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Quiz about Once Upon a Mattress Lyrics
Quiz about Once Upon a Mattress Lyrics

"Once Upon a Mattress" Lyrics Trivia Quiz

Do you know many of the song lyrics in the musical "Once Upon a Mattress?" Let's find out!

A multiple-choice quiz by Broadway_lover. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Broadway_lover
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
169,385
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
400
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Question 1 of 10
1. Are these the correct lyrics? "Ella the girl of the cinders/did the wash and the walls and the winders/but she landed a prince who was brainy and blue eyed and blond."


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Question 2 of 10
2. What song is this from? "Snow White was so pretty they tell us/that the queen was insulted and jealous/when the mirror declared that Snow White was the fairest of all/she was dumped on the border/but was saved by some men who adored her/oh I grant you they were small/but there were 7 of them practically a regiment."

Answer: (three words)

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Question 3 of 10
3. Are the following lyrics correct? "How he could dip and glide and slip and skip and slide in his very soft shoes".


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Question 4 of 10
4. In the song "Very Soft Shoes", who is called a "regular dancing fool"?
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Question 5 of 10
5. The lyrics of one song states the year "Once Upon A Mattress" takes place. What is that year?

Answer: (four digits)

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Question 6 of 10
6. How are the Queen's nerves in the song "Sensitivity"? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. In the song "Sensitivity", the Queen praises the Wizard for thinking up a good test.


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Question 8 of 10
8. In the song "The Swamps of Home", what does Winnifred's face grow? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. In the song "The Swamps of Home", what does Winnifred call the swamps? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. The Minstrel and Jester sing about how the King's voice is many things. Which of these is NOT said about him? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Are these the correct lyrics? "Ella the girl of the cinders/did the wash and the walls and the winders/but she landed a prince who was brainy and blue eyed and blond."

Answer: No

The prince was brawny not brainy. The rest of it is correct.
2. What song is this from? "Snow White was so pretty they tell us/that the queen was insulted and jealous/when the mirror declared that Snow White was the fairest of all/she was dumped on the border/but was saved by some men who adored her/oh I grant you they were small/but there were 7 of them practically a regiment."

Answer: happily ever after

 Winnifred sings this song when she is thinking that she wants to live happily ever after.
3. Are the following lyrics correct? "How he could dip and glide and slip and skip and slide in his very soft shoes".

Answer: No

The song goes: "How he could dip and glide and skip and slip and slide in his very soft shoes", not slip and skip and slide.
4. In the song "Very Soft Shoes", who is called a "regular dancing fool"?

Answer: The Jester's father

 Many people assume that since "Very Soft Shoes" is the Jester's song, it is about him. That isn't true. In this song, the Jester sings about his father.
5. The lyrics of one song states the year "Once Upon A Mattress" takes place. What is that year?

Answer: 1428

 The year is 1428 is mentioned in the song "Very Soft Shoes".
6. How are the Queen's nerves in the song "Sensitivity"?

Answer: jumpy

 In this song, the Queen tries to think of a test, and is very grumpy because her nerves are jumpy.
7. In the song "Sensitivity", the Queen praises the Wizard for thinking up a good test.

Answer: True

The Queen does praise the Wizard, even though the Queen is the one who thought of it.
8. In the song "The Swamps of Home", what does Winnifred's face grow?

Answer: gray

 Winnifred's face grows gray when she's away from the swamps.
9. In the song "The Swamps of Home", what does Winnifred call the swamps?

Answer: rotten

 Winnifred says there is no land as rotten as the swamps.
10. The Minstrel and Jester sing about how the King's voice is many things. Which of these is NOT said about him?

Answer: A scintillating blend

 They say this in the song, "The Minstrel, The Jester, And I".
Source: Author Broadway_lover

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