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Quiz about Find the Pattern Musical Style

Find the Pattern: Musical Style Quiz

I'll give you three things examples (characters, actors, title of show, etc.) You have to tell me what they have in common. OK? Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by at34712. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
at34712

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
212,468

Updated
Jun 14 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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713

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Question 1 of 10

1. Eva Peron, Eponine, Mr. Mushnik. What do they have in common? Hint

they all die

they're characters from shows that opened in 1980

they're all in the same show

they're characters from Andrew Lloyd Webber shows

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Question 2 of 10

2. "The Sound of Music", "Gypsy", "Once Upon a Mattress". What do these musicals have in common? Hint

they all opened the same year

they all won for Best Musical

they all were Rodgers and Hammerstein shows

they all starred Mary Martin

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Question 3 of 10

3. Louis, Catherine, Leading Player. What do these characters have in common? Hint

they all are the main character of their show

they are all related

they all are from "Godspell"

they're all from "Pippin"

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Question 4 of 10

4. Juan Peron, Joseph, Judas. Why do they belong together? Hint

their shows came out in the same year

they were all played by the same actor

they're all from Andrew Lloyd Webber shows

they're all from Sondheim shows

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Mame", "Sweeney Todd", "Gypsy". Why did I put these shows together? Hint

they all starred Angela Lansbury

they starred Gwen Verdon

they opened in the same year

they all were Sondheim shows

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Question 6 of 10

6. Patti Lupone, Mandy Patinkin, Bob Gunton. What did they do? Hint

they all were in "Evita"

they are the lead in their show

they all won Tonys in the same year

they have the same number of syllables in their surname

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Chicago, "The Music Man", "Grease". What did these musicals do to be in this question? Hint

they were all made into movies

they all starred Jerry Orbach

they opened in the same year

they all had the same composer

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Avenue Q", "Hairspray", "Spamalot". Why are these musicals in this question together? Hint

they all opened the same year

they all had a same actor/actress

they had the same writers

they all won the Tony for Best Musical

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Hairspray", "The Producers", "Little Shop of Horrors". What do these shows have in common? Hint

they were all written by Mel Brooks

they all have a movie version

they're all based on books

the same actress was in all three

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Cats", "Honk", "Evita". Why are these shows listed here? Hint

they were all written by Andrew Lloyd Webber

they all have little and almost no plotline

they all played (not at same time) in the same theater

they all were first put on in London

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Eva Peron, Eponine, Mr. Mushnik. What do they have in common?

Answer: they all die

Eva Peron is from "Evita", which is the only Andrew Lloyd Webber musical listed. Eponine is "Les Miserables", and Mr. Mushnik is from "Little Shop of Horrors".

2. "The Sound of Music", "Gypsy", "Once Upon a Mattress". What do these musicals have in common?

Answer: they all opened the same year

Only "The Sound of Music" was a R&H show and starred Mary Martin (Altough Rodger's daughter wrote "Once Upon a Mattress".) They were all nominated for Best Musical.

3. Louis, Catherine, Leading Player. What do these characters have in common?

Answer: they're all from "Pippin"

Louis is Pippin's stepbrother, Catherine is Pippin's love interest, and the Leading Player is the narrator.

4. Juan Peron, Joseph, Judas. Why do they belong together?

Answer: they're all from Andrew Lloyd Webber shows

Juan Peron is from "Evita", Joseph from "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", and Judas from "Jesus Christ Superstar".

5. "Mame", "Sweeney Todd", "Gypsy". Why did I put these shows together?

Answer: they all starred Angela Lansbury

"Sweeney Todd" was written by Sondheim, and he also wrote the lyrics to "Gypsy".

6. Patti Lupone, Mandy Patinkin, Bob Gunton. What did they do?

Answer: they all were in "Evita"

Patti Lupone was Eva, Mandy Patinkin was Che, and Bob Gunton was Peron. Lupone and Patinkin won Tonys, and Gunton was nominated.

7. "Chicago, "The Music Man", "Grease". What did these musicals do to be in this question?

Answer: they were all made into movies

Jerry Orbach was only in "Chicago".

8. "Avenue Q", "Hairspray", "Spamalot". Why are these musicals in this question together?

Answer: they all won the Tony for Best Musical

"Hairspray" won in '03, "Avenue Q" in '04, and "Spamalot" in '05.

9. "Hairspray", "The Producers", "Little Shop of Horrors". What do these shows have in common?

Answer: they all have a movie version

Mel Brooks only wrote "The Producers", which was based on his movie of the same name. "Hairspray" was based on a 1988 John Waters movie. "Little Shop of Horrors" (the musical) is actually BASED on a movie from the late 1950s, and was made into a musical version in 1986.

10. "Cats", "Honk", "Evita". Why are these shows listed here?

Answer: they all were first put on in London

ALW only wrote "Evita" and "Cats". Only "Cats" has little story line.

Source: Author at34712

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