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Quiz about Thoroughly Modern Millie Stage Version
Quiz about Thoroughly Modern Millie Stage Version

Thoroughly Modern Millie ~Stage Version~ Quiz


This is a quiz on lyrics. I might add a little more, but it's going to be mainly lyrics from the stage version.

A multiple-choice quiz by SugarHigh13323. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
107,918
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
18 / 25
Plays
706
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Question 1 of 25
1. Millie travels to NYC to start a new life. Fill in the blank: "They said I would sing the ________ blues." Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. "Gotta be more than an old ghost town where the ghost _________________." Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. "Have you seen the way they kiss in the movies? Isn't it __________?" Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. "Dreams that die before you _____." Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. "I'll take the oyster sans the _______." Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. Where does Millie say she wants to buy her clothes during the song "How the Other Half Lives"? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. What are the names of the two Asian men who help out Mrs. Meers? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. During the speed test Mr. Graydon sings, "Just carefully remove the lid and take a ____ if you've a doubt." Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. What does Millie first say her last name is? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. Mrs. Meers sings, "I almost acted ______, Ibson, Shaw, Moliere." Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. Mrs. Meers also sings that if the house was big enough she could still play which character? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. "You're checking into Hotel ________." Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. "I'm a Joe with just one aim: Ev'ry night to date a __________." Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. How many wonders of the world does Muzzy count? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. "New, improved, and rearranged, It's ever-changing, yet it's _______________." Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. "Were there signs, And I didn't see them? A random remark, occasional ____, that day in the park" Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. "No ______ in a cage for me." Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. "Now me and Mr. _____ are through." Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. Who does Mr. Graydon begin to fall in love with? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. Mr. Graydon sings, "I turned the corner when I met you." When he said you, he was refering to Millie.


Question 21 of 25
21. Muqin means Daddy in English.


Question 22 of 25
22. "Life is a holiday, I'm talking __________________." Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. "Gimme ________ famous arrow." Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. Dorothy ends up falling in love with Ching Ho.


Question 25 of 25
25. In 2004, Sutton Foster's (Millie) brother was also in a Broadway show at the same time she was in "Thoroughly Modern Millie." Which of the following shows was her brother in? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Millie travels to NYC to start a new life. Fill in the blank: "They said I would sing the ________ blues."

Answer: homesick

Her family and friends were trying to discourage Millie, but that discouragement just made her even more determined.
2. "Gotta be more than an old ghost town where the ghost _________________."

Answer: ain't even dead

3. "Have you seen the way they kiss in the movies? Isn't it __________?"

Answer: delectable

This line is sung in 2 different ways, once in the opening, and slower in the reprise.
4. "Dreams that die before you _____."

Answer: start

She felt bad for her mother and grandma, so she was talking about how not all dreams can survive.
5. "I'll take the oyster sans the _______."

Answer: pearl

Miss Dorothy wants to live like the poorer class.
6. Where does Millie say she wants to buy her clothes during the song "How the Other Half Lives"?

Answer: Saks Fifth Avenue

After she says Saks, she includes Bergdorf Goodman.
7. What are the names of the two Asian men who help out Mrs. Meers?

Answer: Ching Ho & Bun Foo

They sing the same song as Millie's opening, only in Chinese.
8. During the speed test Mr. Graydon sings, "Just carefully remove the lid and take a ____ if you've a doubt."

Answer: whiff

The funny thing is Millie ended up singing faster than Mr. Graydon until the very end of the song.
9. What does Millie first say her last name is?

Answer: Graydon

Dillmount is Millie's last name, but she set out to marry her boss.
10. Mrs. Meers sings, "I almost acted ______, Ibson, Shaw, Moliere."

Answer: Chekhov

The incorrect answers are methodologists of acting. Anton Chekhov was a Russian playwright.
11. Mrs. Meers also sings that if the house was big enough she could still play which character?

Answer: Juliet

She does talk about Peter Pan, but Juliet was the character that she said, "And if the house were big enough, I still could play her yet."
12. "You're checking into Hotel ________."

Answer: Hades

It's Hades because the women are getting shipped to Southeast Asia to become slaves.
13. "I'm a Joe with just one aim: Ev'ry night to date a __________."

Answer: different dame

Jimmy is in a conflict with himself on whether or not to allow himself to fall in love.
14. How many wonders of the world does Muzzy count?

Answer: 8

She considered the eighth wonder of the world to be New York.
15. "New, improved, and rearranged, It's ever-changing, yet it's _______________."

Answer: never changed

New York may appear different at times, but what NY stands for never changes.
16. "Were there signs, And I didn't see them? A random remark, occasional ____, that day in the park"

Answer: sigh

Millie is acting schizophrenic in this song hopping back between "Thoroughly Modern Millie" and "Jimmy."
17. "No ______ in a cage for me."

Answer: canary

The cast did this routine during the Tony's last year.
18. "Now me and Mr. _____ are through."

Answer: wrong

Millie tries to move on by singing "Forget About The Boy." She is helped by her co-workers at the office.
19. Who does Mr. Graydon begin to fall in love with?

Answer: Miss Dorothy

Miss Dorothy and Mr. Graydon sing a romantic song right about Millie's head without her noticing.
20. Mr. Graydon sings, "I turned the corner when I met you." When he said you, he was refering to Millie.

Answer: False

Jimmy sang that, not Mr. Graydon.
21. Muqin means Daddy in English.

Answer: False

It means Mammy, or Mom. Bun Foo & Ching Ho are working for Mrs. Meers to save up money to get their mother to the U.S. from Asia.
22. "Life is a holiday, I'm talking __________________."

Answer: June through May

Those months are the only two single syllable months next to each other.
23. "Gimme ________ famous arrow."

Answer: fat boy's

Millie decides that love is more important than marrying for business reasons. She found herself a green glass love.
24. Dorothy ends up falling in love with Ching Ho.

Answer: True

Ching Ho saved Miss Dorothy from an unspeakable fate.
25. In 2004, Sutton Foster's (Millie) brother was also in a Broadway show at the same time she was in "Thoroughly Modern Millie." Which of the following shows was her brother in?

Answer: Urinetown

I was lucky enough to see both on my trip to NYC and they were both wonderful!
Source: Author SugarHigh13323

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