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All About "Cinderella" Trivia Quiz

All about Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella".

A multiple-choice quiz by dmnemaine. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
dmnemaine

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
274,809

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
11 / 20

Plays
486

Last 3 plays: Guest 166 (7/20), Guest 65 (8/20), Guest 166 (13/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. How many acts is "Cinderella" divided into? Hint

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Question 2 of 20

2. According to "The Prince Is Giving A Ball", what is the Queen's first name? Hint

Maisie

Ermintrude

Constantina

Marguerite

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Question 3 of 20

3. In the song, "My Own Little Corner", Cinderella imagines that she is many things. One of them is a queen. What South American country does she say she's a queen in? Hint

Brazil

Peru

Argentina

Chile

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Question 4 of 20

4. According to the song, "Your Majesties", which of the following wines is NOT mentioned in the song? Hint

chablis

port

burgundy

zinfandel

5. Although "Boys And Girls Like You And Me" is contained in the vocal score, it was not used in the 1957 television version of "Cinderella". According to the song, where do the boys and girls have their dream? Hint

in their strides

in their hearts

in their eyes

in their minds

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Question 6 of 20

6. According to Cinderella in the reprise of "In My Own Little Corner", what color will her stepsisters' faces be when they see her chatting with the Prince? Hint

candy-apple red

sour-apple green

sour-lemon yellow

pansy-colored purple

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Question 7 of 20

7. According to the Fairy Godmother in "Impossible", what is the world full of? Hint

zanies and fools

loonies and geeks

crazies and goofs

looloos and nerds

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Question 8 of 20

8. What kind of dance do we hear when the Prince is dancing with Joy and Portia? Hint

a minuet

a waltz

a gavotte

a polka

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Question 9 of 20

9. When the Prince sings "Ten Minutes Ago" to Cinderella, he tells her that she gave him the feeling that the room was missing a couple of things. What are those things? Hint

walls and door

ceiling and floor

people and things

Joy and Portia

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Question 10 of 20

10. Joy and Portia are stunned at being ignored by the Prince, and lash out at the girl who has captured his attentions, not realizing that it's Cinderella. In their "Lament", what part of Cinderella's anatomy do they want to break? Hint

her back

her leg

her arm

her neck

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Question 11 of 20

11. One of the most famous pieces from "Cinderella" is "The Cinderella Waltz". That isn't the name the piece is given in the vocal score though. What does the vocal score call this piece? Hint

A Little Waltz

The Waltz

The Ball Waltz

Waltz For A Ball

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Question 12 of 20

12. "Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?" is sung and/or played quite a few times during the course of the show. According to the song, the Prince asks if Cinderella is the "sweet invention" of what? Hint

"a lover's heart"

"a lover's dream"

"a lover's mind"

"a lover's imagination"

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Question 13 of 20

13. According to Cinderella in "When You're Driving Through The Moonlight", what do the lighted windows of the palace look like in the dark? Hint

a row of rubies

a string of pearls

a diamond necklace

just windows, nothing else

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Question 14 of 20

14. In, "A Lovely Night", what does Cinderella call the Prince? Hint

charming

lovely

handsome

happy

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Question 15 of 20

15. Cinderella reprises "A Lovely Night" after her stepmother and stepsisters exit, and instead of pretending to imagine the Prince, she is remembering her real meeting with him. According to the song, what did the Prince promise Cinderella? Hint

to always love her

to find out who she is

to marry her

to kiss her

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Question 16 of 20

16. The Prince sings a reprise of "Do I Love You?". Who sings this reprise with him? Hint

No one, he sings it himself

The King

The Queen

Cinderella

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Question 17 of 20

17. The music for which song is used to underscore "The Search"? Hint

Ten Minutes Ago

Do I Love You?

A Lovely Night

The Prince Is Giving A Ball

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Question 18 of 20

18. Besides "Do I Love You?", one line from another song is sung in the finale. What song is it? Hint

Ten Minutes Ago

Impossible

In My Own Little Corner

Stepsisters' Lament

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who played Cinderella in the original 1957 television broadcast? Hint

Leslie Ann Warren

Julie Andrews

Brandy

Carol Burnett

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Question 20 of 20

20. Who played the fairy godmother in the 1997 television version of "Cinderella"? Hint

Whitney Houston

Bernadette Peters

Brandy

Whoopi Goldberg

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many acts is "Cinderella" divided into?

Answer: 3

"Cinderella" is the only one of the R&H musicals to have more than two acts. This is because it was initially written for television, in which a three-act script is the norm.

2. According to "The Prince Is Giving A Ball", what is the Queen's first name?

Answer: Constantina

The King, Queen, and Prince all have multiple names.

The Prince is Christopher Rupert Windemere Vladimir Karl Alexander Francois Reginald Lancelot Herman Gregory James.

The Queen is Constantina Charlotte Ermiintrude Gwinyvere Maisie Marguerite Ann.

The King is Maximilian Godfrey Ladislaus Leopold Sidney Frederick John.

3. In the song, "My Own Little Corner", Cinderella imagines that she is many things. One of them is a queen. What South American country does she say she's a queen in?

Answer: Peru

Cinderella also imagines herself to be a Norwegian princess, a milkmaid, a prima donna in Milan, an heiress with silks from Japan, a girl men go mad for, a slave in Calcutta, a mermaid, and a huntress on an African safari.

4. According to the song, "Your Majesties", which of the following wines is NOT mentioned in the song?

Answer: zinfandel

The King isn't interested in any of the wines on the list. He wants the wine of his country -- beer.

Answer: in their eyes

One interesting note: I have seen two different versions of the opening line of the verse.

In the Cinderella score, it is "They walk on ev'ry village street...".
I have also seen, "They walk on ev'ry city street ...".

6. According to Cinderella in the reprise of "In My Own Little Corner", what color will her stepsisters' faces be when they see her chatting with the Prince?

Answer: sour-apple green

This is one time that Cinderella's imagination fails her. No matter how much she imagines the ball, she knows it's nothing like actually being there.

7. According to the Fairy Godmother in "Impossible", what is the world full of?

Answer: zanies and fools

The first act ends with Cinderella going off to the ball. One interesting thing is that with a slight variation, "Impossible" becomes "It's Possible". The song goes from one of the Godmother goading Cinderella into believing in her dreams to one of jubilant celebration that her dreams are starting to come true.

8. What kind of dance do we hear when the Prince is dancing with Joy and Portia?

Answer: a gavotte

According to Merriam-Webster's online dictionary, a gavotte is "a dance of French peasant origin marked by the raising rather than sliding of the feet".

9. When the Prince sings "Ten Minutes Ago" to Cinderella, he tells her that she gave him the feeling that the room was missing a couple of things. What are those things?

Answer: ceiling and floor

The Prince and Cinderella focus their attentions completely on each other, and shut everything around them out.

Answer: her arm

In the original television production of "Cinderella", Joy and Portia were portrayed by comediennes Alice Ghostley and Kaye Ballard respectively.

11. One of the most famous pieces from "Cinderella" is "The Cinderella Waltz". That isn't the name the piece is given in the vocal score though. What does the vocal score call this piece?

Answer: Waltz For A Ball

In the middle of the waltz, the chorus does a reprise of "Ten Minutes Ago".

Answer: "a lover's dream"

Cinderella is so in love with the Prince that she nearly forgets to leave the ball at midnight until the striking of the church bell reminds her.

13. According to Cinderella in "When You're Driving Through The Moonlight", what do the lighted windows of the palace look like in the dark?

Answer: a diamond necklace

Cinderella gets Joy, Portia, and her stepmother involved in her "imagining" of the ball.

14. In, "A Lovely Night", what does Cinderella call the Prince?

Answer: charming

Cinderella's stepmother begins to realize that Cinderella is more than just imagining the ball. In the original television production of "Cinderella", the stepmother was played by Ilka Chase.

Answer: to always love her

In the original television production, the Prince was played by Jon Cypher.

16. The Prince sings a reprise of "Do I Love You?". Who sings this reprise with him?

Answer: The Queen

Husband and wife team, Howard Lindsay and Dorothy Stickney, played the King and Queen in the original television production.

17. The music for which song is used to underscore "The Search"?

Answer: The Prince Is Giving A Ball

Of course, the slipper doesn't fit anyone but Cinderella.

18. Besides "Do I Love You?", one line from another song is sung in the finale. What song is it?

Answer: Impossible

Cinderella marries the Prince and lives happily ever after.

19. Who played Cinderella in the original 1957 television broadcast?

Answer: Julie Andrews

Leslie Ann Warren played the role in the 1964 remake.

Brandy played the role in the 1997 remake.

Carol Burnett is a good friend of Julie Andrews, but had nothing to do with "Cinderella".

20. Who played the fairy godmother in the 1997 television version of "Cinderella"?

Answer: Whitney Houston

Edith Adams played the role in the original 1957 version.
Celeste Holm played the role in the 1964 version.

In 1997:
Whoopi Goldberg played the Queen.
Brandy played Cinderella.
Bernadette Peters played Cinderella's stepmother.

Source: Author dmnemaine

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