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10 Tough Questions about Bye Bye Birdie

This quiz is on the stage production, NOT the movie.

A multiple-choice quiz by time-for-zzz. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
time-for-zzz

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
238,108

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
551

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. The first full song sung in "Bye Bye Birdie" is: Hint

The Telephone Hour

Baby, Talk To Me

We Love You Conrad

An English Teacher

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Question 2 of 10

2. Finish the lyric:
"'Cause when you wrote Conrad's last hit..." Hint

Boop Boo

I just knew

Ugga Bugga Boo

I knew we were through

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who are the first three teens to sing in "The Telephone Hour", and in what order? Hint

Nancy, Margie, Helen

Alice, Harvey, Penelope Ann

Helen, Nancy, Alice

Alice, Margie, Penelope Ann

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many times is the "We Love You Conrad" melody sung, not including repeats within the same song, in the entire score? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which characters sing in "One Boy"? Hint

Kim, Helen and Margie

Kim and Rosie

Kim, Alice, Deborah Sue and Rosie

Alice, Deborah Sue and Rosie

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Question 6 of 10

6. The highest note sung in the score is a B.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. According to "Spanish Rose", to what type of music will Rosie dance with Albert (not behind a fan or anything else)? Hint

Tango

Rumba

Mambo

Bolero

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many years did Rose waste on Albert? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who does Albert sing "Put On A Happy Face" to? Hint

Mae

Angry Girl

Sad Girl

Rosie

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Question 10 of 10

10. The actor who was the first Albert Peterson also starred in which movie? Hint

The Sound of Music

My Fair Lady

HMS Pinafore

Mary Poppins

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The first full song sung in "Bye Bye Birdie" is:

Answer: An English Teacher

The first scene is the only scene in the Almae Lou office.

2. Finish the lyric: "'Cause when you wrote Conrad's last hit..."

Answer: Ugga Bugga Boo

This line comes from the first song of the show, "An English Teacher".

3. Who are the first three teens to sing in "The Telephone Hour", and in what order?

Answer: Helen, Nancy, Alice

The teens sing in this order:
Helen, Nancy, Alice, Margie, Freddie & Karl, Harvey, Penelope Ann and finally Deborah Sue.

4. How many times is the "We Love You Conrad" melody sung, not including repeats within the same song, in the entire score?

Answer: 7

It is sung in the "Overture" , "Penn Station Transition", during "Healthy Normal American Boy", "Penn Station to Sweetapple", "Sweetapple Band", "Wounded" and "Hand Car".
It can be sung in the "Entr'acte" but this is less common.

5. Which characters sing in "One Boy"?

Answer: Kim, Alice, Deborah Sue and Rosie

Kim sings this to Hugo, with the aid of the girls, and Rosie sings the end of it to an invisible Albert.

6. The highest note sung in the score is a B.

Answer: False

The highest note is sung in "Hymn for A Sunday Evening", and is a C.

7. According to "Spanish Rose", to what type of music will Rosie dance with Albert (not behind a fan or anything else)?

Answer: Bolero

"With Albert I will dance to the Bolero".

8. How many years did Rose waste on Albert?

Answer: 8

She indicates this in the first line of "What Did I Ever See In Him".

9. Who does Albert sing "Put On A Happy Face" to?

Answer: Sad Girl

Sung in Penn Station before Conrad appears for the first time.

10. The actor who was the first Albert Peterson also starred in which movie?

Answer: Mary Poppins

The actor? Dick Van Dyke.

Source: Author time-for-zzz

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