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To use its full title, 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street' is a musical thriller with music and lyrics from Stephen Sondheim, based on Christopher Bond's play of the same name.
8 Sweeney Todd quizzes and 95 Sweeney Todd trivia questions.
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  'Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street'   great trivia quiz  
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Who could write a Broadway musical about cannibalism and get away with it? Stephen Sondheim, that's who.
Average, 20 Qns, Oddball, May 29 13
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  "Sweeney Todd"   popular trivia quiz  
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Here is a little quiz about my favorite musical. "Sweeney Todd" is the answer to all those who think of musicals as overly sweet. There is nothing at all sweet about "Sweeney Todd".
Average, 10 Qns, LisaJane44, Mar 13 05
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  Sweeney Todd Lyrics   popular trivia quiz  
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A quick quiz on the lyrics to one of the bloodiest musicals ever written!
Average, 10 Qns, durikaj, Apr 05 15
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  The Troubled Minds of Fleet Street    
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We all know that the characters of Sweeney Todd have a lot of troubles to deal with, and are probably all a little disturbed in the head. But do you know whose predicaments are whose? (Also some general questions.)
Average, 10 Qns, daae_proctor, Aug 04 06
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  Johanna and Anthony - The Lovers of "Sweeney Todd"    
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Ten multiple choice questions on Johanna and Anthony, the romantic leads of "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street".
Average, 10 Qns, crazychica, May 11 05
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  Sweeney Todd    
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If you think you know the bloody musical "Sweeney Todd", you might want to reconsider. For this quiz, it's a good idea to have seen the show. This will cover both the original version, concert, the revival, the 2007 movie, and the locations.
Average, 10 Qns, boardwalkman, Apr 05 15
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  The Quiz From Fleet Street    
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Sweeney Todd was not a friendly fellow. In fact, he is one of the scariest people on the stage. Think you know him? Well, we're about to find out.
Average, 10 Qns, littlemick1285, Apr 05 15
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  Sweeney Swings His Razor Once Again!    
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The 2005 revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical thriller "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" starred Michael Cerveris in the title role. What do you know about this particular production?
Average, 15 Qns, anthonyrappfan, Sep 16 06
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After Todd murdered O'Higgins, what happens to his simple minded assistant, Tobias.

From Quiz "'Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street'"




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Sweeney Todd Trivia Questions

1. Who wrote the music and lyrics for "Sweeney Todd"?

From Quiz
Sweeney Todd

Answer: Stephen Sondheim

Sondheim's works include "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To the Forum" and "Company". Stephen Schwartz did music and lyrics for "Wicked", Jeff Marx and Bobby Lopez for "Avenue Q", and Clark for the revival of "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown".

2. What is unique about the actors in the show?

From Quiz Sweeney Swings His Razor Once Again!

Answer: They also play instruments

All the actors double as the orchestra. For example, the original Jonas Fogg also played bass, and the original Mrs. Lovett played the tuba, among other instruments.

3. How does Anthony discover Johanna?

From Quiz Johanna and Anthony - The Lovers of "Sweeney Todd"

Answer: She is at her balcony as he walks by

As Anthony is walking in London, he looks up and sees a beautiful woman and asks the beggar woman who she is. (see "Ah Miss") Although Johanna is indeed Sweeney's daughter, Anthony, and even Johanna, is not aware of this.

4. The introduction to the play is told by the chorus, with Sweeney Todd arriving just in time for the last verse. In that verse, he says to the audience, "What happens then..." How does he finish this?

From Quiz "Sweeney Todd"

Answer: "...well, that's the play"

The entire line is: "What happens then? Well, that's the play, and he wouldn't want us to give it away. Not Sweeney. Not Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street."

5. What is Mrs. Lovett's first name?

From Quiz The Quiz From Fleet Street

Answer: Nellie

Mrs. Lovett's is the only one in the play to ever refer to herself as Nellie.

6. Who originated the role of Judge Turpin in the 2005 revival?

From Quiz Sweeney Swings His Razor Once Again!

Answer: Mark Jacoby

Michael Cerveris and Alexander Gemignani were members of the original cast, and Edmund Lyndeck played the role in the original production in the 1970's. Mark Jacoby has also appeared in "Ragtime" and "Man of La Mancha".

7. What does Anthony buy for Johanna?

From Quiz Johanna and Anthony - The Lovers of "Sweeney Todd"

Answer: A cage of birds

After he sees that Johanna had been admiring the birds from her window, he buys one for her from the bird seller and gives it to her. However, they don't have time to talk since the judge interrupts them and sends Anthony off.

8. After Sweeney fails to kill the judge the first time he has the opportunity, he rants about the injustice of the world. He sings "And my Lucy lies in ashes, and I'll never see my girl again. But..." But what?

From Quiz "Sweeney Todd"

Answer: "The work waits"

The entire line is "But the work waits, I'm alive at last. And I'm full of joy!" He sings this as he decides to become a mass murderer. He plans to kill everyone who comes into his barber shop.

9. Fill in the lyrics: "And what if none of their souls were _____, they went to their maker impeccably ______"

From Quiz Sweeney Todd Lyrics

Answer: saved/shaved

From "The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd." Stephen Sondheim is known for jumping right into the story, and in the opening number of "Sweeney Todd," he provides an extremely gruesome description of the "hero" of the play.

10. When Sweeney is teaching Anthony about shades of yellow hair, what is the first shade he mentions?

From Quiz The Quiz From Fleet Street

Answer: tawny

Anthony must use this hair colour knowledge to get Johanna out of Fogg's asylum for the mentally deranged.

11. A seaman, Anthony, rescued Todd from drowning off the Australian coast. What was the name of the ship Anthony served aboard?

From Quiz 'Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street'

Answer: Bountiful

Sweeney was attempting escape from Botany Bay, Australia, used then as a British penal colony for hardened criminals. The ship is mentioned only once, in the first act (personally, I thought the other 'tissue paper' clues would help).

12. Who played the title role in the Original Cast?

From Quiz Sweeney Todd

Answer: Len Cariou

George appeared as "Sweeney Todd" in 1982 and in the 2000 and 2001 concerts. Michael appeared in the 2005 Broadway Revival. Johnny appears as Sweeney Todd for Tim Burton's movie of the musical released late December/ Early January 2007. The movie was rated R by the MPAA.

13. Which cast member has also released his solo debut album?

From Quiz Sweeney Swings His Razor Once Again!

Answer: Michael Cerveris

Michael Cerveris' "Dog-Eared" hasn't garnered much press coverage, although it's not getting panned either.

14. What birds does Johanna mention first in her song, "Green Finch and Linnet Bird"?

From Quiz Johanna and Anthony - The Lovers of "Sweeney Todd"

Answer: Green Finch, Linnet Bird, Nightingale, Blackbird

"Green Finch and Linnet Bird/ Nightingale, Blackbird/ how is it you sing" is the first line of the song. Then later, she sings "Ringdove and Robinet/ Is it for wages/ Singing to be sold?"

15. Mrs. Lovett asks Sweeney, "What are we going to do about the Eye-talian?" Sweeney responds that they will bury him late at night. Mrs. Lovett know that this will be alright, since...

From Quiz "Sweeney Todd"

Answer: "I don't suppose he's got any relatives gonna come poking around, looking for him."

Unfortunately, while Pirelli doesn't have any relatives looking for him, his apprentice, Tobias, DOES want to know what happened to him, if only so he'll have a job. Mrs. Lovett tries to diffuse Tobias' interest in what happened to Pirelli by telling him that Pirelli ran out on him, and by behaving in a warm, motherly fashion towards Tobias. Little does Tobias know that this motherly behavior is just an act, and she would easily have Sweeney kill Tobias too, if it suited her purposes.

16. Fill in the lyric: "Wait what's your rush what's your ____?"

From Quiz Sweeney Todd Lyrics

Answer: hurry

From "The Worst Pies in London." Mrs. Lovett is having trouble selling her meat pies until Sweeney comes along and provides her with a disgusting substitute...human flesh.

17. What is Toby's last name?

From Quiz The Quiz From Fleet Street

Answer: Ragg

Toby is a bit slow but is good at selling things that aren't worth buying.

18. According to Mrs. Lovett, why was Sweeney sent to prison?

From Quiz 'Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street'

Answer: Foolishness

The unnamed charge was trumped up to remove him from the scene so Judge Turpin could seduce, and then abandon, Sweeney's wife Lucy.

19. What star of one of the most controversial mockumentaries of 2006 plays Adolfo Pirelli in the 2007 "Sweeney Todd" movie?

From Quiz Sweeney Todd

Answer: Sacha Baron Cohen

That movie which was the most controversial mockumentary of 2006? "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" (whew!)

20. What is different about the role of Pirelli from previous productions?

From Quiz Sweeney Swings His Razor Once Again!

Answer: The role is played by a woman, and is usually played by a man

Donna Lynne Champlin played the role of Pirelli, the Italian barber. Joaquin Romaguera played the role in the original production.

21. Even though Johanna agrees to marry Anthony, what doesn't she know about him?

From Quiz Johanna and Anthony - The Lovers of "Sweeney Todd"

Answer: His name

Anthony first reveals his name to her in "Ladies In Their Sensitivities", after she has agreed to marry him.

22. After Anthony rescues Johanna from Fogg's asylum, she sings: "Will we be married on Sunday? That's what you promised, married on Sunday." How does she finish this musical phrase?

From Quiz "Sweeney Todd"

Answer: "That was last August."

Poor Johanna is starting to sound like the other inmates at the asylum by this time, with the way she rambles on. But she also has good reason not to trust the men in her life by this point.

23. Fill in the lyric: "Then again they don't commit sins of the ______"

From Quiz Sweeney Todd Lyrics

Answer: flesh

Mrs. Lovett is singing about a "Priest," telling Sweeney that they taste great. She's convincing him to kill his customers and allow her to use their bodies to make meat pies.

24. When Sweeney and Mrs. Lovett are singing about different types of pie flavors and they are in a rhyming match in the middle of the song, which flavor stumps Sweeney?

From Quiz The Quiz From Fleet Street

Answer: locksmith

In this song, Sweeney and Mrs. Lovett come up with the idea of putting human meat into pies.

25. Who is Mrs. Lovett's main competitor for meat pies in the Fleet Street area?

From Quiz 'Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street'

Answer: Mrs. Mooney

She accuses Mrs. Mooney of using cats in her pies, and although Mrs. Lovett would also stoop that low, 'them pussycats is quick'. The role of Mrs. Lovett garnered a Tony award for Angela Lansbury.

26. Who played Tobias in the 2000 and 2001 concert?

From Quiz Sweeney Todd

Answer: Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris is also known for playing Barney in the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" on CBS. Felciano played Tobias in the revival. David Hess and Michael Cerveris were both Sweeney Todd. Hess went on tour with the show, playing the title character.

27. Who directed the 2005 revival?

From Quiz Sweeney Swings His Razor Once Again!

Answer: John Doyle

John Doyle has directed over 200 plays in his native England, but "Sweeney Todd" marked his directing debut on Broadway.

28. What stresses Johanna that may stop her from marrying Anthony?

From Quiz Johanna and Anthony - The Lovers of "Sweeney Todd"

Answer: Judge Turpin plans to marry her.

"He [the judge] plans to marry Monday/ What shall I do/ I'd rather die" She is also put into an insane asylum, but that is after their plans of marriage are accidentally revealed to the Judge. She wasn't dying of AIDS, especially since hadn't been discovered yet. She never asks the judge for permission to marry him, since Anthony asks to marry her after she is told by the judge that he wants her to marry him. Anthony and Johanna plan to elope and get married on Sunday, before Judge Turpin and Johanna's wedding date, that Monday.

29. Fill in the lyric: "...look at me Mrs. Lovett look at you, oh we all deserve to ___"

From Quiz Sweeney Todd Lyrics

Answer: die

From "Epiphany," Sweeney's turning point, when he decides that if he can't kill Judge Turpin, he'll "practice on less honorable throats."

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