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Introduction:
"A quiz about the beautiful 1947 Lerner and Lowe musical about a mythical Scottish village and two people from different centuries who fall in love. Good Luck!"


1. "Brigadoon" was adapted from a short story called "Germelshausen" about a mythical German village that reappears once every hundred years. Who wrote this story?
    Friedrich Wilhelm Gerstacker
    Franz Werfel
    Herman Hesse
    Rainer Maria Rilke


2. One of the most notable aspects of this musical is it's extensive choreography. The original choreography was by Agnes de Mille. Which other famous musical is de Mille most famous for choreographing?
    Oklahoma!
    Leave It to Me
    The King and I
    Lady in the Dark


3. The show opens with friends Tommy Albright and Jeff Douglas lost in the Scottish highlands (they were on a hunting trip). What does Tommy admit to Jeff just before they see Brigadoon materialize?
    He is heavily in debt.
    He longs to leave everything behind.
    He is deeply depressed.
    He is uneasy about his upcoming marriage.


4. In the "MacConnachy Square" number we meet, among others, Meg Brockie, a lusty (literally!) village lass. What has Meg brought to sell at the fair?
    Beer and ale
    Candy
    Milk and cream
    Salted meats


5. We next meet sisters Jean and Fiona Mc Laren. Jean is engaged to Charlie Dalrymple, to the despair of her ex-suitor Harry Beaton. Harry, in turn, is the object of which village girl's unrequited love?
    Sally MacCloud
    Ellen Mc Gregor
    Maggie Anderson
    Margaret MacMillan


6. Tommy and Fiona meet and are attracted to each other. He agrees to go with her to gather heather for the upcoming wedding and they sing "The Heather on the Hill". What month is it, according to the song?
    June
    July
    April
    May


7. Jeff, meanwhile, is dragged off by Meg, who tells him about her previous relationships with men in the hilarious song "The Love of my Life". How many times thus far, according to the song, did Meg find (or think she had found) the "love of my life"?
    Three
    Four
    Five
    Six


8. Which of these songs is not followed by a dance?
    Almost Like Being in Love
    Come to Me, Bend to Me
    My Mothers Wedding Day
    Go Home with Bonnie Jean


9. Tommy becomes suspicious when he sees the marriage and birth entries in the family Bible and notices the dates. What century were Fiona and Jean born in?
    Seventeenth
    Eighteenth
    Sixteenth
    Nineteenth


10. To explain the mystery, Fiona takes Tommy to see the village "dominie" (schoolmaster) Mr. Lundie. Mr Lundie explains that the town's disappearing act began when the town's minister, Mr. Forsythe, prayed for a miracle to deliver his village from evil influences. What, specifically, was Brigadoon threatened by?
    Enemy invaders
    Witches
    Sorcerors
    Evil spirits


11. The dancing at the wedding of Jean and Charlie Dalrymple is interrupted by Harry Beaton, who dances with Jean (the Sword Dance) and kisses her, then menaces the crowd with one of the swords and his dirk. Who disarms him?
    Charlie
    Tommy
    Jeff
    Harry's father


12. In Act Two, Scene 3, the continuing wedding festivities and dancing are interrupted by Mr. Beaton, bearing his son's body. A funeral dance follows. What is significant about the music to this dance?
    All of these
    It was not written by Lowe (or based on his music).
    It is an authentic Scottish funeral dirge.
    It is played on the bagpipes.


13. Where does Act Two, Scene 4 take place?
    Edinburgh
    San Francisco
    A town outside Brigadoon
    New York


14. What causes Brigadoon to briefly reappear in the final scene, long enough for Tommy to re-enter it?
    Tommy prays for a miracle
    Fiona's love for Tommy
    Tommy's love for Fiona
    Mr. Lundie performs a miracle


15. Composer Frederick Lowe said that his music for Brigadoon was inspired by the music of this classical composer.
    Edvard Grieg
    Edward Mac Dowell
    Ludwig von Beethoven
    Felix Mendelsohnn


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