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'Rent' - Lyrics Mania Trivia Quiz

How many times have YOU listened to 'Rent'? If you are a true 'Rent' fanatic, this quiz should be a piece of cake. [This quiz is based entirely on the OBC recording]

A multiple-choice quiz by tvfanatic23. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
tvfanatic23

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
240,416

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
14 / 20

Plays
1105

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 20

1. Which of these is not a question asked in the song "Rent"? Hint

Did you eat?

How do you leave the past behind when it keeps finding ways to get to your heart?

What am I, just a blur?

How can you generate heat when you can't feel your feet, and they're turning blue?

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Question 2 of 20

2. In "One Song Glory", which phrase never directly follows the words "one song"? Hint

a song about love

he had the world at his feet

beyond the cheap colored lights

before the virus takes hold

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Question 3 of 20

3. How many times is the phrase 'light my candle' (or 'light the candle') said during "Light My Candle"? Hint

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Question 4 of 20

4. From what floor did Benny's dog jump to his death after listening to Angel play the drums? Hint

33rd

43rd

23rd

25th

5. All of these questions were asked in "Tango: Maureen". The answer to three of them was the same (meaning either an affirmative or a negative response, and not the actual same wording), and the answer to one was different. Pick the different one. Hint

Have you ever doubted a kiss or two?

Did she moon over other boys?

Did you swoon when she walked through the door?

Has she ever pouted her lips and called you 'Pookie'?

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Question 6 of 20

6. Who is not a member of the Life Support group that introduced themselves in "Life Support"? Hint

Alex

Gordon

Pam

Sue

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Question 7 of 20

7. Finish the lyric: "So let's find a bar so dark we forget who we are, and all the scars of the nevers and maybes ___". Hint

die

disappear

leave

are gone

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Question 8 of 20

8. Fill in the missing lyric: "There's only us, only tonight, we must _____ to know what's right, no other course, no other way, no day but today." Hint

shape up

move on

let go

make up

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Question 9 of 20

9. How many 'sweet kisses' do Angel and Collins promise to cover each other with?

Answer: (one word or number - no punctuation!)

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Question 10 of 20

10. What which of the following does not correctly fill in a blank in the lyric?: "Bisexuals, trisexuals, homo sapiens, _________, hallucinogens, men, Peewee Herman. German wine, _________, Gertrude Stein, Antonioni, Bertolucci, Kurosawa, Carmina Burana. To _______, to entropy, to _________, ecstasy, Vaclav Havel, the Sex Pistols, 8BC. To no shame, never playing the fame game ... to marijuana! To ________, it's between God and me, to S & M ... La Vie Boheme!" Hint

legacy

turpentine

carcinogens

empathy

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Question 11 of 20

11. Which of these rants in "La Vie Boheme B" is not properly matched with its singer? (Remember that we're talking about the OBC recording) Hint

Anarchy! - Maureen and Collins

Film! - Mark

To dance! - Mimi

Music! - Angel

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Question 12 of 20

12. Which character does not have a solo part in "Seasons of Love", on the OBC recording? Hint

Collins

Mark

none of them have a solo

Joanne

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Question 13 of 20

13. Which of these does Maureen NOT call Joanne during "Take Me or Leave Me?" Hint

a control freak

a spoiled brat

a snob

a lovable, droll geek

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Question 14 of 20

14. Which of these is not mentioned in "Seasons of Love B"? Hint

speeding tickets

diapers

cups of coffee

funerals

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Question 15 of 20

15. During "I'll Cover You (Reprise)," which other song is being sung simultaneously? Hint

Seasons of Love

Will I?

Without You

Goodbye Love

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Question 16 of 20

16. Finish the lyrics: "How could a night so frozen be so scalding hot? How can a morning this mild be so ____." Hint

dim

cold

raw

bleak

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Question 17 of 20

17. Fill in the missing words in this lyric: "What was it about that night? __________, in an isolating age. For once, the shadows gave way to light, for once, I didn't disengage." Hint

compassion

none of these

friendship

connection

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Question 18 of 20

18. How many parents call in the final voice mail? Hint

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Question 19 of 20

19. How many letters are in the new code for the ATM at the Food Emporium? Hint

we don't know the code

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Question 20 of 20

20. Easy last question -- what is the final line of the play?

Answer: (4 words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these is not a question asked in the song "Rent"?

Answer: What am I, just a blur?

"What am I, just a blur?" is asked by Mark to the waiter in the very beginning of "La Vie Boheme". The other three are all asked during "Rent".

2. In "One Song Glory", which phrase never directly follows the words "one song"?

Answer: beyond the cheap colored lights

The lyrics are: "Find glory, beyond the cheap colored lights, one song, before the sun sets."

3. How many times is the phrase 'light my candle' (or 'light the candle') said during "Light My Candle"?

Answer: 5

Mimi asks "would you light my candle?" twice, then when she comes back into the apartment, she sings, "we could light the candle; oh, won't you light the candle?" and then "we could light the candle" again. She follows the last one by asking "Oh, what'd you do with my candle?," but that doesn't follow the same pattern.

4. From what floor did Benny's dog jump to his death after listening to Angel play the drums?

Answer: 23rd

"After an hour, Avita, in all her glory, from the window ledge of that twenty-third story - like Thelma and Louise did when they got the blues, swan dove into the courtyard of the Gracie Mews." - from "Today 4 U," sung by Angel.

Answer: Has she ever pouted her lips and called you 'Pookie'?

Joanne answered "never" when Mark asked her if Maureen ever called her 'Pookie.' Although she didn't technically respond with an answer to "have you ever doubted a kiss or two?" her 'yes' response is implied. Mark answered in the affirmative to both of Joanne's questions.

6. Who is not a member of the Life Support group that introduced themselves in "Life Support"?

Answer: Alex

Steve, Gordon, Ally, Pam, Sue, Angel and Collins all introduce themselves during the intro to this moving song.

7. Finish the lyric: "So let's find a bar so dark we forget who we are, and all the scars of the nevers and maybes ___".

Answer: die

Mimi sings this when she is begging Roger to take her "Out Tonight".

8. Fill in the missing lyric: "There's only us, only tonight, we must _____ to know what's right, no other course, no other way, no day but today."

Answer: let go

Mimi sings this to Roger in "Another Day."

9. How many 'sweet kisses' do Angel and Collins promise to cover each other with?

Answer: 1000

"I've longed to discover something as true as this is; so, with a thousand sweet kisses, (if you're cold and you're lonely) I'll cover you; with a thousand sweet kisses, (you've got one nickel only) I'll cover you; with a thousand sweet kisses, (when you're worn out and tired) I'll cover you; with a thousand sweet kisses (when your heart has expired) I'll cover you. -- Angel and Collins in "I'll Cover You."

Answer: legacy

The correct lyric: "Bisexuals, trisexuals, homo sapiens, carcinogens, hallucinogens, men, Peewee Herman. German wine, turpentine, Gertrude Stein, Antonioni, Bertolucci, Kurosawa, Carmina Burana. To apathy, to entropy, to empathy, ecstasy, Vaclav Havel, the Sex Pistols, 8BC. To no shame, never playing the fame game ... to marijuana! To sodomy, it's between God and me, to S & M ... La Vie Boheme!"

11. Which of these rants in "La Vie Boheme B" is not properly matched with its singer? (Remember that we're talking about the OBC recording)

Answer: To dance! - Mimi

In the movie version, Mimi sings the 'to dance!' part, but in the play and on the OBC recording, it is sung by a member of the ensemble, not one of the main characters. The rest of the rants are sung by the same (main) characters in both the movie and on the OBC recording.

12. Which character does not have a solo part in "Seasons of Love", on the OBC recording?

Answer: none of them have a solo

Though Joanne and Collins have the solos in the movie version, on the OBC recording (and in the play), the solos are sung by two members of the ensemble, not by any member of the main cast.

13. Which of these does Maureen NOT call Joanne during "Take Me or Leave Me?"

Answer: a spoiled brat

While Joanne is singing the chorus, Maureen cuts in between lines to call her names.

14. Which of these is not mentioned in "Seasons of Love B"?

Answer: cups of coffee

Seasons of Love B: "In diapers, report cards, in spoke wheels, in speeding tickets, in contracts, dollars, in funerals, in births."

The line, "In midnights, in cups of coffee" is from the first "Seasons of Love."

15. During "I'll Cover You (Reprise)," which other song is being sung simultaneously?

Answer: Seasons of Love

As Collins sings part of "I'll Cover You," Joanne and eventually the rest of the cast join in with "Seasons of Love."

16. Finish the lyrics: "How could a night so frozen be so scalding hot? How can a morning this mild be so ____."

Answer: raw

From "Halloween," when Mark is singing outside the church after Angel's funeral.

17. Fill in the missing words in this lyric: "What was it about that night? __________, in an isolating age. For once, the shadows gave way to light, for once, I didn't disengage."

Answer: connection

From "What You Own," Roger and Mark's duet.

18. How many parents call in the final voice mail?

Answer: 4

Roger's mother, Mimi's mother, Joanne's father and Mark's mother all leave messages for their children.

19. How many letters are in the new code for the ATM at the Food Emporium?

Answer: 5

Collins: "I rewired the ATM at the Food Emporium, to provide an honorarium to anyone with the code."
Roger and Mark: "The co-oooh-ode. Well?"
Collins: "A-N-G-E-L."

- from "Finale"

20. Easy last question -- what is the final line of the play?

Answer: no day but today

"No day but today" -- the final line, the play's tagline, and the mantra of many of the characters. Hope you enjoyed this quiz!

Source: Author tvfanatic23

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