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Obscure Musical Lyrics Trivia Quiz

In this quiz you will need to match the lyrics to the obscure Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End musicals. Have fun!

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

Author
pupskif

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
218,048

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1823

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Question 1 of 10

1. What show is this line from?
"Every day she stands between the radio and the washing machine". Hint

Caroline Or Change

Debbie Does Dallas

The Wild Party

Marie Christine

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Question 2 of 10

2. Name the show that this line is from.
"People must love, now and forever. There's only one love in the end." Hint

Altar Boyz

Zanna Don't

Debbie Does Dallas

The Beautiful Game

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Question 3 of 10

3. What show is this line from?
"Beautiful. I've never seen such... Beautiful. I'd never seen such arrogance". Hint

Fine and Dandy

The Beautiful Game

Marie Christine

Parade

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Question 4 of 10

4. Name the hilarious show that the following lyric appears in:
"Listen to Jesus, Jimmy."
"I'm the face on the shroud of Turin"
"Listen to Jesus, Jimmy."
"Do I need to test your urine?" Hint

Reefer Madness

Jesus Christ Superstar

Hair

The Mad Show

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Question 5 of 10

5. In which of the following shows would you find this profound lyric?
"If everything's worth something monetarily. Then how much will my wishes end up costing me?" Hint

Reefer Madness

Altar Boyz

The Wild Party

Debbie Does Dallas

6. I'd love it if you could tell me which show the following lyric is from.
"Well it looks like love, and it sounds like love, And it seems like love, and it feels like love, And it walks like love, and it talks like love, And it runs like love, and it skips like love, And it hurts like love, disappoints like love, disappears like love, reappears like love. And it shouts like love and it sings like love
So guess what, my friend, I think? I think I got love."
Hint

Caroline Or Change

Altar Boyz

Aspects Of Love

Zanna Don't

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. In what show would you find this piece of advice?
"I look into your eyes and I see the pain you hold inside. Aren't you tired of the lies you tell so you can hide." Hint

Parade

Caroline Or Change

Altar Boyz

Zombie Prom

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the shows listed below includes the lyrics:
"I will never understand, what I did to deserve you, or how to be the man that I'm supposed to be."? Hint

Zombie Prom

The Fantasticks

The Beautiful Game

Parade

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Off-Broadway show includes this lyric?
"Finding the root of X and Y and Jonny's there". Hint

Debbie Does Dallas

Fine & Dandy

Zanna Don't

Zombie Prom

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Question 10 of 10

10. What Broadway show states:
"Black folks, are sounding more like white folks. Who are sounding more like black folks in every way."? Hint

The Wild Party

Parade

Caroline Or Change

Fine & Dandy

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What show is this line from? "Every day she stands between the radio and the washing machine".

Answer: Caroline Or Change

"Caroline Or Change" was nominated for 6 Tony awards including best musical, best actress in a musical and best original score. In the show, the main character Caroline is the black maid of a Southern family, including the young boy Noah. The title has a double meaning, referring to the era of social change and a family argument surrounding the spare change Caroline repeatedly finds in Noah's pants pockets.

2. Name the show that this line is from. "People must love, now and forever. There's only one love in the end."

Answer: The Beautiful Game

"The Beautiful Game": music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Ben Elton. Set in Northern Ireland, this show deals with the issues surrounding Catholics and Protestants in the 1970's. The show centres on a group of men and women and their beloved football teams.

3. What show is this line from? "Beautiful. I've never seen such... Beautiful. I'd never seen such arrogance".

Answer: Marie Christine

"Marie Christine" originally starred and was written for Tony award winner Audra McDonald ("Ragtime"). Music and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa.
"Marie Christine" is based on the Greek tragedy "Medea" and is set in 1890's, New Orleans.

4. Name the hilarious show that the following lyric appears in: "Listen to Jesus, Jimmy." "I'm the face on the shroud of Turin" "Listen to Jesus, Jimmy." "Do I need to test your urine?"

Answer: Reefer Madness

This song is sung by Jesus who comes down to teach the young reefer smoking Jimmy a lesson. This comic musical about the dangers of smoking 'weed' has been turned into a full length feature staring Allen Cummings as the narrator.

5. In which of the following shows would you find this profound lyric? "If everything's worth something monetarily. Then how much will my wishes end up costing me?"

Answer: Debbie Does Dallas

"Debbie Does Dallas" opened on October 29th, 2002 at the Jane Street Theatre NYC and yes, it IS based on the adult movie of the same title.

6. I'd love it if you could tell me which show the following lyric is from. "Well it looks like love, and it sounds like love, And it seems like love, and it feels like love, And it walks like love, and it talks like love, And it runs like love, and it skips like love, And it hurts like love, disappoints like love, disappears like love, reappears like love. And it shouts like love and it sings like love So guess what, my friend, I think? I think I got love."

Answer: Zanna Don't

"Zanna Don't" starred Jai Rodriguez from the popular reality TV show 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy'. This show is set in a world where homosexuality is the norm, and heterosexuals are considered odd.

7. In what show would you find this piece of advice? "I look into your eyes and I see the pain you hold inside. Aren't you tired of the lies you tell so you can hide."

Answer: Altar Boyz

The "Altar Boyz" are a Catholic boy band who sing and dance to funky beats. Their goal is to 'altar your mind'.

8. Which of the shows listed below includes the lyrics: "I will never understand, what I did to deserve you, or how to be the man that I'm supposed to be."?

Answer: Parade

This lyric is from probably the most popular "Parade" song "All the Wasted Time". This show centres around the true story of Leo Frank who was accused of killing a young girl in Atlanta.

9. Which Off-Broadway show includes this lyric? "Finding the root of X and Y and Jonny's there".

Answer: Zombie Prom

The writers of "Zombie Prom", John Dempsey and Dana P Rowe, also wrote the West End hit musicals "The Witches of Eastwick" and "The Fix".
"Zombie Prom" includes the romantic leads Toffy, and Jonny, who is a rebel who spells his name without an 'H'!

10. What Broadway show states: "Black folks, are sounding more like white folks. Who are sounding more like black folks in every way."?

Answer: The Wild Party

There are two musicals with the "Wild Party" title, this lyric is from the Michael John LaChiusa version, from the song "Uptown". Both shows were based on the poem of the same title.

Source: Author pupskif

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