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Musicals Quiz Version 1

This document contains all of the Questions and Answers! The quiz contains 10 rounds. This is the Quiz Presenters’ copy and it contains all of the questions and the answers – so guard it well! The rounds can be put in any order you chose. So mix them up. There are 5 general knowledge rounds. Rounds 7 and 10 can be left with the teams to complete as they go – or just to give the quiz leader a rest! The quiz pack contains several Answer Sheets as follows:

 A5 size answer sheets with lines for 10 answers

 A 15 line sheet for the “Song title is in the lyric” Round.

 Answer sheets for the “Song title is in the lyric”, “Missing Vowels” and “Silhouettes” rounds, teams write their answers directly onto the sheets. 1. General Knowledge – a Gentle Introduction

1. In which film did the actress Liza Minelli play the part of Sally Bowles? 2. What was the title of the first successful sound movie picture made in 1927 and starring Al ? 2. Which famous musical group starred in the film Rock around the Clock? 3. What was the title of the 1956 film in which Elvis Presley made his film debut? 4. Can you name the actress who sang Moon River in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's? 5. In which film do you hear the happy chimney sweep singing Chim Chim Cheree in order to brighten up some dispirited children? 6. You've Got To Pick a Pocket Or Two was a song from which popular British film of 1968? 7. With which film do you associate the song Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead? 8. Who starred in the film entitled Hans Christian Andersen.and sang the songs The Ugly Duckling and Thumberlina? 9. The Bare Necessities was nominated for an Oscar in 1967. From which film was this song taken?

ANSWERS

1. Cabaret 2. The Jazz Singer 3. Bill Haley and the Comets 4. Love me tender 5. Audrey Hepburn 6. Mary Poppins 7. Oliver 8. The Wizard of Oz 9. Danny Kaye 10. The Jungle Book 2. General Knowledge

1. In which musical would you hear the words sung, 'Sawyer you're going out a youngster, but you've got to come back a star'? 2. Which Shakespearean play inspired West Side Story? 3. In which musical will you find the characters Mickey, Linda, Edward and Mrs Johnstone? 4. The Wiz was released as a film in 1978 starring who as Dorothy? 5. In which musical would you hear the words sung, 'all that jazz'? 6. Which former Monty Python star wrote the lyrics to Spamalot? 7. Which musical tells the story about students at New York City's high School of Performing Arts? 8. In which musical will you find the character 'Frenchie'? 9. Which musical depicts the story of a group of hippies living a Bohemian life in New York City? 10. Which Australian actor won a Tony award for his role in the Boy From Oz?

ANSWERS

1. 2. Romeo and Juliet 3. 4. Diana Ross 5. Chicago 6. Eric Idol 7. Fame 8. Grease 9. Hair 10. Hugh Jackman 3. General Knowledge

1. Which is the longest running musical in the West End?

2. Which musical tells the story of a lounge singer placed in protective custody in a San Francisco convent?

3. In which musical will you find 'Seymour' the flower shops assistant?

4. The Movie in my Mind', 'Why God Why?' and 'Last night of the world' are songs from which musical?

5. Which rock musical tells the story of a group of struggling young musicians and artists in New York's lower East Side?

6. In which musical will you find the character 'Janet Weiss'?

7. In which musical would you find the character Norma Desmond?

8. Who wrote the lyrics for 'Jesus Christ Superstar'?

9. In which musical would you hear the words sung, 'I'm flying high defying gravity'?

10. Which musical tells the story of a child's dream in which his toy train set comes to life with the actors famously performing in roller skates?

ANSWERS

1. Les Miserables - 1985 2. Sister Act 3. Little Shop of Horrors 4. Miss Saigon 5. Rent 6. Rocky Horror Show 7. Sunset Boulevard 8. Tim Rice 9. Wicked 10. Starlight Express 4. General Knowledge

1. In which musical would you hear the words sung, 'kiss today goodbye and point me towards tomorrow'? 2. 'Tell me it's not True' sung by Mrs Johnstone is a song from which musical? 3. In which musical would you hear the words 'there's no business like show business' sung? 4. Name either of the two musicals that Benny Anderson (ABBA) has co- composed the music for? 5. Which musical has the characters Caractacus Potts and the scary 'Child Catcher'? 6. Good Morning Sunshine', 'Aquarius' and 'Aint Got No' are songs from which musical? 7. Which musical does the has the songs ‘Summertime’, ‘My Man’s Gone Now’ and ‘It Ain’t Necessarily So’? 8. Which musical is set in the plains of Serengeti? 9. How old is the oldest member of the Von Trapp child? 10. What was the name of the girl gang in the musical Grease?

ANSWERS

1. 2. Annie Get Your Gun 3. Blood Brothers 4. Chess and Mamma Mia 5. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 6. Hair 7. Porgy & Bess 8. Lion King 9. 16 Going on 17 10. Pink Ladies 5. General Knowledge

1. The novelty number Triplets come from which MGM musical? 2. Which musical character has been played by Brooke Shields, Denise Van Outen and Renee Zellweger? 3. Which London West End production was produced partly by Whoopi Goldberg and on Broadway in 2011? 4. What musical tells the story of an American nurse who falls in love with a French Plantation owner during WWII? 5. According to the opening song, how many miles has Doris Day's Calamity Jane covered today on the Deadwood Stage? 6. The Perfect Year', 'Greatest Star of All' and 'With One Look' are songs from which musical? 7. Name the rival gangs in West Side Story? 8. The characters Captain Walker, The Acid Queen and Cousin Kevin can be found in which musical? 9. What is the surname of Dolores from the film and musical, Sister Act? 10. The song The Heather on the Hill was featured in which 1950s musical??

ANSWERS

1. Band Wagon 2. Roxie Hart (Chicago) 3. Sister Act 4. South Pacific 5. 23 6. Sunset Boulevard 7. The Jets and the Sharks 8. Tommy 9. Van Cartier 10. Brigadoon 6. CRYPTIC FILM MUSICALS – Can you get the title from the cryptic clue? 1. High temperature at the weekend? 2. Australian Magician 3. The 31st biggest state in the USA? 4. My Italian mother? 5. Decorate ones truck? 6. Royalty and Me 7. Red windmill? 8. Tale not of the east? 9. Idle medical man? 10. Humorous young lady

ANSWERS

1. Saturday night fever 2. Wizard of Oz 3. Oklahoma 4. Mama mia 5. Paint your wagon 6. The King and I 7. Moulin rouge 8. West side story 9. Dr Doolittle 10. Funny Girl 7. The Song title is in the Lyric – Song lyrics with the song title in them. Name the song.

1. The hills are alive with ______2. ______/ Oh what a beautiful day 3. Life is a ______, old chum 4. I'm ______/ Just ______/ What a glorious feelin' / I'm happy again 5. Just a ______helps the medicine go down 6. Somewhere ______, way up high / There's a land that I heard of, once in a lullaby 7. I've just met a girl named _____ / And suddenly that name / Will never be the same 8. Brown paper packages tied up with strings / These are a few of ______9. ______/ The truth is I never left you 10. ______/ You're the Coliseum / ______/ You're the Louvre Museum 11. ______, you may see a stranger / You may see a stranger across a crowded room 12. ______-______led the big parade 13. ______, ______, make me a match / Find me a find, catch me a catch 14. ______/ And the livin' is easy / Fish are jumpin' / And the cotton is high 15. To dream ______/ To fight the unbeatable foe

ANSWERS

1. Sound of music 8. Favourite things 2. Oh what a beautiful mornin' 9. Don't cry for me Argentina 3. Cabaret 10. You're the top 4. Singing in the rain 11. Some enchanted evening 5. Spoonful of sugar 12. Seventy-six trombones 6. Over the rainbow 13. Matchmaker 7. Maria 14. Summertime 15. The impossible dream 8. Musicals from the Lead Characters – Which musicals had the following lead characters?

1. Don Lockwood, Lina Lamont, Cosmo Brown and Kathy Selden. 2. Tracy Turnblad, Link Larkin and Corny Collins. 3. Christine Daae (pronounced ‘die-ay’), Meg Giry and Raoul de Chagny. 4. Wild Bill Hickock, Adelaide Adams and Kate Brown. 5. Elder Kevin Price, Elder Arnold Cunningham and Nabulungi. 6. Satine, Christian and Harold Zidler. 7. Roxie Hart, Velma Kelly and Billy Flynn. 8. Nathan Detroit, Miss Adelaide and Sky Masterson. 9. Mia Dolan and Sebastian Wilder. 10. Tony, Maria and Riff.

ANSWERS

1. Singing in the Rain 2. 3. The Phantom of the Opera 4. Calamity Jane 5. The Book of Mormon 6. Moulin Rouge 7. Chicago 8. Guys and Dolls 9. La La Land 10. West Side Story 9. Missing Vowels. Put the vowels back in to name the musical.

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4. Hll Dlly

5. Thrghly Mdrn Mll

6. Chrs Ln

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9. Jss Chrst Sprstr

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ANSWERS

1. Meet Me In St. Louis 2. A Star Is Born 3. Annie Get Your Gun 4. Hello Dolly 5. Thoroughly Modern Millie 6. A Chorus Line 7. Kiss Me Kate 8. On The Town 9. Jesus Christ Superstar 10. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 10. Silhouettes – Name the Musical

1. Cabaret 2.

3. Fiddler on the Roof 4. Phantom of the Opera

5. My Fair Lady 6. 7. Beauty & the Beast 8. Les Miserable

10. 9. Sound of Music Miss Saigon