

17. What is the name of the play that Bazzard wrote? Hint

The Thorn of Anxiety

Acting Woes

Desperate Love

Bazzard's a Hazzard

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Question 18 of 25

18. Who did Bazzard play in "Julius Caesar"? Hint

a senator

Brutus

Julius Caesar

He wasn't in it

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Question 19 of 25

19. Fill in the blank from "Never the Luck". "I'll __________ my way into your heart." Hint

tap

waltz

ballet

dance

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Question 20 of 25

20. What is the name of the detective in "Private Investigation"? Hint

James Hitchens

William Cartwright

Dick Datchery

John Jasper

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Question 21 of 25

21. Complete the line from "Don't Quit While You're Ahead". "Don't let the moment go to waste, not with __________ close enough to taste." Hint

Rosa

the end

victory

love

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Question 22 of 25

22. By the end of the show, is Edwin Drood dead or alive?

Answer: (One Word (dead or alive?))

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Question 23 of 25

23. Which of the following is not a choice for Dick Datchery? Hint

Edwin Drood

Rosa Bud

Reverend Chrisparkle

Neville Landless

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Question 24 of 25

24. Which of the following is not a choice for the murderer? Hint

Deputy

Rosa

Durdles

Jasper

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Question 25 of 25

25. Compete the lyrics to "The Writing on the Wall": "Try to live forever, and give up _________."

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what country does the show take place?

Answer: England

It takes place in London to be exact.

2. Who is the first person the chairman calls during "There You Are"?

Answer: Angela

The chairman is Mr. Bill Carthwright.

3. Who wrote the book on which the musical is based?

Answer: Charles Dickens

This was the last book that Charles Dickens wrote. He died before he finished, which is why the audience votes on the ending.

4. Complete the lyrics from "A Man Could Go Quite Mad". "A sculptor lacking ________?"

Answer: arms

This is the first song that the villain John Jasper sings. John Jasper is played by Clive Paget.

5. Who plays Edwin Drood?

Answer: Alice Nutting

Alice Nutting is London's leading male personator.

6. Who plays Helena Landless?

Answer: Janet Conover

Helena's twin brother is Neville Landless.

7. Who plays Neville Landless?

Answer: Victor Grinstead

Neville Landless has a temper problem and has been entrusted to the care of the kindly Reverend Chrisparkle.

8. What does Rosa fear according to the song she sings with Helena and the two other girls?

Answer: the moonfall

Everything but Jasper is mentioned in the "Moonfall Quartet" and Jasper is what the words all refer too. She also says that Jasper frightens her before the song starts.

9. According to "The Wages of Sin" what doesn't pay?

Answer: crime

Princess Puffer was played by Angela Prysock.

10. What is Jasper mixing with wine these days?

Answer: opium

He's drinking laudanum wine which causes his hallucinations of him killing his nephew Edwin Drood.

11. Who was originally scheduled to play Mayor Sapsea?

Answer: James Hitchens

Hitchens was off drunk somewhere and never showed up so the chairman had to take on the part of the mayor.

12. What does the chairman find confusing?

Answer: Playing both the chairman and the mayor

The chairman and Clive sing "Two Sides of the Coin".

13. Nick Cricker gives a cue for a song too early. Which song was it?

Answer: Off to the Races

"Steady on, Bill, we don't want these people leaping to conclusions without all the facts at hand. Otherwise, they'll all be running: Off to the races!"

14. When Jasper is in the graveyard, how many footsteps do we hear?

Answer: It varies

Jasper is trying to recreate a scene, and he forgets how many footsteps there were. He thinks he has taken the right number of steps, then hears another and has to cover it up.

15. Why don't Edwin and Rosa want to get married?

Answer: They don't know how they feel about each other

In "Perfect Strangers" they sing about how they might love each other if they were strangers, but since they were promised at birth they never had the chance to see how they truly do feel.

16. Who is in love with Rosa's mother?

Answer: Rev. Crisparkle

In "No Good Can Come from Bad" Rev. Crisparkle sings, "In younger days, I hungered for another: Rosa's mother!"

17. What is the name of the play that Bazzard wrote?

Answer: The Thorn of Anxiety

"The Thorn of Anxiety" is a tragedy and will never be performed.

18. Who did Bazzard play in "Julius Caesar"?

Answer: a senator

Chairman: "Well at least you were in for the kill."

19. Fill in the blank from "Never the Luck". "I'll __________ my way into your heart."

Answer: waltz

Philip Bax who played Bazzard sings this song. I should note at this point, this is a play within a play. The people I'm telling you played the parts are not the actors, but the parts the actor played who plays the other part.

20. What is the name of the detective in "Private Investigation"?

Answer: Dick Datchery

Dick Datchery was played by Alice Nutting but wasn't the real Dick Datchery. They vote on who it is later in the show.

21. Complete the line from "Don't Quit While You're Ahead". "Don't let the moment go to waste, not with __________ close enough to taste."

Answer: victory

"Heed the call with all due haste."

22. By the end of the show, is Edwin Drood dead or alive?

Answer: dead

In the play, the cast gets to vote on this one, and they all vote her dead, mainly because the cast doesn't like Alice Nutting who plays Drood.

23. Which of the following is not a choice for Dick Datchery?

Answer: Edwin Drood

Edwin Drood can't be a choice cause he's dead by this point in the show.

24. Which of the following is not a choice for the murderer?

Answer: Deputy

Jasper can be voted on, but will never win. There's no song for him, and the entire time it ran on Broadway they never had the problem with him getting the most votes. It's too obvious an answer to pick him.

25. Compete the lyrics to "The Writing on the Wall": "Try to live forever, and give up _________."

Answer: never

This song is song by Edwin Drood who's returned from the grave. The show was writen by Rupert Holmes. He did both the music and the lyrics. I hope you enjoyed my quiz.

Source: Author Ilona_Ritter

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