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The Characters. What Play? Trivia Quiz

In which plays would you find the following characters?

A multiple-choice quiz by emli. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
emli

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
302,958

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
795

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Harvey Kelekian, M.D.; Jason Posner, M.D.; Susie Monahan, B.N., B.S.N.; E.M. Ashford, D.Phil.; Vivian Bearing, Ph.D.

This playwright only ever wrote one play - which play are these characters from? Hint

"The Real Thing " by Tom Stoppard

"Wit" by Margaret Edson

"Buried Child" by Sam Shepard

"The Last Night of Ballyhoo" by Alfred Uhry

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Question 2 of 10

2. Judith Bliss, David Bliss, Sorel Bliss, Simon Bliss, Myra Arundel, Richard Greatham, Jackie Coryton, Sandy Tyrell.

This playwright performed often with a singer with the initials 'G.L.'. Which play are these characters from? Hint

"The Importance of Being Earnest " by Oscar Wilde

"Three Tall Women" by Edward Albee

"Hay Fever" by Noel Coward

"A Delicate Balance" by Edward Albee

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Question 3 of 10

3. Evelyn, Adam, Jenny, Phillip.

This playwright was disfellowshipped by the LDS church. Which play are these characters from? Hint

"Dealer's Choice" by Patrick Marber

"Fat Pig" by Neil Labute

"The Shape of Things" by Neil Labute

"Closer " by Patrick Marber

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Question 4 of 10

4. Austin, Lee, Saul Kimmer, Mom.

In which play, circa 1980, are these characters? Hint

"True West" by Sam Shepard

"Curse of the Starving Class" by Sam Shepard

"Buried Child " by Sam Shepard

"The Tooth of Crime" by Sam Shepard

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Question 5 of 10

5. Becca, Izzy, Howie, Nat, Jason.

Which contemporary American play are these characters from? Hint

"Rabbit Hole" by David Lindsay-Abaire

"The Clean House" by Sarah Ruhl

"The Art of Living" by Rebecca Gilman

"A Devil Inside" by David Lindsay-Abaire

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Question 6 of 10

6. Lala Levy, Reba Freitag, Boo Levy, Adolph Freitag, Joe Farkas, Sunny Freitag, Peachy Weil.

Set in 1939, which play are these characters from? Hint

"The Last Night of Ballyhoo" by Alfred Uhry

"Brighton Beach Memoirs" by Neil Simon

"In Duty Bound" by Ron Elisha

"Broadway Bound" by Neil Simon

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Question 7 of 10

7. Roy Cohn, Joe Pitt, Harper Pitt, Belize, Louis Ironson, Prior Walter, Hannah Pitt, The Angel.

Which play are these characters from? Contains elements of fantasy. Hint

"The Tooth of Crime" by Sam Shepard

"The Father" by August Strindberg

"Arcadia" by Tom Stoppard

"Angels in America: Millennium Approaches" by Tony Kushner

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Question 8 of 10

8. Petey, Meg, Stanley, Lulu, Goldberg, McCann.

Which play are these characters from? Reeks of subtext. Hint

"Look Back in Anger " by John Osborne

"Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett

"The Birthday Party " by Harold Pinter

"The Dumb Waiter" by Harold Pinter

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Question 9 of 10

9. Lane, Matilde, Virginia, Charles, Ana.

Which play, shortlisted for a Pulitzer, has these characters? Hint

"The Art of Living " by Rebecca Gilman

"Melancholy Play" by Sarah Ruhl

"The Curse of the Starving Class" by Sam Shepard

"The Clean House" by Sarah Ruhl

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Question 10 of 10

10. Max, Charlotte, Henry, Annie, Billy, Debbie, Bronte.

Which play are these characters from? This playwright gives very impressive acceptance speeches. Hint

"Benefactors" by Michael Frayn

"The Hothouse" by Harold Pinter

"The Real Thing" by Tom Stoppard

"Quartermaine's Terms" by Simon Gray

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Harvey Kelekian, M.D.; Jason Posner, M.D.; Susie Monahan, B.N., B.S.N.; E.M. Ashford, D.Phil.; Vivian Bearing, Ph.D. This playwright only ever wrote one play - which play are these characters from?

Answer: "Wit" by Margaret Edson

"Wit", a beautiful drama about a literature professor who is dying of ovarian cancer, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1999.

2. Judith Bliss, David Bliss, Sorel Bliss, Simon Bliss, Myra Arundel, Richard Greatham, Jackie Coryton, Sandy Tyrell. This playwright performed often with a singer with the initials 'G.L.'. Which play are these characters from?

Answer: "Hay Fever" by Noel Coward

"Hay Fever", by Noel Coward, is a British comedy which was first performed in 1925 but which has been produced many times by many community theatres since then.
The 'G.L.' reference was Gertrude Lawrence.

3. Evelyn, Adam, Jenny, Phillip. This playwright was disfellowshipped by the LDS church. Which play are these characters from?

Answer: "The Shape of Things" by Neil Labute

Neil Labute is fast gaining a reputation as a playwright whose works are produced by professional theatres all over the world.

4. Austin, Lee, Saul Kimmer, Mom. In which play, circa 1980, are these characters?

Answer: "True West" by Sam Shepard

"True West", by Sam Shepard, is mainly a two-hander and has roles for young men that would certainly challenge their acting abilities.

5. Becca, Izzy, Howie, Nat, Jason. Which contemporary American play are these characters from?

Answer: "Rabbit Hole" by David Lindsay-Abaire

Ben Brantley (for the New York Times) called "Rabbit Hole", by David Lindsay-Abaire, 'beautifully observed' and containing 'meticulously mapped empathy.'

6. Lala Levy, Reba Freitag, Boo Levy, Adolph Freitag, Joe Farkas, Sunny Freitag, Peachy Weil. Set in 1939, which play are these characters from?

Answer: "The Last Night of Ballyhoo" by Alfred Uhry

"The Last Night of Ballyhoo" is set in 1939 in Atlanta, GA., in the home of Adolph Freitag and his sister, Boo Levy. It is a gorgeous comedy suitable for the whole family.

7. Roy Cohn, Joe Pitt, Harper Pitt, Belize, Louis Ironson, Prior Walter, Hannah Pitt, The Angel. Which play are these characters from? Contains elements of fantasy.

Answer: "Angels in America: Millennium Approaches" by Tony Kushner

"Angels in America: Millennium Approaches" was first performed in 1990. Since then it has won multiple awards and was made into a made-for-TV movie starring Meryl Streep and Al Pacino.

8. Petey, Meg, Stanley, Lulu, Goldberg, McCann. Which play are these characters from? Reeks of subtext.

Answer: "The Birthday Party " by Harold Pinter

"The Birthday Party" is contained in a volume of Pinter's plays entitled Pinter Plays: One, along with The Room, The Dumb Waiter, A Slight Ache, A Night Out and my favourite Pinter play, The Hothouse.

9. Lane, Matilde, Virginia, Charles, Ana. Which play, shortlisted for a Pulitzer, has these characters?

Answer: "The Clean House" by Sarah Ruhl

Sarah Ruhl is a contemporary and much-performed playwright whose plays have been performed professionally both in the United States and internationally.

10. Max, Charlotte, Henry, Annie, Billy, Debbie, Bronte. Which play are these characters from? This playwright gives very impressive acceptance speeches.

Answer: "The Real Thing" by Tom Stoppard

The Broadway Production of "The Real Thing" netted its star Jeremy Irons a Tony award.

Source: Author emli

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