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How To Succeed in Taking This Quiz!


How well do you know the show, "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"? Can you work your way to the top of the corporate ladder, or will you be stuck in the mailroom forever?

A multiple-choice quiz by sissymcl. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
sissymcl
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
193,356
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
363
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Question 1 of 10
1. At the start of the show, what is Finch's job? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who is the personnel manager at the start of the show? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is J.B. Biggley's wife's name? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "The secretary you've got is definitely not employed to do a _________, or you know what."

Answer: (One Word)
Question 5 of 10
5. Where did J.B. Biggley go to college?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 6 of 10
6. Which of these is NOT one of J.B. Biggley's secrets? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What was Ovington's college mascot? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "On from Bergdorf Goodman...to Elizabeth Arden...in the station wagon...Hurry from Twenty-One...to the __________ PTA." Fill in the missing word.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 9 of 10
9. When the disaster occurs, Wally Womper tries to decide who to fire for it. Who does he end up firing?

Answer: (Two Words (First and Last Name))
Question 10 of 10
10. In the end, who does Hedy LaRue marry? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. At the start of the show, what is Finch's job?

Answer: window washer

The show opens with Finch washing windows as he reads the book, "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." He then steps into the office lobby and starts his way up the corporate ladder.
2. Who is the personnel manager at the start of the show?

Answer: Bratt

Bert Bratt is the advertising manager at the beginning of the show. At the end, he is promoted to being "vice president of personnel morale and psycological adjustment." When he meets Pierpont Finch, he jokes saying, "Maybe it should be J. Pierpont Finch." Finch replies, "It is." This plays off of John Pierreponte Morgan's name and company, J. P. Morgan & Co.
3. What is J.B. Biggley's wife's name?

Answer: Gertrude

Biggley is married to Gertrude. He speaks on the phone to her, but she never actually is heard or seen on stage. Gertrude is Bud Frump's aunt. Whenever Bud complains to his mother, she calls her sister Gertrude, who then calls Mr. Biggley. Bud uses this cycle to get promoted in the company.
4. "The secretary you've got is definitely not employed to do a _________, or you know what."

Answer: gavotte

The song, "A Secretary Is Not a Toy" addresses the issue of harassment in the business world that was so particularly common during the 1960's. The musical's response to the issue won itself a Pulitzer Prize. This song particularly portrays the secretaries dealing with the advances of their bosses.
5. Where did J.B. Biggley go to college?

Answer: Old Ivy

Biggley went to Old Ivy. Old Ivy's mascot is the groundhog. Finch pretends that he went to Old Ivy, so that he might get to know Biggley better. Biggley is very pleased that Finch was a groundhog. Old Ivy's enemy is Northern State, home of the chipmunks.
6. Which of these is NOT one of J.B. Biggley's secrets?

Answer: He enjoys having Bud Frump as an employee.

Biggley's secretary, Miss Jones, knows that he doesn't like his wife and that he knits. Finch also finds out about Biggley's knitting, and uses it to get to know Biggley better. Hedy enters and sees Biggley knitting one day; she says, "What are you, pregnant or something?"
7. What was Ovington's college mascot?

Answer: chipmunk

Benjamin Burton Daniel Ovington was a chipmunk, and Biggley fired him because of it. Ovington's name was a 1960's business joke. In the show, the businessmen joke about "BBDO." BBDO, or Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn is one of the leading advertising companys in New York.
8. "On from Bergdorf Goodman...to Elizabeth Arden...in the station wagon...Hurry from Twenty-One...to the __________ PTA." Fill in the missing word.

Answer: Tarrytown

This quote comes from the song, "Cinderella, Darling." The song plays off of the fact that all the secretaries dream of marrying an executive. In the 1995 revival of "H2$" on Broadway, this song was cut and was replaced by a reprise of "How to Succeed." The lyrics to the reprise were changed so that the song was about the secretaries trying to find out how to "hook a tycoon," how to meet his parents, etc.
9. When the disaster occurs, Wally Womper tries to decide who to fire for it. Who does he end up firing?

Answer: Bud Frump

Bud Frump, J.B. Biggley's nephew, gets fired from the World-Wide Wicket Company. During the Finale, the audience sees Bud Frump washing windows.
10. In the end, who does Hedy LaRue marry?

Answer: Wally Womper

The Chairman of the Board, Wally Womper, marries Hedy LaRue. Finch announces that Womper is retiring from the company. Finch is then given Womper's former position.
Source: Author sissymcl

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