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The Quiz From Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd was not a friendly fellow. In fact, he is one of the scariest people on the stage. Think you know him? Well, we're about to find out.

A multiple-choice quiz by littlemick1285. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
littlemick1285

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
116,254

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1198

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is Mrs. Lovett's first name? Hint

Nora

Nellie

Mary

Marion

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Question 2 of 10

2. When Sweeney is teaching Anthony about shades of yellow hair, what is the first shade he mentions? Hint

golden saphron

blonde

flaxon

tawny

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is Toby's last name? Hint

Ratt

Ragg

Rail

Rack

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Question 4 of 10

4. When Sweeney and Mrs. Lovett are singing about different types of pie flavors and they are in a rhyming match in the middle of the song, which flavor stumps Sweeney? Hint

hair dresser

undertaker

locksmith

wigmaker

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the first word said/sung in the play? Hint

the

attend

imagine

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the original Broadway cast, Mrs. Lovett was played by whom? Hint

Bernadette Peters

Angela Lansbury

Julie Andrews

Sharon Osbourne

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who owns the insane asylum? Hint

Mr. Fogg

Mr. Fat

Mr. Figg

Mr. Forn

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Question 8 of 10

8. What does Sweeney say his razors will soon drip? Hint

berries

red water

juices

rubies

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Question 9 of 10

9. What does everyone go down well with according to Sweeney and Mrs. Lovett? Hint

beer

ale

wine

water

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who does Sweeney almost kill near the end of the play? Hint

Johanna

the judge

Mrs. Lovett

Toby

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Mrs. Lovett's first name?

Answer: Nellie

Mrs. Lovett's is the only one in the play to ever refer to herself as Nellie.

2. When Sweeney is teaching Anthony about shades of yellow hair, what is the first shade he mentions?

Answer: tawny

Anthony must use this hair colour knowledge to get Johanna out of Fogg's asylum for the mentally deranged.

3. What is Toby's last name?

Answer: Ragg

Toby is a bit slow but is good at selling things that aren't worth buying.

4. When Sweeney and Mrs. Lovett are singing about different types of pie flavors and they are in a rhyming match in the middle of the song, which flavor stumps Sweeney?

Answer: locksmith

In this song, Sweeney and Mrs. Lovett come up with the idea of putting human meat into pies.

5. What is the first word said/sung in the play?

Answer: attend

This first song is called "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" and is sung by unnamed characters until Sweeney pops up.

6. In the original Broadway cast, Mrs. Lovett was played by whom?

Answer: Angela Lansbury

Ms. Lansbury was also in the children's movie, "Bedknobs and Broomsticks."

7. Who owns the insane asylum?

Answer: Mr. Fogg

Anthony goes to Fogg's asylum pretending to be a wig maker.

8. What does Sweeney say his razors will soon drip?

Answer: rubies

Sweeney refers to his razors as "my friends."

9. What does everyone go down well with according to Sweeney and Mrs. Lovett?

Answer: beer

This line is from the song "A Little Priest."

10. Who does Sweeney almost kill near the end of the play?

Answer: Johanna

Johanna is actually his daughter who he has not seen for years.

Source: Author littlemick1285

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