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General Theatre Knowledge Trivia Quiz

Here's a quiz for Theatre mavens everywhere.

A multiple-choice quiz by godot1. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
godot1

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
764

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
4383

Last 3 plays: Peachie13 (10/10), Guest 1 (0/10), Guest 81 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Kevin Spacey created quite a stir in New York in 1999 portraying Hickey, a reformed alcoholic, in what play? Hint

Fuddy Meers

Death of a Salesman

The Iceman Cometh

How I Learned to Drive

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who wrote the play about Hickey, the reformed alcoholic? Hint

Brendan Behan

Eugene O'Neill

Guillaume Apollinaire

Tennessee Williams

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'Waiting For Godot', long considered a masterpiece of the absurd theatre, was written in French by an Irishman. Name him. Hint

Samuel Beckett

William Synge

James Joyce

Eugene Ionesco

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Question 4 of 10

4. This playwright, known primarily for his philosophical treatises, wrote 'No Exit': Hint

Albert Camus

Aristotle

Jean Paul Sartre

Sigmund Freud

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'True West' was revived in NYC in 2000 starring film actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. Who wrote this masterpiece of the '70s? Hint

Sam Shepard

David Mamet

Edward Albee

Alan Ayckbourn

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Question 6 of 10

6. The musical 'Hello Dolly' is based on a play by whom? Hint

Thornton Wilder

Henrik Ibsen

George Bernard Shaw

Arthur Miller

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Question 7 of 10

7. Along the same line, what Shaw play was later adapted into the musical 'My Fair Lady'? Hint

Arms and the Man

Man and Superman

Major Barbara

Pygmalion

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Question 8 of 10

8. Janet McTeer, of the movie 'Tumbleweeds', made her American debut on stage in 1997. Name the play. Hint

A Doll's House

Travels with My Aunt

Angels in America

The Chairs

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Question 9 of 10

9. At its premiere in Paris in the early 1900s, 'Ubu Roi' caused a notorious riot. Who wrote it? Hint

Bertolt Brecht

Arthur Adamov

Eugene Ionesco

Alfred Jarry

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Question 10 of 10

10. The song 'Mack the Knife' actually comes from whose play, 'The Threepenny Opera'? Hint

Antonin Artaud

Samuel Beckett

Bertolt Brecht

Neil Simon

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Most Recent Scores

Nov 20 2024 : Peachie13: 10/10
Nov 20 2024 : Guest 1: 0/10
Nov 20 2024 : Guest 81: 9/10
Nov 19 2024 : Guest 92: 8/10
Oct 05 2024 : Guest 212: 4/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Kevin Spacey created quite a stir in New York in 1999 portraying Hickey, a reformed alcoholic, in what play?

Answer: The Iceman Cometh

Spacey refused 'star' billing, believing the play an ensemble effort.

2. Who wrote the play about Hickey, the reformed alcoholic?

Answer: Eugene O'Neill

Theodore Hickman, or Hickey, was one of the main characters in Eugene O'Neill's 'The Iceman Cometh'. O'Neill also wrote 'Moon for the Misbegotten' and 'Mourning Becomes Electra'.

3. 'Waiting For Godot', long considered a masterpiece of the absurd theatre, was written in French by an Irishman. Name him.

Answer: Samuel Beckett

Beckett considered himself a novelist - his prominence in the theatre greatly annoyed him.

4. This playwright, known primarily for his philosophical treatises, wrote 'No Exit':

Answer: Jean Paul Sartre

5. 'True West' was revived in NYC in 2000 starring film actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. Who wrote this masterpiece of the '70s?

Answer: Sam Shepard

6. The musical 'Hello Dolly' is based on a play by whom?

Answer: Thornton Wilder

Wilder wrote both 'The Merchant of Yonkers' and 'The Matchmaker', essentially the same play, later adapted to 'Hello Dolly'.

7. Along the same line, what Shaw play was later adapted into the musical 'My Fair Lady'?

Answer: Pygmalion

8. Janet McTeer, of the movie 'Tumbleweeds', made her American debut on stage in 1997. Name the play.

Answer: A Doll's House

9. At its premiere in Paris in the early 1900s, 'Ubu Roi' caused a notorious riot. Who wrote it?

Answer: Alfred Jarry

10. The song 'Mack the Knife' actually comes from whose play, 'The Threepenny Opera'?

Answer: Bertolt Brecht

Source: Author godot1

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