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Barry Manilow Mania! Trivia Quiz

If you're a true Fanilow this should be a piece of cake!

A multiple-choice quiz by ManilowGirl15. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ManilowGirl15

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
268,746

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Barry's last name hasn't always been Manilow. What was his last name before he changed it? Hint

Pincus

Smooder

What the heck? Of course it's always been Manilow!

Walter

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Question 2 of 10

2. What Manilow song are these lyrics from: "Before I knew that I was blessed, when I was just like the rest of the people who never let dreams in their mind"? Hint

Ready To Take a Chance Again

Sunrise

Leavin' in the Morning

Beautiful Music

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Question 3 of 10

3. What college did Barry attend? Hint

UMD

Harvard

Julliard

Princeton

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Question 4 of 10

4. Barry was married for around a year at the start of his career. What was his wife's name? Hint

Susan

Betty

Mary

Linda

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Question 5 of 10

5. After Bary quit touring, he started a "permanent" show at the Hilton in Las Vegas, Nevada. What is the name of this show? Hint

Manilow: One night live, one last time

Manilow: Music and Passion

Manilow: Copacabana

Manilow: Here to stay

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Question 6 of 10

6. Barry often opens his shows with which song? Hint

I Write The Songs

Can't Smile Without You

It's a Miracle

Copacabana (At The Copa)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Barry has an album out called, "Here At The Mayflower" Which song is NOT a song featured on this album? Hint

Come Monday

Do You Know Who's Livin' Next Door?

They Dance!

Brooklyn Blues

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Question 8 of 10

8. What Manilow song are these lyrics from? "Then years go by to wonder why and wonder what we learned. Was the bridge we should've crossed, the one we burned.." Hint

The Old Songs

Harmony

Every Single Day

Even Now

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which comedy sitcom did Barry Manilow make an appearance on in an episode titled, "Fanilow"? Hint

King of Queens

Frasier

Will and Grace

Friends

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these are Broadway scores written by Barry Manilow? Hint

"Copacabana" and "Harmony"

"Copacabana" and "Comedian Harmonist"

"Sweet Life" and "Harmony"

"Lola" and "Sweet Life"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Barry's last name hasn't always been Manilow. What was his last name before he changed it?

Answer: Pincus

Barry Manilow never actually met his biological father. His father gave him his grandmother's last name of Pincus when Barry was born. Barry later changed his last name to Manilow, which was his mother's last name. Barry was born June 17, 1943.

2. What Manilow song are these lyrics from: "Before I knew that I was blessed, when I was just like the rest of the people who never let dreams in their mind"?

Answer: Beautiful Music

"Beautiful Music" is a song off Mr. Manilow's album, "The Essential Barry Manilow" (2005) which contains many of Mr. Manilow's popular songs that he has introduced to the public throughout the years.

3. What college did Barry attend?

Answer: Julliard

After high school, around 1961, Barry attended Julliard. He worked in the mailroom at CBS in order to pay for his education.

4. Barry was married for around a year at the start of his career. What was his wife's name?

Answer: Susan

In 1967, Barry married his high school sweetheart, Susan. Their marriage lasted for around a year.

5. After Bary quit touring, he started a "permanent" show at the Hilton in Las Vegas, Nevada. What is the name of this show?

Answer: Manilow: Music and Passion

After 30 years on the road Barry decided he was ready to put an end to his touring. In 2004 he decided to go on one last tour. He called it "Manilow: One Night Live, One Last Time". Shortly after this tour he got a call from the Las Vegas Hilton. He now has a "permanent" show there called "Manilow: Music and Passion."

6. Barry often opens his shows with which song?

Answer: It's a Miracle

From his very first tour, to this day, Barry Manilow has always opened every show he has ever done with his hit song, "It's a Miracle".

7. Barry has an album out called, "Here At The Mayflower" Which song is NOT a song featured on this album?

Answer: Brooklyn Blues

Barry's album, "Here At The Mayflower" (2001)is an album all about what went on inside his old apartment building that he lived in as a child in Brooklyn, New York. The apartment building was called, "The Mayflower".

8. What Manilow song are these lyrics from? "Then years go by to wonder why and wonder what we learned. Was the bridge we should've crossed, the one we burned.."

Answer: Every Single Day

The song, "Every Single Day" is the love song in Barry Manilow's Broadway score called, "Harmony" staring Broadway actor Brian D'Arcy James.

9. Which comedy sitcom did Barry Manilow make an appearance on in an episode titled, "Fanilow"?

Answer: Will and Grace

In this episode of "Will and Grace", Will is in line for Barry Manilow tickets and ends up getting to meet Barry when he has a run-in with a member of Mr. Manilow's security.

10. Which of these are Broadway scores written by Barry Manilow?

Answer: "Copacabana" and "Harmony"

Barry Manilow wrote two Broadway scores. One was called "Harmony", starring Broadway actor Brian D'Arcy James. "Harmony" is about a 1930s boy band called The Comedian Harmonist and the lives of its members. The other one, called "Copacabana", is about a show girl named Lola and how she falls in love with the bartender Tony (who is played by Barry himself in the movie "Copacabana").

Source: Author ManilowGirl15

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