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The Way To Santa Fe: A Quiz On Collins

This quiz will focus solely on Tom Collins. It should be easy for any Renthead! Do you know the way to Santa Fe?

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

Author
Koosalagoopagoop

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
183,546

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2061

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Let's start out easy: Why is Collins "detained" at the beginning of the show? Hint

he is mugged

he stops to buy food

he meets Angel

he needs to make a phone call

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Question 2 of 10

2. What color is Collins' coat? Hint

brown

blue

black

green

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which school was Collins fired from? Hint

Harvard

NYU

MIT

Columbia

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Question 4 of 10

4. Complete this introduction by Mark: "Enter Tom Collins, computer genius, teacher, vagabond anarchist, who ran naked through the _____________."

Answer: (One Word - famous landmark)

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Question 5 of 10

5. According to Collins in "Santa Fe," which of the following would be his job at the restaurant he planned to open? Hint

put sauce on the meat

play the drums

design the menu

seat the guests

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Question 6 of 10

6. Another "Santa Fe" question: What will Collins discuss with the restaurant's guests? Hint

Hawthorne

Heidegger

wine

daily specials

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Question 7 of 10

7. One final "Santa Fe" question: Which of the following does Collins NOT mention at the end of the song? Hint

prarie dog

cactus

tumbleweed

all of these are mentioned

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which line does Collins say in "La Vie Boheme?" Hint

"Lenny Bruce"

"To the stage"

"Langston Hughes"

"To Uta"

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who does Collins stand between during "Seasons of Love?" Hint

Mark & Angel

Joanne & the Bag Lady

Benny & Mimi

Roger & Maureen

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Question 10 of 10

10. In "Finale A," Collins rewires the ATM at the _________to provide "an honorarium" to anyone with a certain code.

Answer: (Two Words - grocery store)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Let's start out easy: Why is Collins "detained" at the beginning of the show?

Answer: he is mugged

"What do you mean, detained?" On his way to visit Mark and Roger, Collins is beat up by thugs. Because he has no money, they steal his coat.

2. What color is Collins' coat?

Answer: brown

Collins and Angel find the coat being sold by a street vendor in St. Mark's Place during "Christmas Bells."

3. Which school was Collins fired from?

Answer: MIT

They expelled him for his theory of "actual reality." Collins' next job is at NYU. He teaches computer age philosophy.

4. Complete this introduction by Mark: "Enter Tom Collins, computer genius, teacher, vagabond anarchist, who ran naked through the _____________."

Answer: Parthenon

This comes prior to "Today 4 U."

5. According to Collins in "Santa Fe," which of the following would be his job at the restaurant he planned to open?

Answer: seat the guests

The other three would be Angel's jobs: "You're a sensitive aesthete, brush the sauce onto the meat. You could make the menu sparkle with rhyme. You could drum a gentle drum, I could seat guests as the come..."

6. Another "Santa Fe" question: What will Collins discuss with the restaurant's guests?

Answer: wine

"Chatting not about Heidegger, but wine." Heidegger is a reference to Nathaniel Hawthorne's parable, "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment."

7. One final "Santa Fe" question: Which of the following does Collins NOT mention at the end of the song?

Answer: cactus

"Do you know the way to Santa Fe? You know, tumbleweeds...prarie dogs...yeahhhh."

8. Which line does Collins say in "La Vie Boheme?"

Answer: "Lenny Bruce"

Collins and Roger: Ginsberg, Dylan, Cunningham and Cage/
Collins: Lenny Bruce/
Roger: Langston Hughes/
Maureen: To the stage!/
Person #1: To Uta/
I could go on, but I'll stop here. That is by far my favorite song in the show!

9. Who does Collins stand between during "Seasons of Love?"

Answer: Roger & Maureen

Collins stands center stage. The cast stands in a straight line without moving for this song, which only adds to the power of the lyrics.

10. In "Finale A," Collins rewires the ATM at the _________to provide "an honorarium" to anyone with a certain code.

Answer: Food Emporium

The code of course is A-N-G-E-L.

Source: Author Koosalagoopagoop

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