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Quiz about The Musicals Of Rodgers And Hammerstein

The Musicals Of Rodgers And Hammerstein Quiz

Everyone is familiar with the musical plays of Rodgers And Hammerstein, right? Well maybe you're not quite as familiar with them as you think. Take this quiz and find out!

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

Author
dmnemaine

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
274,137

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Very Difficult

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3 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Rodgers and Hammerstein's first collaboration was "Oklahoma!". Name the person (in the original stage version, not the film version) who sings the following line in the title song: "Gonna give you barley carrots and pertaters". Hint

Cord Elam

Andrew Carnes

Aunt Eller

Fred

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Question 2 of 10

2. For their next collaboration, Rodgers and Hammerstein turned again to a prior source. This time it was Ferenc Molnar's "Liliom", which became "Carousel", arguably one of the most beautiful of their scores, and perhaps the finest. Rather than beginning with a traditional overture, "Carousel" begins with a pantomime scored to "The Carousel Waltz". The vocal score contains the lines that Billy Bigelow would be saying if we actually could hear his "bark" during this sequence. How much does he say a ride on the carousel costs? Hint

a quarter

a nickel

a dime

a penny

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Question 3 of 10

3. Rodgers and Hammerstein's third stage collaboration was nowhere near the success that "Oklahoma!" and "Carousel" were. "Allegro" is the story of the life of one man from birth to middle age. Although it was not a success the score still contains some musical gems. "The Gentleman Is A Dope" is a good example. According to the lyric of the song, what two dances is "the gentleman" unable to distinguish between? Hint

a waltz and a samba

a fox trot and a two step

a rhumba and a waltz

a polka and a waltz

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Question 4 of 10

4. Next we come to "South Pacific", Rodgers and Hammerstein's fourth stage collaboration. It was based on the book of stories by James Michener entitled "Tales Of The South Pacific". In the first act, Nellie Forbush sings about washing that man out of her hair. What are the names of the two nurses who, besides Nellie, have solo lines in this song? Hint

Suzy and Fauna

Bessie and Jessie

Betty and Jeanie

Dinah and Janet

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Question 5 of 10

5. Famed West End and Broadway star Gertrude Lawrence was the catalyst for their next production, "The King And I", based on Margaret Landon's "Anna And The King Of Siam". There is a fun little number that opens the second act of the show that Lady Thiang sings with the other royal wives called "Western People Funny". What are the articles of clothing that are mentioned in the song? Hint

a dress and a hat

a skirt and leather shoes

pantaloons and bloomers

shirt and trousers

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Question 6 of 10

6. After "The King And I", Rodgers and Hammerstein collaborated on a couple of less than successful shows in the mid-fifties. The first of these was an original work called "Me And Juliet" which was an attempt to write an out-and-out musical comedy using music evocative of the "pop" music of the day. One of the numbers, called "Intermission" was sung by the members of the "audience" who are supposedly watching the show-within-the-show. Which of the following celebrities of the day is NOT mentioned in the song? Hint

Shirley Booth

Ethel Merman

Rosalind Russell

Beatrice Lillie

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Question 7 of 10

7. The other of the not-so-successful shows was actually the least successful of any Rodgers And Hammerstein stage music. "Pipe Dream" was based on a John Steinbeck novel called "Sweet Thursday". Bringing Steinbeck's California Cannery Row characters to life on the stage proved somewhat elusive for the duo. Nevertheless, the score is a gem to hear. In the song, "Everybody's Got A Home But Me", what route number does Suzy say she "scooted out of 'Frisco" on? Hint

Route 102

Route 66

Route 101

Route 30

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Question 8 of 10

8. Now we briefly move away from Rodgers And Hammerstein's Broadway shows to the one show they wrote for television: "Cinderella". In the song, "Your Majesties", how many baby lobsters go into the salad? Hint

10,000

100,000

100

1,000

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Question 9 of 10

9. For Rodgers and Hammerstein's eighth stage collaboration they turned to author C.Y. Lee's book about San Francisco's Chinatown, entitled "The Flower Drum Song", dropping the definite article from their title. "Flower Drum Song" contains a song called "A Hundred Million Miracles" that is heard several times throughout the show. Which of the following is NOT one of the "miracles" sung about in the song? Hint

A swallow in Tasmania

The fall of lotus leaves

A little girl in Chungking

Changing weather

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finally, Rodgers and Hammerstein's ninth and final stage collaboration: "The Sound Of Music". Everyone is very familiar with the film version with Julie Andrews, but not quite as many are as familiar with the stage show as they may think. There are marked differences between the two. For example, in the stage version the baroness actually sings! One of the songs she sings is called "No Way To Stop It" and is a trio sung with Max and the Captain. What is the "obvious and simple fact of science" mentioned in the song? Hint

The moon revolves around the earth

Sunshine helps plants to grow.

The earth revolves around the sun.

What goes up must come down.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Fred

Both Rodgers and Hammerstein had been approached separately with former collaborators Lorenz Hart and Jerome Kern respectively to musicalize Lynn Riggs' play, "Green Grow The Lilacs". Both Hart and Kern were uninterested in the project, and thus one of the most celebrated collaborations in Broadway history was born.

Answer: a nickel

The following is taken from Oscar Hammerstein II's scenario for "The Carousel Waltz" and was printed in the vocal score:

"Ride on the merry-go-round!
Ride for a mile for a nickel!
Ride on the merry-go-round!
With your sweetheart by your side!"

Answer: a rhumba and a waltz

One of the interesting things about "Allegro" is how little Joseph Taylor, Jr., the main character, actually sings. He only has one major solo number in the entire piece. One of the major innovations in "Allegro" was the use of a "Greek chorus" throughout to objectively comment on the story. Perhaps one of the reasons it failed to be as successful as "Oklahoma!" and "Carousel" was that people just weren't ready for something quite as innovative as "Allegro" turned out to be.

Answer: Dinah and Janet

If you pay attention to the score of "South Pacific", you'll notice that Emile DeBecque and Nellie Forbush rarely sing together. The only time they sing with each other is the closing lines of a reprise of "A Cockeyed Optimist" toward the end of the first act. In the few songs that they sing together, they alternate back and forth.

Answer: a skirt and leather shoes

Siam (present-day Thailand) was the only southeast Asian country never to come under European colonial control. According to "The King And I", Anna's influence over the king had a great deal to do with this fact. In reality, this most likely was not true.

Answer: Ethel Merman

Even though "Me And Juliet" is supposed to be a musical comedy, it does have its dark side. Jeanie's ex-boyfriend, Bob, threatens to kill Larry, when he realizes that she has dumped him for Larry.

Answer: Route 101

"Sweet Thursday" itself was a sequel to Steinbeck's "Cannery Row", and was purposely written by him with the intent that Rodgers And Hammerstein would musicalize it.

Answer: 1,000

One of the songs used in "Cinderella" for the king and queen to sing called "Boys And Girls Like You And Me" was actually a song that had been cut from "Oklahoma!". Next, it was purchased by MGM for Judy Garland to sing in "Meet Me In St. Louis", but it wound up being cut from that film.

It was then sung by Frank Sinatra in the MGM film, "Take Me Out To The Ball Game", but was also cut from that film. Although it is contained in the vocal score for "Cinderella", to my knowledge it has never been used in any of the three television versions. Why such a lovely song has had such a hard time being heard is a mystery. "Boys And Girls Like You And Me" did recently finally find a "home" in the stage version of "State Fair". Along with another "Oklahoma!" cast-off, "When I Go Out Walking With My Baby". Both songs were sung by John Davidson and Kathryn Crosby in the original Broadway productions in the roles of Abel and Melissa Frake.

Answer: The fall of lotus leaves

The character of Sammy Fong does not appear in Lee's novel at all. He was entirely created for the musical.

Answer: The earth revolves around the sun.

Another interesting fact about the film version of "The Sound Of Music" is the juggling around of some of the songs. On stage, "My Favorite Things" is sung at the abbey by Maria and the Mother Superior. In the film it is sung during the thunderstorm. On stage, the song sung during the thunderstorm is "The Lonely Goatherd", which is sung in the film during a sequence with a puppet show. "Do Re Mi" basically retained its original spot in the score for the film, but was done on stage as an indoor song in the Von Trapp home and in the film as an outdoor song in various locations throughout Salzburg.

Source: Author dmnemaine

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