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Quiz about Rodgers and Hammerstein 3
Quiz about Rodgers and Hammerstein 3

Rodgers and Hammerstein 3 Trivia Quiz


Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote some timeless songs for their musicals. Here's a little quiz to show how much you know about them.

A multiple-choice quiz by lompocjoe. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
lompocjoe
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
265,716
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1385
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Jdoerr (4/10), Barbarini (8/10), Guest 173 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. In "South Pacific", Lt. Joe Cable sings a sad and bitter song when he realizes he has lost the love of Liat due to his prejudice. What is it that "You've got to be taught before it's too late, before you are six or seven or eight, to ____________ all the people your relatives ___________, you've got to be carefully taught?" Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In "Oklahoma!", Jud Fry is the town bully. To teach him a lesson, Curly sings a song to him in which he tells Jud that when he dies "The daisies in the dell will give out a different ______ because poor Jud is 'neath the ground." What effect will Jud have on the daisies? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "Because I'm a woman, you think like every woman, I have to be your slave or ________________, you conceited, self-indulgent libertyne....libertine." In her rush to pack up and leave Siam for good, Anna sings this angry song to herself and scolds herself when she mispronouces words like 'libertine.' Fortunately for Rodgers and Hammerstein, her mistake provides them with a chance to make a clever lyric. What is it?

Answer: (Think of the status of his many wives)
Question 4 of 10
4. In "Carousel", after the clambake, Jigger and his friends are getting ready to go back to the mainland and carry out their robbery plans. Before they leave, they sing a sarcastic song to a God-fearing man who finds Jigger behaving improperly with the woman he is about to marry. The man stomps off in anger with Jigger jeering : "Stonecutters cut it on stone, woodpeckers peck it on wood, there's nothin' so bad for a woman than a man who thinks he's good." Who is this stalwart soul they are mocking? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The nuns are frustrated with Maria when she fails to show up (again!) for evening prayers. Some of them lament how she is lazy and forgetful, but the Mother Superior knows that Maria's heart is in the right place. She sings to the other nuns: "How do you solve a problem like Maria, how do you take a ___________ and pin it down?" What is Maria being compared to?

Answer: (It's impossible to pin one of these down anyway)
Question 6 of 10
6. The Chinatown Association has spoken: Sammy must marry Mei Li, his mail order bride. But things always work out in a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical and Sammy ends up marrying his sweetheart, Linda. Formerly a confirmed bachelor who warned women "Don't Marry Me", Sammy sings this song to his new bride: "Sunday. sweet Sunday, with nothing to do, lazy and ___________, my one day with you." The missing word is? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In the 1962 remake of "State Fair", lovesick Margy Frake (played by Pamela Tiffin) sings the beautiful song "It Might As Well Be Spring" in which she laments "I keep wishing I were somewhere else, walking down a strange new street, hearing words that I have never heard from a man I've yet to meet." Why is this song unique among all other Rodgers and Hammerstein melodies? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "Cinderella" was a minor success in Rodgers and Hammerstein's career. It follows the well-known fairy tale, but pictures Cinderella as a dreamer who wants to escape from the tyranny of her stepmother and see the world. She pretends "I'm a young Norwegian princess or a milkmaid. I'm the greatest prima donna in ____________ I'm an heiress who has always had her silk made by her own flock of silkworms in Japan." Where does she want to be a prima donna? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. One would think that being stationed on a beautiful tropical island where the effects of World War Two have been minimal would be a good thing. But the sailors in "South Pacific" are restless because one teeeeeny little aspect of normal life is missing. "We got volleyball and ping-pong and a lot of dandy games." What ain't we got? "We ain't got ________"

Answer: (It's what smart-alek guys call women...it ranks right up there with 'broads' and 'skirts.')
Question 10 of 10
10. In "Carousel", Billy Bigelow is certain his child will be a boy. He begins dreaming about what his son will do when he grows up: "He can haul a scow along a canal, run a cow around a corral." But since Billy works with a carnival, perhaps his son could do the same thing he does. What does Billy do to attract people to his carousel? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In "South Pacific", Lt. Joe Cable sings a sad and bitter song when he realizes he has lost the love of Liat due to his prejudice. What is it that "You've got to be taught before it's too late, before you are six or seven or eight, to ____________ all the people your relatives ___________, you've got to be carefully taught?"

Answer: Hate

The lyrics were very daring for the period of time in which they were written. Come to think of it, they are still pretty powerful today.
2. In "Oklahoma!", Jud Fry is the town bully. To teach him a lesson, Curly sings a song to him in which he tells Jud that when he dies "The daisies in the dell will give out a different ______ because poor Jud is 'neath the ground." What effect will Jud have on the daisies?

Answer: smell

Rod Steiger played the small, but significant role of malicious Jud Fry in the movie version of "Oklahoma!" In the patois of the prairie, Curly tells Jud that the townspeople will weep and wail for miles around when they hear that Jud is 'daid.'
3. "Because I'm a woman, you think like every woman, I have to be your slave or ________________, you conceited, self-indulgent libertyne....libertine." In her rush to pack up and leave Siam for good, Anna sings this angry song to herself and scolds herself when she mispronouces words like 'libertine.' Fortunately for Rodgers and Hammerstein, her mistake provides them with a chance to make a clever lyric. What is it?

Answer: concubine

During the "Shall We Dance?" number, Anna and the King realize that a bond has formed between them...something close to love. When the guards bring in Tuptim who has tried to run away, the King orders her to be placed in jail and Anna believes that he will never change his autocratic ways. Little does she know that while she is vocalizing her anger, he is in another room dying.
4. In "Carousel", after the clambake, Jigger and his friends are getting ready to go back to the mainland and carry out their robbery plans. Before they leave, they sing a sarcastic song to a God-fearing man who finds Jigger behaving improperly with the woman he is about to marry. The man stomps off in anger with Jigger jeering : "Stonecutters cut it on stone, woodpeckers peck it on wood, there's nothin' so bad for a woman than a man who thinks he's good." Who is this stalwart soul they are mocking?

Answer: Enoch Snow

When Jigger and the gang leave, the ladies at the clambake sing the same song to Carrie about how men--good or bad--can be the downfall of women.
5. The nuns are frustrated with Maria when she fails to show up (again!) for evening prayers. Some of them lament how she is lazy and forgetful, but the Mother Superior knows that Maria's heart is in the right place. She sings to the other nuns: "How do you solve a problem like Maria, how do you take a ___________ and pin it down?" What is Maria being compared to?

Answer: cloud

In "The Sound of Music", it's obvious to the Mother Superior that Maria's talents can best be fulfilled outside the convent walls. She sends her to the home of Captain Von Trapp to care for his eclectic covey of children.
6. The Chinatown Association has spoken: Sammy must marry Mei Li, his mail order bride. But things always work out in a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical and Sammy ends up marrying his sweetheart, Linda. Formerly a confirmed bachelor who warned women "Don't Marry Me", Sammy sings this song to his new bride: "Sunday. sweet Sunday, with nothing to do, lazy and ___________, my one day with you." The missing word is?

Answer: lovely

In "Flower Drum Song", Rodgers and Hammerstein returned to the topic of culture clash, but this time is was between generations, not races. Mei Li is beautiful, but Sammy wants his wife to have a little more...spunk. Linda more than fills the bill.
7. In the 1962 remake of "State Fair", lovesick Margy Frake (played by Pamela Tiffin) sings the beautiful song "It Might As Well Be Spring" in which she laments "I keep wishing I were somewhere else, walking down a strange new street, hearing words that I have never heard from a man I've yet to meet." Why is this song unique among all other Rodgers and Hammerstein melodies?

Answer: This was the only Rodgers and Hammerstein song to win an Oscar.

"State Fair" first appeared in 1933 as a non-musical drama which received a "Best Picture" nomination. In 1945, Rodgers and Hammerstein took over, and wrote some great songs, including "It Might As Well Be Spring." It was the only Rodgers and Hammerstein song to receive a "Best Song" Oscar since it was written for a movie, not adapted from a Broadway musical.
8. "Cinderella" was a minor success in Rodgers and Hammerstein's career. It follows the well-known fairy tale, but pictures Cinderella as a dreamer who wants to escape from the tyranny of her stepmother and see the world. She pretends "I'm a young Norwegian princess or a milkmaid. I'm the greatest prima donna in ____________ I'm an heiress who has always had her silk made by her own flock of silkworms in Japan." Where does she want to be a prima donna?

Answer: Milan

The outcome of "Cinderella" ---pumpkin coach, magical mice, and a slightly dotty fairy godmother---is well known to children of all ages. I doubt whether Prince Charming ever took her to Milan, however.
9. One would think that being stationed on a beautiful tropical island where the effects of World War Two have been minimal would be a good thing. But the sailors in "South Pacific" are restless because one teeeeeny little aspect of normal life is missing. "We got volleyball and ping-pong and a lot of dandy games." What ain't we got? "We ain't got ________"

Answer: dames

In the midst of their moaning and groaning, the sailors watch Nellie Forbush and the nurses jog by. Stopping long enough to thank Luther Billis for doing her laundry, Nellie and the girls continue their run...and the sailors continue their lamentations.
10. In "Carousel", Billy Bigelow is certain his child will be a boy. He begins dreaming about what his son will do when he grows up: "He can haul a scow along a canal, run a cow around a corral." But since Billy works with a carnival, perhaps his son could do the same thing he does. What does Billy do to attract people to his carousel?

Answer: bark

"Carousel" features a wonderful Soliloquy by Billy Bigelow in which he imagines being a father to a boy named Bill. Halfway through the song, the awful thought hits him: what if "he" is a "she?" Billy knows that "you can have fun with a son, but you've got to be a father to a girl." The rest of the Soliloquy exquisitely deals with Billy's determination to bring up his daughter the right way.
Source: Author lompocjoe

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