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Which Mainstream Musical? Trivia Quiz

I love musicals; they're usually fun, sometimes sad and dependably, without exception, include music!

A multiple-choice quiz by hannafran. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
hannafran

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
278,930

Updated
Jun 04 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1315

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which musical includes the following characters: Noah Claypole and Mrs Bedwin? Hint

High Society

Blood Brothers

Mr Cinders

Oliver!

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which musical features the lyric: "Unlimited, my future is unlimited"? Hint

Wicked

Jesus Christ Superstar

Evita

Avenue Q

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which musical includes a dead goat, a chariot of gold and an ear of corn? Hint

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

South Pacific

Lion King

Cats

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which musical has these items as part of its set: a helicopter and a brothel? Hint

Miss Saigon

The Wiz

Les Miserables

Cabaret

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which musical begins with the line: "Against the Sharks we need every man we got"? Hint

Lion King

West Side Story

Ragtime

Miss Saigon

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which musical ends with the words: "Still life displayed forever.
No less than she deserved"? Hint

Evita

Fosse

Wicked

A Star is Born

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following has the actors singing/speaking in a cockney accent? Hint

Wizard of Oz

Oklahoma!

My Fair Lady

Whistle down the Wind

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Question 8 of 10

8. The musical 'Whistle Down the Wind' has characters with names taken from the semantic field of fish.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which recent blockbuster series was adapted and turned into a musical in 2007? Hint

Lord of the Rings

Pirates of the Caribbean

Harry Potter

Matrix

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which musical has lyrics not written by Tim Rice? Hint

Evita

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat

The Phantom of the Opera

Jesus Christ Superstar

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which musical includes the following characters: Noah Claypole and Mrs Bedwin?

Answer: Oliver!

Yes, they were from "Oliver!", based on the Charles Dickens novel which objected to the Poor Law established in Victorian England.

2. Which musical features the lyric: "Unlimited, my future is unlimited"?

Answer: Wicked

From the song "The Wizard and I", sung by Idina Menzel in the original Broadway and then West End productions.

3. Which musical includes a dead goat, a chariot of gold and an ear of corn?

Answer: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

"Joseph" was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, who cast the actor playing Joseph in the new West End show via a reality TV show named 'Any Dream Will Do'. It was eventually won by Lee Mead.

4. Which musical has these items as part of its set: a helicopter and a brothel?

Answer: Miss Saigon

The original version of "Miss Saigon" had a helicopter as part of the set! Later versions have improvised and used a projected one instead.

5. Which musical begins with the line: "Against the Sharks we need every man we got"?

Answer: West Side Story

You could have gotten it from the "Sharks" reference. "Romeo and Juliet" is transferred into the American melting pot setting in this musical.

6. Which musical ends with the words: "Still life displayed forever. No less than she deserved"?

Answer: Evita

Another of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musicals, telling the story of Eva Duarte Peron from her humble beginnings to becoming the first lady of Argentina.

7. Which of the following has the actors singing/speaking in a cockney accent?

Answer: My Fair Lady

Yes, that was a little simple, as most of the musical is about the taming of the cockney accent!

8. The musical 'Whistle Down the Wind' has characters with names taken from the semantic field of fish.

Answer: False

No, though it does have character names which are birdies! Swallow, Blue Jay and Robyn are the three children who find Jesus, or so they think, in their barn.

9. Which recent blockbuster series was adapted and turned into a musical in 2007?

Answer: Lord of the Rings

It opened in the West End at the Theatre Royal on June 19th 2007. It had one of the longest preview periods ever!

10. Which musical has lyrics not written by Tim Rice?

Answer: The Phantom of the Opera

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber were considered a partnership in their early years, writing some of the most popular mainstream musicals of the 60s and 70s. However, they did not work together on what is arguably Webber's most famous musical, "The Phantom of the Opera".

Source: Author hannafran

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