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"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" is one of my favorite Broadway shows. Let's see how well you know the Bee! This refers to the version currently playing in New York. Warning- will contain spoilers!

A multiple-choice quiz by LIOTTE. Estimated time: 8 mins.

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t.25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Author
LIOTTE

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
228,894

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
10 / 20

Plays
445

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Question 1 of 20

1. Who is the first character in the Bee we see on stage? Hint

Doug Panch

Chip Tolentino

Rona Lisa Peretti

Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre

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Question 2 of 20

2. What school does Olive Ostrovsky attend? Hint

Garrison Elementary

Lady of Intermittent Sorrows

Magna Magnet Grammar School

She is home schooled

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Question 3 of 20

3. Why is Mitch Mahoney at the Bee? Hint

He is the principal of the school

He enjoys working with children

He is doing community service

He is one of the students

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Question 4 of 20

4. What word given to the first speller in the Bee?

Answer: (Inbalance in the muscles of the eyeball)

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Question 5 of 20

5. Which of the following is NOT a name of one of Leaf Coneybear's siblings? Hint

Raisin

Acorn

Pinecone

Landscape

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Question 6 of 20

6. What event do the first and second place winners of the Putnam Basin District have to attend the day of the Putnam County Bee? Hint

Birthday party

Wedding

Bat Mitzvah

SATs

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Question 7 of 20

7. Which of the following does NOT describe Marcy Park? Hint

She can play the flute

She is not allowed to cry

She only sleeps three hours a night

She hides in the bathroom cabinet

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Question 8 of 20

8. What character is the first to say "I'm taking it all! You're all going down!"

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 9 of 20

9. Who came in second in his/her school's Halloween contest? Hint

Leaf Coneybear

Chip Tolentino

Olive Ostrovsky

Marcy Park

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Question 10 of 20

10. What is William Barfee allergic to?

Answer: (the yellow ones - one word)

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Question 11 of 20

11. Leaf Coneybear is the first speller eliminated (not including audience members).

True

False

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Question 12 of 20

12. During the final speeches from each cast member, what does Leaf Coneybear have?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 13 of 20

13. When Logainne becomes Secretary of Education, who is President? (in the original script)

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 14 of 20

14. When Olive spells the silent word "what", from which word does she not include letters? Hint

answer

aardvark

ghost

often

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Question 15 of 20

15. Chip Tolentino is a little league pitcher with a wicked twenty-two mile per hour what?

Answer: (One Word- pitch type)

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Question 16 of 20

16. Which of the following does NOT play a parent in the show? Hint

Doug Panch

Mitch Mahoney

Leaf Coneybear

Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre

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Question 17 of 20

17. Which of the following people was not one of the original creators of the Bee? Hint

Sarah Saltzberg

Jay Reiss

Dan Fogler

Lisa Howard

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Question 18 of 20

18. What does William Barfee's real mom think he will grow up to become?

Answer: (appearance- 2 words)

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Question 19 of 20

19. During the song "Pandemonium", Olive and Marcy throw cards at the audience.

True

False

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Question 20 of 20

20. "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" was nominated for both the Tony for Best Musical and Grammy for Best Musical Album.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the first character in the Bee we see on stage?

Answer: Rona Lisa Peretti

Rona revisits the time she won the Bee for the word Syzygy.

2. What school does Olive Ostrovsky attend?

Answer: Garrison Elementary

We learn about the kids' schools during the Final 5.

3. Why is Mitch Mahoney at the Bee?

Answer: He is doing community service

Mitch Mahoney is doing his community service at the Bee. He'd like to beat them up a little, to tell them that words don't matter (but he's seen that words can get you killed), but that would violate his parole.

4. What word given to the first speller in the Bee?

Answer: strabismus

This word is given to Logainne. Most of her words contain the letter 'S', which is difficult because she has a lisp.

5. Which of the following is NOT a name of one of Leaf Coneybear's siblings?

Answer: Acorn

Coneybear calls out to his siblings when he gets a phone call telling him that he will be in the Bee.

6. What event do the first and second place winners of the Putnam Basin District have to attend the day of the Putnam County Bee?

Answer: Bat Mitzvah

The winner of the Punam Basin District has to go to her Bat Mitzvah, and the second runner up has to attend the Bat Mitzvah, so Leaf is the next person in line to represent the Bee at the finals in Putnam County.

7. Which of the following does NOT describe Marcy Park?

Answer: She can play the flute

Marcy plays the piano during the song, "I Speak Six Languages." She also won her school's handwriting competition.

8. What character is the first to say "I'm taking it all! You're all going down!"

Answer: William Barfee

Logainne also says this, but adds "suckers" to the end.

9. Who came in second in his/her school's Halloween contest?

Answer: Olive Ostrovsky

She was roadkill.

10. What is William Barfee allergic to?

Answer: Peanuts

He was disqualified last year because of a health related issue.

11. Leaf Coneybear is the first speller eliminated (not including audience members).

Answer: False

Chip Tolentino is the first eliminated speller, he gets the word "tittup" incorrect.

12. During the final speeches from each cast member, what does Leaf Coneybear have?

Answer: Cats

During the adult version of the Bee, Leaf Coneybear WROTE Cats.

13. When Logainne becomes Secretary of Education, who is President? (in the original script)

Answer: Chastity Bono

Logainne is a huge anti-Bush and gay rights supporter.

14. When Olive spells the silent word "what", from which word does she not include letters?

Answer: often

"I keep thinking about how if you take the W in answer, and the H in ghost, and the extra A in aardvark, and the T in listen, you can keep saying WHAT but no one will ever hear you because the whole word would be silent!"

15. Chip Tolentino is a little league pitcher with a wicked twenty-two mile per hour what?

Answer: screwball

Chip won the Bee last year.

16. Which of the following does NOT play a parent in the show?

Answer: Doug Panch

Rona Lisa Peretti and William Barfee also play parental roles.

17. Which of the following people was not one of the original creators of the Bee?

Answer: Lisa Howard

Dan and Sarah began at Boston U at the acting conservatory, and The Farm which originated Crepuscule was developed years after they graduated from college, along with Jay Reiss.

18. What does William Barfee's real mom think he will grow up to become?

Answer: Incredibly handsome

William's fake mom, Sheila, thinks that his hobbies are weird. But his real mom, Joan, thinks that one day, his scientific efforts will pay off and he will become incredibly handsome.

19. During the song "Pandemonium", Olive and Marcy throw cards at the audience.

Answer: False

Marcy and Logainne throw cards at the audience. Olive grabs the flag and waves it around. Chip swings on a rope. Leaf grabs the trophy and climbs through the audience.

20. "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" was nominated for both the Tony for Best Musical and Grammy for Best Musical Album.

Answer: True

Nominated? Yes. Won? No. "Spamalot" won both those categories.

Source: Author LIOTTE

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