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Quiz about Eliza Doolittle
Quiz about Eliza Doolittle

Eliza Doolittle Trivia Quiz


A quiz on the female lead character in "My Fair Lady".

A multiple-choice quiz by al99. Estimated time: 2 mins.
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Author
al99
Time
2 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
179,604
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
2134
Last 3 plays: DaltreyFan (10/10), Buddy1 (7/10), Guest 66 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What does Eliza sell? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Higgins deplores Eliza's English. What are the words that Higgins says will "keep her in her place"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What sort of food does Eliza want in the song, "Wouldn't it be Loverly"?

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Question 4 of 10
4. When Eliza goes to see Higgins what reason does she give for wanting to learn to speak better English?

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Question 5 of 10
5. Eliza likes the idea of having a bath.


Question 6 of 10
6. What is the first sentence that Eliza says or sings, in "proper" English?
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Question 7 of 10
7. What is the name of the horse she has a bet on at the races?

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Question 8 of 10
8. Whom do we see Eliza dance with at the Embassy Ball? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which item of Jewelry that Eliza returns to Higgins during their argument after the Ball had Higgins bought for Eliza?

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Question 10 of 10
10. In the song "Without You", what season does Eliza say will return every year without Higgins? Hint



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Mar 13 2024 : DaltreyFan: 10/10
Mar 07 2024 : Buddy1: 7/10
Mar 05 2024 : Guest 66: 9/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What does Eliza sell?

Answer: Flowers

Before she goes to Higgins for English lessons Eliza is a flower girl.
2. Higgins deplores Eliza's English. What are the words that Higgins says will "keep her in her place"?

Answer: "Aooow and garn"

"Its aooow and garn that keep her in her place, not her wretched clothes or dirty face" Higgins sings this in the song "Why Can't the English". The song is performed in front of an audience of street traders but is mostly addressed to Pickering.
3. What sort of food does Eliza want in the song, "Wouldn't it be Loverly"?

Answer: Chocolate

"Lots of chocolate for me to eat, lots of coal makin' lots of 'eat" These are the things Eliza wishes for.
4. When Eliza goes to see Higgins what reason does she give for wanting to learn to speak better English?

Answer: To become a lady in a flower shop

Higgins says to Pickering that after he has taught her she could get a job as a ladies' maid but this is not what Eliza wants. She wants to work in a flower shop but a shop will not take her unless she learns to speak better English.
5. Eliza likes the idea of having a bath.

Answer: False

She does not like the idea at all and she fights the housekeeper, Mrs. Pierce, and the maids when they try to get her to have a bath.
6. What is the first sentence that Eliza says or sings, in "proper" English?

Answer: "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain"

This is the first line of the song "The Rain is Spain" sung by Eliza, Higgins and Pickering. "How kind of you to let me come" is another line from this song. Eliza says "I bet I got it right" to Freddie Eynsford-Hill when he is sniggering at her at the races and she says "Goodbye, Professor Higgins" towards the end of the film during the scene in Mrs. Higgins' house.
7. What is the name of the horse she has a bet on at the races?

Answer: Dover

Freddie Eynsford-Hill had placed the bet. Because Eliza did not have time to place a bet, Freddie gave her his so she would enjoy the race more.
8. Whom do we see Eliza dance with at the Embassy Ball?

Answer: All of these

They all dance with Eliza at different times during the Ball. The Prince of Transylvania is attracted by her and requests a dance, and Zoltan Karparthy is trying to find out her origins.
9. Which item of Jewelry that Eliza returns to Higgins during their argument after the Ball had Higgins bought for Eliza?

Answer: A ring

She also returns a necklace that was hired for the occasion.She returns a ring saying that he bought it for her in Brighton but she does not want it any more.
10. In the song "Without You", what season does Eliza say will return every year without Higgins?

Answer: Spring

Eliza sings "There'll be spring every year without you, England still will be here without you". She sings this to Higgins. This is a great song where Eliza finally asserts her independence.
Source: Author al99

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