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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : My Fair Lady - The Musical : Good Morning, Professor Higgins

Introduction:
"Test your knowledge of this charming musical. A few of the questions will be on the history of both the Broadway version and the films."


1. When "My Fair Lady" first opened on Broadway, who played the character of Eliza?
    Melissa Errico
    Julie Andrews
    Audrey Hepburn
    Martine McCutcheon


2. The film version starring Audrey Hepburn won Oscars both for Best Actress and Best Picture.
    True
    False


3. In "Wouldn't It Be Loverly," what does Eliza want her room to be far away from?
    The wet foggy air
    The cold night air
    The cold streets
    The dark nights


4. Which of these phrases is not mastered by Eliza during the song "The Rain in Spain?"
    How kind of you to let me come.
    How do you do?
    Hurricanes hardly happen.
    The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.


5. With her language mostly mastered, where do Higgins and Pickering take Eliza for her first try at blending into upper-class society?
    Ascot Racecourse
    Embassy Ball
    York Racecourse
    Her Majesty's Ball


6. Which of these things doesn't Freddy say is only "On the Street Where You Live?"
    Lilac trees
    Enchantment pouring out the door
    A lark
    A willow tree


7. What is the nationality of the phonetics expert at the Embassy Ball who used to be Professor Higgins' student?
    Transylvanian
    English
    Hungarian
    Greek


8. Alfred Dolittle, Eliza's father, gets a bequest for several thousand pounds a year, pushing him reluctantly into the middle class. How many thousands does he get a year? (Just the number, as in if it's one thousand, just answer "one.")
    Answer: (One Word)


9. No other character in the play understands why Eliza is upset after the Embassy Ball.
    True
    False


10. "My Fair Lady" is based on Shaw's play "Pygmalion." When the play was first performed in 1914, how did it end?
    With Eliza planning to marry Higgins
    With Eliza planning to marry Freddy
    It was open to interpretation, but assumed she would marry Higgins
    With Eliza going out on her own to work in a flower shop


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